| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 4.0 |
"It's been ages since a film tugged so hard at your heartstrings. Ages since a film exuded the aroma of the middleclass in such glorious and vivacious colours"
- Subhash Jha |
| 4.0 |
"Mukerji demonstrates precisely why she is Bollywood's reigning queen with another poignant performance"
- BBC Films |
| 4.0 |
"a journey of a woman that will not disappoint those wishing to join aboard"
- AllBollywood.com |
| 3.0 |
"a cauldron of wonderful cinematic talent, undone by half-baked writing. Now we await Pradeep's third film"
- NDTV |
| 3.0 |
"A fascinating blend of musical, melodrama and feminist fairy tale"
- NY Times |
| 3.0 |
"Sarkar’s film retells an old story but still has the power to captivate. He is a master storyteller and Laaga Chunri Main Daag best exemplifies this"
- Movie Talkies |
| 3.0 |
"strengths lie in its cast’s compelling performances and gorgeous cinematography"
- DNA India |
| 3.0 |
"delivered effectively"
- IndiCine |
| 2.8 |
"Female audiences, who like melodrama, will love this offering of Yashraj"
- MeriNews |
| 2.5 |
"The direction of Pradeep Sarkar is good but it could have been more sensitive in dealing with this kind of subject"
- Magna Mags |
| 2.5 |
"No perfect movie, people. But watch it for the many cute touches that it is generously sprinkled with"
- Deccan Herald |
| 2.5 |
"a fairly watchable film. Its story has an emotive appeal, its music is non-intrusive and cinematography is enchanting"
- ApunKaChoice |
| 2.5 |
"isn't really bad, and there are some nice moments that do touch you at times- but the film as a whole is too distant from reality, and far too artificial and hollow to move you"
- Now Running |
| 2.5 |
"worth a one time watch just for the actors"
- Business Of Cinema |
| 2.5 |
"Forgive the regressive tone all you feminists and modern males, watch the film merely for its performances"
- Times Of India |
| 2.3 |
"You need a lot of patience and sanity to sit through Laaga Chunari Mein Daag…save your energy and watch something else"
- Planet Bollywood |
| 2.0 |
"Very predictable storyline in which you would expect a lot of emotional drama, however I do think that they managed not to overdo that"
- Movie Walah |
| 2.0 |
"basically a three-hour long soap opera. A bad one? Not necessarily"
- BollySpice |
| 2.0 |
"very aged wine — palatable, but with no strikingly new notes"
- The Indian Express |
| 2.0 |
"The (very boring) journey of a woman"
- MTV India |
| 2.0 |
"Old whine, older bottle "
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.0 |
"Sarkar has failed to rejuvenate the charm of 'Parineeta' in almost every department and delivers a mediocre flick"
- Smash Hits |
| 2.0 |
"just about average due to its amateur script and uninspiring screenplay. The concept is good but fails to be explored well"
- Bollywood Mantra |
| 2.0 |
"watch the film, if you like tv soaps. Like a tv soap, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag also goes on forever"
- Times Now |
| 2.0 |
"you would be disappointed if you expect another quality flick like Parineeta. LCMD is a good product, but not without it share of flaws"
- Now Running 2 |
| 2.0 |
"doesn’t have anything new to offer. The pace of the film is really slow and what could have been shown in about two hours gets very long"
- IndiaTimes |
| 2.0 |
"Better defined characters and even better defined motivations would have taken this overall interesting plot a long way. But, alas, that is a lot to ask for"
- Without Giving The Movie Away |
| 2.0 |
"a blot which is going to sting the Yash Raj Banners and Pradeep Sarkar for sometime now. Watching this film is like attending a show plagued by a poor script and falling narration"
- RadioSargam |
| 2.0 |
"not as good as one would have expected Pradeep Sarkar's second film to be"
- Jam |
| 1.5 |
"old wine in a new bottle"
- Music 'N Movies |
| 1.5 |
"fails because of its writing. It has an oft-repeated theme and coupled with inept writing, the chances are very dim"
- IndiaFM |
| 1.5 |
"if you still want to watch a social film about a small time girl turned prostitute and getting social acceptance courtesy a Knight in a Shining Armor, go watch Neha Dhupia's JULIE"
- IndiaGlitz |
| 1.5 |
"a big let down. The tagline says, it’s the journey of a woman, but no sane woman needs to take this route"
- Glamsham |
| 1.0 |
"hopelessly old-fashioned, but that’s the least of its problems"
- Baradwaj Rangan |
| 1.0 |
"The only fun I had in the entire time I spent at this movie was during the promos in the beginning"
- Full Hyderabad |
| 1.0 |
"cheesy, corny, regressive predictable and pointless all the way"
- Mid-Day |
| 1.0 |
"The plot is predictable from the word go and is a weep fest stretching to three hours"
- Bollyvista |
| 1.0 |
"a painful film, trying to feel socially relevant but eventually turning a very simplistic eye towards an immensely serious basic issue"
- Rediff |
| 1.0 |
"a colossal disappointment from the man who gave us the sensitive and heart-warming Parineeta. This one is just a glossed-up Balaji tele-serial"
- IBN Live |
