| Grade & Score (?) |
C- (45%)
Avg Rating: 2.24/5 (45%) from 23 Reviews |
| Reviews (?) |
23 Reviews Counted: 5 Good / 4 Average / 14 Bad
|
| Cast |
Shreyas Talpade, Nikita Anand, Imaad Shah, Smriti Mishra and Ishita Sharma |
| Director |
Manish Tiwary |
| Release Date |
September 28, 2007 |
| Box Office Status |
Above average [multiplexes] |
Synopsis
A film by Manish Tiwary starring Shreyas Talpade, Nikita Anand, Imaad Shah, Smriti Mishra and Ishita Sharma.
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Reviews
| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 3.5 |
"An Engaging Coming of Age Saga "
- Movie Talkies |
| 3.5 |
"Tiwari's medium-budget milieu is to the present-gen, what Sai Paranjpye's middle-of-the-road Chashme Buddoor was to the '80s. Well worth going back"
- Mumbai Mirror |
| 3.0 |
"definitely worth a watch"
- Glamsham |
| 3.0 |
"maintains a steady pace throughout with no major ups and lows till the very end"
- IndiaGlitz |
| 3.0 |
"You need patience but ultimately, Dil Dosti Etc can be rewarding"
- NDTV |
| 2.5 |
"the latter half fails to culminate the essence of narrator's thinking about life"
- Smash Hits |
| 2.5 |
"the lack of good support from the scripting (wafer thin plot) leaves his [Manish] enthusiastic first attempt in vain"
- Indya.com |
| 2.5 |
"The film's too slow and the scene's are too repetitive and you do get the feeling things aren't really going anywhere. But wait patiently, and the mood will catch up"
- Times Of India |
| 2.5 |
"a watchable fare just for the excellent evocation of student life, male bonding and stark portrait of what makes up the youth of today"
- Business Of Cinema |
| 2.0 |
"Shah is trying to be so cool and so laidback, that he doesn't really register. Neither does the film."
- The Indian Express |
| 2.0 |
"An average fare"
- Magna Mags |
| 2.0 |
"is more about the 'etc' than the dil and dosti promised in the title"
- AllBollywood.com |
| 2.0 |
"Less of Dil and Dosti but more of Etc"
- MTV India |
| 2.0 |
"Take a trip down your own college instead. It’ll be far more interesting"
- Mid-Day |
| 2.0 |
"snore-fest peppered with crude dialogues, and though the story may be very real, it cannot be called quality cinema"
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.0 |
"it’s not what you’d call a typical campus film, and it’s far from perfect, but give it a chance, you just might surprise yourself"
- IBN Live |
| 2.0 |
"A college flick strictly for adults"
- Deccan Herald |
| 2.0 |
"a passable, just about average time-pass flick"
- Bollywood Mantra |
| 2.0 |
"One star for the film’s intention and it’s ear-to-the-ground lingo and another for its leads, Talpade and the 21-year-old Imaad Shah, who shows ample promise"
- Screen India |
| 1.5 |
"lacks is an interesting story that has movement and development. All in all, a forgettable film"
- ApunKaChoice |
| 1.5 |
"lacks the power to keep you glued to the screen. Disappointing"
- IndiaFM |
| 1.5 |
"This campus has nothing great going on. Don't bother to visit"
- Rediff |
| 1.0 |
"Cinematography by Arvind K is average, music by Siddharth – Suhas doesn't impress, the editing is tacky and atrocious and the writing mediocre"
- Bollyvista |
