| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 4.5 |
"RECOMMENDED. Go watch it"
- IndiCine |
| 4.5 |
"a MUST-SEE on every level, and though the flaws that are there do stand out it’s because the rest of the movie is close to perfection"
- AllBollywood.com |
| 4.5 |
"is one of the finest films to come out of the Hindi film industry"
- RadioSargam |
| 4.0 |
"An excellent movie"
- Funenclave |
| 4.0 |
"a flawed masterpiece is still a masterpiece"
- Rediff 2 |
| 4.0 |
"is well worth a watch just for Amitabh Bachchan and Saif Ali Khan"
- Now Running 2 |
| 4.0 |
"This is robust storytelling, with blood and thunder pumping through its veins, and real whiskers on its face"
- LA Weekly |
| 4.0 |
"Put your hands together for one of the finest films to come out of the Hindi film industry"
- IndiaFM |
| 4.0 |
"very good film, but
unlikely to see widespread acclaim"
- MTV India |
| 4.0 |
"Good cinema is alive and kicking. Welcome back Mr Vidhu Vinod Chopra! "
- Glamsham |
| 4.0 |
"is a cinematic experience to be savoured"
- BBC Films |
| 4.0 |
"is one of the finest works to come out of Bollywood. Makes compelling viewing for every movie goer. A must see"
- BBC |
| 4.0 |
"a truly remarkable film that will keep you rivetted from start to finish"
- South Africa Daily News |
| 4.0 |
"contains one remarkable performance and one that is stunning. The first makes it worth watching, the second makes it extraordinary"
- South Africa Sunday Times |
| 3.5 |
"Chopra's best directorial effort since Parinda"
- Screen India |
| 3.5 |
"a powerful drama with a strong subtext and underlying sense of Bollywood storytelling"
- Full Hyderabad |
| 3.5 |
"Chopra is aspiring to epic cinema, both in his themes and his visuals, and most of the time it works"
- LA Times |
| 3.5 |
"is a must watch"
- Rediff |
| 3.3 |
"It is decent enough fare, (considering that cinematic trash abounds in Bollywood), but it’s not the superly-duperly fantastic film I was expecting"
- Planet Bollywood |
| 3.0 |
"Spectacular visually, keeping your eyes glued, but lacks pace at times, leeting your mind wander"
- Mad About Movies |
| 3.0 |
"It's all wildly silly, and yet director Vidhu Vinod Chopra puts it over with some panache"
- The Guardian |
| 3.0 |
"His [Chopra] directorial outing, after 7 years, is his third best"
- MeriNews |
| 3.0 |
"It’s a film to savour and enjoy. A film that makes you look beyond the expected"
- Mid-Day |
| 3.0 |
"is a good film. But we were expecting it to be a great film"
- Now Running |
| 3.0 |
"is definitely worth a dekko , specially since it brings the flavour of a Shakespearean tragedy to the Indian screen, without actually reworking a Shakespeare play"
- Times Of India |
| 3.0 |
"is a compelling watch. But it falls short of becoming a cinematic masterpiece"
- ApunKaChoice |
| 3.0 |
"marks the revival of Indian cinema"
- Business Of Cinema |
| 3.0 |
"There are many well written moments though, which are lifted further higher by the actors involved"
- Indya.com |
| 3.0 |
"except for few not-so-okay scenes here and there, the film is definitely worth spending for"
- Express India |
| 3.0 |
"is a compelling watch and should not be missed"
- NDTV |
| 3.0 |
"the film, in a way, doesn’t disappoint"
- Deccan Herald |
| 2.5 |
"is worth a look..just about really"
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.5 |
"is a good bet, but for those looking out for an overall great cinematic experience with an impressive story as the asking, the film doesn't quite fit the bill"
- IndiaGlitz |
| 2.5 |
"worth one viewing for the performances"
- Cybernoon |
| 2.5 |
"is an above average film which is intriguing in parts"
- Bollywood Mantra |
| 2.5 |
"it remains an honourable failure, lifted to distinction by Bachchan's stately performance"
- Andhra Cafe |
| 2.5 |
"the pace of the film is so slow that even the 1 hour 45 minutes seems long"
- B4U |
| 2.5 |
"ended up as a very beautiful painting (Nataraja Subramanian’s camerawork is exquisite), which lacks soul"
- Sify |
| 2.0 |
"a case of 'all hype and no substance'. It's a major letdown"
- Bollyvista |
| 2.0 |
"Chopra opens his cards too early and what is left after this is just to hold the viewer's interest with some silly sequences"
- Smash Hits |
| 2.0 |
"is disappointing stuff from Vidhu Vinod Chopra"
- Times Now |
| 2.0 |
"This Royal Guard can't save his own film"
- Movie Talkies |
| 2.0 |
"It's like a lavish meal that's a treat to the eye, but taste it and you discover that something vital is missing"
- IBN Live |
| 2.0 |
"Watch this two hour long film only for its cinematographic excellence"
- IndiaTimes |
| 2.0 |
"is the perfect example of a beautiful body with a lifeless soul"
- Mumbai Mirror |
| 2.0 |
"Chopra goes on an overkill with his images at the cost of his script"
- Outlook India |
