Movie Reviews with Ratings of the Hindi Film - Aarakshan (2011) from all the popular movie critics.
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, Prateik Babbar
Director: Prakash Jha
Rajeev Masand, CNN IBN: 2/5
'Aarakshan' is a deathly boring slog ... Complete review
Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV: 2.5/5
It’s a rather safe, superficial and simplistic take on an extremely complex theme. The film lets off steam, and generates some smoke, but the fire is missing ... Complete review
Taran Adarsh, BollywoodHungama.com: 4/5
It's a daring, heroic, commanding and an engaging film that shouldn't be missed! ... Complete review
Komal Nahta, ETC & Koimoi.com: 2/5
Watch Aarakshan to decide for yourself whether it deserved to be banned ... Complete review
Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 2/5
Bombastic, simplistic, but important ... Complete review
Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India: 3/5
Watch it for the intermittent high drama and the gritty performances, scattered as they are ... Complete review
Sonia Chopra, Sify.com: 3/5
Compelling drama that cops-out in the end! ... Complete review
Aseem Chhabra, Rediff.com: 2/5
Aarakshan is a result of a muddled script that forgets its purpose half way ... Complete review
Naresh Deoshi, ApunkaChoice.com: 2/5
Aarakshan is painfully pointless ... Complete review
MovieTalkies.com: 2.5/5
Jha's Disappointing Reservations ... Complete review
Pankaj Sabnani, GlamSham.com: 2.5/5
You won't miss much if you don't 'reserve' a seat for AARAKSHAN ... Complete review
Spicezee Bureau, Zee News: 3/5
‘Aarakshan’ loses steam midway ... Complete review
Kaveree Bamzai, India Today: 3.5/5
The power of a cliche ... Complete review
Mumbai Mirror: 3.5/5
What is it that has authority scurrying to ban this film? To find out for yourself is reason enough for you to watch Aarakshan ... Complete review
Shubha Shetty-Saha, Mid-Day.com: 2.5/5
While Jha has succeeded in garnering enough attention for Aarakshan as a result, he has failed to give this sensitive issue its due ... Complete review
Sukanya Venkatraghavan, Filmfare.com
Aarakshan has all the right intentions but it is a tad confusing in its stance ... Complete review
Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express: 2/5
'Aarakshan' could have been a well-marshalled case of caste-and-conscience, but it turns out to be more light-weight cash-and-carry ... Complete review
Subhash K. Jha, NowRunning.com: 4/5
'Aarakshan', a well-crafted film on the need for education ... Complete review
Aniruddha Guha, DNA India: 2/5
Aarakshan is a confused attempt ... Complete review