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Critic Reviews for Shamitabh

Despite of it’s low points, music of Shamitabh is highly fulfilling

Subramanian Harikumar, Bollywood Life

5

It boasts of some great acting and a refreshing concept, but is let down by Balki's crummy writing and ham-handed direction

Piyush Chopra, Now Running

0

'Shamitabh' is recommended only for its storyline, the quality of the performances and its technical brilliance

Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV

0

Balki may have the best intentions in getting Ilaiyaraaja to compose for his Bollywood projects, but the combination doesn’t seem to yield the best results

Vipin Nair, Music Aloud

0

A marvelous concept be littled by execution

Ankur Karan Singh, Santa Banta

0

Music literates will surely appreciate the efforts of the iconic Illaiyaraaja

Rafat, Glam Sham

0

Trust Balki to take Ilayaraja national again, and how!

Karthik Srinivas, Milliblog

0

Despite solid performances and rich subtext, the novelty of the idea doesn’t really seep into the emotional core

Anuj Kumar, The Hindu

0

Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush leave 'Shamitabh' half baked

Sneha May Francis, Emirates 24/7

0

'Shamitabh' is a thoroughly enjoyable album from 'Isaignani' Ilaiyaraaja.

Behind Woods Source, Behind Woods

0

With a scintillating story, brilliant dialogues and power-packed performances by an adept cast, 'Shamitabh' is definitely worth a watch

Samiya Dinware, BookMyShow

0

R Balki deserves a pat on his back for telling a unique story which is witty, funny, philosophical and endearing at the same time

Subramanian Harikumar, Bollywood Life

0

'Shamitabh' has an out-of-the-box and unusual plot that will appeal only to a niche audience

Bollywood Hungama Source, Bollywood Hungama

0

'Shamitabh' - It spends all its time explaining its own jokes and that never sounds right, no matter the voice

Raja Sen, Sen City

0

Its a wonderful idea, straight from the heart, but end of the day its not a crowd pleaser

Rachit Gupta, Filmfare

0

'Shamitabh's dramatic performances match its unusual tale

Srijana Mitra Das , The Times of India

0

Refreshingly cute, excitingly entertaining and genuinely heart-warming

Martin D Souza, Glam Sham

0

Amitabh Bachchan’s voice powers the movie

Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express

0

The greatest disappointments of 'Shamitabh' are the shortcuts in the plot, the superficiality of the story and forgetting an important B – brevity

Tara Agarwal, Business of Cinema

0

Its strength lies in the mighty performances of its two leading men, which to a large extent fill the holes in the plot and allow us to look beyond the many flights of fancy

Kusumita Das, Deccan Chronicle

0

'Shamitabh', is a lovingly crafted film that doesn’t quite pan out, which is a shame, because there is much to savour here

Anupama Chopra, Anupama Chopra

0

Its plot plods, and from a high-minded philosophical question, it jumps to desultory, dreary scenes

Suparna Sharma, Deccan Chronicle

0

'Shamitabh' makes for an engaging one-time watch primarily due to the superlative performances from Bachchan and Dhanush

Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Gulf News

0

Amitabh Bachchan in affectionate but incoherent satire

Mike McCahill, The Guardian

0

'Shamitabh' comes with stellar performances from Dhanush, Akshara and Amitabh, but pace and predictability issues take the excitement away

Siddarth Srinivas, Only Kollywood

0

The lyrics could have been less Gulzar-ian, a term coined by a veteran poet-lyricist as a term for songs he stated were too quirky, metaphor-heavy or esoteric

Rajiv Vijayakar, Bollywood Hungama

0