Shamitabh (U/A)
06/Feb/2015 152 min 56 sec

3.00

The performances drive it through

Balki manages to do once again though is extract brilliant performances from both Amitabh and Dhanush. As the drunkard road life, Amitabh is loveable and cocky. His expressions, his nuances, everything is a master class in acting as we see the super star in a meaty role after long.Dhanush on the oth...(more)

Source: Ameet Bhuvan, MovieCrow

3.50

Shamitabh is a treat for Amitabh Bachchan fans

What works is the unconventional story and Balki's style of story telling. This film displays Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush's talent, for fans of both these actors it's quite a treat. Bachchan has quite a few scenes where he gets to perform and he does it like no one else can! Dhanush's simplicity...(more)

Source: Rohit Khilnani, India Today

3.00

The film is a treat for all Amitabh Bachchan as well as Dhanush

Shamitabh is a novel idea and needs to be credited for its out of the box idea and presentation. If marveling an interesting plot was any less, Shamitabh raises the bar even higher with stellar performances from Dhanush and Amitabh Bachchan. The film comes with a much-needed fresh script in times of...(more)

Source: Surabhi Redkar, Koimoi

2.50

SHAMITABH has an out-of-the-box and unusual plot that will appeal only to a niche audience. Go for it only if you are a hardcore Bachchan fan.

R. Balki, who had earlier directed the legendary Amitabh Bachchan in two of the path breaking films viz., CHEENI KUM and PAA, has really tried his best to continue this 'tradition' with SHAMITABH as well. Even though Balki has tried his level best to define every moment of the film, the viewers may ...(more)

Source: Bollywood Hungama News Network, Bollywood Hungama

3.50

SHAMITABH HAS A DOUBLY DRAMATIC ACT - BUT LESS EMOTION

So, Shamitabh has a lovely concept - a boy falls in love with the movies and dreams of becoming a star. He has pizzazz, passion, presence - but no voice. Daanish (Dhanush) is born mute, his soul, like the film-mad lad of Cinema Paradiso, finding utterance with movies, Igatpuri's bus conductor (rathe...(more)

Source: Srijana Mitra Das, Times Of India

2.00

Swings between being intelligent and banal

�Shamitabh� had the potential to use irony and knowingness and a self-awareness, and the presence of the most durable star in Bollywood whose velvet-and-iron rumble has become partof the national soundtrack, to give us an unforgettable story of ego and identity, rejection and acceptance, success and...(more)

Source: Shubhra Gupta , Indian Express

2.50

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

Shamitabh is embellished with great music (Ilaiyaraaja), some outstanding camerwork(P C Sreeram) and many impressively deft directorial touches. The bright flashes are, however, eventually lost in a miasma of excesses that leave avoidable pockmarks on the otherwise imposing edifice. It is the ...(more)

Source: Saibal Chatterjee , NDTV Movies