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Critics Review
3.00
Anushka Sharma and her film are scary as hell, heaven and everything in between
Everything in Pari - from its art design to the background score and sound design (refreshingly non-screechy considering the traditions of the genre in Bollywood), even the sketches accompanying the credits - works towards sustaining our sense of foreboding about what is to come in that next shot, around that next corner, behind that next door, beyond that next street(more)
Source: Anna MM Vetticad, Firstpost.com
1.00
The Anushka Sharma and Rajat Kapoor starrer fails to rise above its silliness
Anushka Sharma plays Rukhsana with a great deal of bloody enthusiasm. You cannot accuse her of not trying hard, but the film is so poorly-written, and so scatter-brained that nothing can rescue it.(more)
Source: Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express
3.50
One Of The BEST To Come Out Of This Genre
Hollywood, please take out the notepad and write down the stuff from Pari on how to make a non-cliched horror film. Surely one of the best in this genre & a must watch for the fans. Producer Anushka Sharma needs a special mention to make this possible.(more)
Source: Umesh Punwani, Koimoi
2.00
Anushka Sharma Pulls Out All Stops In Uneven, Forgettable Film
Pari isn't is predictable. But that isn't good enough. It just isn't the sort of spine-chiller that the pre-release "screamers" would have us believe. It lacks the narrative consistency that its in-your-face methods needed in order to be truly effective. In the end, the makers of Pari try way too hard. The outcome is an extended blur that leaves you dazed but totally unimpressed.(more)
Source: Saibal Chatterjee , NDTV Movies
3.50
India's Conjuring is here
It is advised that people with weak hearts should enter the theatre at their own risks. Pari is a delightful treat to those who are fond of horror flicks. And stop complaining that Bollywood doesn't produce good horror films!(more)
Source: ROHIT BHATNAGAR, Deccan Chronicle
3.50
PARI MOVIE REVIEW
If you like horror as a genre, and prefer a genuine theme over sheer succession of scary sequences, you will like this one, which isn't bound by the diktats of commercial cinema.(more)
Source: Renuka Vyavahare, Times Of India
2.00
Anushka Sharma is haunted by demons and a blotchy script
Pari is different from other Bollywood horror films. Yes. But, we still have a long, long way to go in the genre.(more)
Source: Lakshana N Palat, India Today
1.00
Anushka Sharma's bland film doesn't know what it wants to be
Pari appears puzzled as if they don't know how to end what they started. Anushka Sharma's film attempts to look different than usual 'bhoot ki film', but in the end, finishes right where 1920 Evil Returns or Alone did.(more)
Source: Rohit Vats, Hindustan Times
2.50
Pari Review
PARI - NOT A FAIRYTALE has an interesting premise with a fair amount of chills and thrills. However, the weak screenplay and unnecessary blood and gore is off putting. At the box office, the film will appeal to the segment of audiences who enjoy the horror/gore genre of films.(more)
Source: Bollywood Hungama News Network, Bollywood Hungama
3.00
Pari wants to scare you
You respond intuitively to Pari's pleasures, but these pleasures are located somewhat in the sentimental than in the kinks.Through Anushka Sharma's bloodied face, jabbing, and her dangling upside down, and Mansi Multani's turn as the witch-in-command, who holds all the strings, and who speaks for Ifrit -- 'Spread his bloodline,' says the senior witch -- I waited for the jolt to hit me, but it didn't. And then came a passing scene of Rukhsana watching television, and in it was Akshay Kumar professing love to his girl over a fake background of desert and gypsy clothes.(more)
Source: Sreehari Nair, Rediff.com
3.00
To Anushka Sharma, 'We Love You Too' For Giving Us Some Genuine Chills & Thrills!
Pari manages to frighten you purely with its superlative performances and spine-chilling visuals. To Anushka Sharma, 'We love you, too' for stepping out of your comfort zone and giving us a supernatural film that succeeds in avoiding the deep pit of cliches. This is not one for the faint-hearted ones!(more)
Source: madhuri, One India
2.00
Anushka Sharma-starrer Doesn't Come Together in a Coherent, Satisfying Way
Pari doesn't come together in a coherent, satisfying way. There's a lot going on in the film, including references to true historical events from the subcontinent, and an over-dependence on old wives' tales about spirits and 'ifrits' and 'jinns'. What starts out interestingly, ends in a mess. I'm going with two out of five.(more)
Source: Rajeev masand, News18
