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2.50
The Shahid Kapoor starrer is a film with good intentions
This kind of film can turn too preachy for its own good, but Batti Gul Meter Chalu is careful not to get too much in lecture-mode. The rest of it made me smile, and gave me pause: how do you expect people to live without 'bijli' in today's world? It is, as SK says thunderously, a fundamental right.(more)
Source: Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express
2.50
Shahid Kapoor fluctuates, Shree Narayan Singh shocks
There is an entire track about two bus commuters narrating the story so that the director can bung in a joke in the end. Such unnecessary flourishes make the film a stretch. And then, there's the local dialect which may be authentic but tries your patience. Just like Yami�s Gulnar from the big city, who needs the judge to be her interpreter, you wish the makers had handed you a dictionary -- or at least subtitles. Butti Gul Meter Chalu had a lot of promise, but just like the government it targets, it fails to deliver.(more)
Source: Jyoti Sharma Bawa , Hindustan Times
1.50
Shahid-Shraddha film is a fused bulb
Shree Narayan Singh's Batti Gul Meter Chalu is a genuine attempt at educating people, but lacks lustre. You can give this a skip. Because 'when you getting gold, why go for tamba?'(more)
Source: Charu, India Today
2.50
Shahid Kapoor Tries His Best In Dim, Flickering Bulb Of A Film
Shahid has a sense of coming timing, Shraddha is occasionally fetching and Divyendu is steady, but the film tries to pack in more than it can comfortably hold. The slippages stick out in spite of the fact that Batti Gul Meter Chalu makes the right noises for the most part. If only it took less time and fewer detours to get to the point, it might have dodged its frequent blackouts.(more)
Source: Saibal Chatterjee , NDTV Movies
2.50
Too Much Of Thehra & Bal Make The Interesting Story Dull!
Batti Gul Meter Chalu says a very important thing but the treatment messes all up. It's high time Shahid Kapoor gets his due in Bollywood but this is not that film. Watch it for its intent & Shahid Kapoor!(more)
Source: Umesh Punwani, Koimoi