Shubhra Gupta ReviewsIndian Express

The trouble with the sequel is not that it is too long and as bloody, if not more so. But that it is more of the same— increasingly dramatic set pieces, done in extended slo-mo shots, where the killing is all

The film’s inordinate length, especially the stretched-out first half, works against it

Starts off with what must have seemed like a good idea on paper, but comes off looking and feeling lame

The second half is scattered : the plausible plot of a couple of young boys getting stuck in a brutal institution, turns into an implausible one

Guzaarish is a gorgeous-looking, but sterile piece of work

A good idea wrapped, and nearly hidden, in clunky execution. Every time something real struggles to come up, it is buried quickly under amateurish acting, or over-written plot points

It sparks only in a few parts ( there’s a hilarious silent set between the five men, which tells you just how funny the director can be), as well as a few rib-cracking dialogues.

The lack of smartness in the writing shows up the absence of a plot : each actor has maybe one good line

This type of film with unknown lead actors tries to lure you with its better known co-stars, but you quickly realize that those better known co-stars are equally clueless about the proceedings.

The pleasures of a film like this, made by a director who knows her mountains and its people, are unmistakable: there’s not one ounce of fakery in Daayen Ya Baayen