Not A Love Story Movie Review

Not A Love Story (Hindi)

Release Date:
August 19, 2011

In the summer of 2008, an aspiring actress was doing the rounds of the Mumbai film industry. In the course of her efforts, she met a man who lent her a helping hand. She got into a relationship with this man in spite of she already having a boy friend back in her home town. And one fateful morning, her boyfriend landed up when she was with that man in her apartment... What followed after that, Shook An Entire Nation

In the summer of 2008, an aspiring actress was doing the rounds of the Mumbai film industry. In the course of her... Show More

For the most part, Not A Love Story plays like the dark side of Rangeela

The Hindu

Not A Love Story is voyeuristic and exploitative, and shamelessly borders on soft-porn. It's saved to some extent by a credible performance from Mahie Gill, who succeeds in humanizing her character

It does, seemingly, have a real story to tell and a pertinent point to make but in the end is an opportunity lost

A movie so shamefully voyeuristic, and so inept

Indian Express

This is plain mockery.

Misdirected and stultifying at its worst, it's highs marked with superb performances and a handful of riveting scenes

Mumbai Mirror

This is Varma at his most sexploitative, milking a already-sensationalized real-life murder and labeling it a crime of carnal passion

Rediff

Ram Gopal Varma’s new film is unapologetic in its intention to shock, and is notches below his best work

NALS doesn’t measure up to previous RGV works but we see patches of brilliance never the less.

Filmfare

It's Varma's old hunting ground-there's an animal inside each of us. And if you have the stomach for it, it's worth a watch

India Today

As with all things RGV these days, the problem is one of excess

The Sunday Guardian

Downbeat? Yes. But it’s engaging and watchable

Gory, yes but Not A Love Story is an interesting study of the darker and more devious spots of friendly neighbourhood types.

Times of India

An intense mindbender, Not A Love Story is a wonderful illustration of how the accurate approach to storytelling can levitate a film

BollywoodHungama