Calendar Girls Movie Reviews
Avg. Critics Rating
Verdict: Bakwaas based on 16 reviews
Avg. User Rating
2.0
Verdict: Timepass based on 1 reviews & ratings
3.5
Bollywood Hungama News Network | Bollywood Hungama
CALENDAR GIRLS can be watched for its wholesome entertainment value, hard hitting drama and engaging narrative. Or like Madhur Bhandarkar himself would describe it in one word…. ‘Jalwa’!Read full review2.5
Shreya Thakur | Deccan Chronicle
Calendar Girls does not offer anything new content wise but is worth a watch, considering there’s not much to look forward to this week.Read full review2.5
Rashmi | TheWiire
…has a very realistic story, however, the director fails to execute it perfectly. The movie is a one time watch.Read full review2.0
Sweta Kaushal | Hindustan Times
Bhandarkar had a revealing, emotional and realistic story at hand; something that could have made for a compelling watch. The narration, bland and plain dialogues and bad acting (save for one or two actors), however, kills the experience. Yes, you won’t lose much even if you give a miss to this film.Read full review2.0
Shubha Shetty-Saha | Mid Day
What worked for Bhandarkar in 2005 in ‘Page 3’ can obviously not work in 2015 because he is unimaginatively and rather cockily serving us the same dish in a different plate.Read full review2.0
IndiaTvNews Reviewer | IndiaTvNews
Every scene seems to have a distinctive Madhur Bhandarkar influence which, over repetitive representations, seem lacklustre and jaded with oft seen, stereotypical characterizations. This pales the viewing experience, this time over.Read full review1.5
Surabhi Redkar | Koimoi
Calendar Girls is a complete let down on all fronts, acting, writing and direction. Nothing real or reel in this film is appealing…Read full review1.5
Troy Ribeiro | NowRunning
At the end of “Calendar Girls”, the film simply states: “Life is all about the individual choices we make.”One wonders, if this is actually a warning message for those who intend to watch this film.Read full review1.5
Meeta Kabra | Wogma
I am a little surprised that the sleaze wasn’t as bad as I had expected and it was refreshing to see a Bhandarkar film without a stereotypical, gay fashion designer. Yet, it is always a mark against a film when you start talking about the things the film could’ve done wrong, but didn’t.Read full review1.5
Priyanka Prasad | FilmiBeat
Calendar Girls is not a drama film but more of a sleazy, super hot but dusted and failed version of Fashion. No recommendation to watch but guys can surely have a good time watching the bikini bods on the big screen.Read full review1.5
FridayMoviez Reviewer | FridayMoviez
Madhur Bhandarkar fails to deliver this time as ‘Calendar Girls’ does not come anywhere close to his previous effort ‘Fashion’. Neither does the film boast of heavyweights like Priyanka or Kangana nor is the storyline quite as impressive. To sum it all up in one line, we would say ‘This Calendar is not “Haute” at all and the film makes for only a one time watch.Read full review1.0
Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express
A hurried after-thought, which talks of how these girls are really, truly ‘proud achievers’, comes right in the end. And it’s just that, an after-thought. The rest of it exploits—smugly, tackily, uncomfortably explicitly—young women being exploited.Read full review1.0
Saibal Chatterjee | NDTV
Calendar Girls is only about sex and sleaze presented on the pretext of unravelling the decaying innards of Bollywood and the cricketing world.It talks incessantly and very loudly about spot-fixers, sex racketeers, cheating husbands, corporate loudmouths and builders seeking a toehold in showbiz but never makes any sense at all.Read full review1.0
Tushar Joshi | DNA India
Calendar Girls is Madhur Bhandarkar’s weakest attempt at trying to revisit his old formula and create something interesting. Stay away.Read full review1.0
Sonia Chopra | Sify
Whatever the twisted point of view is, it’s pretty bleak. And if you have such a pessimistic view of calendar girls, why make a film on them in the first place?Read full review0.5
Preeti Kulkarni | Bollywood Life
If Heroine was bad enough, this film is worse. The girls flit through the frame listlessly. They mouth hilarious dialogues and try to make sense through the wafer thin plot. So, after watching this film there is only one question which pops in my mind. Why, Madhur, for the love of God, would you dare to make such a film?Be wise. Give this film a miss.Read full reviewNR
Raja Sen | Rediff
It’s hard to believe Calendar Girls has been made by someone who makes films…Read full reviewNR
Rachit Gupta | Filmfare
Calendar Girls is more than a decent watch. It’s takes a frivolous subject and weaves an engaging story around it.Read full reviewNR
Martin D'Souza | Glamsham
Oh My God would be an apt description of this film. OMG is the most-used phrase in this film, if you would want to call it that. And OMG is what you keep mouthing as scene after silly scene unfolds on screen.Read full reviewNR
Suprateek Chatterjee | Huffingtonpost.in
The biggest irony, of course, is that the movie is one long meta statement. As the story follows the predictable arc of the girls finding success only to face sexism, misogyny and betrayal at every corner, you realise with growing horror that Calendar Girls is also exactly that: an attempt at chixploitation in the garb of social-message filmmaking.Read full reviewNR
Komal Nahta | Komal Nahta's Blog
Calender Girls is too ordinary and routine to stand out, that too, with an all-new lead cast. It may attract the audience in the initial weekend but sustaining at the cinemas is a far cry. Flop.Read full reviewNR
Shilpa Jamkhandikar | Reuters
Bhandarkar’s stories might have had their showtime, but they’re passé now and “Calendar Girls” is an example of a film-maker who has run out of ideas.Read full reviewNR
Anuj Kumar | The Hindu
It is a glossier, more rounded version of that B-grade entertainment that is increasingly becoming synonymous with Bhandarkar. It will be able to titillate the target audience but as far as reality and expose are concerned, it is as shallow as the television debate that masquerades as badi behas in the film.Read full review