Dilwale Movie Reviews
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Verdict: Timepass based on 24 reviews
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Taran Adarsh | Bollywood Hungama
DILWALE is akin to a mouthwatering meal that satiates the craving of those who relish masalathons, besides being an absolute treat for SRK-Kajol fans. An unadulterated crowd-pleaser, DILWALE delivers what you expect from a Rohit Shetty film: King-sized entertainment. Go for it!Read full review3.5
Ritika Handoo | Zee News
Let’s start by saying that don’t have any preconceived notion about ‘Dilwale’ before you plan to book your tickets. It’s not just a romantic saga where two people meet and fall in love, there’s certainly more to it.Read full review3.5
Arnab Mukherjee | Masala
If entertainment is why you go to the theatres, then Dilwale will not disappoint you. The ending, however, is likely to receive applause only from the die-hard SRK fans. In all, it is a great family film with a comical spin on the timeless, Romeo-Julietesque love stories. Watch Dilwale, you won’t regret!Read full review3.0
Meena Iyer | Times of India
Rohit Shetty’s films are big-ticket adventures; a genre unto themselves. Low on content — plot lines borrowed (in this case Hum and Kasme Vaade), incohesive screenplay and lowbrow dialogues (Sajid-Farhad) — the film leans heavily on Shah Rukh’s mega-stardom, Varun’s effervescence, breathtaking locales (Iceland and Bulgaria), orchestrated car chases and over-the-top situations, which have you chuckling.Read full review3.0
Sarita Tanwar | DNA India
Dilwale is flawed, but it’s right for those who believe that love does conquer it all, actually.Read full review3.0
Shubha Shetty-Saha | Mid-Day
Even if you are not a Rohit Shetty fan, watch this for the chemistry between SRK and Kajol which refuses to simmer down even after all these years.Read full review3.0
Tushar Joshi | Bollywood Life
Rohit Shetty has tried something different with Dilwale and that’s an effort worth complimenting. Watch Dilwale for Shah Rukh-Kajol’s mesmerising chemistry and that last dialogue in the film that will make you go down the memory lane and realise why they are a jodi made in heaven!Read full review3.0
Sonia Chopra | Sify
Rohit Shetty has made far more entertaining films in the past. But they did not have Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. This pair is something special. Watch the film for them!Read full review3.0
Manjusha Radhakrishnan | Gulf News
Watch this only if you have a thing for watching Kajol and Khan on the silver screen.Read full review3.0
Shweta Parande | India
Dilwale is what you call a paisa vasool family entertainer that you can sit back and enjoy with your caramel and cheese popcorn and cola. The film may also have repeat value among youngsters, who probably will not view the opulent historical Bajirao Mastani more than once (maybe some will).Read full review3.0
Priyanka Prasad | FilmiBeat
Dilwale is great one time watch! A paisa vasool entertainer that witnessed whistles in the theater throughout! Viewers were seen clapping when the movie ended which shows that Dilwale may not be an iconic classic like Bajirao Mastani but SRK and cast will entertain you, especially if you are a Shahrukh Khan fan!Read full review2.5
Sushmita Murthy | Deccan Chronicle
The thing about Dilwale is that it over promises and under delivers. In a bid to chase the Bollywood success formula of a masala flick, which Rohit Shetty undisputedly has cracked over the years, this film tried to pack too many punches in one. As a result, none are strong enough.Read full review2.5
Saibal Chatterjee | NDTV
Watch it for Kajol and, to a lesser extent, for SRK. The rest of the actors on this vehicle, barring Varun Sharma on an occasion or two, are mere passengers.Read full review2.5
Surabhi Redkar | Koimoi
Dilwale is not an enjoyable ride all the way. The film has its moments and mainly it is the predictability and cliches that kill it. One of the best scenes between Kajol and Shah Rukh comes right at the end but its too late to save the film then.Read full review2.5
IndiaGlitz | India Glitz
…is just another masala entertainer, which only expects you to enjoy and not think much. Giving it a shot wouldn’t harm anyone.Read full review2.5
Rakesh Jha | IndiaTvNews
The film is replete with enforced comic moments that may tickle your funny bone at times but mostly makes it a struggle to watch.Read full review2.5
Pinkvilla Team | PinkVilla
Dilwale never lives up to the hype it had created around itself. For most part, it is an all-noise vanity project for stars who genuinely want to show us a good time but are held back by an impotent script helmed by a man whose competency lies is another genre.Read full review1.5
Rohit Vats | Hindustan Times
Dilwale hugely banks upon Khan’s stardom and he tries his best to reciprocate. The rest of Dilwale has a very little heart.Read full review1.5
Suhani Singh | India Today
One can’t help but think is Dilwale really worth the ticket and popcorn and fizz. The verdict: It isn’t.Read full review1.5
Meeta Kabra | Wogma
…the movie was everything I expected from it – yawn and cringe inducing. But hey, that’s how little it takes to go from “Switch channels if it’s on cable” to “Watch if you have nothing better to do”.Read full review1.0
Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express
Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol film on the whole, is a plotless drag : the slaphappy antics you see on screen are a random jumble of light, camera, action, done in the broadest sense.Read full review1.0
Raja Sen | Rediff
Sure, there is a sparkle here and a gleam there of what could have been — and Kajol looks beguilingly beautiful, better here than ever — but Dilwale is an absolute dud.We expect insignificant froth from the director, but this particular can of Rohit Shetty has been lying open too long. The contents are not merely un-fizzy but, unforgivably, flat.Read full review1.0
Sandhya Ramachandran | About
The only thing good about the film are the refurbished car-chairs that are strewn around Raj’s garage. So, you could check that out if you are really keen. But, as long as you trust my word, I would say skip Dilwale, and go for Bajirao Mastani, instead.Read full reviewNR
Rachit Gupta | Filmfare
Dilwale is the quintessential popcorn flick. It’s colorful, bright and entertaining. It smartly keeps its play on the SRK-Kajol chemistry (watch out for the brilliant ending). It has fantastic music. Decent laughs too. Definitely worth a dekho.Read full reviewNR
Suprateek Chatterjee | Huffingtonpost.in
This Movie Sucks, And We’re All To Blame For Its ExistenceRead full reviewNR
Sneha May Francis | Emirates247
It’s a good thing Rohit hands us a disclaimer about his style of moviemaking, allowing the non-fans to step away, but for the others, it would be crucial to carry along earplugs because you just can’t do…Read full reviewNR
Pooja Pande | BookMyShow
This movie has everything a commercial entertainer must have, and then some more. Having said that, the film manages to give a lot of clichés a miss, which is quite a pleasant surprise. We recommend: do not miss this one!Read full reviewNR
Shilpa Jamkhandikar | Reuters
The only purpose of “Dilwale” is to chant every known Bollywood mantra for a successful film and cash in on its celebrated lead actors. In that aim, the film is hugely successful.Read full reviewNR
Uday Bhatia | LiveMint
A lazy, cynical attempt to cash in on Shah Rukh-Kajol nostalgia…Read full reviewNR
Namrata Joshi | The Hindu
The deliberate attempt to repackage and sell the Kajol-SRK romance of yore backfires, seeming like a pale shadow of the magic there once was. The two seem like caricatures of Raj-Simran. Much water has flown under the bridge and all that. Yes, nostalgia can, at times, suck. So Gerua can’t be a patch on Sooraj hua maddham. And Shetty can’t a Chopra-Johar be.Read full reviewNR
Nandini Ramnath | Scroll.in
The Khan-Kajol pairing proves that the stars still have what it takes to set the screen alight, and they are more combustible together than Dhawan and Sanon, but their romance is tired and trite. The movie works best when it stays within the Golmaal zone, and Farhad-Sajid’s WhatsApp-level humour keeps the eyelids from meeting ever so often.Read full review