Kya Dilli Kya Lahore Movie Reviews
4.0
Noyon Jyoti Parasara | NowRunning
An emphatic directorial debut by Vijay Raaz. Do yourself a favour. Buy a ticket for this one! It is not often than you find people walk out of the theater in silence. Happens either when they don’t know how to react, or are just bowled over with emotions. As I left the hall after watching Kya Dilli Kya Lahore I was one among majority who walked out, silent.Read full review3.5
Suparna Sharma | Deccan Chronicle
The entire film is a conversation between the two men, with just two more characters appearing. It is beautifully sparse and keeps us more than just interested. We are involved. We begin the viewing cautiously, watching carefully to see if the Indian is a bad guy, or the Pakistani. The film allows our prejudice to take its course and then shows us our own idiocy, through the two other characters who appear.Read full review3.5
Saurabh Dwivedi | India Today
The film basically brings out the struggle and pain of people from Pakistan and Indian who long to be united at one undivided land.Read full review3.5
Subhash K Jha | SKJBollywoodNews
As an actor Vijay Raaz seldom lets down a film. Here he takes on the added responsibility of direction. He keeps the proceedings even-paced and free of techno-generated upheavals. The two actors are mostly left to their own devices. The end-result is a film of tremendous warmth and wisdom.Read full review3.0
Mohar Basu | Koimoi
What’s Good: A poignant and humane story contrary to the antagonist ones we hear of India & Pakistan. What’...Read full review3.0
Madhureeta Mukherjee | Times of India
An Indian and a Pakistani soldier stationed at the border battle, bicker and bond over their twisted fate caused by India’s bitter and bloody partitionRead full review3.0
Divya Pal | IBNLive
At close to two hours, ‘Kya Dilli Kya Lahore’ is slow paced and might not interest those who want lots of action and love roller coaster ride through the story.Read full review3.0
Sukanya Verma | Rediff
The idea behind Kya Dilli Kya Lahore is to once again point out the futility of war as well as highlight why human comes before being. And Vijay Raaz accomplishes that to a reasonable extent in his first filmmaking effort.Read full review3.0
Rahul Desai | Mumbai Mirror
You know exactly how it’s going to end, you know this is technically a partition story set within the simplistic confines of a low-budget (anti) war drama. Yet, it is riveting to witness their body language, their lapse in ideologies, when facing the wrong end of a smoking Rifle. These are two artistes at the top of their game, engaging us in a battle that is not theirs to fight.Read full review3.0
TimesCityReviewer | Times City
One of the finest things about ‘KDKL’ is Gulzar’s poetic prologue. Without the usual trappings of filmi fanfare, this story has its heart in the right place – pure and undivided. Like pre-partition brotherhood.Read full review3.0
Tanaya Ramyani | BookMyShow
When it comes to India versus Pakistan we tend to get slightly jazbati- be it a cricket match or a movie. Speaking about movies, there are quite few films from Bollywood that centers around patriotism. However, it’s very rare that you get to see a film, which very subtly illustrates the Partition of India or nationalism.Read full review3.0
Sonia Chopra | Sify
The story is arresting, but one wishes actor-director Vijay Raaz’s direction was as strong as his performance. The storytelling is clever but falters on the pacing. As it is, the film gives us only two central character and two peripheral ones. The location remains essentially the same. It is then up to the editor and director to make each scene striking.Read full review3.0
Meeta Kabra | Wogma
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore is not only well-intentioned it is well made too. Certainly worth the 100 minutes.Read full review2.5
Bollywood Hungama News Network | Bollywood Hungama
KYA DILLI KYA LAHORE is a one-time watch mainly for its offbeat storyline.Read full review2.5
Shubha Shetty-Saha | Mid Day
The setting is right, so is the intention. But alas, the film doesn’t really go anywhere, and that’s a pity.Read full review2.5
OneIndia | OneIndia
The film Kya Dilli Kya Lahore directed by Vijay Raaz himself witnesses fine performance by both Vijay and Manu while, the story though slightly stretching is capable of hitting the heart straight.Read full review2.0
Anupama Chopra | Hindustan Times
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore demands that we stay interested in only two actors for almost two hours. Under any circumstances, that’s a tall order.Read full review2.0
Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express
It is static and goes around in a loop. There’s something about the film that reminds you of the Bosnian Oscar winner ‘No Man’s Land’, which was a poignant reminder of the futility of war, and the tragic waste of human lives. ‘Kya Dilli Kya Lahore’ had the potential to be as powerful, maybe more, because it is our story. So many people still remember Partition as if it was yesterday, and so many people have still have such strong familial connections on either side of the border.Read full review2.0
Tushar Joshi | DNA
With a better script and a better storyline the film would have been able to make a better impression.Read full review1.0
Martin D'Souza | Glamsham
Vijay Raaz makes his directorial debut with this movie and while his intent of getting behind the steering wheel of an off-beat film needs to be applauded, his content and execution needs questioning. Even if it had to be a story about the partition and its aftermath, things could have been spiced up with more characters, instead of seeing just four performers in all for the duration of over 90 minutes.Read full reviewNR
Sweta Kaushal | Hindustan Times
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore may be a slow film but its climax will certainly touch you. Its poetic optimism will stay with you for long. Watch the film for Gulzar’s poetry, the performance of its lead pair and an amazing climax. Avoid it if you love pace and action. This one offers neither a fast-paced story nor is there any blood and gore.Read full reviewNR
Suprateek Chatterjee | Firstpost
…deserves to be watched, but the filmed version is still a gem that needed a little more polish. The producer, Karan Arora, would do well to think about backing a stage adaptation of the same story and touring the country with the same cast. All he needs to do is fire Shandilya.Read full reviewNR
Komal Nahta | Komal Nahta's Blog
…is too class-appealing to create any impact whatsoever at the box-office. Its dull promotion will only add to its problems. Flop!Read full reviewNR
Nandini Ramnath | LiveMint
ven at this modest running length, Kya Dilli Kya Lahore feels stretched and half-baked, less of a big-screen experience and better suited to an intimate stage production. The accusations and counter-accusations traded by Samarth and Rehmat—much of it in un-subtitled Punjabi—aren’t particularly insightful about the intractable problems plaguing both nations, while the overwhelming sense of nostalgia for an undivided India doesn’t do the Pakistanis justice.Read full review