Patiala House Movie Reviews


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2.9
Verdict: Cool based on 10 reviews
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3.2
Verdict: Cool based on 34 reviews & ratings
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  • Taran Adarsh

    4.0

    Taran Adarsh | bollywoodhungama.com

    A while ago, I posed a question on Twitter and Facebook, asking people what their expectations were from PATIALA HOUSE. The reaction ranged from encouraging and affirmative to unenthusiastic and unexciting. A wide number of caustic and scathing comments were a consequence of Akshay Kumar's last year's releases, namely KHATTA MEETHA, ACTION REPLAYY and TEES MAAR KHAN. Also, a few called it similar to DE DHANA DHAN GOAL
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  • Taran Adarsh

    4.0

    Taran Adarsh | Bollywood Hungama

    On the whole, PATIALA HOUSE is a film about attachments, affiliations and familial bonding. It’s a compelling watch, more for its drama and histrionics than anything else. It’s a film that explores the father-son relationship and not just those in India, but around the world should be able to relate to the predicament depicted in this film. The hallmark of the film is the merging of its engaging drama with cricket and that’s what makes this product stand out from the earlier Akshay starrers. Especially its penultimate 30 minutes, which is the brightest spot of this enterprise. If the movie succeeds in pulling the heartstrings of the moviegoer, it would propel Akshay back in the same position he once was after the victory of NAMASTEY LONDON and SINGH IS KINNG.
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  • Karan Anshuman

    3.5

    Karan Anshuman | Mumbai Mirror

    What’s common in most Bollywood films? Predictable stories, sketchy secondary characters, overly sentimental preachy flab, and stars whose performances are often not in sync with the graph of the film to list a few. Nikhil Advani jumps into a ring where such traps are aplenty, dodges them and sculpts an idea with attrition to create a film ahead of the curve that is high on emotion, elegantly worded, and above all has Akshay Kumar playing
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  • Gaurav Malani

    3.5

    Gaurav Malani | Indiatimes

    When was the last time you saw Akshay Kumar in a no-nonsense, sober role (not counting the bland Tasveer) where he didn't made a caricature of himself with his over-the-top comic antics? And when was the last time you found him extremely impressive while underplaying his character? The first and the best thing that Patiala House does is redefine the typecast Akshay Kumar from the slapstick clown to a splendid actor. The second thing that the film
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  • Blessy Chettiar

    3.0

    Blessy Chettiar | DNA India

    Autocratic patriarch Gurtej aka Bhaujiof the Kahlon clan in London’s Southall is scarred by the racist attacks in England. Over the years Bhauji’shatred for the goras has only amplified because of which he turns Southall into a self-sufficient mini-Punjab for all the Sikhs in pardes. The family members are subdued, so much so that no one dares to utter a misplaced word before Bhauji. The members all vent their frustration on Bhauji's eldest son
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  • Aniruddha Guha

    3.0

    Aniruddha Guha | DNA India

    Patiala House gets going only after the interval. Till then, writers Anvita Dutt Guptan and Nikhil Advani (also the director) take forever to set up the story, based in London’s Southall area. Parghat Singh Kahlon aka Gattu (Kumar) is the timorous offspring of Gurtej Kahlon aka Bhauji (Kapoor), who hates the goras for racist attacks on Sikhs, one of which killed a family member years ago. As a teenager, Gattu was the next big thing in English cricket
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  • Sukanya Verma

    3.0

    Sukanya Verma | rediff.com

    Some things never change. One of them is our obsession with drama. Even today the minute the besieged hero's displeased father, mother, wife or girlfriend decide to let bygones be bygones and show up to watch him play a crucial game, perform at a concert or deliver a speech, he rocks the show. And after a L-O-T of hullaballoo and nail-biting tension, we all get what we came for -- a happy ending. Filmmaker Nikhil Advani [ Images ] delivers one with tons of pomp
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  • Nikhat Kazmi

    3.0

    Nikhat Kazmi | Times of India

    Patiala House may not match up to his debut film, Kal Ho Na Ho, but director Nikhil Advani does make amends for the disastrous Chandni Chowk to China. Watch this family drama for its redefinition of patriotism in a going-global age, dominated by the growing Indian diaspora.
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  • Pankaj Sabnani

    3.0

    Pankaj Sabnani | Glamsham

    PATIALA HOUSE is a heart-warming drama. Do pay a visit to this house with your family. A fun time is guaranteed.
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  • Tushar Joshi

    2.5

    Tushar Joshi | Mid-Day

    This isn't the first film to be shot in the Sikh milieu of Southall, a London suburb. However, it would be the first one to have a dozen-odd characters to fill up a palatial Patiala House. Bauji (Rishi) spews venom against the goras after suffering insults at their hands and losing one of his family members in a racial scuffle. A decade on, he still can't let go of the past and issues a no-firangs-allowed diktat. His beta, Gattu (Akshay) is an aspiring fast bowler
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  • Shubhra Gupta

    2.5

    Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express

    Pargat Singh Kahlon is an unlikely name for an Akshay Kumar character. Its triple-barelledness gives it a heft that’s been missing from Akshay’s past several films, including his last outing with ‘Patiala House’ director Nikhil Advani. Yes, that was that dreadful ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ in which the hero did neither place, nor himself, any good. Their new venture, on the other hand, is a nice, watchable surprise. Pargat aka Gattu is the son
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  • Anupama Chopra

    2.5

    Anupama Chopra | NDTV Movies

    Patiala House is the best work director Nikhil Advani and Akshay Kumar have done recently. It is an old-fashioned Hindi movie with big drama, solid dialogue-baazi and moments that are genuinely moving and rousing. Akshay as Gattu, a forlorn man who has watched his dreams die, is effectively restrained and refreshingly sincere. But all of this is servicing a story that is so silly and strained that it’s hard to get swept up in the histrionics.
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  • Anupama Chopra

    2.5

    Anupama Chopra | NDTV

    Patiala House never soars but it is a notch better than the mediocre fare that we see every week. If you have patience and not much else going on, check it out.
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  • Shubhra Gupta

    2.5

    Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express

    The writing is smart, the lines are life-like, the characters feel right. The supporting cast is especially good, keeping things moving when the rest threaten to stop in their tracks.
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  • Roshni Mulchandani

    2.5

    Roshni Mulchandani | Bollyspice

    Overall, Patiala House makes for an interesting watch. It is the first family drama this year and well, Nikhil Advani is a Karan Johar prot
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  • Mayank Shekhar

    2.0

    Mayank Shekhar | Hindustan Times

    This picture of hers does have a back-story. Whether it matters at all, is the point. Or, maybe not. The Brit-Indian cricketing hero never faces the Indian team in the world cup either. A real conflict in a story can be avoided too. It’s all good, this Patiala peg. Just chug de phatte! We’re all about Bollywood and cricket ‘n’ all, innit?
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  • Rajeev Masand

    1.5

    Rajeev Masand | ibnlive.com

    Those of you exhausted by Akshay Kumar's now staple brand of buffoonery might be pleased to note that the actor has been kept on a tight leash in director Nikhil Advani’s 'Patiala House'. Cast as the silently suffering, Parghat Singh Kahlon, fondly referred to as Gattu, a promising fast bowler in his teens whose professional cricketing career was aborted prematurely by his tyrant dad, Akshay works with minimal dialogue and hangdog expressions.
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  • Rajeev Masand

    1.5

    Rajeev Masand | IBNLive

    This film may work for those who miss old-fashioned melodramatic entertainers, but I was bored. I’m going with one-and-a-half out of five for director Nikhil Advani’s ‘Patiala House’. Decide for yourself if it’s your cup of tea.
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  • Komal Nahta

    NR

    Komal Nahta | Koimoi

    Akshay Kumar wants to play for the English cricket team but his strict and Indian-at-heart father won’t allow it...
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  • Komal Nahta

    NR

    Komal Nahta | Koimoi

    Check out the Patiala House review starring Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor & Dimple Kapadia. The film ...
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  • filmifan45

    2.0

    Bowl it like Lala

    filmifan45, 9 years ago
    This is one time watch. You can watch this movie to pass your time.
  • devenpatel

    3.0

    If not Six, it’s definitely a Four!

    devenpatel, 9 years ago
    This is nice movie. I liked it.
  • hindicritic

    2.5

    Patiala House - Gurinder Chadha meets Karan Johar.

    hindicritic, 9 years ago
    This is nice movie. I liked it.
  • rajesh93

    3.0

    Can watch!

    rajesh93, 9 years ago
    This is nice movie. I liked it.
  • prakashreddy9

    3.0

    Good for 1 time

    prakashreddy9, 9 years ago
    This is nice movie. I liked it.
  • hindicritic

    3.0

    If you can digest the first Patiala peg ….

    hindicritic, 9 years ago
    This is nice movie. I liked it.
  • kailashmisra

    3.5

    Give it a try.

    kailashmisra, 9 years ago
    Super hit movie. I loved everything about this movie.

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