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Arjun Patiala

26 July 2019Hindi1h 47m
3.7
from 5 scored reviews · 2 not rated

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What critics are saying

Critical reception for Arjun Patiala was largely negative, with most reviewers finding the spoof comedy too unfunny and underdeveloped to sustain its runtime.

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Comic difficulties ensue when a tall female journalist falls in love with a short Punjabi man.

Critic Consensus

Critical reception for Arjun Patiala was largely negative, with most reviewers finding the spoof comedy too unfunny and underdeveloped to sustain its runtime. The film's talented cast — particularly Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon, and Varun Sharma — was frequently acknowledged as a wasted asset rather than a strength. Critics consistently pointed to jokes that failed to land, lazy writing, and a clunky, rough-edged execution as the film's core failures. One reviewer noted the film ironically embodies the very stereotypes it attempts to parody.

5 rated reviews · 5 negative

Praised: Likeable and talented castCriticised: Jokes that fail to land

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Critic Reviews (7)

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Shubhra GuptaTop Critic· Indian Express
3.0
“With Diljit Dosanjh's high likeable quotient, faithful sidekick Varun Sharma's skills at delivering broadsides, pretty heartthrob Kriti Sanon's dazzling pearly-whites, and a host of reliable supporting acts, Arjun Patiala should have been much better than it is.”
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Ronak Kotecha· Times Of India
4.0
“Spoof comedies can be a tricky affair and this one is way too underwhelming to tickle your funny bone for full two hours.”
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3.0
“Diljit Dosanjh is affable but profoundly bland as Arjun Patiala. Varun Sharma as Arjun's side-kick Onida and Kriti Sanon as Ritu Randhawa are tolerable.”
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Jyoti Sharma Bawa· Hindustan Times
3.0
“Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon's parody film fails to take off despite its talented cast. The punches don't land as stuttering and belching stand in for jokes.”
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Arnab Banerjee· Deccan Chronicle
2.0
“With not a plausible storyline, poor jokes overflow, and even the actors are given a free rein with little effort.”
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Rahul Desai· Film Companion
Not rated
“A Profoundly Unfunny Comedy That Oversells Its Spoofy Tone...A feature-length comedy that somehow manages to embody all the lazy stereotypes it makes fun of”
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Namrata Joshi· The Hindu
Not rated
“Arjun Patiala feels like a Punjabi film masquerading as a Bollywood one. The humour is deliberately rough and rustic and the filmmaking clunky. The hero has a glad eye, uses some utterly banal and incorrect lines about maa behen ki izzat but gets away from it all by giving a self-righteous lecture on consent.”
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Release Date
26 July 2019
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
Hindi

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