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Karle Pyaar Karle

17 January 2014Hindi1h 50m
out of 10
Unfavorablemost critics didn't like it
Monk Score · 7 scored reviews · 1 not rated

Weighted from a 1.9 average · Why?

Clichéd writing and hollow characters leave this romance with nothing to offer.

Verdict tier Unfavorable, most critics didn't like it, on a scale of Unfavorable, Mixed, Recommended, Exceptional.

  • Praised: nothing specifically praised
  • Criticised: clichéd writing and hollow characters

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User score 3.0 out of 10 from 1 rating, not enough ratings for a verdict yet

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Critic consensus

What 8 critics are saying

Critical consensus on Karle Pyaar Karle is overwhelmingly negative, with reviewers awarding it some of the lowest possible scores. Critics consistently lambasted the film's reliance on tired Bollywood clichés, cardboard characters, and a narrative that feels forced and incoherent. The dialogue was singled out as particularly weak, and multiple reviewers found no redeeming qualities across writing, direction, editing, or performances. Nearly every critic advised audiences to avoid the film entirely.

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Critic reviews (8)

Top critics first, then by score · not-rated last · updated

  1. Bollywood Hungama

    Film review ·

    The effort is to make a hatke love story, hence the team tries to pack just about everything on the shelf: romance [also mandatory songs, skin show and lip locks], adrenaline pumping action, bike stunts et al. However, despite cramming the film with the staple ingredients to woo the spectators, the impact is sorely missing because it appears forced in the scheme of things, instead of seamlessly flowing in the narrative. KARLE PYAAR KARLE is a dull and dreary fare!
  2. Times Of India

    Film review ·

    The film is full of cliches of mainstream cinema. And the characters, like the parents of the boy, the quiet suffering mother of the girl, the villain who owns a meat factory, his spoilt son, the son's sidekick, are caricatures that have been a part of Bollywood potboilers for eons. It's time to bury these fast and furiously, rather than attempt to glorify them like KPK does.
  3. Mid-Day

    Film review ·

    Take our word and give this one a miss, or be prepared to lose out on two hours of your life that you will never get back.
  4. NowRunning

    Film review ·

    ...its difficult to fall in love with Karle Pyaar Karle for the simple reason that it's a badly made film with no redeeming factor. Stay away.
  5. Sify

    Film review ·

    The dialogue is spectacularly insipid. "Akkal baadam khaane se nahin, thokar khaane se aati hai," is one gem. And then there are the lame retorts that the central character tries passing off as smart-alecky.
  6. Rediff

    Film review ·

    Logic gets suspended here as easily as gravity in space and no one has any motivations for their actions. All's well that ends well, and at least this one ends. Period. The only thing that you will be asking yourself after watching Karle Pyaar Karle is maine pyaar kyun kiya?
  7. Bollywood Life

    Film review ·

    The movie has no plot, with a silly bachpan ka pyaar as its theme. The writing, direction, editing, music and performances are bad, beyond description. After watching this disaster, even watching Manmohan Singh giving a speech would be like the climax of a James Bond movie. In a nutshell avoid this haphazardly shot catastrophe.
  8. Komal Nahta's Blog

    Film review ·

    ...a dull fare and has some chance in the smaller centres only. Given its fairly high cost, it will find the going at the box-office very tough and will entail heavy losses to all concerned.

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