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Pagalpanti

22 November 2019Hindi2h 29m
3.3
from 5 scored reviews · 3 not rated

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What critics are saying

Critical reception for Pagalpanti is overwhelmingly negative, with reviewers describing it as a poorly scripted, overlong comedy that fails to deliver consistent laughs despite an ensemble cast.

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Deepak Kingrani WriterShreya Dev Verma WriterSunil Patel CinematographyAnees Bazmee DirectorAnees Bazmee ScreenplayAnees Bazmee Writer

3 men, considered as losers in their lives by the people, plan to get rich along with their girlfriends by fooling 2 gangsters and robbing their money.

Critic Consensus

Critical reception for Pagalpanti is overwhelmingly negative, with reviewers describing it as a poorly scripted, overlong comedy that fails to deliver consistent laughs despite an ensemble cast. Several critics noted that the film leans on its starcast rather than substance, with one calling it a collection of improvised scenes lacking a coherent story. The humor was widely panned as stale and lowbrow, and the film's runtime of nearly two and a half hours was seen as punishing. A minority of reviewers acknowledged sporadic moments of entertainment, but no critic identified a genuinely praiseworthy element.

5 rated reviews · 5 negative

Praised: occasional sporadic moments of entertainmentCriticised: unfunny script lacking story

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Critic Reviews (8)

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Shalini LangerTop Critic· Indian Express
0.0
Some good actors have lent their names to this mess, for what can't be any other reason than money and the hits somehow against Anees Bazmee's name.
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Anupama ChopraTop Critic· Film Companion
Not rated
A Sloppy TikTok Video Stretched To A Torturous 2 Hours And 29 Minutes...
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Ronak Kotecha· Times Of India
4.0
Even with an enviable starcast and heavy-duty action, Pagalpanti never really manages to pull off more than a few laughs.
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IANS· Mid-Day
3.0
The problem with today's comedies is that they think they can get away with cast and canvas, and making poker faces on posters would led to the belief that they have made an entertaining film for families. Actors participating in such comedies usually say in interviews and write on social media how their films are not for critics and request the audiences to leave their brains at home. I did exactly that, didn't apply any logic or brain, all I desired was laughter... where's that? Whom should I talk to now?
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Anna MM Vetticad· Firstpost
3.0
Pagalpanti is sporadically entertaining, but for the most part it feels stale and ordinary. Even the appearance of a Méhul Choksi lookalike in the end cannot lift the film out of its plainness. References to current events work if you have a take on them. Pagalpanti has none.
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Sukanya Verma· Rediff
2.0
You can imagine the standard of Pagalpanti's humour when characters are named Wifi, Bully and Tully, a hospital placard reads Dr Trump and bitter gourd is mistaken for poison to evoke laughs...
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Jyoti Sharma Bawa· Hindustan Times
Not rated
Pagalpanti appears to be a collection of improvised scenes rather than a film made from a real script. The performances are wooden, dialogues stilted and regressive, and the story – well, there isn't one. This one is best avoided.
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Namrata Joshi· The Hindu
Not rated
An overcooked, overstretched comedy that can't resist playing on the loyalty-to-the-nation theme
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Release Date
22 November 2019
Runtime
2h 29m
Language
Hindi
Genres
Action, Comedy

User Ratings & Reviews

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Community Reviews (1)

SH
Nov 2019

The mindless, masala humor is an excuse to cover up the obvious blandness of 'Pagalpanti'. Although it has some terrific comic shots and a particularly interesting ensemble star cast, the film has nothing else to rely upon. Tonnes of boring moments and easy dissatisfaction through the blandness will ruin your experience at the cinemas. AND I have seen it, so it's not like I am judging it: but there's also loads of sexism here. Easily one of the worst by Anees in his career.

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