Critic reviews and ratings

• ...a powerful and important film that finds vestiges of genuine humanity in an area of impenetrable darkness. But it offers no false hopes.

  Saibal Chatterjee

  NDTV

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• This is a film of sincerity and strong performances.

  Nandini Ramnath

  Scroll.in

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  59

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• It is unmistakably depressing and the documentary approach makes it feel like a drag.

  Mohar Basu

  The Times of India

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• ...is not quite the long-legged social statement that the film’s well-researched plot would suggest. But it has its heart in the right place.

  Subhash K Jha

  Firstpost

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• Director is very realistic in her approach and doesn’t go preachy about it. However, with an inconsistent screenplay, it makes the film less engaging.

  Mehul Thakkar

  Deccan Chronicle

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• There are many stories that lie hidden in the depressing newspaper headlines. The art is in giving them a compelling, emotional shape on screen. Madhureeta Anand succeeds but marginally so in Kajarya.

  Namrata Joshi

  The Hindu

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