India's harshest and kindest film critics
Same films, different stars. We compared every critic with the others who reviewed the same film, to show who rates above or below the room.
Harshest: rate below other critics
- 1The Indian Express306 films compared−0.77stars vs others
- 2Outlook15 films compared−0.73stars vs others
- 3Deccan Chronicle19 films compared−0.69stars vs others
- 4NDTV204 films compared−0.36stars vs others
- 5Rediff208 films compared−0.31stars vs others
- 6The Free Press Journal15 films compared−0.18stars vs others
- 7Cinema Express36 films compared−0.15stars vs others
- 8Great Andhra37 films compared−0.15stars vs others
- 9OTTplay19 films compared−0.10stars vs others
- 10Hindustan Times106 films compared−0.09stars vs others
Kindest: rate above other critics
- 1Bollywood Life23 films compared+0.54stars vs others
- 2123Telugu34 films compared+0.53stars vs others
- 3DNA36 films compared+0.39stars vs others
- 4The Times of India321 films compared+0.39stars vs others
- 5ABP Live61 films compared+0.38stars vs others
- 6Filmfare88 films compared+0.38stars vs others
- 7Bollywood Hungama143 films compared+0.36stars vs others
- 8Bollywood Bubble48 films compared+0.30stars vs others
- 9Times Now86 films compared+0.26stars vs others
- 10Zoom TV19 films compared+0.24stars vs others
Warmer or cooler on one star
- The Indian Express on Kartik Aaryan8 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap−0.69cooler
- Bollywood Hungama on Varun Dhawan7 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap+0.55warmer
- Bollywood Hungama on Akshay Kumar12 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap+0.51warmer
- Koimoi on Triptii Dimri6 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap+0.50warmer
- Rediff on Vikrant Massey6 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap−0.49cooler
- NDTV on Akshay Kumar17 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap−0.47cooler
- The Times of India on Sunny Deol7 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap−0.44cooler
- India Today on Rashmika Mandanna7 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap−0.42cooler
- NDTV on Ajay Devgn8 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap−0.42cooler
- NDTV on Varun Dhawan7 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap−0.42cooler
- Bollywood Hungama on Ajay Devgn8 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap+0.41warmer
- News18 on Janhvi Kapoor6 of their films, compared with this critic's usual gap+0.41warmer
Questions
Who is the harshest film critic in India?
On our data, The Indian Express, who rates films 0.77 stars below other critics on average across 306 films.
Who is the most generous film critic in India?
Bollywood Life, 0.54 stars above other critics on average across 23 films.
Does this mean a critic is biased or paid?
No. It shows how a critic's ratings differ from other critics on the same films. Taste, the films they choose to cover and their rating scale all play a part, and we draw no conclusion about why.
How is it worked out?
For each film with at least five printed ratings, a critic's rating is compared with the average of the other critics. A critic needs 15 such films to appear. Estimated ratings are not used.
Built from reviews on this site. It shows differences in ratings only, not the reason for them.