Hindi Medium Reviews

Hindi Medium movie cast: Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar, Deepak Dobriyal, Swati Das, Tillotama Shome, Amrita Singh Hindi Medium movie director: Saket Chaudhary Hindi Medium movie rating: 2 stars

It isn't possible to completely dislike Hindi Medium. So, ignore its hiccups and watch it for the relevance of the questions it poses and the remarkable quality of the acting.

Despite its shortcomings, the film is never unwatchable and benefits enormously from a winning performance by Irrfan Khan who makes his every moment on screen count.

Hindi Medium with excellent production values and a strong local story, is undoubtedly a great canvas with a strong message.

Hindi Medium makes a point – several points, in fact – by being simple and straightforward yet not simplistic.

Hindi Medium may use over-dramatised events to make its message hit home, but in spite of its hiccups, the film is not bogged down because of the performances and the humour.

...between a poorly directed Hindi Medium and Arjun Kapoor's broken English in Half Girlfriend, you really don't have much of a choice...

Hindi Medium starts out on a right note but the need to teach you a lesson is pushed and pushed in your face until you are weary. But Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in 'branded' clothes and blingy accessories will make you smile.

'Hindi Medium' is not a film, it is an experience! The film might come across as a children's film but it is recommended to each and every strata of society. A must watch!

Hindi Medium is a well-told parable of middleclass aspirations, scattered with moments that every parents would recognize with a combination of pleasure and dread.

Hindi Medium is a very engaging piece of cinema, that will make us laugh, cry and even question our own role in how things like basic education are getting screwed up in our society.

Starring Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar as parents determined to get their young daughter accepted into one of Delhi’s most prestigious schools, Hindi Medium is a classical comedy of manners full of humour and playful performances

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This week, two Bollywood movie releases talk about language imperialism and how it influences an individual’s self confidence, ambitions and life. Irrfan Khan and Pakistani actress Saba Qamar’s Hindi Medium is one of them.

Watch it for its pious effort and superlative performance by Irrfan, Saba and Deepak that is laced by humour and quirky fun.

This film is warm, fuzzy and yet thought provoking. It's a film every new parent needs to watch. It's definitely one of the best of the year.

The songs of Hindi Medium don't hold a great recall value if you pull them out of the narrative. 'Ishq Tera Tadpave' is a nostalgia visit for every 90s kid whereas Hoor is soothing. Ek Jindari gels well with the scene in the film.

With such a bold subject which is relatable to every student and parent, 'Hindi Medium' is not that typical film in the curriculum of Bollywood cinema and kudos to the many positive factors which consist it.

This is a film with which every Indian student and parent will be able to relate. Kudos to the makers for highlighting the way education is being turned into a business (which only the rich can afford) in our country.

At the core, the film deals with a very relevant subject of how language divides our society.

Hindi Medium works because it somehow manages to stretch itself beyond its scrubby elements, easy half-baked jokes, lessons about consumerism and our love for English, into a simple story about a boy who would do anything to see…

A little preachy and over-dramatic towards the end, Hindi Medium strongly drives its point home. Chaudharys film has immense repeat value.

As you head towards the end of Irrfan Khan-starrer Hindi Medium, the stretches turn into slips But then you dont mind that very much, given that the medium is the message itself And the picture very passionately makes a point