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Zero movie review: what 26 critics say

21 Dec 2018 · Directed by Aanand L. Rai · Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif

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Zero has a Critic Score of 2.4/5 from 26 rated reviews; 10 recommend it. Critics are divided: 3 of 26 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 13 gave it 2 or less. Praised: the performances and the script.

Zero critic reviews (26)

What critics say Critics are divided: 3 of 26 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 13 gave it 2 or less. Praised: the performances and the script.

3.5of 5
Hindustan Times · Raja Sen

Shah Rukh Khan measures up. The visual effects lack continuity and he looks more like a dwarf in some scenes than others, his deformity occasionally more pronounced while he looks like a spookily smooth tiny-Khan in other…

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3of 5
The Times of India · Raja Sen

The first half of Zero is flat-out fantastic, an unabashed charm-offensive from Rai, Khan and the films writer Himanshu Sharma. It is as the film continues, and gets more fanciful, that the seams start to show.

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1of 5
The Indian Express · Shubhra Gupta

Zero movie cast: Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhay Deol, R Madhavan, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Sheeba Chaddha, Brijendra Kala, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Zero movie director: Aanand L Rai Zero movie rating: 1 star

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3of 5
Rediff · Sukanya Verma

Still Zero is far from a misfire. Its cheerfully absurd aspirations are strewn in metaphors laying value to imperfections and SRK's gallery playing showmanship. This time he spreads more than his arms. He finds wings.

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2of 5
Film Companion · Anupama Chopra

The truth is that Im still trying to understand Zero. The story begins in Meerut and somehow moves to Mars.

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1of 5
Masala · Sneha May Francis

Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma Simply Doesn't Work...

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1.5of 5
Firstpost · Anna MM Vetticad

If and when you do your next Zero, Mr Rai, do put the screenplay through the same arduous pressure test to which you would subject Tumbbad. Better still, give us more Tumbbads please.

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2.5of 5
Bollywood Life · Tushar Joshi

Zero has heart and humour. It also has some fine performances by its three superstar actors. Watch it if you are in mood for a different take on love with an intergalactic experience.

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3of 5
Sify · IANS

Overall, while the film opens with an intriguing and engaging scene, the overall packaging despite being fantastical, lacks the punch.

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4.5of 5
SKJBollywoodNews · Subhash K Jha

Zero works . It celebrates incompleteness as no other movie in any language has ever done. Like the film, BauaaSingh isn't afraid to fail. He has the great immortal Sridevi telling him it's okay to fail. I couldn't ask for more.

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1.5of 5
IndiaWest · R.M. Vijayakar

As for the overall film, pardon me for the brief and superficial-looking review. For one, this critique is quite adequate to describe this gigantic disappointment.

1.5of 5
Gulf News · Manjusha Radhakrishnan

Co-star Shah Rukh Khan treated fans to her character’s first look from the film

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2of 5
Mid-Day · Mayank Shekhar

Zero jerkily jostles between heartland, rustic realism, and a far-out romantic fantasy, vaguely along the lines of Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om. The only take-away is how tough it must've been to pull this off

2of 5
CatchNews · CatchNews Reviewer

Zero Movie Review: Finally after a long wait of 3 years, Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Anushka Sharma starrer Aanand L Rai directorial flick Zero has been released this Friday.

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2of 5
India Today · Ananya Bhattacharya

Do not try and find logic in a Salman Khan film. That became a learning long time ago. Leave your brain at home and enjoy the brawn, we told ourselves.

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2.5of 5
FilmiBeat · Madhuri

Zero drives home an important point which we often tend to neglect in our pursue for being a perfect human being.

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2.5of 5
Zee News · Zee News

Although the director Anand L Rai has had a glorious history, he has failed in executing the film. However, one thing that the whole team can be certainly proud of is the performances.

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3.5of 5
IndiaTvNews · IndiaTvNews Reviewer

The second half might let you down a bit, despite good performances by the cast. Initially it was an enjoyable ride, but after Bauua decides to go on space exploration, it slows down the momentum.

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3of 5
DNA India · Meena Iyer

Zero gets marks for Shah Rukh's experiment into a space less traveled. If you're curious, go ahead, amuse yourelf.

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3of 5
Pinkvilla · PinkVilla

So, at the end of the day, is Zero worth a watch? If you love SRK, Anushka and Katrina, then hell yeah, because they make for a deadly trio on screen.

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2of 5
News18 · Rajeev Masand

Its a shame Zero comes undone, because the ambition and the effort is visible. Shah Rukh Khan is especially entertaining in the first half while the script stays on track.

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2of 5
NDTV · Saibal

Zero, riding on SRK’s back, reaches for the stars. But its astral ambitions are thwarted by a lack of imagination and genuine understanding of the minds of people struggling to ward off undeserved ridicule and earn rightful…

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2of 5
Scroll · Nandini Ramnath

Shah Rukh Khan shrinks to conquer in Aanand L Rais Zero, a movie that probably sounded interesting at the concept stage but ends up being irretrievably outlandish in its execution.

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2of 5
Times Now · Shibaji

Let me preface by saying that I am a gigantic Shah Rukh Khan fan – to me there is no equal. I am sat patiently and waited for a good movie by the actor for the last 5 years.

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3of 5
Koimoi · Umesh Panwani

Zero Movie Review Rating: 3/5 Stars (Three stars) Star Cast: Anushka Sharma, Katrina​ Kaif​, Shah Rukh Khan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Sheeba Chadha Director: Aanand L. Rai

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Zee ETC Bollywood Business · Komal Nahta

On the whole, Zero is too fantastical and hence very difficult for the audience to digest.

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