| Grade & Score (?) |
C- (49%)
Avg Rating: 2.47/5 (49%) from 29 Reviews |
| Reviews (?) |
29 Reviews Counted: 12 Good / 6 Average / 11 Bad
|
| Cast |
Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher, Alok Nath and Seema Biswas |
| Director |
Sooraj Barjatya |
| Release Date |
November 10, 2006 |
| Box Office Status |
Blockbuster. Proves one of the biggest hits of Rajshri |
Synopsis
A film by Sooraj Barjatya starring Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher, Alok Nath and Seema Biswas.
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Reviews
| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 4.0 |
"definitely worth watching."
- South Africa Daily News |
| 3.8 |
"a simple love story which proves to be a wholesome and clean family entertainer"
- AllBollywood.com |
| 3.5 |
"If you are a sucker for romantic ideals about love, marriage, joint families, good values and lots of music, then ‘Vivah’ is for you."
- IndiaGlitz |
| 3.0 |
"has an ordinary/routine first half, but the post-interval portions, notably the climax, compensate for the shortcomings."
- IndiaFM |
| 3.0 |
"it is a Rajshri film, with a warm storyline that will appeal to certain people, meaning it may do well in the long run"
- RadioSargam |
| 3.0 |
"nurtures Barjatya's idealistic, almost utopian view of a joint family. "
- IndiaTimes |
| 3.0 |
"is a clear winner. Well done, Sooraj!"
- Mag 4 You |
| 3.0 |
"a simple, gentle watch!"
- Times Now |
| 3.0 |
" is a good family entertainer. It will particularly touch a chord among female audiences."
- ApunKaChoice |
| 3.0 |
"A clean entertainer which the entire family can sit together and watch. "
- Indya.com |
| 3.0 |
"works as a parable of artless values and also as a delicately structured romance between a couple that decides to fall in love after their marriage is decided by their parents. "
- Subhash Jha |
| 3.0 |
"for the Hum Aapke Hai Kaun fans who love to reminisce about Indian traditional values which are a thing of the past in this modern day society"
- BBC |
| 2.8 |
"See it for Sooraj Barjatya’s belief that cinema is more than RGV, Karan and Sanjay Bansali."
- Andhra Cafe |
| 2.5 |
"anachronistic, but could appeal to a section of the audience. "
- Deepa Gahlot |
| 2.5 |
"is dangerously close to being regressive."
- Sify |
| 2.5 |
"The director deserves credits for story than for direction."
- All Indian Site |
| 2.5 |
"is like an unending family soap that goes on and on. May be it’s finally time to change track, Sooraj babu."
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.5 |
"could be endearing or annoying, depending on which side of the conservative-progressive divide the viewer stands."
- Cybernoon |
| 2.0 |
"an average entertainer which does have an average potential."
- Bollywood Mantra |
| 2.0 |
"turns out to be a slow and dragging emotional affair."
- B On Demand |
| 2.0 |
"the slow first half kills the film."
- Bollyvista |
| 2.0 |
"A B-grade film minus the sex and violence."
- MTV India |
| 2.0 |
"We do like some parts of Vivah (the family bonding scenes). But for the rest of the way we are stuffed with sugar."
- DNA India |
| 2.0 |
"the so-called journey from engagement to marriage, is so long and boring that one may even prefer to stay single."
- Deccan Herald |
| 2.0 |
"I suggest you buy your grandparents a ticket for this soapy ride."
- Mid-Day |
| 2.0 |
"another dose of diabetes-inducing nostalgia, which harks back to a bygone era of outmoded tradition and overrated virtue"
- BBC Films |
| 1.0 |
"is a tiring 3 hour marathon of 19th century love"
- Jam |
| 1.0 |
"no reason to smile for Sooraj Barjatya's Vivah."
- IBN Live |
| 0.0 |
"is a nightmare."
- Rediff |
