| Good Reviews | Average Reviews | Bad Reviews |
| 4.0 |
"a must watch. This film is all passion where the magic of being is brought to life"
- Business Of Cinema |
| 4.0 |
"this dish is delightful"
- Times Online |
| 4.0 |
"A clean entertainer which can be watched by the entire family"
- Glamsham |
| 4.0 |
"a film where the words match the thoughts of the characters so well that you forget someone else wrote the dialogues for the unlikely lovers"
- Subhash Jha |
| 4.0 |
"The entire audience gave a standing ovation when the movie ended. Is movie main kuch bhi kum nahin tha"
- Jam |
| 4.0 |
"an experience to savour, as it achieves the right balance between art and popular cinema"
- South Africa Sunday Times |
| 4.0 |
"It is not often that the Hindi filmi audience gets such a subtle tale delivered with such class and confidence. Do not miss it for anything"
- Andhra Cafe |
| 4.0 |
"is indicative of the changing face of Hindi cinema and the subject is sensitively handled without being preachy or condescending"
- South Africa Daily News |
| 4.0 |
"has a delicate mix of the finest ingredients, making for a film to be savoured"
- BBC Films |
| 4.0 |
"A definite must see on how Bollywood is evolving from its run-of-the-mill musicals to films portraying meaningful cinema on day to day life"
- BBC |
| 3.5 |
"Go ahead, take a helping. Served with a dash of class"
- The Hindu |
| 3.5 |
"an enjoyable dish till its last bite"
- IndiCine |
| 3.5 |
"a well-made movie that provides instant relief -- a sugar-free, low-fat must-watch"
- Oh My News |
| 3.5 |
"a very unsullied and fine-looking piece of cinema…. We certainly need more such as this one is"
- Movie Walah |
| 3.5 |
"is one dish that possesses all the ingredients to please audiences"
- BollySpice |
| 3.5 |
"The freshness Balki brings in his approach towards handling the most important moments of the film will be appreciated by all"
- Indya.com |
| 3.5 |
"Watch it. A brilliant sequence involving the chef, a chemist, chhatris and chachas is absolute movie magic, and in itself well worth the price of admission. Bravo"
- Rediff |
| 3.5 |
"has a lilt to it and its pacing is crisp and confident. It is also tongue-in-cheek funny most of the way"
- Mumbai Mirror |
| 3.5 |
" The high-point of the film is its screenplay, laced with witticism, and the warm and winsome relationships that the director succeeds in sculpting. Nothing's stereotypical and no one's a stock character"
- Times Of India |
| 3.3 |
"A film to enjoy with one’s parents, it provides some light humour and ample charm but leaves no aftertaste – it’s just a little too bland"
- Planet Bollywood |
| 3.0 |
"a perfectly cooked and served dish"
- Now Running |
| 3.0 |
"is absorbing in parts. A lackluster first half gets a boost with a much energetic second half and that elevates the film to the watchable level"
- IndiaFM |
| 3.0 |
"An intelligently handled script, well written dialogues backed by some good acting, Balki dashes up a marvelous soufflé"
- Movie Talkies |
| 3.0 |
"is due to bore you in the first half but the second half manages to pace up things"
- RadioSargam |
| 3.0 |
"with a fresh Bachchan and Tabu on the menu, the meal is appetising enough. Go taste it"
- Deccan Herald |
| 3.0 |
"ambitious and attractive but unsatisfying"
- NDTV |
| 3.0 |
"Watch it for the novelty in content and the sparkling chemistry between Amitabh and Tabu"
- Mid-Day |
| 3.0 |
"There is enough sugar here to keep you going for a while; down it with pleasure"
- Mumbai Mirror 2 |
| 3.0 |
"has towering and reliable acting talents who make this an entertaining show"
- Smash Hits |
| 3.0 |
"Do not miss this sugarfree spread"
- ApunKaChoice |
| 3.0 |
"If Cheeni Kum would have given us some more laughs than drama, we’d have appreciated the film much more"
- IndiaTimes |
| 3.0 |
"this dish is to enjoyed more for it's main course than the dessert"
- IndiaGlitz |
| 3.0 |
"never quite quashes Bollywood's habitual sweet tooth for melodrama"
- Channel 4 |
| 3.0 |
"a refreshingly mature Hindi film"
- MTV India |
| 3.0 |
"may not be a wholesome, scrumptious meal but it’s a nice, low fat snack"
- Naach Gaana |
| 3.0 |
"an honest and refreshing look at human relationships"
- South Africa Daily News 2 |
| 3.0 |
"cleverly toys with its superficial resemblance to the Non-Resident Indian “yuppie” romances of the 1990s"
- LA Weekly |
| 3.0 |
"the clever tone and tongue-in-cheek style make it an interesting watch"
- Tehelka |
| 2.8 |
"If satirical comedy interests you, go grab a ticket for Cheeni Kum, else wait for a slapstick comedy"
- MeriNews |
| 2.5 |
"If the product rises a notch above the average, it’s essentially for its moments, a few giggles here and there, camerawork, professional level of acting and well, a theme that’s daring – but has been done to death now"
- Hindustan Times |
| 2.5 |
"it takes too much time to set up the plot, so it plods along gently and a little too unhurried for our liking. And from time to time, you do want to tell them to just get on with it"
- Times Now |
| 2.5 |
"Unfortunately, the whole turns out to be much lesser than the sum of its brilliant parts"
- Full Hyderabad |
| 2.5 |
"The smooth stride with which the entire film bloomed goes completely haywire towards the end"
- Express India |
| 2.5 |
"a breezy light romantic comedy film which is witty, amusing and enjoyable"
- Bollywood Mantra |
| 2.5 |
"is by no means a gourmet dish, just okay as fast food"
- Cybernoon |
| 2.5 |
"a cleverly written script with lots of moments to keep it going. Unfortunately, this is true only of the first half after which it is like a fish floundering out of water"
- DNA India |
| 2.5 |
"reminds you of a slick commercial, but don’t start looking for deeper meanings and cinematic moments"
- Screen India |
| 2.0 |
"tries to mix the Hollywood style of storytelling with loud, native humour which is unappetising"
- Outlook India |
| 2.0 |
"Not even the almighty Bachchan looks entirely comfortable with such undernourished material"
- Film Exposed |
| 2.0 |
"is not so much a film as it is an interesting concept. For it to be a complete film, it needed a tight screenplay which is sorely missing here"
- IBN Live |
| 2.0 |
"ends up as the ‘sugar-free romance’ it intended to be — but the tadka and mirchi in this love masala are missing too"
- Mid-Day Epaper |
| 1.0 |
"a pile of ingredients that no one has been bothered to form into a recipe"
- The Guardian |
