Satyagraha Reviews and Ratings

Satyagraha Reviews and Ratings

Taran Adarsh-

SATYAGRAHA is an all-engrossing, compelling drama that mirrors the reality around us. In fact, it's yet another brilliant addition to Prakash Jha's credible repertoire, who has created some of the most politically momentous motion pictures. For the splendid drama and the electrifying dramatic highs, I suggest you must watch this hard-hitting fare. Absolutely recommended!

Rating-4stars 

Komal Nahata-

 Satyagraha is an average fare but its business at the box-office will be below average due to the below-the-mark start and lack of universal support, especially lack of youth support. Although it is contemporary and entertaining in parts and also has an emotional under-current, its convenient screenplay and too idealistic characters would mar its box-office prospects by limiting its appeal. Business in big centres and multiplexes will be better than that in smaller centres and single-screen cinemas.

Indicine-

 Satyagraha manages to make a mark in your conscience because of the important issues it talks about. If you manage to overlook a few of the film’s logical loopholes, Satyagraha is definitely an entertaining social lesson. Box office wise, I expect the film to do well inspite of the heavy flow of releases scheduled for the next few weeks. Audiences will enjoy Amitabh Bachchan’s Anand the most and it should set the cash registers ringing.

Positives:

• Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Bajpai’s performances
• The important issues it raises
• The screenplay flows along nicely
• Prakash Jha’s direction
• All of the characters have been given enough screen presence

Negatives:

• The editing
• The music

Rating-Three and a Half Stars

Glamsham

Watching SATYAGRAHA fuels in you the desire to pray for a better tomorrow. To pray for better governance, for politicians with no criminal past and a government that is for the people.

It also fuels in you the desire to know what happened to Anna Hazare and later
Arvind Kejriwal. And this thinking is what makes you revisit the film in your mind and find a few loopholes in the script.

What Jha shows was witnessed on television by India and the world. What remains an intrigue is why the movement lost steam and where Hazare and Kejriwal are today? If Jha had to peel off another layer, SATYAGRAHA would have delved deeper into what every Indian wants to know today.

While the movie does invoke in you some feelings, you do feel cheated that it does not attempt to answer the bigger question.

Rating :  3/ 5 stars Times Of India Satyagraha grapples with this dilemma. More philosophical than fiery, it adorns reality with gloss and loss. Dwarka touching the earth where his son fell brings tears while Prasoon Joshi's wonderful lyrics - "Uthkar karne hain kuch kaam, Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" - bring hope.  Satyagraha deserves an extra half-star for capturing corruption from root to branch - a government babu complains, "Yahan toh table ka bhi bhaada dena padta hai". Showing trueSatyagraha has no short-cuts, it also shows solutions glimmering ahead, as ephemeral, yet powerful as a rainbow cleansing the dust.  Note: You may not like this movie if you avoid socio-political realities in cinema. Ratings- 4 and a half stars First Post  Satyagraha thought provoking, but quickly loses charm DNA- Watch it for Big B's performance. It would be a shame to miss that. Rating- 2.5 stars