Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Dood Singh Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a powerful entertainer that describes how rich people and politicians eat up poor and needy to remain at the top. The movie is a true cult. It describes a serious issue in a comic way similar to what was done in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.Imran Khan plays role of a lawyer who has stayed in his village to help poor farmers. Pankaj Kapoor plays role of Mandola, after whom the name of the village has been derived, and Anushka Sharma plays role of Mandola's daughter. Pankaj Kapoor's performance is par excellence and Imran Khan has performed good too. Anushka Sharma needs to try something different than a bubbly character in each of her movie, but still she is promising in the movie. A must watch movie, according to me.

Niaz Islam Arif This movie is simply a wreck.One thing is sure that you neither will get back your money or your time so think before watching this movie. The movie was nicely promoted in a fun way. But watching this movie is simply loss of time. I thought the fun part was written by one person and the serious part was written by another because there is no collaboration at all :( And the movie is too much predictable, they don't even build any character in this movie. No one was in limelight either. The characters come, deliver dialogue and then leave. what kind of crap it is? Which is worst is they ruined the name of mao. The name was grave in the movie but they made it as ridiculous as they can. Which turn down the whole movie plot. I am tired of writing actually so now I will stop. I am sorry if I offended anyone's feeling(!)

Achyuta Ghosh Macbeth and Maoism is definitely not an easy cinematic cocktail but then Vishal Bharadwaj is a special act- the pioneer of today's "think different" craftsmen, and usually he has explored dark, psychological themes in his past ventures. But when he decides to go whacky on a socially relevant topic, rest assured that the faithful shall be rewarded. It's never ending name aside, Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola oozes rustic charm and riotous comedy- though it is not made for the masses. Political satires are rarely popular, and at best misunderstood. Vishal tries to mix things up by overlaying comedy and sprinkling a bit of romance on an issue which has claimed national acclaim- the land grab.At the outset the plot appears simple- Harry Mandola, played in scene stealing fashion by Pankaj Kapur suffers from a split personality, the split caused due to the bottle. when he is sober, he is a cold, calculating, and manipulative businessman who wants to see factories and malls on his agricultural land, but when drunk on his favorite Desi his heart bleeds gold, and simple goodness. Then there is Matru (Imran Khan), who also sort of leads a double life- the JNU educated sidekick of Mandola is also a closet Maoist who wants to make sure that the villagers get their due. Anushka Sharma in a repeat performance of all her movies is Bijlee- ganjee wearing, extroverted, fire breathing, and feisty. Shabana Azmi is Chaudhari Devi, the politician in bed with Mandola who strictly believes that the country gains only if the politician gains. Arya Babbar is her delightful idiot of a son who needs to marry Bijlee to ensure the Mandola family wealth becomes his. Last but not the least is Gulabo- the grinning pink buffalo that Harry regularly sees when drunk, alluding to Macbethian fallacies.Like Mandola though, MKBKM has the Jekyll and Hyde complex- large tracts of the film are outright hilarious, deadpan Jat-style. Sample the first scene where there is a limousine and a shack, and Kapur and Khan cajoling the voice inside the shack to sell them alcohol on a dry day. But to no avail and so they drive the limo into the shack before breaking off into an impromptu song. Speaking of which, the songs are fabulous- Vishal was a music director first and a film director later, and songs in MKBKM drive the story forward, in addition to being catchy. Other than Imran Khan who beneath all that beard still tries to do his singular chocolate boy act, the casting is spot on too- from Shabana, Kapur and Anushka right up to the chow-mien hating, khaap infamous Haryanvi villagers. The land grab plot, though repeated in multitude of movies, is given an original treatment and the movie albeit quirky, has its heart in the right place, an almost perfect black comedy. But somehow Vishal is not able to end it with the same gusto that he started with, and all then falls back on the unimpressive love triangle, and a clichéd marriage scene.For people bred on the current spate of crass comedies, there is good news-a half hearted Vishal Bharadwaj is way better than the rest of the Bollywood crop. Here is to a brave director unafraid of failure and doing things his way, having the guts to challenge the basics behind "India shining" where the rich have only become richer at the cost of the poor, in his own eccentric way. Besides why miss an opportunity to see India's best ever actor romance India's best ever actress? 8/10

Vishal Budhraja Movie starts with an educative song and then it touches a new height with every new scene. It is a dark comedy on problems faced by farmers in India where script never looses focus. Every situation as well as line is written with a logic. From the very first scene Pankaj Kapoor rules and crosses heights of acting. We can easily recall his best work in movies like "Ek Doctor Ki Maut" & "Maqbool". Best Scene: Vishal's direction in the scene where the drunk Pankaj and Imran tries to move a well from one place to another, only because they are unhappy with its current position, is superb. Clever Shooting angels, tight script, superb acting takes this flick to the next level. Shabana is very convincing in his role and delivers best dialogue of the movie where she explain how a Politician use people to be powerful. Arya Babbar's innocent acting is also remarkable this time. Anushka is at her best too & looks cute as ever :) . Loose Points: Beard Imram khan who is not able to match up against other top class actors. Vishal is not able to give a sensible ending. Last Words: just go for it.....