Panga

critic Reviews

, 94% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Anupama ChopraFilm Companion
    Panga creates a lived-in world with characters who have depth and personality...
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    Namrata JoshiThe Hindu
    Kangana Ranaut's latest is all heart and charm, with an emotional wallop at the end...
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    Rachel SaltzNew York Times
    Ranaut's Jaya... elevates the movie, putting the story across better than the script can. Ranaut makes Jaya credible and specific; she's not an every woman or every mom or every athlete.
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    Aparita BhandariGlobe and Mail
    Panga's strength lies in its capable cast, which brings heart to a largely contrived script that tells more than it shows.
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    Shubhra GuptaThe Indian Express
    That Jaya Nigam, played with absolute conviction by Kangana Ranuat, dares to dream of a past life where she was in the spotlight, is a straight-off win, subject-wise.
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    Saibal ChatterjeeNDTV
    Intelligently scripted, deftly directed and well-acted.
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    Stutee GhoshThe Quint
    Panga isn't limited to a tussle in a kabaddi match.It's about not letting life get the better of you . Even at the end it isn't a carefully curated victory lap that the film offers .It ends with a million possibilities &that's the beauty of Panga.
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    Musanna AhmedFilm Inquiry
    Panga is an inspiring love letter to mothers everywhere, telling them that their dreams are valid.
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    Anna M.M. VetticadFirstpost
    It is only in the second half that it gradually becomes evident that, heartwarming though the film's positivity is, it also ends up giving us a sanitised view of middle-class India and women's struggles.
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    Prathyush ParasuramanFilm Companion
    A sports drama film without caricatured villains is a bold movie. It has its pay-off, but also its trade-off...
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