Udta Teer Review Roundup: What Critics Are Saying

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ABP Live

"Udta Teer is predictable, but it’s never boring. The laughs come steadily, the dialogues are sharp, and the songs are put to clever use"

Also: "Sara Ali Khan is the weak link, though not through any fault of her own. Yamini is written as an appendage, and the marriage track never gets enough substance to matter"

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Filmfare

"At its best, Udta Teer is an entertaining send-up of the spy-film genre, with Ayushmann leading the charge and Rahul Bose providing plenty of laughs"

Also: "The problem, however, is that the film gradually loses some of its comic momentum. The second half introduces too many twists and turns, shifting the emphasis towards suspense, intrigue and the mechanics of the spy thriller"

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The Hindu

"The premise isn’t skit-deep; the screenplay keeps shifting shape, but Kaushik settles for a festive audience hungry for quick gags, Pakistan-baiting and chest-thumping cinema"

Also: "Rahul shows his class even when he is reduced to a punching bag, and Ayushmann finds his footing by refusing to let Bilal devolve into a caricature"

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Cinema Express

"It’s hilarious till it isn’t. Sadly, novelty has a short shelf life"

Also: "Like a mole, Udta Teer too uncovers its mask in the second half when it becomes a preachy patriotic film. A Ram Mandir plugin raised my propaganda-catching antennae"

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Rediff

"Despite Ayushmann's sharp presence making the most of his foggily written part pulling through extremes of fun and ferocity, Udta Teer misses the bullseye by a mile"

Also: "Watching its refreshingly cheeky ambition dumb down into a grovelling piece of gutless filmmaking is supremely disappointing"

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Bolly Movie Reviewz: 3.18/5

"On the whole, Udta Teer is not the laugh riot which it should’ve been. Given its poor start, it will not be able to accomplish anything worthwhile at the ticket windows"

Also: "The screenplay, written by Akash A. Kaushik, Gautam Govind Sharma, Dia Walia and Madhur Sharma, has several interesting and entertaining scenes but there are also several scenes and sequences which don’t create the desired laughter"

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Filmibeat

"The film is neither extraordinary nor consistently brilliant, but it offers enough humour to make for a reasonably entertaining one-time watch"

Also: "However, the film does not maintain the same pace throughout. While the first half remains engaging, the second half feels stretched at certain points"

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Filmibeat · Bollywood

"The film is neither extraordinary nor consistently brilliant, but it offers enough humour to make for a reasonably entertaining one-time watch"

Also: "However, the film does not maintain the same pace throughout. While the first half remains engaging, the second half feels stretched at certain points"

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Koimoi

"All in all, the film is supremely entertaining, but above all, the script is very intelligent in its complex structure"

Also: "I especially loved Smita Tambe as Holkar, the late Mukul Dev as Azhar Maqsood, and Kavya Kumar in his cameo as Sharif. All three are fantastic"

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PINKVILLA

"The film keeps the humor engaging and the narrative moving, even when its plot stretches credibility"

Also: "Late Mukul Dev, in his final screen role, is unique and adds to the ensemble's significance with his nuanced acting"

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The Free Press Journal: 2.5 stars

"Udta Teer is not what you call a masterpiece, but its entertaining in parts, where it has its moments"

Also: "If there is one actor in this entire movie who without a doubt is the real star here- it's Mukul Dev (as terrorist Azhar Maqsood)"

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Updated 27 October 2026. CutMirchi does not review films itself: this page gathers published critics' reviews, quoted word for word and linked, and is updated as more arrive. "Verdict" is our one-word reading of each review; ratings are as each outlet printed them.