Blue Umbrella (2007)

Hindi 2 hrs 30 mins Children, Children, Drama
Critics Score
80%
Total Reviews: 10
User Score
0%
Total Votes: 0
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Review Summary: Vishal Bhardwaj the director describes it as a 'children's film for adults'.

Average Critic Rating: (2.92)
Cast: Pankaj Kapoor , Shriya Sharma , Deepak Dobriyal , Rahul Kumar , Anil George
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Release Date: 10 Aug 2007

Plot: The story is set in a small village near Banikhet, Himachal Pradesh and revolves around a young girl Biniya and village's only shop owner Nand Kishore Khatri. Biniya lives with her mother and elder brother. One day she comes across a blue color Japanese umbrella while herding her family cows. Read more

Blue Umbrella - Top Reviews

THE BLUE UMBRELLA is a well-made film but it's for a handful of viewers in a handful of cities. More for the Festival circuit.
Full review on Bollywood Hungama
Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama
Nothing can make you smile like a fable.
Full review on Rediff 
Raja Sen, Rediff 
Vishal Bhardwaj the director describes it as a 'children's film for adults'.
Full review on Times of India
Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India
Bharadwaj’s Umbrella comes pretty close to the spirit of that tradition and is limned by bravura performances by Pankaj Kapur and Shreya Sharma, surely meriting a matinee out with the family.
Full review on Hindustan Times 
Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times 
Pure and unadulterated -- two words that do justice to Vishal Bhardwaj's cinematic adaptation of Ruskin Bond's novel THE BLUE UMBRELLA.
Full review on SIFY
Taran Adarsh, SIFY

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Blue Umbrella - All Reviews

Vishal Bhardwaj's Blue Umbrella is a masterpiece of understatement
Full review on MSN India
Movie Talkies Team, MSN India
The Blue Umbrella may not appeal to all, but a different brand of cinema usually doesn’t. But that doesn’t stop the movie from ending up a well-made product. Barring a few deficiencies here and there, The Blue Umbrella is a simple and well-executed film,
Full review on Bolly Spice
Razeen, Bolly Spice
'The Blue Umbrella' has not only open gates and vision for "inspirational" cinematic works but has delivered a relevant genre to the bunch of modern filmmakers who have shown insane and insatiable desire for irreverent Hollywood rip-offs
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Beautiful movie for beautiful people
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