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Filmi Score
Good
11 reviews
58
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Critics praise Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra's performances and Dibakar Banerjee's distinctive craft, but many call the screenplay scattered, the second half slow or repetitive, and the sound mixing poor.
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Summary
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (2021, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 11 critic reviews, and is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A).
Sandeep, a bank executive & Pinky, a suspended cop, are marked for a kill. Phones tapped, accounts blocked, they escape but escaping is not freedom.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Dibakar Banerjee · written by Dibakar Banerjee & Varun Grover · music Dibakar Banerjee & Anu Malik
Dibakar BanerjeeMusic · Director · Writer
Varun GroverWriter
Anu MalikMusic
Nikos AndritsakisCinematography
Anil MehtaCinematography
Bakul Baljeet MatiyaniEditing
Parineeti ChopraLead
Arjun Kapoor
Jaideep Ahlawat
Neena Gupta
Raghubir Yadav
Rahul Kumar
Sukant Goel
Dev Chauhan
Dinker Sharma
Archana Patel
Tarun Gahlot
Suruchi Aulakh
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SoundHitendra Ghosh · Nithin Lukose
Production designAparna Sud · Garima Mathur
CostumeRohit Chaturvedi
ChoreographyVaibhavi Merchant
LyricsNarendra Chandra · Varun Grover
ActionParvez Khan
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Summary
Sandeep, a bank executive & Pinky, a suspended cop, are marked for a kill. Phones tapped, accounts blocked, they escape but escaping is not freedom.
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (2021, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 58 from 11 critic reviews, and is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A).
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
11 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 11 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube · transcript read · 22 May 2021
Sucharita Tyagi praises Dibakar Banerjee's assured direction, a polished screenplay, and standout performances from Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Anupama Chopra · 19 Mar 2021
Anupama Chopra calls it a masterful takedown of Indian masculinity, greed and corruption, praising the writing, performances and visuals; her one… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Saibal Chatterjee · 20 Mar 2021
<I>Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar</i> Review: Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor's Film Is Of Unique Spirit Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Suparna Sharma · 22 Mar 2021
Deccan Chronicle finds strong performances and an intriguing setup but says the plotting is sparse and the direction loses its way as the film… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Shubhra Gupta · 19 Mar 2021
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar review: Two worlds collide in Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra film Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Stutee Ghosh · 20 Mar 2021
Ghosh admires the film's restraint and the elderly couple's performances but finds the leads' arcs meandering, the emotional payoff underwhelming,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Anna MM Vetticad · 19 Mar 2021
2.75/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 55
55
Sukanya Verma · 27 May 2021
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar review Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 50
60
Umesh Punwani · 19 Mar 2021
2.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 35
50
Ronak Kotecha · 19 Mar 2021
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar Movie Review: A layered but excruciatingly slow dark comedy Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 30
50
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 11 readings; 7 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar: quick answers
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Where can I watch Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar?
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is not on a subscription OTT service in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now, but can be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada), YouTube (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar?
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar has a Filmi Score of 58 (Good), the mean of 11 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (Times of India) to 85 (Sucharita Tyagi). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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