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Stanley Ka Dabba review

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2011 · Hindi · 1h 36m · Comedy, Family · CBFC U
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Exceptional
3 reviews · provisional
85
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Summary

Stanley Ka Dabba (2011, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 85 from 3 critic reviews, and is rated All by Filmi (CBFC: U).

School boy Stanley does not carry lunch, which is noticed by a teacher who forces kids to share their food with him. He soon warns Stanley that he must get a lunch box if he wants to attend school.

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School boy Stanley does not carry lunch, which is noticed by a teacher who forces kids to share their food with him. He soon warns Stanley that he must get a lunch box if he wants to attend school.

Stanley Ka Dabba (2011, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 85 from 3 critic reviews, and is rated All by Filmi (CBFC: U).

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What the critics said

3 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Raja Sen · 13 May 2011
Raja Sen calls Stanley Ka Dabba the best, purest Hindi film in a while, praising its authentic, natural-light cinematography, flawless child and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
95
12 May 2011
Stanley Ka Dabba Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Stanley Ka Dabba by Times of India Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5 Filmi’s reading 82
70
Namrata Joshi · 5 Feb 2022
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text Filmi’s reading 78
60
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 3 readings; 2 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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What did critics say about Stanley Ka Dabba?

Stanley Ka Dabba has a Filmi Score of 85 (Exceptional), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 78 (Outlook India) to 95 (Rediff). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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