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it "a heartfelt yet overambitious tale of class and gender inequality" with the director failing to find "ways to overcome script and editing weaknesses, resulting in a disappointing drama."
Senior journalist Shekhar Gupta wrote in his "National Interest" column that "Masaan" left a deep impression on him, "get[ting] the pulse of small-town India as no other I have seen." The director has woven Ganga intimately into Varun Grover’s tight screenplay, Gayatri Gauri wrote in "First Post" adding "
segment titled "God Room". It was screened out of competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
"Masaan" was appreciated at 2015 Cannes Film Festival and won two prestigious awards.
NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee gave "Masaan"(2015) 4.5 stars, saying "Richa Chadha inhabits not just the body of Devi Pathak, but her entire soul. The result is as powerful a screen heroine as any we have seen in years." Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN, said- "Masaan is a deeply affecting film