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… India’s first registered association of film critics — a geographically diverse cross-section of professionals — who have come together to streamline the ethical and quality standards for film criticism in the country.
With India’s most credible critics – representing print, radio, broadcast, and the web – at its helm, the Guild is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of integrity amongst its members and evaluating works of cinema that stand apart in their story telling.
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Critics Choice Awards
Since 2018, the Film Critics Guild and Motion Content Group in collaboration with Vistas Media Capital have showcased, recognised and rewarded the best talent coming out from different film industries, all across India. Our aim have championed short films, web series and feature films all on the same platform across all Indian languages, through an unbiased, credible, transparent process.
Outreach Programmes
Film Critics Guild aims to carry out meaningful conversations around film criticism across the country, in different cities as a part of our robust year-round programme. We collaborate with different organizations, film festivals and educational institutions to carry out film screenings, workshops and panel discussions on the art of film criticism.
Member Reviews
Film Critics Guild currently has 57 members spread across 13 different cities, who regularly review the films released every week, across all Indian languages. Our mandate is to further the cause of credible and ethical film criticism in the country. This site collates reviews by members which you can browse starting here, or look for a specific film using our alphabetic index of films.
Guild News
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Film Critic Ishita Sengupta at the Berlinale Talents 2025
Film critic Ishita Sengupta was selected as part of Berlinale Talents 2025. She was one of eight writers from around the world to partake in intensive workshops and networking opportunities aimed at elevating her craft. She was also among the 34 members of the press selected to cover the Sundance Film Festival as part of the Press Inclusion initiative—an effort by the festival to support critics from underrepresented groups through financial and systematic assistance.
(Picture credit: © Peter Himsel, Berlinale 2025)
Best of Critics' Choice Awards at the 17th International Guwahati Film Festival
The Film Critics Guild collaborated with the Gauhati Cinema Club for the 17th International Guwahati Film Festival to showcase the Best of the Critics’ Choice Awards. The festival took place from 11—16th December 2024, where five feature films were screened, which included titles like Kadaisi Vivasayi by M. Manikandan, Three of Us by Avinash Arun Dhaware, Eeb Allay Ooo! by Prateek Vats, Koozhangal by P. Vinothraj, and Goldfish by Pushan Kripalani.
FCG Gender Sensitivity Award at Dharamshala Int'l Film Festival 2024
The Film Critics Guild partnered with the Dharamshala International Film Festival (7-10 December 2024) to present the FCG Gender Sensitivity Award to the documentary film Marching in the Dark by Kinshuk Surjan. The jury included film critics Ishita Sengupta (OTT Play), Kirubhakar Purushothaman (News18), and Sukanya Verma (Rediff.com). At the closing ceremony of the festival, the award was presented to the filmmaker by film critic Rohan Naahar (The Indian Express).
Best of Critics Choice Awards Screened at Lakhisarai Children's Film Festival 2024
The first-ever Lakhisarai Children’s Film Festival was held in Lakhisarai, Bihar, where a short film package was screened under the ‘Best of Critics’ Choice Awards,’ in collaboration with the Film Critics Guild. Suman Sen’s The Silent Echo and Karishma Dev Dubey’s Bittu were featured in this package. Guild member and senior critic Deepak Dua was present at the event.
Latest Member Reviews
Read all reviews by our members
starting here
or browse our index of films reviewed,
for reviews of a specific film
Video Reviews
Sthal
Sucharita Tyagi
Independent Film Critic
Marathi Film Shining Again
All 3 reviews of Sthal here
Nadaaniyan
Bhawana Somaaya
92.7 Big FM
Nadaniyan reflects our urban youth who are confused but eventually accountable for their actions
All 17 reviews of Nadaaniyan here
Nadaaniyan
Anupama Chopra
The Hollywood Reporter India
A film that relies heavily on nostalgia and visual appeal but falls short in its narrative
All 17 reviews of Nadaaniyan here
Loveyapa
Anmol Jamwal
Tried & Refused Productions (YouTube)
The Nepo Baby Problem
All 8 reviews of Loveyapa here
Print/Online Reviews
Superboys of Malegaon
Saibal Chatterjee
NDTV
The Film Is An All-Round Delight
All 10 reviews of Superboys of Malegaon here
Superboys of Malegaon
Sanyukta Thakare
Mashable India
Adarsh Gourav Shines In Reema Kagti's Heartfelt Ode To Cinema Lovers
All 10 reviews of Superboys of Malegaon here
Nadaaniyan
Anuj Kumar
The Hindu
Ibrahim Ali Khan’s debut film doesn’t pass the test
All 17 reviews of Nadaaniyan here
Rekhachithram
Srivathsan Nadadhur
Independent Film Critic
Decent Thriller, Filmi Twist
All 2 reviews of Rekhachithram here
Kingston
Avinash Ramachandran
Indian Express
A promising sea creature feature watered down by its embellishments
Dupahiya
Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
Gajraj Rao, Renuka Shahane’s anti-Mirzapur show delivers clean, family entertainment
All 3 reviews of Dupahiya here
The Waking of a Nation
Bharathi Pradhan
Lehren.com
The Conspiracy Behind The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
All 3 reviews of The Waking of a Nation here
Mithya
Manoj Kumar
Independent Film Critic
A poignant drama that closes with a nail-biting finish
All 4 reviews of Mithya here
Sthal
Keyur Seta
(for The Common Man Speaks)
Bollywood Hungama
Subtle yet powerful critique of forced arranged marriages of girls
All 3 reviews of Sthal here
Nadaaniyan
Nonika Singh
The Tribune, Hollywood Reporter India
Love me not, the film cries out
All 17 reviews of Nadaaniyan here
Nadaaniyan
Renuka Vyavahare
The Times of India
A rambling love story that’s too filtered to be true
All 17 reviews of Nadaaniyan here
Critics Choice Awards 2024
The Critics' Choice Film Awards is a platform to celebrate diversity and flair in Indian films. It is a space to reward and recognise creativity, ingenuity and quality.
As a pan-India award, the Critics' Choice Film Awards represents the diverse range of filmmaking in the country. It honours talent and displays the rich culture of films across languages, styles and themes. The Critics' Choice Film Awards were instituted in 2018 and have continued every year since.
In our first edition, the awards recognized short films, in the second we enhanced the awards to include the exciting and burgeoning space of web series and episodic content. This year we aim to continue unearthing and honoring talent from this flourishing space. With a transparent process to identify worthy winners, these awards aim to reward the immense creativity of this industry.
View earlier years from here
Special Awards 2024
Feature Films 2024
Web Series 2024
Short Films 2024
