Critic Reviews
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"Who would believe that the best old-fashioned audience picture of the year, a Hollywood-style romantic melodrama that delivers major studio satisfactions in an ultra-modern way, was made on the streets of India with largely unknown stars by a British dire"
Los Angeles Times
- Kenneth Turan
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"With dazzling, magical realism and vigorous storytelling, the film has an enchanting power, fusing a fairy tale quality with gritty realism."
USA Today
- Claudia Puig
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"...a story of social mobility that is positively Dickensian in its attention to detail and the extremes of poverty and wealth within a culture."
Variety
- Todd McCarthy