Mohar
Basu
-
Koimoi
Ali
Abbas
Zafar's
film
Gunday
couldn't
even
near
the
tautness
promised
in
the
film's
crisply
made
trailer.
Despite
Ranveer
Singh
and
Arjun
Kapoor's
camaraderie
living
up
to
the
expected
measure
of
outstanding
and
Priyanka
looking
every
bit
heavenly
as
Nandita,
the
screenplay
is
plagued
with
predictability.
Gunday
is
not
a
bad
film
but
falls
miles
short
of
what
was
expected
of
it.
It
was
a
dampener
as
I
went
in
looking
for
passion
and
exhilarating
enjoyment
but
rather
was
meted
out
with
a
film
that
was
too
superficial
to
engage
audiences
in
a
vehement
narrative.
Saibal
Chatterjee
-
NDTV
Sadly,
Gunday
delivers
only
on
bits
and
pieces
of
that
promise.
A
large
part
of
the
story
actually
unfolds
in
the
mid
1980s
but
the
film
makes
a
complete
hash
of
the
period
details.
Gunday
is
smartly
mounted
and
studded
with
a
few
lively
song
and
dance
routines.
But
the
parts
do
not
quite
come
together
to
create
a
gripping
whole.
Sneha
May
Francis
-
Emirates
24/7
Despite
being
packed
with
liberal
servings
of
kitsch
and
colourful
quirks
from
the
flamboyant
70s,
three
good-looking
actors
and
incredible
tunes
reminiscent
of
a
glorious
past,
Ali
Abbas
Zafar's
visual
extravaganza
Gunday
doesn't
have
enough
soul
to
have
us
hooked.
Manjusha
Radhakrishnan
-
Gulf
News
Gunday,
led
by
Ranveer
Singh
and
Arjun
Kapoor,
is
Bollywood's
scruffier
version
of
Baywatch.
And
boy,
can
Bikram
and
Bala
run.
Instead
of
pristine
sandy
beaches
shown
in
the
American
show,
the
Gunday
men
are
soot-kissed
and
are
seen
dodging
bullets
in
Kolkata's
coal
mines.Of
the
two
boys,
it's
Singh
who
shines
like
a
diamond.
His
act
is
comparatively
polished,
while
Kapoor
comes
across
as
a
petulant
boy
who
needs
some
sense
to
be
shaken
into
him.
Rohit
Vats
-
IBNLive
Gunday
begins
with
a
high
voltage
action
sequence.
Jashn-e-ishqa
is
one
energetic
number.
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
has
concentrated
a
lot
on
creating
drama
and
that
is
paying
well.
#Gunday
Priyanka
Chopra
raises
the
temperature.
She
looks
super
glamorous.
Bappi
Da
croons
Assalaame
E
Ishqum.
#Gunday.
The
story
is
predictable
so
far,
but
the
director
is
successful
in
creating
drama.