Thar

Vetticad of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 2.75/5 stars and wrote, "Anil Kapoor's quiet charisma and innate appeal keep the film going even when its writing enters shallow waters."

Bharathi Pradhan of Lehren gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars and stated, "Cruel & Compelling."

Pooja Biraia Jaiswal of The Week gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Thar's gripping atmospherics, set in 1985, is captured evocatively by Shreya Dev Dube, as the narrative unfolds in the desert's grim expanse."

Prateek Sur of Outlook India gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars and wrote, "While Chaudhary has made a great attempt at bringing forth a dark neo-noir thriller, but in his haste to keep it under two hours, he has just squandered a great plot at hand."

Renuka Vyavahare of The Times Of India gave the film a rating of 3/5 stars and wrote, "Anil Kapoor's film choices are only getting better and bolder with age.

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "Kapoor Sr delivers a restrained performance, and Kapoor Jr finds himself tackling a role that appears to be right up his narrow alley.

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "This is one of those films where the setting is the real hero-- the 'Marusthal' (desert) stretching as far as the eye can see, crumbling forts, bare trees providing meagre shade, implacable, hard beauty."

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Thar is a surprise of the season and worth watching for its plot, direction, music score and the never before seen locales of Rajasthan."