Anisha Rao of India Today rated it 2.5/5 stars and said that "The Great Shamsuddin Family isn’t a film that sweeps you away, but it is one that leaves you thinking.Read at source
The Great Shamsuddin Family 2025 
Synopsis
The Great Shamsuddin Family
The Great Shamsuddin Family is a 2025 Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Anusha Rizvi. It is produced by Ajit Andhare, Alok Jain and Mahmood Farooqui under Star Studio18. It stars an ensemble cast including Kritika Kamra, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Sheeba Chaddha, Farida Jalal and Purab Kohli. It premiered on JioHotstar on 12 December 2025.
- Director
- Anusha Rizvi
- Release
- 12 Dec 2025
- Studio
- Star Studio18, JioHotstar
- Run time
- 97 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for The Great Shamsuddin Family is 53/100 from 8 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- writing
Positive 9
Bhawna Arya of Times Now rated it 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that "The Great Shamsuddin Family is a warm, witty slice-of-life film that celebrates the madness and magic of family.Read at source
A critic from Bollywood Hungama gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that "On the whole, THE GREAT SHAMSUDDIN FAMILY is a decent, intermittently engaging family dramedy that shines in its performances and slice-of-life humour but stumbles due to its uneven writing and convenient, rushed finale.Read at source
Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that "The Great Shamsuddin Family is a seemingly light chamber piece that hides its claws of social commentary under the chirpy banter of an apartment full of women."Read at source
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in stated in her review that "The 97-minute movie is set in a Delhi milieu that is rarely explored.Read at source
Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated it 3/5 stars and observed that "Watch it if you enjoy heartfelt family chaos with relatable humour, this is just good enough not great."Read at source
Shilajit Mitra of The Hollywood Reporter India called it "Mostly a delight" and wrote that "Great Shamsuddin Family is more sweet than it is subversive.Read at source
Shubhangi Shah of The Week rated it 3/5 stars and said that "The Great Shamsuddin Family isn’t a film that always has it all together, but one that’s engaging and warm.Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and commented that "It isn’t perfect, but it makes you smile and think."Read at source
Critical 1
Arpita Sarkar of OTT Play gave 2 stars out of 5 and pointed out that "Kritika Kamra's talent is wasted in this sloppily fast-paced narrative, where every chaos takes place at the same time, making it hard to tolerate."Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 12 Dec 2025
- Run time
- 97 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Anusha Rizvi
- Studio
- Star Studio18, JioHotstar
- Distributor
- JioHotstar
Trivia
- The film has a runtime of 97 minutes.
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