Fresh
Sexy, filthy and thoroughly entertaining comedy marks a welcome shift in contemporary Indian cinema.
Lisa Tsering, Hollywood Reporter
Overview
Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful crime syndicates.
Director and cast
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92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Shows, perceptively and often sweetly, a broader slice of young, urban, educated life in India as the three deal with careers, love and happiness.
Rachel Saltz, New York Times
Fresh
Akshat Verma's script is imaginative and funny, the film's stars are engaging and "Delhi Belly" adds up to pleasing escapist fare.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
A smartly paced, highly entertaining Bollywood gagfest.
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh
The most enjoyably subversive element is Poorna Jagannathan as the self-sufficient bachelorette who waylays Tashi on his way to the altar.
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
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