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Reviews Counted: 23
Score: 56%


Hindi Netflix India Original Movie Yeh Ballet Reviews and Ratings from Top Film Critics.
Director: Sooni Taraporevala
Producer: Ziya Bhathena, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 21 February, 2020

Like a sanitised Slumdog Millionaire and glossy Gully Boy, Netflix India’s new film, directed by Sooni Taraporevala, is a simplistic telling of an incredible true story ... Full Review

Since this is a film based on ballet, the dance sequences are poetic, rhythmic and at times, even mesmerising. Had there been more of these sequences, Yeh Ballet would have been a better film ... Full Review

A fascinating story made banal ... Full Review

A dance movie backed by consistent writing, technical solidity. It wouldn't be half the film it's without the lead actors ... Full Review

Gully Boy Meets Billy Elliot, Minus the Grit and Charm. An extraordinary true story, a middling Netflix movie ... Full Review

Yeh Ballet is made out of conviction and is a story that needed to be told ... Full Review

The extraordinary tale of two ballerinos from Maximum City ... Full Review

Yeh Ballet has everything – family confrontations, friendships, slum livelihood, passion and dedication towards dance. The pacing is a bit slow and makes the narrative predictable at times ... Full Review

A Poignant Tale About the Power of Dance ... Full Review

Sooni Taraporewala makes us root for her young characters even if we aren't entirely sure about the depth of their feelings ... Full Review

Sooni fashions an engaging piece of fiction from her documentary. It is a tricky job for a filmmaker to separate truth from fiction, but Sooni packs dramatic punch with a story rooted in reality ... Full Review

The film is inspired by true incidents that makes the on-screen charm of Saul even more enigmatic. Take a bow Yehuda Ma’or, you are a real-life genius! ... Full Review

Channelled by Taraporevala’s cautious direction, the hard work, talent and the boyish attitude of the lead actors and dancers give some intensity to the elementary storytelling ... Full Review

An Imperfect But Instinctive Film About The Dance Of Destiny. Director Taraporevala’s eagerness to unpack, in a brisk two-hour film, each of the three primary journeys costs Yeh Ballet the rooted grit and rhythm that dance movies are built upon ... Full Review

Yeh Ballet finds its solace in those who dare to dream ... Full Review

Yeh Ballet would have been a way better film if it was able to recreate at least half the amount of excitement the audience got while watching the boys performing organically without a second thought about camera or script ... Full Review

All art cannot entertain, some art needs to just be seen. Yeh Ballet is such art ... Full Review

For a Movie About Struggling Dancers, 'Yeh Ballet' Lacks Crucial Lyricism. The photography is haunting, and the movie comes into its own when it captures the minuteness of the moment ... Full Review

Just like in Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, you walk away from Yeh Ballet feeling like everyone has the right to dream and that art cuts across class, religion and strata ... Full Review

The film instills hope in you to achieve your dreams and is an interesting watch ... Full Review

The entire coming of age arc is forcefully filled with traditional conflicts that can’t even be dismissed for being too predictable. However, that’s exactly what it is ... Full Review

A story about dance and struggle that fails to move the viewer ... Full Review

Trite & Treacle But Still Heartwarming ... Full Review