Its a Shakespearean story set in rural India. If you know rural India have lived there, you would feel attached to the movie.This movie is not for urban people who don't know (and don't give a damn) about how things work in rural India. PANKAJ KAPOOR should have won awards for this movie and for first time i actually liked IMRAN KHAN's work. SHABANA AZAMI too is incredible.Script is USP of the movie and screenplay is brilliant...although ending was a bit longer than it should have been. Overall,the movie should have been supported more by viewers and critics.I would give it 8/10.

It is a wild, wacky, wicked satire that carries the unmistakable Vishal Bhardwaj signature. But it leaves you with mixed feelings. It isn't a big, bloated blockbuster wannabe. It has its daring share of moments that defy popular expectations. Despite the uneven quality of the ambitious narrative, Bhardwaj packs in just about enough quirky energy to make Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola generally watchable. Few filmmakers in Mumbai engage with ideas and issues of contemporary relevance as felicitously as Bhardwaj. He might have fallen short this time around, but even when he is not at his best, he is infinitely better than most in the business

Awesome movie. At a few instances you'd feel disconnected or might ask why. But as it progresses, it all makes sense and that too in a humorous way, unlike the boring stuff you get from the conventional movie makers. VB gets it right once again, and gets in something new as is expected of him. You can't predict what's gonna happen next, which is one of the most important aspects of great movies. People might tend to compare this one too, as they do with other normal movies, but this has a class of its own, and more so with big names like F0X in Indian industry now, cinematography takes no compromises either. All in all, again - awesome movie, great effort and Bravo sir - VB. You get us yearning for more.

Vishal Bharadwaj is a director to reckon with, he gave us MAQBOOL, OMKARA, KAMINEY great films and produced ISHQIYA which all were fab films, his last outing 7 Khoon Maaf didn't really appeal to all. Maitru is perhaps his first comedy, most of his other films have had light scenes, dialogues, characters which make us laugh at times, but this is mostly a comedy. The first half has several hilarious moments though the story hardly moves, the director spends time establishing the plot, the characters, mileu,etc. Minutes before the interval there is a twist which sadly doesn't really startle you. The second half is more of a satire on agriculture and the going-ons do get predictable but Vishal's touch is evident throughout. The climax does get a bit contrived but is well handled and funny.Direction by VB is great but overall the film could have been much better. Music is excellent, the title song, Oye Boy Charlie are all in sync, Khamaka is pleasant. Dialogues are fun.Imran Khan gets away with his romantic image, as in most VB films where characters are rustic, here too he does the same, he does a great job, his haryanvi is good too though at times his diction does seem to mix between his normal accent and haryanvi. Anushka Sharma again reprises her fun to life role, but she is incredible in emotional scenes Pankaj Kapur is outstanding, he steals the show with a flawless performance.Whichever scene he is in, he simply bowls you. Arya Babbar is funny and stupid as the role demands and he leaves a mark. Shabana Azmi is simply superb in a negative role, showing that why she is considered a great actress. Amongst rest Ranveer Shorey is okay in a cameo, rest are all adequate Most being regulars in Vishal's films.