By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, October 4, 2008 - 10:00 IST
The film deals with the topical issue of cross-border prisoners who are languishing in jails, both in India and Pakistani, often, for no reason at all.
By Smashits, October 4, 2008 - 10:06 IST
The film succeeds in establishing its secular credential by maintaining a politically correct stance by not taking sides of either country (India or Pakistan) or religion (Hindu or Muslim) or creed (untouchables or upper class).
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, October 1, 2008 - 12:48 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful The film maintains a politically correct stance by not taking sides of either country (India or Pakistan), religion (Hindu or Muslim) or creed (untouchables or upper class) and has a very secular outlook.
By Buzz18, October 4, 2008 - 09:49 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful The child actor, Syed Fazal Hussain, playing the younger Ramchand, stands at par with his senior colleagues in his expressions - from childish curiosity, anger, fear, longing to plain jealousy - he does it all naturally.
By Businessofcinema, October 4, 2008 - 10:01 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful There is no disputing that Ramchand Pakistaani is a film straight from the heart. The kind of film that makes you think and reflect. But, even if it is that very kind of a film, it is not the best amongst them nor is it told in the most compelling manner.
By Now Running, October 4, 2008 - 10:07 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Fazal Hussain, who plays the eight-year-old protagonist Ramchand, has been particularly appreciated for his outstanding performance.
By Dear Cinema, October 4, 2008 - 09:47 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful The story of Ramchand (Syed Fazal Hussain and Navaid Jabbar) and his father Shankar (Rashid Farooqi) in the prison runs parallel to that of Champa (Nandita Das), who never loses hope for their return.
By Newstrackindia, October 4, 2008 - 09:52 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful The film revolves around Ramchand, an eight-year-old Dalit Hindu boy. He lives with his parents - mother Champa (Nandita Das) and father Shankar (Rashid Farooqui) in a village in the border area of Pakistan.
By starpulse, October 4, 2008 - 09:55 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful In "Ramchand Pakistani", one family paid devastating consequences. In this vividly colorful film directed by Mehreen Jabbar and written and produced by Javed Jabbar, her father, we are introduced to Ramchand, a young Pakistani boy who skips school and irritates just about all of the adults he comes in contact with.
By Smashits, October 4, 2008 - 10:03 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful The film succeeds in establishing its secular credential by maintaining a politically correct stance by not taking sides of either country (India or Pakistan) or religion (Hindu or Muslim) or creed (untouchables or upper class).
By NDTVMovies, October 4, 2008 - 10:09 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful Ramchand Pakistani underlines the human cost of geopolitics. When an Indian policeman asks Shankar if he has read the news about their respective armies amassing at the border, the farmer says no. His concerns are more basic: his son who refuses to go to school, his wife who loves surma and the 50,000 rupees loan he has taken.
