Ratings:2/5 Review By: Rajeev Masand Site:CNN IBN

Youngistaan starts off promisingly as a fish-out-of-water comedy about a carefree, 28-year-old who is thrown into the messy world of politics when, after the death of his father, hes roped in to replace him as Prime Minister. By the end, Youngistaan spirals into an abyss of predictable plotting, as Abhimanyu learns the tricks of how to succeed in politics. Its all unnecessarily stretched out, and co-writer/director Syed Ahmad Afzal brings nothing by way of original treatment or even radical resolution.Im going with two out of five. There was potential here, but its wasted.

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Ratings:3/5 Review By: Taran Adarsh Site:Bollywood Hungama

YOUNGISTAAN looks at scheming politicians, driven by a greed for power and who try to pull the rug from under the feet. The storyteller also borrows episodes from real life — some characters bear a striking resemblance to real-life politicians too — making the spectator relate to the proceedings. The ambience is pitch-perfect, the feel is just right, the upheavals in the life of the young politician are illustrated wonderfully at times. On the whole, YOUNGISTAAN has an interesting premise, a mature act by Jackky Bhagnani and importantly, the message it conveys is just right. The writing could’ve been sharper, but having said that, this movie is worthy of a watch.

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Ratings:– Review By: Komal Nahata Site:Zee ETC Bollywood Business

The first half is boring and slow but the pace definitely picks up after interval. However, since the drama continues to look implausible and forced even in the second half, the impact is minimal. The pre-climax and climax are interesting but the audience, by then, is so bored that their impact is diluted a great deal. On the whole, Youngistaan does not have the soul-stirring quality so necessary in a film of this kind. Although the last couple of reels are fairly nice, the implausibility of the drama makes it rather unpalatable for the audience. It will, therefore, fail to make its mark.

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Ratings:1/5 Review By: Anupama Chopra Site:Star World (Hindustan Times)

Every other year or so, Vashu produces a film in which Jackky stars. These vanity projects have been uniformly mediocre but their fifth film together, Youngistaan, sets a new standard of ridiculous. The premise had the potential for drama and humor but Youngistaan is just an incoherent mess designed to make us fall in love with Jackky, who is in almost every frame. Otherwise Youngistaan is brain-dead and largely insufferable. Im going with one star.

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Ratings:2/5 Review By: Shubhra Gupta Site:Indian Express

All of these little threads and a few other intrigues make Youngistaan an interesting watch, but only up to a point. After a while, the pace slackens, and the focus gets diluted. But instead of building on it, and opening meaningful dialogue on thorny issues (are live-in relationships bad things; how the personal becomes public, and so on), it all becomes improbable and a tad costume-drama amateurish.

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Ratings:3/5 Review By: Madhureeta Mukherjee Site:Times Of India (TOI)

‘Youngistaan’ at the core is an interesting idea, far-fetched, but refreshing. The love-story develops tenderly, but the political backdrop and ensuing drama is not crafted with clarity. The story suffers from uninspiring dialogues, with a stretched climax. It’s a well-intentioned drama which vibes with the current political scenario and upcoming elections.The young generation will truly miss this performer par excellence. With a heavy heart…adaab, Farooksaab! Farooq Shaikh, enacting the last screen role of his life. As always, using his warmth and acting prowess to deliver a great performance ‘Youngistaan’ isn’t the perfect concoction of love and politics, but worth one ‘shot’!

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Ratings:1/5 Review By: Paloma Sharma Site:Rediff

Youngistaan neither says something new nor does it reinforce time-tested wisdom in a way that you actually want to pay attention to it. Youngistaan was supposed to be a political drama but ended up being a romance for most of the two hours and 14 minutes. It focuses more on the personal life of the Prime Minister instead of his professional one. All in all, Youngistaan makes claims like Modi, implements policies like Rahul and has a persistent cough like Kejriwal, and I certainly wouldnt vote for it.

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Ratings:2/5 Review By: Manjari Saxena Site: Gulfnews

A few scenes do induce some laughter. Its commendable of director Afzal to have chosen such a bold topic for his debut and manage to extract decent performances from his lead actors, even though they have a long way to go before they are called €œgood actors€. Also, it was endearing to see a tribute clip to Shaikh on the sets of the film. Youngistaan is a utopian story, at least in todays context. But if you arent really busy this weekend, you can consider heading to this Utopia.

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Ratings:2.5/5 Review By: Shubha Shetty Saha Site: Mid Day

To have politics as the backdrop of your script and make the film interesting is not an easy job. This script must have looked great on paper and it had huge potential too. But its the shallow treatment that seems to have killed the spirit of the script. Watch it once if politics turns you on, and with election fever in the air, this seems like just the right time too.

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Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Rohit Khilnani Site: India Today

Youngistaan is a love story with Indian politics as the backdrop. It’s a light hearted film that’s not to be taken too seriously and that’s the only way one can enjoy this. The production quality of Youngistaan is great and that’s one of the biggest aspects in making Youngistaan watchable. The target audience of Youngistaan is the youth and for them this will be an enjoyable ride.

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Ratings:2/5 Review By: Mohar Basu Site: Koimoi

After surviving two disastrous movies this week, Youngistaan was a much settling respite. With a solid script on paper though trivial direction and sloppy execution, the film manages to remain engaging. For the potential the movie had and the passable entertainment it provides, the film is worth the value of the ticket price. If you have time, it wouldnt be a bad decision to watch it.

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