Alpha - Critics reviews

Alpha

DirectorShiv Rawail
Produced byAditya Chopra
Release date3 July 2026
2.5/5
Indiatvnews calls Alpha an ambitious female led spy film whose mission doesn’t fully land. The review says Alia Bhatt and Sharvari bring effort and energy to the action spectacle, but the execution falls short because the screenplay feels predictable and the film doesn’t deliver enough freshness or emotional pull.
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3/5
Filmibeat.com calls the movie a decent one time watch for action-spy fans. The review says the first half is watchable and the second half has bigger action, but it is stretched and offers nothing very new or unpredictable.
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2/5
HT calls the movie competently mounted but emotionally underwhelming. The review says Alia’s action is technically fine but not exciting enough, while Hrithik’s cameo provides the few real highs.
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1.5/5
Koimoi calls the film absurd and chaotic, saying only the action, BGM, and Hrithik cameo work. The review says the writing has no logic and the female-led spy milestone is wasted.
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3/5
Pinkvilla.com likes Alia and Sharvari’s action scenes, visual polish, and some emotional beats, but says the screenplay is underdeveloped, the first half is slow, and the climax overstays.
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2/5
Bollywood Hungama says the film is mounted on a grand scale but suffers from weak script and lacklustre direction. It praises Alia, Sharvari, Bobby, action, cinematography, and VFX, but says logic gaps and poor writing hurt it badly.
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3.5/5
News18 calls Alpha a high stakes, visually polished spy spectacle that is trailblazing for being female led, but also formulaic and predictable.
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3/5
NDTV praises the action, background score, first half, and Bobby Deol, but says the story is thin and the second half runs out of steam.
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2.5/5
India Today says Alia is the film’s real “alpha,” especially in the action scenes, but the rest is weakened by melodrama, cluttered twists, uneven screenplay, and spy-drama confusion.
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1.5/5
Indian Express says Alia and Sharvari try hard and some action works, but the film is dull, stale, formulaic, and even Hrithik Roshan’s cameo cannot rescue it.
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