Thumbs up, by Bhavikk Sangghvi , bigoye.com : ...Watch it for Nana’s bravura performance and one more well made film by Tigmanshu.... full review

Thumbs up, by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama : ...powerful film with an equally power-packed screenplay.... full review

Thumbs up, by Manu Agarwal, Desi Martini : ...haasil reprise... full review

Thumbs up, by K K Rai, STARDUST : ...a good fare... full review

Thumbs up, by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India : ...Watch the film for its topicality... full review

Thumbs up, by SpiceZee Bureau, Zee News : ...Tigmanshu and Nana make ‘Shagird’ worth a watch... full review

So-So, by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com : ...a good one time watch, especially if you are a fan of Nana Patekar... full review

So-So, by Subhash K Jha, Bolly Spice : ... There is this utterly delightful action sequence where Nana Patekar, playing a belligerent corrupt but effectual cop in a crime-infested small town of Uttar Pradesh run by the political mafia, barges on to a nefarious hide-out.... full review

So-So, by Rony D'costa, Desi Martini : ...nana all the way... full review

So-So, by Gaurav, Desi Martini : ...a game of chess... full review

So-So, by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com : ...The movie isn't even great to watch; the visuals are pretty commonplace, and the background music makes this feel like a TV serial made a decade ago.... full review

So-So, by Divya Solgama, Gomolo.in : ...Nana Patekar tried his level best not to repeat the Ab Tak Chappan style of acting and it shows. But thanks to the script we do feel the repetitive performance at times. ... full review

So-So, by Kaveree Bamzai, india today : ...Zakir Hussain nails his character of an amoral politician with a thing for starlets... full review

So-So, by Komal Nahta, koimoi : ...extraordinary dialogues... full review

So-So, by Tushar Joshi, MiD DAY : ...Without going over the top, the dialogues are real and relatable.... full review

So-So, by Anupama Chopra, NDTV : ...Shagird has moments of power and a rough, sweaty texture that throbs especially as the camera snakes through the bylanes of Old Delhi. ... full review

Thumbs down, by Rachit Gupta, Filmfare : ...Nana excels in run-of-the-mill masala fare... full review

Thumbs down, by Pankaj Sabnani, Glamsham.com : ...Anurag Kashyap lacks the menacing attitude of a gangster. ... full review

Thumbs down, by Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times : ...The filmmaker’s just never sure when he’s diving deep into realism, and when he’s completely frikin’ stretchin’ it... full review

Thumbs down, by Shubhra Gupta, indian express : ...Rimi Sen’s improbable TV reporter is made to lose the plot, both of her arc, and the movie’s. ... full review

Thumbs down, by Mansha Rastogi, Now Running.com : ...Shagird with all its jaded sensibilities appears to be a film of the yore which has lost its market in the present times. ... full review

Thumbs down, by Namrata Joshi, Outlook India : ...Nana Patekar plays to the gallery and brings a smile to the audience's faces but the movie soon turns into gimmickry than fun. ... full review

Thumbs down, by Raja Sen, Rediff : ...let down by its leading man ... full review

Thumbs down, by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies : ...is dated... full review

Thumbs down, by K N Gupta, SmasHits.com : ...Dhulia wakes up late... full review

Thumbs down, by Reel Reptile, Upper Stall : ...If one can get over the deafening gun-shots and casual-bodycount syndrome that plagues most of the gritty representational cops-born-bad films, this film MAY just be worth a watch for Patekar fans... full review