Updated On: 12 February, 2026 12:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bhumi Pednekar criticised today’s film criticism culture, saying everyone has become a critic without deep cinematic understanding. She lamented the obsession with opening numbers, harsh social media discourse, and PR-driven narratives, adding that smaller, word-of-mouth films are losing the opportunity to grow

Bhumi Pednekkar
Bhumi Pednekkar has never shied away from speaking her mind, and in a recent conversation, the actress reflected on the evolving culture of film criticism and how audiences today have become far more vocal and judgmental about movies. Sharing her candid thoughts on mid-day’s Sit With Hitlist, Bhumi expressed concern about the growing noise around reviews and the diminishing space for nuanced critique.
“I don't know if there's a lot of critical thinking in the movies today. There's been a big shift in the way people speak of films and critique films. I feel like today everybody is a critic,” she said, pointing to the rapid transformation in how films are evaluated.