TeenzTen An action-packed slog

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

deepakjethani-57591 This is my first review on IMDb, I generally don't write reviews, but I am so moved by this movie that I want to write a review for this. I loved this movie, Acting of Swara Bhaskar is out of the world, feels like a real character. I felt her acting was just amazing. never felt like she was acting. Appu is also amazing. And the best was principal.The script and direction are just brilliant, and this movie should have been given national award for best script and acting. Effortless acting by each and every character..Loved it. After a long time I have seen seriously good Hindi movie.

apr-407-799961 'Nil battey sannata', the movie title, is a phrase used for people who are complete laggards in mathematics. Chanda, the protagonist, is one of these people and is distraught at seeing her daughter, Apu, stumble in mathematics too, making her life's mission of educating Apu more challenging. In one of the opening sequences of the movie Chanda attempts to motivate Apu to do better in studies, but Apu is reluctant because she believes her mother cannot afford to pay for her studies even if she passes the board examination. Determined, Chanda relentlessly preaches to her daughter the good that would come if Apu studied hard. When her words fail to influence Apu she approaches Dr. Deewan at whose home she works as a maid. Dr. Deewan patiently listens to Chanda and suggests an outrageous solution to the problem. Chanda is hesitant at first to enroll as a student in her daughter's school but her resolve to see Apu become successful allays her fears. The principal of Apu's school does not like the idea of Chanda studying with kids but eventually grants admission to Chanda. Apu is furious to see her mother in her class as a student and vents her anger when they reach home. Chanda agrees to quit school if Apu outscores her in mathematics. With the help of her friend, Apu studies hard for the test and bests Chanda in mathematics. Chanda is happy to see her decision bearing fruit but her joy is short lived. Apu reiterates her assessment that a maids daughter will also be a maid and so its no use to study. Chanda rejoins school when it becomes clear that Apu only aimed at stopping Chanda from coming to school. Chanda's rejoining the school makes Apu very angry and she vows to avenge Chanda's treachery. A persistence mother and a stubborn daughter fight in a battle which brings them closer and ultimately teaches Apu what her mother meant the whole time. The classroom fun in the movie is reminiscent of everyone's childhood and the witty replies of kids to the principal's questions are a treat to watch. There are not many characters in the movie but every one of them is significant, played brilliantly by accomplished artists. This movie is short and sweet and bitter, mostly sweet though.

kamalbaug excellent movie...:) story flow is good. heart touching movie. climax cool....this movie has received very good critics reviews. direction and acting by Swara Bhaskar and Ratna Pathak Shah are very good. servant and master relation ship good. Although there is no melodrama in any scene of this movie. you will not get bored. The scenes such as the one where Chanda is taken to meet the school headmaster are one amongst the ones really appreciating. headmaster acting by Pankaj Tripathi is very good. looks like real school principle.every parents and children should watch this movie. true value return for your money.

chemingineer Films with a social message are usually loud and boring. Nil Battey Sannata is a glorious exception. It is a very engaging film on girls' education.Chanda Sahay has big dreams for her daughter Apu and toils daily as a housemaid and does odd jobs in various sweat shops. On the other hand, Apu who is in class 10 is least interested in school and keeps repeating that her ambition is to become a Bai like her mother. Mother and daughter constantly bicker over this. Chanda's employer, the kind and wise Dr Deewan (Ratna Phatak Shah), comes up with an artful plan and gets Chanda admitted to the same class as Apu. This leads to even more friction and a bit of competition between mother and daughter. Their weakness is maths and a boy, suitably looking nerdy in thick glasses, helps them get over their fear with some astonishing mnemonics.There are plenty of emotion charged scenes, and if you find your eyes getting wet, it is not because the film is manipulative but because of brilliant scripting and endearing performances. Swara Bhaskar as Chanda and Riya Shukla as Apu are both excellent. Pankaj Tripathi's comically stern principal is a splendid cameo. The title of the film literally means zero divided by zero and is a local idiom for an idiot. There are a couple of irritants, which I don't want to pick on in what is essentially a very heartwarming and feel-good film. I would recommend that you take along your domestic helps to watch it.