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Half Girlfriend (2017) The story starts off with Hindi medium educated Madhav Jha (Arjun Kapoor) entering the prestigious St. Stevens College in Delhi where he meets the modern and English speaking Riya Somani (Shraddha Kapoor). As they bond over basketball and explore the bylanes of Delhi during their college days, Madhav falls for her despite the constant warning from his friend Shailesh (Vikrant Massey). When he confesses his feelings for her, Riya decides to take their friendship a step ahead but afraid to give it the title of a relationship, she decides to be his ‘half girlfriend’. However, after a spat between the two, Riya avoids Madhav only to later hand him the invitation card of her wedding with her childhood friend Rohan. While the news leaves Madhav shattered, he decides to go to his hometown where he takes up the task of improving facilities at his mother’s school. He once again comes across Riya, now a divorcee, who helps him in his endeavor but soon disappears again from his life with a letter of confession about her love for him. Despite his repeated attempts, Madhav fails to track her down and decides to fly to New York which as confessed by Riya was the place where she wanted to fulfill her dream to become a singer. Yet again, swamped with love, Madhav decides to hunt her down in New York with a new determination of reuniting with her forever. Will he succeed in his attempt and find true love, is what the film is about. - See more at: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/half-girlfriend/critic-review/#sthash.PFmcmjUP.dpuf.
Rediff.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  1/5

Often during his speech Kapoor nervously pauses almost as if to check his head is still in place. For sure the film's is not..

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Mid-day.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  1/5

Half Girlfriend' is full of loopholes. Madhav, for instance, is vocal about wanting to study Sociology at St Stephen's College, Delhi, but sadly the makers failed to research enough to learn the course isn't available there. Also, a blotched up job by the.

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Gulfnews.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  3/5

Watch this film if you are in the mood for a romance punctuated by a generous dose of drama, tears and heartache.You may not become any wiser in love with this film, but you are not going to die of boredom either..

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Bollywoodlife.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  3/5

Half Girlfriend has full drama and works primarily due to Arjun Kapoor’s stellar performance and his crackling chemistry with Shraddha Kapoor.

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Ndtv.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  1/5

Half Girlfriend is about two halfwits who belong together. It is a film that claims to celebrate romance and undying passion and gates both Bill and Indian, but all it does is applaud a spoilt man who believes he's a scapegoat. He is not. He is, in fact, .

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Koimoi.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  1/5

I would recommend going to a restaurant or café, chatting with friends, reading a good book, getting a spa done or whatever, just whatever that makes you happy and keeps you occupied during the weekend rather than watching this boring, silly tale. If you.

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Hindustantimes.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  2/5

Half Girlfriend is confused, forced and takes the audience for granted. In one word: disappointing..

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Indianexpress.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  2.5/5

I enjoyed the first half. Suri knows how to create drama, and sweeps us up in places, enough for us to ignore the constructed-ness of the characters and the plot. In the second, which is doused in melodrama and swelling `gaana’, I was left with that loo.

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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  3/5

As far as the ensemble music album goes--Manoj Muntashir’s Phir Bhi Main Tumko Chahoonga, the only track that has real recall is lyrically-adequate but Mithoon’s tune is not compelling enough. Finally, half girlfriend or boyfriend is that person many .

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Bollywoodhungama.com  (May 19, 2017)
Rating:  2/5

On the whole, HALF GIRLFRIEND comes across as an overtly dramatic piece of cinematic work that fails to create the desired impact. At the box office, it will struggle to survive post the opening weekend. -.

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