Manmarziyan received generally positive reviews . Critics praised the film for its contemporary take on a love story and the overall strong performances from its cast . Taapsee Pannu received universal praise for her performance as the mercurial Rumi . As a love-triangle with a running length of 155 minutes , the subject matter was a venture into conventional Bollywood territory for director Anurag Kashyap . Critic Anupama Chopra noted " director Anurag Kashyap , Hindi cinema ’s high priest of darkness , turns his ferocious gaze on relationships . Obviously then , this is not the routine Bollywood meet cute . Director Anurag and writer Kanika Dhillon have created a fully realized world that is fueled by Amit Trivedi ’s pulsating soundtrack " Times Of India 's critic Rachit Gupta said " The maturity with which Anurag Kashyap ’s Manmarziyaan talks about love and relationships is refreshing . The seemingly conventional story of a love triangle , gets original with its treatment and portrayal of love . With characters constantly oscillating between confusion and complex emotions , Manmarziyaan presents a new and updated look at romance and relationships . " Raja Sen , writing for Hindustan Times , critiqued the film saying " There is authenticity to the texture , but this film could have held more . It is ultimately a disappointment not because of its craft , but because of predictability , self-indulgent pace and its irritating attempt to be both a light crowd-pleaser with a cutesy ending as well as an impassioned , volatile romance . " Filmfare movie critic Debesh Sharma adds " Shot well by Sylvester Fonseca and edited well by Aarti Bajaj , the film scores on technical fronts as well . " The movie received a limited international release with the title " Husband Material " including a premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018
Toronto International Film Festival
2018 Toronto International Film Festival
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