Haider, which released on Thursday, is a powerful film about lives that have been unravelled and twisted out of shape by the political turmoil. According to Hindustan Times, Vishal Bhardwaj has brought out the best of Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s performance in the movie. It has been rated 2 (Indian Express), 2.5 (India Today) 4 (HT, NDTV and TOI).