Critics reviews

"About Love" is comic as well as cruel in its portrayal of the [director's] family, and it is so mundane that it is easily recognizable; therein lies its beauty.

Constant bickering and low-level tension characterize this closely knit crew. Laughter alternates with tears, a death and a wedding, and by the surprising end of the film, you feel you know the inner workings of two long-term marriages... It’s a small, unpretentious film about ordinary people, but Phadke achieves a nice balance, based on her respect for each family member as a person. Her critical observations emerge naturally, without overt editorializing.

While it may be intimate in scale, Archana’s frank approach and eye for detail make for an absorbing, eye-opening and moving family portrait... [The director] has a knack for cutting through the noise to focus on the — often repressed — feelings below the surface, holding her gaze as quiet, unassuming moments turn into something far more poignant.