“A delightful and charming comedy, with some great performances. I thoroughly enjoyed myself ”
– Aamir Khan


“Brilliant film… So well executed! Raja Menon is a great storyteller.”
– John Abraham


“A charming slap in the face. Barah Aana makes you think.”
– Zoya Akhtar


“A wonderfully funny and extremely relevant film. With exceptional performances, the actors create the most unlikely heroes.”
– Imran Khan


“Vijay Raaz got his second festival outing in Raja Menon’s tightly narrated Barah Aana, the story of three have-nots (Raaz, Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Mathur) who decide to make life better for themselves by extorting money from the haves…. Watch Raaz graduate from bidi-maachis to cigarettes and lighters, watch his corresponding amplification in swagger, and then wonder why we see so little of this marvellous actor these days, even in the multiplexes.”
– Baradwaj Rangan (film critic, Indian Express) after Goa film festival in November 2008


“After winning accolades for his performance in A Wednesday, Naseeruddin Shah is now all set to get an encore for his sterling performance in Raja Menon’s maiden venture as a director - Barah Aana.”
– Sampurn Media (entertainment news agency), after Pune film festival in January 2009