Critical response Roohi received generally negative reviews from critics.
The Times of India gave it a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 and said, "
Roohi is an entertaining blend of laughs and thrills". Monika Rawal Kukreja of
Hindustan Times described
Roohi as a "convoluted film". She praised Rao and Sharma's equation in the movie but criticised Kapoor by calling her performance average.
Saibal Chatterjee of
NDTV gave the film a rating of 2/5 and stated that the film "seeks to subvert genre conventions and venture into the terrain of feminist rebellion". Nandini Ramnath of
Scroll stated that "
Roohi is a Horror-comedy movie which has some spirit but no soul". Rohit Vats of
CNN-IBN wrote, "Written by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and Gautam Mehra,
Roohi is totally about spontaneity and a solid beginning; Though both Rao and Sharma are in their favourite zone, but their back and forth and punchlines evoke laughs".
Shubhra Gupta of
The Indian Express gave
Roohi a rating of 1/5 and called it a "plain horrible" movie. She further stated, "
Roohi is missing a coherent plot and writing. All we get is one cringe-inducing sequence after the next". Trade Analyst
Taran Adarsh rated the film 2/5 and called it 'Disappointing'. further he said "Nowhere close to
Stree, Weak screenwriting, Works in bits and spurts, not in entirety, Second half + climax lacks impact. But he praised Performances of lead cast.
Anupama Chopra of
Film Companion wrote, "The film wants to juggle many balls – horror, comedy, feminist messaging, a love triangle, a bromance – but ends up dropping almost all of them".
Anna M. M. Vetticad of
Firstpost gave the film a rating of 1.5/5 and wrote, "
Roohi is horror comedy that’s dead on arrival despite sporadic humour, feminist aspirations". She praised Rao and Sharma for their comic timing but criticised the writers, the overall plot of the film and Kapoor's performance by stating, "They could have cast any other actor in her place and it would not have made an inch of a difference to the film." she further stated, "Nothing better indicates
Roohi’s lack of commitment to its feminist goals than the irrelevance of its female star".
Namrata Joshi of
National Herald compared
Roohi with
Stree and stated, "While
Stree, despite the fluff and inconsistencies, was eminently watchable,
Roohi is unbearable to the core. There are absolutely no jump-from-the-seat moments, no chills-down-the-spine eeriness to justify the “horror” side of it. As far as comedy is concerned, there are barely any worthy gags and irreverent lines, only lame slapstick and jokes that fall flat". Roktim Rajpal from the
Deccan Herald called
Roohi a "Big Disappointment". He praised Rao and Sharma's performance but criticised Kapoor and stated that Kapoor failed to make an impact. Sushri Sahu of
Mashable India praised Rao and Sharma but criticised Kapoor and the direction of the movie by stating, "Kapoor is simply unwatchable with a flat performance without any sound direction by Hardik Mehta."
Box office Roohi grossed ₹3.06 crore on its opening day and ₹16.41 crore in its first week. The film was made on a production budget of ₹35 crore, and during its theatrical run, it grossed ₹30.33 crore at the worldwide box office. == References ==