[1] Sandhya Rao of Business Line wrote, "The book sparkles because we have an insightful film critic who can write, and an introspective film-maker who is articulate ...

[7] Partha Basu, in her review for The Telegraph, observed: "Comfortably weighty because of the kind of paper used, it has a winning dust-jacket, an unusual double-column page lay-out, a host of photographs and film stills, and high-quality formatting.

[9] In a review carried by the news magazine Tehelka, Arun Mani called it "a sometimes contentious, always fascinating pow-wow between critic and filmmaker".

[12] Naman Ramachandran concluded, "The questions make for as much delightful reading as Ratnam’s answers, given that they are incredibly informed and analytical.

When Rangan dives in and throws in the occasional bouncer, Ratnam is more than equal to the challenge, choosing either to dead bat it or knock it out of the park.