[5] A complete insider look in the glitz, grit and grandeur of world's largest film industry, Bollywood.

[7] Hindustan Times review said "I flipped through this hardback on Bollywood films twice before reading a word within its glossy covers.

The first time, I turned the pages quickly and curiously and I was impressed - actually blown away - because Lights Camera Masala is a design surprise."

Kaveree Bamzai of India Today described the book's design as "distractingly overwhelming" and asked whether one should see it, read it or tear it.

[9] Arati Menon Carroll of Business Standard wrote "Despite being sponsored by the International Indian Film Academy, Lights... commendably is not slavish in its critique of the industry.