[3] Set in the 80s, Thar follows a city man who moves to a village located in the wilderness for some exploration work, but there is more to him than meets the eye.

In 1985, Siddharth Kumar (Harshvardan Kapoor), a mysterious antique dealer, travels through Munabao, a remote Rajasthani village situated in the Thar desert near the Pakistan border, that has been rocked recently by violent killings.

Panna (Jitendra Joshi) frustrated because of Chetna's (Fatima Sana Shaikh) infertility and does not like Siddharth's frequent visit to their home.

[7] Pooja Biraia Jaiswal of The Week gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Thar's gripping atmospherics, set in 1985, is captured evocatively by Shreya Dev Dube, as the narrative unfolds in the desert's grim expanse.

"[8] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Thar is a surprise of the season and worth watching for its plot, direction, music score and the never before seen locales of Rajasthan.

"[17] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Thar fails to ignite any excitement on screen.

"[18] Avinash Lohana of Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "Thar had immense potential and manages to retain a lot of it too, but what disappoints is the lack of enough twists, predictable turns and dispensable additions to the story.

"[19] Gautaman Bhaskaran of News18 gave the film a rating of 2/5 stars and wrote, "Anil Kapoor as the cop frustrated that he has not been able to rise in the ranks, does a decent job.