Alpha movie release highlights: Alia Bhatt, Sharvari film gets mixed reviews; Hrithik Roshan's cameo can't save it?

Film critic Suchin Mehrotra wrote in a tweet, “Alpha is a fun social experiment in seeing what good actors can manage with godawful dialogue.”

By 3 PM on Friday, as the afternoon shows also drew to a close, Alpha had earned just ₹2.29 crore net across India. The occupancy remained a mere 13%.

One Twitter user wrote, “The story is not gripping. When you walk out of the theatre, there is nothing to remember about the movie. The songs were forced, so was Bobby Deol's accent & #HrithikRoshan's cameo. But #AliaBhatt & #Sharvari slayed in their action scenes. Overall a one time watch.”

By 2 PM on its release day, the Alia Bhatt and Sharvari-starrer had earned ₹1.93 crore, gaining momentum slowly.

Hindustan Times' review of the film sums up: “Alpha is neither the disaster naysayers had predicted nor the reinvention the SpyVerse needed after the disappointing War 2. It is a competently mounted but emotionally underwhelming film that delivers very few highs.” Read the full review here

One viewer wrote on X, “#Dhurandhar has raised the bar so high that, for now, the Spy Universe films feel overly melodramatic. YRF should probably wait before releasing another Spy Universe movie until the Dhurandhar effect wears off!”

By 1 PM on Friday, Alpha had crawled to ₹1.39 crore net earnings at the domestic box office.

One viewer wrote on X, “This Movie is so freaking predictable. Everything that was already there in the trailer Plus a plot from a Marvel movie. Alpha was bit entertaining in the first half and then it gave up completely after the interval. Neither Alia Bhatt worked neither Sharvari. Neither the super secret cameo of Hrithik Roshan. Just few action scenes that's it (sic).”

A fan wrote on X, "Undoubtedly the best scene in whole #Alpha movie. #HrithikRoshan is an absolute beast Indian cinema has ever seen. Well written & directed scene, with flawless action choreography. The BGM of the "action block" is an absolute banger."

By noon on its release day, Alpha had crossed ₹1 crore net in box office collections in the domestic market. It has seen around 11% occupancy in morning shows.

By Friday afternoon, Alpha was selling just 6.7K tickets per hour on BookMyShow, the online ticketing platform. This is less than the desired pace for a film of this scale.

A tweet read, “I just hope viewers don't judge #Alpha too harshly simply because they recently watched another film from the same genre made in a completely different style even if Alpha turns out to be a mid to decent entertainer I know many people will ignore that and come in ready to bash it.”

"The film attempts to feel fresh, but it ends up reminding you of ideas Hollywood has already done multiple times. The Spy Universe still hasn’t fixed its biggest flaw: less espionage, more family drama and personal conflicts."

"#Alpha 1st half review:

Plot is a combination of concepts from multiple Hollywood movies, but if you ignore that, it’s not bad at all… quite interesting to watch, not getting bored at all until now. It’s very tightly edited.

Some technical details:

• CGI and VFX looks good enough. They’re not realistic, but render quality is good so doesn’t look distracting.

• Surround sound mix is very interesting

• Although I’m watching in a 2K laser venue, DCP picture quality is exceptional. Colours too look outstanding, I’d strongly suggest a bright laser venue because the contrast, saturation, sharpness, everything is superb," read a tweet by viewer @iamshreytyagi.

In a BTS video shared by Alpha's makers, Bobby Deol said he worried about hurting Alia in the fight scenes: "If you see us, Alia, physically standing next to each other, she is so tiny, which is why I was worried that I might hurt her while performing. But when I was on set with her, she was so damn good at it."