Hindustan Times' Rishabh Suri gave 1.5 stars to 'Sarzameen' and called it a "snoozefest which has a lot going on" but "none of it works". "Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kajol, and Ibrahim Ali Khan never once feel like a real family," wrote Suri, adding, "Ibrahim has a lot of homework left to do in acting department...'Sarzameen' poster does more talking than script."