Jessica Kiang from Variety reviewed the film as a "rousing, inspirational tribute to the pride of grassroots Indian journalism". Inkoo Kang at The Hollywood Reporter called the film "insightful and inspirational". while Kate Erbland at IndieWire reviewed it "profound". The Los Angeles Times called the film "a vital, stimulating dispatch from the frontlines of consequential citizen journalism" while the San Francisco Chronicle, giving the film a 5-star review, said "even Woodward and Bernstein would be inspired by the women reporters of India's Writing with Fire".
