Dinesh Raheja of India Today praised the performances but concluded: " Fiza remains watchable for its captivatingly-captured sequences within a close-knit family. Screen magazine's critic Chaya Unnikrishnan, while disappointed with the film's second half, described it as "a mature film" and commended the performances.
Suman Tarafdar of Filmfare gave a positive review of the film and Kapoor's acting, and Chaya Unnikrishnan of Screen praised the performances and concluded that Fiza "does live upto the expectations". Sanjeev Bariana of The Tribune labelled the film "only a little above average", but was highly appreciative of the performances.
And Fiza offers little scope for criticism." She further noted Kapoor for delivering "a superbly flawless performance". For a critic's job, after all, is to criticize.
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It is about the return after a hiatus of the ever-delightful Bachchan." Mimmy Jain of The Indian Express, in a positive review, wrote, " Fiza is the kind of movie that every critic prays will never come his way. It is about Roshan's establishing that he doesn't need maximum footage or glitz to impress. It is about Kapoor proving a point as an actress of some substance. Vinayak Chakravorty from Hindustan Times gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, " Fiza is more than just about Mohammed's foray into film-making. Kapoor in particular was applauded for her performance as a disillusioned sister. The film was critically acclaimed and did well at the box office. A dance number for Kapoor was added, in addition to the park scene with Johnny Lever. But Mohammed decided to commercialize the film due to pressure from the distributors. Additionally, the film was set to be an artistic film. Many scenes like his workout, and an extra song were added to suit Roshan's new status of a superstar. He knew expectations were high because of Roshan, so he increased the length of his role. Pyaar Hai (2000) became a blockbuster overnight, Mohammed panicked. Originally, the role played by Roshan was supposed to be a minor one. Although Kapoor plays Roshan's older sister in this film, he is 5 months older than her in real life.
Khalid Mohammed originally wanted to have Ram Gopal Varma direct this movie when he finished the script and had Urmila Matondkar in mind for the central role of Fiza, which was eventually played by Kapoor.