An ensemble cast and a faux real setting have become a template for Madhur Bhandarkar to showcase moments in people's lives as he perceives them, and he has met with a lot of success with this previous films. But the patchy sketches in Traffic Signal prove that even the most dependable formula is not foolproof.
Let's be fair here - there is a certain section of the audience that thinks Bhandarkar can do no wrong, and for them this may turn out to be a great film. If you are one of those people, please read no further, because I sure as hell didn't like this film. In yet another ....