An archive of Hindi movie reviews and ratings from 2010 to 2020.

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  • This is why we need directors who refuse to be obvious. This phenomenal new thriller from Sriram Raghavan pulls off its tricks in plain sight. Everybody knows how a mystery should work, but Raghavan knows how all the mysteries work.

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  • ...is not only Sriram Raghavan’s best work till date, it’s Bollywood’s best in the dark, noir thriller genre which is will be remembered as a cult classic in coming years

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  • It's stunning, comic, grisly, absurd, intense, cold, crazy and must-watch.

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  • ...a black comedy that is breathless in its pace and breathtaking in the scope of its imagination, linking seemingly random occurrences in the cosmos, and with all its entertainment value, arriving at an unexpectedly thoughtful study of both kismet and human nature.

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  • Watch Andhadhun with your ears, eyes and minds open. You will come away with your senses heightened.

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  • Missing the beginning, end and anything in the middle would then severely imperil what could be the most fun you’d have at the movies.

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  • Sriram has done a fab job in keeping dark humour intact. There are so many quirky and surprise elements that will make you cover your face too.

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  • ...unmissable movie.

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  • The trailer had promised intrigue and duplicity, and the film delivers profusely on both fronts.

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  • It is to Raghavan’s credit that he packages this sinister thriller with such bells and whistles like popular 70s film songs and nods to Anil Dhawan’s own pulp hits. The result is a deliciously twisted film that delivers more fun than any other Hindi movie this year.

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  • ...is an engaging thriller that keeps you on your toes and leaves you guessing all the way.

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  • With precision and control, Sriram constructs a theatre of the absurd. The surroundings – high-rises, leafy streets and old houses in Pune – seem perfectly normal but what’s happening inside is deliciously twisted. There’s murder, betrayal, sex and a mountain of lies. In short, you can’t look away.

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  • ...is racy, pacy and appropriately pulpy: alert viewers may twig on to the big reveal, but the thrills and chills are right there where they should be.

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  • Raghavan’s talent for imagining ordinary people as proficient criminals in the right conditions and his use of locations and sharply etched characters to advance his plot is put to great use in Andhadhun.

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  • Watch Andhadhun for it’s zig zag storyline and spot on acting by the entire cast. It's one of those mysteries which you'll like to go back to despite knowing the ending...

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  • An absolutely absorbing first half written, performed and executed so well that the slightly convoluted and stretched second half cannot mar the experience.

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  • Despite questionable second-half detours, Sriram Raghavan’s new film is a most entertaining ride.

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  • ...is a thriller par excellence. Very rarely does Bollywood deliver a thriller that shocks and stuns you so well.

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  • Raghavan's ability to shock an entire cinema hall including the most immovable, emotionless fan coupled with his ability to make the audience laugh during these moments where your heart is in your mouth defines his unique brand of cinema.

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  • The trouble with a compelling build-up is that it’s accompanied by unrealistic expectations — which when unmet, can lead to disappointment. Here, it almost seems as if the filmmaker decided to adopt the film’s title as his approach to stitch this one together.

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  • It's fun. It's different. It's dark as dark can get. And the performances are all ace. But you begin to say, 'Oh no, not another twist!' in the meandering second half. The end? Worth waiting for.

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  • ...a thriller with not a single scary moment. ‘Andhadhun’ is wonderfully mounted, nicely cast and beautifully art directed, but not once do you grip your seat, sit back in horror, or cover your eyes.

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