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  • It's almost like the writer-director, at a living-room, is regaling you with anecdotes and blokes from his hostel life in an engineering campus. In fact, that's how this plot is also narrated in the film — to the lead character's son, who, along with the audience, is hearing all of this for the first time.

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  • ...is not just a movie, it’s an experience, a lesson on life that is essential for everyone.

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  • ...is a decent entertainer that has its share of entertaining and touching scenes.

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  • ...has a relevant message on the inherent attitude towards academic success and failure that will connect with many youngsters and parents of today.

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  • Though, the film does seem to have a hangover of movies like 3 Idiots, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar and even Student of the Year (minus the gloss and sheen), and the major plots twists do become a bit predictable for a few, it doesn't disappoint owing to some cleverly written dialogues and one-liners that leave you in splits at regular intervals.

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  • ...is a well-acted comedy providing plenty of laughs with its one-liners and talks about an important issue as well.

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  • The devil surely is in Tiwari’s sharp dialogues that ensure the film is consistently breezy and even in the sentimental scenes, the message is dropped without sounding too preachy. That said, the film tends to sag a bit in the second half before managing to redeem itself before the climax.

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  • ...is relatable and relevant. Watch it for its uncomplicated screenplay, gripping narrative and some stellar performances that leave you in stitches.

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  • Director Nitesh Tiwari offers the ultimate homage to his college days with this film about his time as an engineering student and the lessons one learns outside of the classroom.

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  • It’s the writing where Chhichhore shows solid talent. 

    At all times, its feel-good optimism is much too entertaining to resist.

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  • The film is all about its characters, frankly, and the hoops they're made to jump. In them you'll likely find traces and memories of your own youth.

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  • ...allows us to revisit that first flush of youth. The film never matches the the inspired grunge vibe of In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones (1989) or the magic of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. But it’s a satisfying journey back to woh din!

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  • The movie begins as a rambunctious college campus comedy, quickly moves into the sentimental family drama zone, returns for the fun and games, shifts back into tear-jerking territory, and finally runs out of breath with only some of its ambitions realised.

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  • ...is a one-time watch and is for those who are are still hung up on their college life. But it is no 3 Idiots. You might want to call your college buddies after the film.

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  • The makers choose a slice of their hostel lives as a thread to ~~sermonise~~ tell the kids who take failure too hard to take it easy. The nostalgic tone works, but the build-up to the “lesson” part is overdone.

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  • ...has a big point to make about defeat and self-worth, but takes the laziest possible route to get there. For a film about the dignity of trying, it does not lead by example.

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  • Some mild amusement cannot redeem a slapdash bunch of friendship clichés.

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  • The writing of Chhichhore (by Tiwari himself with Nikhil Mehrotra and Piyush Gupta) is so lacking in depth, and the direction so passionless that it is hard to believe it is brought to us by the same person who made Dangal. Despite its sporadic bursts of humour, Chhichhore comes across as a half-hearted enterprise.

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  • The plot is cruelly manipulative, besides being narrationally uneven, as hospital and hostel jostle for space between present and past.

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