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Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain
The problem with Harish Vyas’ film is that though the hero does say it, he does not convince us that he feels it at all.
May 2018
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High Jack
In the end, the film remains a stringing together of good concepts that are not carried to their fruition.
May 2018
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Raazi
...is an espionage venture with heart and soul tempering its gritty core. Even as it kept me on the edge of my seat for its entire 140 minutes, it broke my heart.
May 2018
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Omerta
Besides, Omerta’s pace is so unrelenting and Rao’s acting so immersive that it is impossible to turn away from the screen for a single moment of the film’s compact 97 minutes and 37 seconds. To call it gripping might be an understatement.
May 2018
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Daas Dev
A Devdas-cum-Hamlet story still feels like it is worth a shot, perhaps even another shot by Mishra, but this one fails to live up to its promise despite an excellent central performance and an unusual interpretation of two iconic literary characters.
Apr 2018
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
It is scary in a few parts and funny in more, which is why it is so sad that in the overall assessment and especially in its finale, it turns out to be such a loosely handled, low-IQ mess.
Apr 2018
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Baaghi 2
Tiger Shroff is just one of many passionless ingredients in this passionless film.
Mar 2018
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Hichki
The film itself is not without its faults, but its uplifting theme and Mukerji’s understated performance serve as compensation.
Mar 2018
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Raid
This is not the kind of fare you might expect to set your pulses racing, but that is precisely what it achieves in its closing scenes. Raid is not regular Bollywood. What it is though is thoroughly entertaining.
Mar 2018
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Pari
The fact that the star has chosen to produce this shockathon (she is one of the few female actors in Bollywood to turn producer) speaks volumes about the risk-taking streak she has brought to her career so far.
Mar 2018
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Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
It is possible that Ranjan may make a better film some day, once he recovers from his raging hatred towards women and realises that in giving vent to that feeling, he is also repeatedly portraying men as manipulable fools and cowards.
Feb 2018
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Aiyaary
Pace and bluster cannot compensate for lack of substance. This wannabe James Bond flick is nothing but a blast of hot air.
Feb 2018
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Pad Man
For a film that is about self-sustenance among women, there is also some needless patriarchal dialoguebaazi about a mard being one who can provide raksha (protection) to the women in his life. That said, there is so much in Padman that is enjoyable and meaningful.
Feb 2018
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Kuldip Patwal
As exasperating as its ideology is the narrative style, which jumps from flashback to flashback to – sigh – yet another flashback, for no particular reason other than that someone probably considered this a smart thing to do.
Feb 2018
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Padmaavat
...is a perfect example of a Hindi film couching its extreme prejudices in grandiloquence and tacky clichés, with those clichés embedded in resplendent frames.
Jan 2018
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Vodka Diaries
The mystery here is not who the killer is, who died or whether someone died at all. The mystery is who the hell greenlit this undercooked script, deeming it worthy of being made into a film.
Jan 2018
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Mukkabaaz
A Hindi film that is unafraid to say what it has to say in this present repressive atmosphere is rare. This is fearless, energetic filmmaking at its best.
Jan 2018
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Jan 2018
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Kaalakaandi
It is hard to believe that a film directed by the writer of Delhi Belly is, for the most part, a drag. Despite Saif Ali Khan being in cracking form, Kaalakaandi lacks fizz and purpose.
Jan 2018
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Tiger Zinda Hai
If you can see Tiger Zinda Hai for what it is, you too may not mind its unabashed blend of swag, silliness and schmaltz.
Dec 2017
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Monsoon Shootout
Four years has been an unfairly long wait for mainstream Indian theatre-goers, but our reward is a nicely engaging film with several morally compelling questions at its core.
Dec 2017
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Dec 2017
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Firangi
Clearly Dhingra has his heart in the right place. What he also needed to have in place was substantive writing.
Dec 2017
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Kadvi Hawa
...is a bitter pill to swallow, and one that is designed to compel us to look within.
Dec 2017
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Ajji
Sushama Deshpande’s striking face and screen presence, and young Sharvani Suryavanshi’s natural acting are no doubt worthy of a full-fledged film. Ajji, as it stands now though, is well begun but just half done.
Dec 2017
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Tumhari Sulu
Vidya Balan and Manav Kaul are wonderful in Tumhari Sulu. And despite its exasperating folly as it draws to a close, Tumhari Sulu is a throat-achingly, side-splittingly hysterical entertainer.
Nov 2017
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Qarib Qarib Singlle
...is fun in bits and pieces mostly in the first half, but conflicted about what it wants to say and, therefore, tedious beyond a point.
Nov 2017
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Ribbon
...is a deceptively simple, remarkable film with a risky concept that has paid off. It is without question one of India’s best of 2017 so far.
Nov 2017
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Ittefaq
...may not be perfect, but it is clever enough. Bollywood rarely does thrillers well. This one is not brilliant, but it is fun while it lasts.
Nov 2017
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Ranchi Diaries
To be fair, Ranchi Diaries is not repulsive or puke-worthy or anything of that sort. It is just one of those thingies that makes you want to ask: why did anyone bother to make this? Seriously, why?
Oct 2017