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Raees
Sure, we'd love to see SRK attempt his own version of a Pablo Escobar. For now, Raees will certainly do.
Jan 2017
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Kaabil
... if you were to keep your eyes glued to the screen and follow the blind man's graphite walking stick right down to the picture's climax, I'm fairly certain you won't be disappointed. Yeah, it is, for the most part, kaabil-e-tareef!
Jan 2017
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Haraamkhor
Now this is the sort of movie that takes some getting used to, before you can fully dive into the experience.
Jan 2017
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Dangal
... a wholly enjoyable ride in the theatre, yet again. Don't think I need to say more. You won't miss this anyway.
Dec 2016
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Befikre
Can a couple turn back from a serious relationship and genuinely remain friends still? The answer to that will always be fuzzy. A lot like this film. But, this is fun. What’s there not to like about that?
Dec 2016
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Dear Zindagi
... it just appears as if the film's unable to find a point, place a nail there, and just hammer it in. Which was so not the case with Shinde's masterstroke, 'English Vinglish' (2012).
Nov 2016
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Rock On 2
The soundtrack hardly lives up to the standards set by the first part. The script seems improvised.
Nov 2016
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
This is very much "Bollywood", a style of storytelling that few if anyone understands better than director Karan Johar, whose EQ (emotional quotient) borders on genius levels, if you ask me.
Oct 2016
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Shivaay
You just have to be the world’s biggest Ajay Devgn fan to keep your eyes peeled over 2 hours, 50 minutes, on him, all through a film.
Oct 2016
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Mirzya
Beneath all the brooding intensity, contrived conversations in hushed tones, and giant splendour of this picture, there lurks such strange hollowness in this movie that you are unsure whether there was ever a script at all to be executed in the first place.
Oct 2016
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M.S. Dhoni
The fact that the filmmakers really pull it off, I’d say, That’s the way, Mahi way!
Sep 2016
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Banjo
...for a film that looks good, but has such little material to justify its screen time — besides a couple of decent songs alone.
Sep 2016
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Parched
A fine sign of our times, I'd say, and if the arrow also leads to theatres, yes, it's worth going, and supporting, for sure.
Sep 2016
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Raaz Reboot
Sure, it’s predictable stuff. But that’s to do with the genre, which like mindless comedy, is fairly easy to judge or appreciate.
Sep 2016
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Freaky Ali
...we thought this was going to be a realistic picture about a poor man from a basti taking up a gentleman’s sport, that’s golf. Well, it partly is. About golf? Maybe. Realistic? No.
Sep 2016
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Baar Baar Dekho
...takes so long to get to the point, and leave any impact at all, that as an audience, we merely find ourselves lopping around in circles, not just over the harrowing running time, but within multiple timelines of this slick looking pic as well.
Sep 2016
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Akira
Bored out of my wits, watching these good fellas with hardly anything significant to do, I could only feel a slight kira (insect) up my bum — desperately itching to go home.
Sep 2016
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A Flying Jatt
I’m merely glad this is at least an attempt at big-screen entertainment aimed purely at kids. How many homegrown options do we have anyway? Most adults, I’m afraid, won’t give a flying duck.
Aug 2016
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Happy Bhag Jayegi
...this wacky flick with some very tacky direction is just about okay. But, perhaps, just okay is not so okay.
Aug 2016
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Tanu Weds Manu Returns
The authenticity in the writing (Himanshu Sharma) is perhaps the reason practically all the actors in the film leave a mark. The wit and repartee is absolutely top class.
May 2015
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Bombay Velvet
This over-written, over-produced film—suffering from what can only be called the ‘curse of the masterpiece’ or a ‘magnum opus complex’—spins around in so many circles at the same time, your mind boggles at the thought of what could be the point of it all.
May 2015
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Piku
More than anything else this comedy got me slightly emotional thinking about how distracted we get by life in general that we often begin to take our old folks—parents, grand parents—for granted.
May 2015
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Gabbar Is Back
Given the changing desi palette, these Bollywood super-star, super hero stuff really seem so much like regional language potboilers in comparison.
May 2015
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Nanak Shah Fakir
It’s sensibly made; for the most part deeply engaging; and therefore universal in its appeal.
Apr 2015
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Apr 2015
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Margarita With A Straw
The stories eventually boil down to common emotions. As does this film’s. Yes, there is a lot of pathos. But there is much joy. And enough empathy.
Apr 2015
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Ek Paheli Leela
If you needed any further proof that she is really a bona fide, solo Bollywood star, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. Does one need to sit through a whole mumbo-jumbo picture to appreciate that? No.
Apr 2015
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Dharam Sankat Mein
Popular entertainment, or a lively, mass-oriented film such as this, is perhaps our most potent counter to a frightening intolerance. That fact alone makes this a very important and brave film.
Apr 2015