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Jail
If there is anything unpredictable in this extremely familiar film, it is how non-sensational it is.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
...a showcase for Ranbir Kapoor’s comic timing and Katrina Kaif’s growing confidence on screen.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
...delivers several neatly written comic scenes and feel-good moments, but the movie isn’t as crisp and sure-footed as his Munnabhai films.
Dec 2009
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Rann
On the minus side, Rann’s story is so simplistic that it boils down the entire television news sector into two rival channels. The movie is as low on authenticity as it is on histrionics
Jan 2010
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Ishqiya
...the best thing about Ishqiya is how grown-up it is...Ishqiya’s humour and sensuality is for adults who are not afraid to confront the depths of their emotions.
Jan 2010
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Feb 2010
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Paathshaala
The disconnectedness between scenes suggests that a big chunk of Paathshaala is lying on the floor of an editing suite somewhere.
Apr 2010
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Paathshaala
Character development is sacrificed for Hallmark moments between the leads, which are just about the only entertaining bits in the film.
May 2010
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Red Alert
...an earnest movie that is low on melodrama but equally lacking in dramatic tension.
Jul 2010
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Red Alert
...a flair for irreverence, sharp political humour and deliberate tackiness.
Jul 2010
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Red Alert
In attempting to explore the issues facing the Kashmiri people through the prism of a thriller, Dholakia misses the wood for the chinars.
Jul 2010
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Red Alert
...flies on many counts. The movie tackles its themes with sobriety and honesty.
Jul 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...has a sharp beginning, a sagging middle and an inconclusive end that promises a sequel.
Aug 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Although it sags towards the end, Peepli Live is carried on the shoulders of its talented cast...
Aug 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...a pedestrian local rehash of a movie that was already silly to begin with.
Sep 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...has some smart writing, many riveting action sequences and quite a few yawn-inducing moments.
Sep 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...treats suicide and people who want to kill themselves as one big joke. The movie could have been a black comedy, but the writing simply isn’t sharp enough. There is no character development worth its name.
Oct 2010
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Robot
...Guzaarish points to a limited imagination that is so much in thrall to European costume dramas it lacks a soul of its own.
Dec 2010
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Robot
The film captures the bravado of the revolutionaries, but not their unique madness.
Dec 2010
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Rakht Charitra 2
The law of diminishing returns catches up with Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra 2...
Dec 2010
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Rakht Charitra 2
Mishra wants to be cool and quirky, like Guy Ritchie, but to paraphrase New Yorker critic Anthony Lane, he forgets the first rule of cool: don’t try to be.
Feb 2011
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Rakht Charitra 2
...has everything you can expect from a Bhandarkar production: tacky production values, barbs at the wealthy and Westernised, caricatured gay characters.
Feb 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
The story could have been passionate, funny, creepy or even schlocky. Bhardwaj opts for tepid.
Feb 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
The baraatis are more interesting than the bride and the groom in Tanu Weds Manu...
Mar 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
...a movie has to be much more than the sum of liquor-ad lighting, sharp clothes and tourism brochure locations.
Apr 2011
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Chalo Dilli
...loses the chance to create dramatic tension between the ill-matched leads.
Apr 2011