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Players
...it never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously and manages to successfully Bollywood-ise a Hollywood speciality - the big-budget heist movie.
Jan 2012
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Pink
The movie considerably enriches the screen treatment of sexual assault, but the moment for fewer lectures and greater observation is still some years away.
Sep 2016
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Piku
...has the same collection of fundamentally decent, endearing and eccentric characters that made Vicky Donor such a winner.
May 2015
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Pihu
...Vinod Kapri has delivered a bona fide suspense thriller that doubles up as a parenting lesson. Effective, yes, but also unsettling? Always.
Nov 2018
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Phullu
If marks were given for good intentions and sincerity, Phullu would top the university. But if marks were also given for presentation and execution, Phullu would be somewhere at the lower levels.
Jun 2017
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Mar 2019
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Phobia
The set-up is convincing, and Radhika Apta’s central performance as Mahek makes it doubly so.
May 2016
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Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
...makes the strongest possible case yet to the movie trade and viewers that Kapoor cannot be written off easily.
Sep 2013
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Phantom
The plodding pace, choppy editing and amateurish exposition are relieved by slick action sequences, suitably dressed-up foreign locations and convincing production design.
Aug 2015
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Phamous
struggles to justify its existence. Sequences tumble into each other with barely any coherence or sense of rhythm; the talented cast flounders at the best of times.
Jun 2018
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Phamous
Although it sags towards the end, Peepli Live is carried on the shoulders of its talented cast...
Aug 2010
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Pati Patni Aur Woh
The movie is refreshingly unsentimental and bereft of breast-beating, but fails to capitalise on its independent-spirited women...
Dec 2019
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Pataakha
A crisper running length would have ensured a more explosive impact for Bhardwaj’s latest, and welcome, foray into black humour with a political subtext.
Sep 2018
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Parmanu
...merrily mixes fact, fiction, Quora-type information, artificially generated suspense and domestic melodrama to roll out a nationalistic yarn about India’s transformation into a nuclear state.
May 2018
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Parched
The widow-wife-whore matrix is well performed by the actresses, whose mutual chemistry and feeling for their universal woes lift scenes that might have otherwise been trite and unconvincing.
Sep 2016
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Pagglait
...tries to muster up feelings of remorse and loss, but is more comfortable sliding into humour or ladling out the snark.
Mar 2021
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Pagalpanti
...pedestrian writing and severe shortage of engaging characters and imaginative gags.
Nov 2019
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Padmaavat
Although Padmaavat lacks the leap of imagination that is required to make the centuries-old story relevant for contemporary times, the movie coheres better than some of Bhansali’s previous efforts.
Jan 2018
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Pad Man
...the movie contains no astonishment or surprise. But in proceeding exactly as depicted by the trailer, Pad Man proves that sometimes, the message is far more important than the way in which it has been communicated.
Feb 2018
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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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P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar
The adults in the room, rather than the under-age lovers on the run, save the movie from predictability and inevitability.
Oct 2019
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One By Two
...mashes together typical rom-com ingredients with indie-style improvisation, but the result is sequences that play on for too long and moments that work in isolation but never as part of the big picture.
Jan 2014
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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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Om-Dar-Ba-Dar
...prevents easy analysis, let alone glowing reviews, but there is little doubt about its status as a rare gem from India’s arguably sparse trove of avant-garde treasures.
Jan 2014
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Ok Jaanu
Ali has all the elements in place for a breezy ode to young love, but his mechanical approach and miscasting ensure that OK Jaanu is not exactly an okay remake.
Jan 2017
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Mar 2019
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Aug 2011