An archive of Hindi movie reviews and ratings from 2010 to 2020.

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Saibal Chatterjee

Highest rating for

PK

99

Lowest rating for
Number of reviews
484
Average rating
48

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Title

Rating

  • Vishwaroop

    ...trust producer-director-actor Kamal Haasan to serve up the good old filmic formula in a well-mounted cinematic package that lends the largely predictable material an impressive veneer.

    79

    Feb 2013
  • Gali Guleiyan

    ...is obviously not a conventional entertainer. Just as well. The film stands out because of the balance it attains in depicting a man sinking steadily into incoherence and yet clinging to his humanity.

    79

    Sep 2018
  • Lootera

    ...a Bollywood miracle – a rare Mumbai film that is mounted on a lavish scale and yet dares not to play by the established norms of the marketplace.

    79

    Jul 2013
  • Mulk

    In making its extremely timely statement, this film allows itself to lean a tad towards conventional melodrama. But it makes its point with such force that it is difficult not to be impressed. Go watch Mulk for its stout-hearted espousal of sanity. It isn't often that Bollywood shows such spine.

    79

    Aug 2018
  • Special 26

    ...is an intelligently scripted, superbly acted, enthralling and believable heist film that is more than just that.

    79

    Feb 2013
  • Island City

    Laced with sly wit and captivating storytelling feints, Island City touches heights that Hindi films do only once in a blue moon. It is absolutely unmissable.

    79

    Sep 2016
  • Airlift

    Menon steers clear of the traps in his way while delivering a sharply written, gripping thriller that rarely, if ever, flags.

    79

    Jan 2016
  • Manto

    ...is a highly watchable, immediately thought-provoking cinematic work that does not have to deliver sledgehammer blows quite in the manner of Manto's more confrontational stories.

    79

    Sep 2018
  • Newton

    It is only rarely that wit and wisdom come together in a Hindi film as felicitously as it does here.

    79

    Sep 2017
  • Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

    ...goads the audience to think differently without trying to deviate from its primary purpose, which is to deliver entertainment. It does the latter well enough and yet does not overly dilute its off-kilter vision. No mean feat that.    

    79

    Feb 2019
  • Gurgaon

    ...is a felicitous first film that bears the stamp of cinematic craftsmen who know their art inside out.

    79

    Aug 2017
  • Gurgaon

    ...an old-fashioned but rousing Hindi commercial film that pretty much restores one's faith in this often-maligned brand of cinema.

    79

    Jul 2011
  • Ship Of Theseus

    ...is so universal in scope and appeal that the human, artistic and ethical issues it raises would be valid anywhere in the world.

    79

    Jul 2013
  • Angry Indian Goddesses

    ...a must-see and not only because it is unlike anything Hindi cinema has produced before. It strikes a fine and rare balance between thematic gravitas and breezy entertainment.

    79

    Dec 2015
  • The Lunchbox

    Gorge into it and savour its lingering aftertaste. The Lunchbox holds riches that aren’t likely to be forgotten in a hurry.

    79

    Sep 2013
  • Rangoon

    ...is wholeheartedly recommended but with a rider: it isn't a stroll in the park because it demands patience and concentration.

    79

    Feb 2017
  • Parched

    The sheer verve that the writer-director packs into her compelling tale of three women and a child bride battling rural India's gender gridlock gives the film a distinctive texture and quality.

    79

    Sep 2016
  • Kajarya

    ...a powerful and important film that finds vestiges of genuine humanity in an area of impenetrable darkness. But it offers no false hopes.

    79

    Dec 2015
  • Budhia Singh

    ...is by no means a perfect film, but it is an honest, heartfelt and highly effective tribute to a coach and his ward who were bafflingly stopped in their tracks.

    69

    Aug 2016
  • Fitoor

    ...succeeds in turning a literary classic into a contemporary cinematic feast for the eyes and the senses.

    69

    Feb 2016
  • No Fathers In Kashmir

    ...places the various facets of the unrest on the table and does not overplay its hand. The impact of the quality writing, the steady cinematography and the sharp editing is enhanced significantly by a cast of actors who strike the right notes all the way.

    69

    Apr 2019
  • Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar

    ...isn't a fast-paced drama designed for easy comprehension and cheap thrills. It demands that you abandon the lexicon you usually employ to decipher a genre film and embrace the joy of responding to unusual, often cryptic modes.

    69

    Mar 2021