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Queen
Book yourself a ticket. Kangana makes for a great companion. You are guaranteed a good time.
Mar 2014
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Gunday
If only the director had the guts to channel all the sexual tension into a Brokeback Mountain-esque love story instead of this faux bromance. Unfortunately, the characters are completely in denial of this chemistry and stick to the unwritten rules of the System.
Feb 2014
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Hasee Toh Phasee
...the fine little details, the quips and the quirks and the twist to the cliché make it a fairly watchable film.
Feb 2014
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One By Two
Great characters, quite a few moments of quirk and some good lines let down by shoddy storytelling.
Feb 2014
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Dedh Ishqiya
...is that rare kind of film that borrows from the Westerns, as much as it does from Indian cinema and even Urdu literature. It’s a curious mix — the best of the West and the East, the old and the new, the classy and the cheap — done seamlessly and effortlessly.
Jan 2014
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Dec 2013
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R... Rajkumar
...is downright crass, irresponsibly insensitive, extremely disturbing and in very poor taste.
Dec 2013
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Bullett Raja
Dhulia here is not paying tribute to the B movie in his own distinctive style. He is announcing himself to be a B movie maker with Bullett Raja. Or maybe he tried tribute but has been unable to lend this an iota of creativity or class.
Nov 2013
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Ram-leela
If you are in the mood for a sensory overdose, this might just be your favourite Bhansali film. Else, just go watch it for the leads. They are scorching hot and super talented. And that just might be reason enough.
Nov 2013
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Boss
Yet another tribute to the escapist entertainers of yore? Ok then, this kind of lazy filmmaking deserves to be hit. With a scale.
Oct 2013
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War Chhod Na Yaar
This silly, simplistic and conveniently resolved war comedy will make you smile a few times.
Oct 2013
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Besharam
An old-fashioned masala film that winks at the seventies and the eighties but ends up looking dated.
Oct 2013
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The Lunchbox
...is heartwarming, introspective, romantic, bittersweet and feel good, all at once.
Sep 2013
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Sep 2013
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Sep 2013
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Satyagraha
Despite the terribly staged chaos in the climax, Satyagraha is a film to watch not because it is relevant but also because it is a responsible review. Of passion. Of paths we choose. And the politics around.
Sep 2013
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
...the numerologically- and logically-challenged sequel titled Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbaai Dobaara does not have characters speaking dialogues. They only talk in punch lines.
Aug 2013
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Bajatey Raho
...is like that song on the radio that you have heard a few times before but don't mind only because it’s better than the songs playing on other stations.
Jul 2013
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D-Day
A gripping, racy, well-paced thriller that is populist, reductionist and politically naive.
Jul 2013
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Farhan’s terrific, the film melodramatic, mostly good but should have been rightly called ‘Chal Milkha Bahut Time Hai’ given its slow, indulgent pace.
Jul 2013
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Lootera
...I found myself restless in my seat, bored by the indulgence of a filmmaker to turn what seemed like a short, fun story with a smart twist on paper into an unwarranted drama with epic delusions of tragedy.
Jul 2013
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Ghanchakkar
...though it is fun as you watch it unfold, it is also mostly forgettable, offering us very few moments to hold on to.
Jun 2013
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Raanjhanaa
This should do to Dhanush what Saagar did for Kamal Haasan and what Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa did for Shah Rukh Khan. India will fall in love, again.
Jun 2013
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Fukrey
...may not be laugh-out-loud funny as Delhi Belly, but the charming subtleties, detail to character and credibility of milieu makes it one hell of a ride.
Jun 2013
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Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Tries so hard to be funny that it makes you more sad than happy.
Jun 2013