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Chaurahen
It is an original and honest attempt at creative exploration, but one that unfortunately does not really come alive most of the time.
Mar 2012
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Bumboo
...the film leaves us with little to appreciate or enjoy, irrespective of what tastes in comedy one personally has.
Mar 2012
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Blood Money
There is a unique amateurish-ness the entire film is drenched in. From awkward romantic moments to extremely hammy acting. From unflattering wardrobes (of everyone) to worse camera angles. From bookish, uncomfortable dialogues to the forced emotions.
Apr 2012
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Bittoo Boss
...the small-town Punjab he serves up with its dialect, slang, mannerisms and minor characters that are stereotyped and unmemorable yet real, coupled with the performance he gets out of his lead makes it a film well-worth it at all.
Apr 2012
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Vicky Donor
The film that has so much going for it that includes a director (Shoojit Sircar, who made the sensitive Yahaan) with an evolved understanding of storytelling, lilting music, quirky script and characters ultimately goes askew in the end with its choice to play to the gallery.
Apr 2012
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Hate Story
...fails miserably because of a myopic script and direction. Its production values like Paoli’s styling are tacky, as loud and superficially glossy like the film’s sensibility.
Apr 2012
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Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi
The film is wrapped in a realistic sensibility, set in real locations, deals with everyday dilemmas and emotions, yet, fails this realism with shallow characterisation, weak performances and in the entire point it is trying to make.
Apr 2012
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Fatso
Purab Kohli and Ranvir Shorey perform with a delightful conviction but with little avail.
May 2012
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Jannat 2
...a drama full of action, emotion, love and music like every other Vishesh Films product that is cosmetic and even with a strong story represents a commercial sensibility of ‘masala’. For that benchmark, Jannat – 2 does its job. And that is well too.
May 2012
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Dangerous Ishhq
...depends on thrills and chills and focuses little on characterisation, mood or even dialogues.
May 2012
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The Forest
...it’s a film that’s commendable for more things it gets right than wrong.
May 2012
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Ishaqzaade
The film explores some pretty dark themes, blurring the lines between protagonist and antagonist many times. But it does this with shifting intensity and a mere focus on plot than its characters.
May 2012
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Arjun
...the film isn’t dumbed down because it is animation but is a package that aims at authenticity and telling its story well, which it succeeds in doing.
May 2012
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Love Recipe
...the farce that unfolds is much in-your-face with little help from a newbie cast that hams it up deliriously.
May 2012
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Rowdy Rathore
...yet another action-oriented, remade-from-a-South Indian film masala that is neither digestible nor palatable.
Jun 2012
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Shanghai
...brings to fore the immense originality of thought and perspective of the director, who in one sweep, gives us a political thriller, a snarky comment on our contemporary times yet informing it with the argument of the complexity of our times.
Jun 2012
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Ferrari Ki Sawaari
The length of the film, the many, tiring twists (although nerve-wracking), a lot of emotional drama, warranted and otherwise leaves the film as a mixed bag. But just for old-world sentimentality and humour that is ticklish without being nonsensical, Ferrari ki Sawaari makes for an engaging watch.
Jun 2012
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Teri Meri Kahaani
Cosmetic and superficial, Teri Meri Kahaani is filled with cliche's and a misplaced heart that depends on its sets and costumes to tell its story.
Jun 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
...suitably pays its tribute to the entire genre it belongs to. Leave alone the referencing, direct and indirect, it takes the masala genre of revenge and turns it around to give us as much masala as we are used to but as a dish differently spiced.
Jun 2012
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Bol Bachchan
Loud, mindless fun has its own space in our film-watching habits. For that mood looking for a stress-buster or just a brain-less time at the movies Bol Bachchan just might work.
Jul 2012
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Cocktail
There isn’t much in Cocktail for us to take home except the feeling of having watched a pleasant and warm love story that does not take our sensibilities for granted nor overdoes the gloss as a compensation for real romance.
Jul 2012
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Gattu
It is a tad stagey at times, and even ponderous, but the heart and sensibility it exhibits is in the right place, striking the right chords with us.
Jul 2012
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Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum
There is a lot of buffoonery and irreverence in the low-brow film but little charm or intelligence. It is a dish spiced up for those whose sensitivity bar isn’t too picky, ‘offensive’ being the relative term it is.
Jul 2012
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Jism - 2
Calling a film promoted as an adult film ‘juvenile’ is an oxymoron but that is the kind of wordplay Bollywood has reduced us to. Pooja Bhatt’s much-publicised for its adult content, meant only for mature audiences, seemingly ambitious film Jism-2 unfortunately brings only such adjectives to mind.
Aug 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
...is first-rate, crowd-pleasing, unadulterated entertainment that comes without the disclaimer to leave one’s brains home.
Aug 2012
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Ek Tha Tiger
Salman Khan films come with a certain type of expectations, a set that for once, the viewer isn’t really responsible for having. In the race to grab maximum whistles, the Salman Khan brigade has sought and cultivated it carefully. And then comes a film that’s off-the-Salman-radar. Almost.
Aug 2012
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Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
It’s all very cute (maybe a bit loud) but far from being memorable while one just ends up wishing it was.
Aug 2012