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

publication

PassionForCinema

Highest rating for

99

Lowest rating for

19

Number of reviews
69
Average rating
48

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Title

Rating

  • ...one of the best Indian films of the year, perhaps even the decade, and should not be missed for any reason.

    99

    Dec 2009
  • ...a must watch movie for the Midas touch of Shyam Benegal and the sheer mastery of Boman Irani.

    79

    Mar 2010
  • Pankh

    ...one helluva knockout of a movie, the sort which lingers in the heart and mind long after its 16 reels have ended on a note of hope and interiorised glory.

    79

    Jan 2011
  • My Name is Khan

    At the end of 18 reels, you do carry something precious home – SRK and Kajol. They are absolutely electric. Undoubtely, they don’t make’em like that anymore. And never will, which is why MNIK is absolutely compulsory viewing. You may have problems with it. Yet it is a must-must-see.

    79

    Feb 2010
  • Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

    ...like a breath of fresh air. This film is a good example of how an interesting premise, a credible closure, and, heads-on-your-shoulder approach to filmmaking results in a solid film that stands on its own two feet despite a low budget and no stars.

    69

    Dec 2010
  • Ishqiya

    ...a charming, enticing flick that commits the mistake of biting a little more than what it could actually chew. In the process, Ishqiya, like its lead protagonists, digs up its own grave!

    69

    Jan 2010
  • The Japanese Wife

    It stays with you. Although the tempo is excruciatingly slow and the screenplay repeats lines of dialogue as if they had been written by a squawking parrot, the result is limned with that near-extinct quality in cinema – humaneness.

    69

    Apr 2010
  • Love Sex Aur Dhokha

    ...may not be a completely satisfying two-hour experience. Yet its noble intentions and a bid to go beyond the surfacial situation in the troubled valley of Kashmir, elevate the outcome to a notch above the candy-floss and the commonplace.

    59

    Jul 2010
  • Striker

    Neither rabidly formulaic nor elliptically arty, this look at the aspirations and anxieties of a lower middle-class family, evokes a smile of rueful recognition.

    59

    Oct 2010
  • Striker

    ...if you can imagine some well-written conversations that reflect a lot of our lives in a piece of cinema, and would like to see how it’s done well – go for it.

    59

    Apr 2010
  • Striker

    There are choices involved in the telling of a story; and I felt the story-teller opted for the easier, more accessible ones. This correction could have lent more subtlety and depth to Vikramaditya Motwane’s otherwise accomplished film.

    59

    Jul 2010
  • Striker

    Yup, it does get very complicated but what the hell, still the result is a pretty engrossing mind-teaser. Can’t leave your brains at home for this one.

    59

    Feb 2011
  • Aladin

    Aladin is a decent film – not great, but not as bad as some people seem to be gleefully making it out to be.

    59

    Nov 2009
  • Kaccha Limboo

    For avoiding the route of fantasyland, for narrating a story hooked on fact rather than fiction, and for being remarkably observant about the quirks, anxieties and hopes of the BPL (those subsisting below the poverty line), Rizvi makes an auspicious debut as a director of substance.

    59

    Aug 2010