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Striker
Clearly, Striker doesn't aim at being a bam-wham kind of flick. Instead it offers a study into the uneasy coming-of-age of an individual on-the-fence over the life he wants to embrace.
Feb 2010
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Rann
There are a couple of moments in Rann...reminiscent of vintage Varma. Then again, a messy climax, witless and uninspired writing and shoddy, detail-free narrative ensure these memories are washed out as soon as they are formed.
Jan 2010
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Ishqiya
Rarely are grace and profanity cited in the same breath. Debutant filmmaker Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya, however, is a privileged exception.
Jan 2010
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Veer
It's a film so dated it hurts. Imagine Manmohan Desai's atrocious Mard, but minus Mr Desai or Mr Bachchan. Yes, that bad.
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
It's mostly harmless, and certainly harebrained. Leave it to the Shahid-obsessed.
Jan 2010
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Dulha Mil Gaya
Mudassar in text-book fashion introduces his characters in the first 30 minutes and then for the next two hours, the film keeps plodding its way towards a dreary, predictable end.
Jan 2010
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Jan 2010
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3 Idiots
...by the time the end credits eventually roll around, you have a 'been there, sniffed that' feeling about it all.
Dec 2009
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Rocket Singh
It's not a film that grips you from the word go, or one that leaves you rolling in the aisles, but it's an impassioned effort that tosses skepticism out the window.
Dec 2009
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Paa
...celebrates the purest phase of an individual with such touching simplicity; it's impossible to remain unmoved.
Dec 2009
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Kurbaan
Go watch Kurbaan, explore it, find your own points to agree, disagree, endorse, enjoy, debate and be angry about. Either way, you definitely cannot walk out without the film leaving an impression on you. And a strong one at that.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Honestly, it's just good to watch a film with memorable comedy again. Heaven knows its been a while.
Nov 2009
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Jail
...formulaic, below average Bollywood headache, slowed down to lugubrious dullness.
Nov 2009
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London Dreams
You may like London Dreams for its beautiful frames, some paisa-vasool moments between Salman and Devgn, a good background score and catchy songs. For the rest, you need willing suspension of disbelief. And large doses of it.
Nov 2009
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Aladin
What Ghosh dishes out in its place is some half-hearted hocus-pocus, a clumsy mix of old world lore with contemporary indifference, sloppy trips to the flashback and awkward bursts of forced sentimentality.
Nov 2009