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Department
It's high time the filmmaker struggling with form realised that this nauseatingly gimmicky camerawork he has been afflicted with in his last few films distracts from the story.
May 2012
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Alone
Bipasha Basu, however, has become the Bhai of the horror film genre, minus the box office appeal, of course. You can easily switch scenes between her films and nobody would even know. They all have Bipasha doing exactly the same thing.
Jan 2015
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Bhoomi
Sanjay Dutt hasn’t lost his acting chops yet, rather seems to be maturing well. But why did he have to pick up a film this regressive for a return?
Sep 2017
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
To be fair, silliness, if done with aplomb, can be sublime fun at times. Nanu Ki Jaanu is none of it, only laughable.
Apr 2018
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May 2019
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Creature
...a kind of kindergarten for the seekers of chills and frills that feeds on the appetite of the galleries for shock and sleaze.
Sep 2014
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Coffee With D
Sending up the media? Spoofing the underworld? Whatever it is that the filmmaker wants to do, it just doesn’t spark any interest in the viewer.
Jan 2017
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Arjun Patiala
...feels like a Punjabi film masquerading as a Bollywood one. The humour is deliberately rough and rustic and the filmmaking clunky.
Jul 2019
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Bumboo
A wannabe Bheja Fry, this crass, scatalogical humour-infested stagey remake is just about funny enough to make you source out the French original Lemmerdeur "A Pain in the Ass".
Apr 2012
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Mr Joe B. Carvalho
It is supposed to be a satire; it is supposed to be a theatre of the absurd but unfortunately all that remains an idea on paper. On screen it is relentless torture.
Jan 2014
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Jai Ho! Democracy
The intentions are right and the situations spot on but apart from a few stinging comments on the polity, it fails to grow into a cogent commentary on the state of affairs.
Apr 2015
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Baar Baar Dekho
There are no standout performances, no scenes that can pack in an emotional wallop and the conversational dialogue turns banal beyond a point.
Sep 2016
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Radhe
...is dreary and listless, with no attempt to do anything innovative within the purview of star-led masala entertainers.
May 2021
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Race 2
If Race spoofed the structure of Wild Things to ridiculous levels, Race 2 spoofs Race.
Jan 2013
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Hate Story 2
It is a predictable story that pans out in a predictable fashion with the galleries treated to tastefully shot skin show.
Jul 2014
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May 2017
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Jism - 2
This is the kind of film many will go to watch no matter how bad we say it is simply because this is the closest they get to see an adult star take her clothes off on the big screen in India.
Aug 2012
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John Day
Logic, pace and tautness are the main ingredients of a thriller and Solomon’s work disappoints on all the three counts.
Sep 2013
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Evening Shadows
The intentions may be well-placed but the outcome is a series of loud and tired cliches, which permeate the film so deeply that the subject of homosexuality appears to be the only “original” aspect of it.
Jan 2019
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Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
A horror film that unravels like a daily soap, director Debaloy Dey’s attempt at spooking you out goes in vain.
Jun 2014
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Gabbar Is Back
It has come at a time when the remake business has touched a plateau. Had it come in its infancy, Gabbar would not have sounded like babble.
May 2015
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Freaky Ali
...is predictable to the core replete with every cliché of a typical sports film that you can possibly think of and, is marked by old fashioned story-telling and over the top, slapstick humour.
Sep 2016
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Qaidi Band
Not only does Qaidi Band stay voluntarily far from scratching the surface of the issue but is unable to be a compelling watch either. For a real, troubling issue the solution offered is an unconvincing fairytale one.
Aug 2017
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Tum Bin 2
From the beginning to the sudden twist towards the end and then on to a protracted climax, the film has a "seen that many a times" feel.
Nov 2016
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Hanuman Da Damdaar
...is disappointing in not setting new standards for children’s entertainment.
Jun 2017
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Grand Masti
...nothing more than cheap revelry that can be watched only for some corny jokes.
Sep 2013