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

publication

The New Indian Express

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Number of reviews
284
Average rating
47

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  • Ek Villain

    The other issue is Suri’s unwillingness to come out of Mahesh Bhatt’s shadow because his films derive most of their heft from the maker’s oeuvre.

    39

    Jun 2014
  • 2 States

    ...creates a world where characters don't shout to be heard. They just belong to a world where being proper, politically or otherwise, is not always a pre-condition.

    79

    Apr 2014
  • Queen

    There are some films that you simply don't want to end. And when they do, you want to spring out of your seat and give the darned thing a standing ovation. "Queen", directed by Vikas Bahl is that rarity.

    89

    Mar 2014
  • Heartless

    ...works within its ambitious realm of love, betrayal and mortality. It makes an endearing departure from routine romances about broken hearts and mended morale.

    59

    Feb 2014
  • Hasee Toh Phasee

    ...the film and every rich resplendent moment in it, belongs to Parineeti Chopra. She irons out all the rough spots in the storytelling, hides all the wrinkles in the jaded plot and makes her character seem far more empathetic than it would have been in a lesser actress' hands.

    79

    Feb 2014
  • Jai Ho

    Sohail has spun a credible and often compelling anti-corruption yarn that succeeds in justifying the need for Salman's stardom to monopolise the entire length and breadth of the footage. His rhetorical rowdyism brings the house down.

    79

    Jan 2014
  • Dhoom 3

    ...an intriguing piece of work... slender supple smart and subtle...and yet helmed by a central performance that screams for attention.

    59

    Dec 2013
  • Krrish 3

    Rakesh Roshan combines the breathtaking SFX with a high level of emotion and drama. The result is quite often exhilarating and spectacular.

    79

    Nov 2013
  • Besharam

    ...is devoid of rhythm, sur or taal. It's shot like an ongoing television sitcom where the actors are clueless about which way the intended laughter would take them.

    39

    Oct 2013
  • Warning

    For most of the movie, I was wondering how these people can tread water and quarrel about long-forgotten things, as if they were on holiday instead of in mortal danger.

    19

    Sep 2013
  • Bombay Talkies

    This is a beguiling, beautiful and befitting homage to 100 years of Indian cinema. It's also proof that different stories in an episodic film could comfortably have directors with different sensitivities staring in the same line of vision.

    99

    May 2013
  • Kai Po Che!

    Abhishek Kapoor’s adaptation shows what fine acting, good direction, and a well-crafted screenplay can do with a novel that I cannot imagine having been well-written.

    69

    Feb 2013
  • Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

    ...Bhardwaj tells the story in a style that comes close to burlesque – wacky, entertaining, and over-the-top. However, something is missing – the storytelling doesn’t bolster the concerns in the movie the way it should, and it goes downhill after the interval.

    49

    Jan 2013