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

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  • ...is a little gem that shines brightly.

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  • Bless you Avinash Das for celebrating in a most entertaining fashion, every gutsy, rebellious, non-malleable, non-compliant uss type ki aurat through your Anaarkali. And bless you Swara Bhaskar for bringing this wonderful woman to life on screen.

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  • ...the film works for its tight script- which never dwindles- and for its powerful story.

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  • This film hits all the right spots. With Anar, Swara Bhaskar gets a role worthy of her. Debut director Avinash Das is a filmmaker to watch out for. And, it is a ladies-oriented film. We simply cannot help cheering.

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  • ...is an appositely trenchant and rustic cry for women empowerment backed by Swara Bhaskar's top notch performance.

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  • ...offers a refreshing take on women and their sexuality.

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  • It's hard to come across a performance so gut-wrenchingly real. It's hard to tell Swara from Anaarkali of Arrah, who's thankfully not another 'abla nari' either.

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  • ...is the pitch perfect lesson in relevant feminism.

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  • ...is the surprise of the season. It is stunning in thought, spellbinding in plot and utterly gripping in the way the story of a small-town dancer-singer’s adventures in lecher-land unfolds.

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  • ...brings forth a world that’s out of focus and needs our attention. Marginalised sections are fighting their own battles in this part of the globe and Anaarkali Of Aarah wants us to be sympathetic to them.

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  • Avinash Das’s debut feature overcomes its indulgences and flaws by focusing on the big picture on sexual assault and consent.

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  • Swara Bhaskar holds the movie in her manicured hands. She is magnificent. You can't help but stare at her, unabashedly.

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  • The film does have its moments of sheer brilliance, specially in the humour department. But its adamancy with the narrative technique and unnecessary inclusion of minutest of details spoils the game.

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  • A unique, well observed, raunchy musical that reiterates that no means no.

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  • Swara Bhaskar has you rooting for Anaarkali with all her strengths, weaknesses, loneliness, talent and flaws.

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  • Writer-director Avinash Das deserves credit for drafting visuals that build tension and keep one consistently worried for the characters on screen.

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  • ..is the kind of film that you want to applaud, especially on account of the concerns that it articulates. But it leaves you deeply dissatisfied. It could have done with much more passion and flair. It is worse than a misfire. It doesn't fire at all despite the magnificently full-blooded pivotal performance from Swara Bhaskar.

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