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102 Not Out
...is hopelessly in love with the old school, and while that is not always a bad thing, it is also written in unimaginative, derivative ways.
May 2018
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Airlift
...a triumph of the mainstream, a mainstream that gets sidelined in the critics’ circle either with a patronising tone or cynicism.
Jan 2016
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Aiyaary
Almost every Pandey film has had a kinetic energy that never decelerates, but Aiyaary is a different breed. It doesn’t know what it wants to be.
Feb 2018
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Feb 2016
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Baaghi 2
For a film with a tag line screaming "Rebel for Love", there is very little rebelling. There is very little action too.
Mar 2018
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Baby
What Baby may lack in originality, it makes up for it in authenticity. This Baby is very healthy.
Jan 2015
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania
...is not entirely a misfire. It works to a great extent and its ideas and attempts are noble even if the film as a whole is flawed.
Mar 2017
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Bajirao Mastani
Is there a filmmaker in Bollywood more relentless than Sanjay Leela Bhansali? Relentless in his choice of themes, palette, tone and mood.
Dec 2015
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Befikre
Unfortunately, it is Aditya’s stories that cannot shape shift to fit into post — Dil Chahta Hai, post-Imtiaz Ali, post-Shakun Batra grammar of Bollywood.
Dec 2016
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Begum Jaan
There is nothing even Vidya Balan can do to make things interesting here when that happens. And we never get to know enough about the characters to identify with their sense of loss and longing.
Apr 2017
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Bhaag Johnny
To be fair, the initial portions are tight. Unfortunately everything is textured in the most generic.
Sep 2015
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Commando 2
Very little thought seems to have gone into Commando 2 in every facet which is commendable because at least that makes it consistent with the idea and execution of demonetization.
Mar 2017
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Daas Dev
Sudhir Mishra’s latest film has a title that wants to scream at you its creativity — or lack thereof — but ends up with an indiscernible, squeaked out nonsense.
Apr 2018
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Dhadak
Dhadak, with the help of Shashank Khaitan and Karan Johar, rips apart Sairat’s soul.
Jul 2018
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Dil Juunglee
At every turn, Dil Juunglee (written by Tonoya Sen Sharma and Shiv Singh) teases you that now it will change into some other film, but it is relentless in its mission to disappoint.
Mar 2018
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Dilwale
Dilwale is Rohit Shetty misappropriating a genre created by the Chopras and inherited by Karan Johar.
Dec 2015
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Dishoom
The problem with Dhawan however is - forget good filmmaking - he has miles to go before even reaching Abbas-Mustan level of keeping you entertained.
Jul 2016
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Dolly Ki Doli
When the film shifts to the story of a woman scorned does all its tonal inconsistencies show.
Jan 2015
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Drishyam
Kamat’s Drishyam is not necessarily a dumbed-down version. It’s a version that lacks the nuances that were aplenty in the writing of the Malayalam version.
Aug 2015
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Aug 2018
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Ghayal Once Again
Perhaps it is Deol insisting that even if 2016 gives you all the multiplex films, my cinema from the 90s can co-exist?
Feb 2016
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Half Girlfriend
Mohit Suri is not a bad filmmaker, but some of his decisions here are confounding.
May 2017
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Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
The first film was a promise that good comedy is probably returning to Bollywood after decades. Then it regressed to a place of discomfiting familiarity. Not even a 90s earworm and Jimmy Shergill can save it.
Aug 2018
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Haraamkhor
Haraamkhor is Siddiqui's film. We watch it for him. We watch it for what he can do and what more he is capable of.
Jan 2017
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Jun 2016
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Irada
...a haphazardly put together incoherent film that makes you wonder about issue based films and how they are made in our country.
Feb 2017
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Jugni
...turns out to be a well done short film padded up to be a feature. But it is still one of those unique efforts in this age of heroes because all the characters are delightfully flawed.
Jan 2016