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Shor In The City
The relief in watching Shor in the City is partly in the reprieve from the Golmaal variety of comedy. You don't have to guffaw like a retard. You can chuckle quietly.
May 2011
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Mar 2020
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Zero
On the level of cinematic realism, the plot of ‘Zero’ is plainly batshit crazy. But the film has an enthralling visual display, has a few short and gripping star turns, and throws up some fascinating analogues.
Dec 2018
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Dhobi Ghat
The city of great texture and matching indifference is poignantly captured by Kiran Rao in a sparkling debut.
Jan 2011
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Bombay Velvet
In trying so hard to achieve a snazzy feel, this film only comes across as phoney.
May 2015
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Neerja
It has good performances but is otherwise just another biopic with nationalist overtones.
Feb 2016
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English Vinglish
What is admirable in English Vinglish is the stoic refusal to compromise realistic treatment with melodrama or cliche.
Oct 2012
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Laal Kaptaan
...is not a memorable film by any distance, but it is certainly worth a watch.
Oct 2019
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Sep 2010
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Not A Love Story
The making of this film so soon after the Grover murder is as macabre as the killing itself.
Aug 2011
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Do Dooni Chaar
Niether is Do Dooni Chaar original, nor can it boast of engaging treatment, but for ambience, casting and performance, it is 'numero uno'.
Oct 2010
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Rivaaz
...is deeply flawed in terms of ambience and production values. It is not a good-looking film. Yet, it has a curious content...
Sep 2011
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Sep 2014
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Mohenjo Daro
...the telling of the film is slow, long winded, pointless, and extraordinarily boring.
Aug 2016
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Uri
Though a watchable film, ‘URI: The Surgical Strike’, is too much a work of pre-election propaganda.
Jan 2019
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Ujda Chaman
...does fall prey to a few rom-com cliches in the middle. But it perks up later on, and treats us to some delightfully well played and resonant scenes between the lead actors, sequences that bring a measure of proportionality to the film.
Nov 2019
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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
Unlike a Bhandarkar movie, it has no memorable characters, no social commentary, and sadly, no big laughs either.
Feb 2011
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Blood Money
This film has all the elements of the Bhatt success formula, but in the wrong proportion.
Apr 2012
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Mar 2013
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Gunday
A movie that is rather too loud but still watchable—mostly for Priyanka Chopra’s sizzler of a turn.
Feb 2014
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Roy
Elegantly shot but utterly incoherent, this ambitious film is an exercise in obfuscation.
Feb 2015
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
With no redeeming sub-plots, supporting actors, catchy songs or memorable dialogues, this Rajshri film is a disgrace to its kind.
Nov 2015
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Chhapaak
...the emotional resonance, moments of poignancy, that you expect from a Meghna Gulzar film, are missing. What is left is an uneven movie.
Jan 2020
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Ragini MMS
...a canny low-budget film with little art. But it appeals to a large cross-section.
May 2011
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Lootera
The film is painfully slow, but Motwane still makes a fine cinematic experience of it.
Jul 2013
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Kochadaiiyaan
Rajinikanth does not come to life and the interweaving narrative is difficult to peg, leaving one in limbo.
May 2014
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Bharat
...is no masterpiece, but it is that rare thing, a film that bonds a family with a nation, and does it with affection. Any element of divisiveness is excluded. And that, in itself, is a good enough reason to watch it.
Jun 2019
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Baaghi 3
Tiger has a sculpted and finely chiselled torso that turns his action sequences into a dance form. But when the content in the script becomes slimmer, and, inversely, the propaganda element in the movie increases, the hero begins to look like an empty vessel.
Mar 2020
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Aakrosh
A shameless copy of a Hollywood film with a few good performances to hold it up
Oct 2010
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Force
If only the quality of John Abraham's performance matched the abs he had on display.
Oct 2011