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Dear Zindagi
The light-hearted dialogues and scenes are the high points of the film. But they too stop working after a point. At near-2.5 hours, Dear Zindagi feels too stretched.
Nov 2016
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Befikre
...is best enjoyed when you go in without any expectations at all. The film is not boring. And that's what makes it a decent one-time watch.
Dec 2016
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Dishoom
...despite its decent-enough story, doesn't quite make a mark on the mind. The film is a crowd-pleaser...
Jul 2016
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Gully Boy
...suffers from a slow pace. The film takes its own sweet time to establish the story. And when it does, there is too little to bask in the glory of. The film ends on an abrupt note. It catapults its underdog to the big stage but doesn't let the viewer soak it in. After investing 2 hours and 35 minutes in the film, you feel a little cheated.
Feb 2019
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
...the film works for both Salman Khan and Sooraj Barjatya's specific audience bases.
Nov 2015
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Rocky Handsome
...a sumptuous feast for action-lovers. Watch it if you swear by punches and kicks and special, hitherto-unseen-in-Hindi-films martial arts.
Mar 2016
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Tiger Zinda Hai
Don't analyse, don't nitpick, don't involve logic; and you are sorted. There are many seeti-worthy moments in Tiger Zinda Hai. The film plays to Salman's gallery to the T.
Dec 2017
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Dec 2015
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Azhar
Tony D'Souza's fictionalisation of Azharuddin's life works in most parts, but comes out as a deeply eulogising exercise.
May 2016
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M.S. Dhoni
We want to see heroes on screen. We want to see victory on screen. And when it's got cricket and MS Dhoni as the subject, who cares about problems in a film.
Sep 2016
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Bharat
...has its own share of problems, beginning with the near-three-hour runtime. But when people wait a year for a Salman Khan Eid release, can you really blame the superstar for giving his fans their larger-than-life hero in an out-and-out entertainer, replete with song and dance?
Jun 2019
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Wazir
The slickness, the edge-of-the-seat quality, the darkness. Wazir is replete with the chiaroscuro that is so Bejoy Nambiar.
Jan 2016
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May 2017
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Mr. X
The story is very predictable, but there aren't really those moments when you feel why the film doesn't end. Two for the film, and a half extra for Hashmi. Watch it for Emraan Hashmi...baaki ki chinta chhodo.
Apr 2015
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Mar 2016
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Jazbaa
...is not quite the re-entry to Bollywood Aishwarya's fans had been expecting. But she does do a largely good job of nailing her mother-in-distress act...
Oct 2015
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Kaabil
Watch Kaabil for Hrithik Roshan, who deserves an extra star above the 1.5 to the film. There's not much else in Kaabil.
Jan 2017
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Daddy
Watch this gangster drama for Arjun Rampal's heartfelt performance. He breathes as Arun Gawli in Daddy. But don't go into the theatre expecting to learn anything eye-opening about the Mumbai underworld. You will come back disappointed.
Sep 2017
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India‘s Most Wanted
...suffers from a sluggish pace, which is quite detrimental for a film of this genre. It is a crime thriller. The film needed to have been knit a lot better.
May 2019
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Manjhi
The praise apart, where Manjhi really loses the way is in the way Dashrath's story is presented.
Aug 2015
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Phantom
...begins fine, and then loses way so badly that by the end, you're just waiting for an extra helping of Afghan Jalebi.
Aug 2015
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Raabta
...the biggest obstacle in the path of Raabta is the story. The subject is nothing that has not been done in Indian cinema earlier. The way the story is treated takes a toll on your patience.
Jun 2017
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Housefull 3
The charm of Housefull 3, whatever little that is, lies in its mindless comedy.
Jun 2016
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Fanney Khan
Filmmaker Atul Manjrekar doesn't seem to be able to look beyond just his lead actor. Fanney Khan is an Anil Kapoor film. That is its biggest strength and weakness.
Aug 2018
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Karan Johar has penned an ode to friendship. Like most of his films, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil too has everything superficial that is required to take his film ahead.
Oct 2016
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Gabbar Is Back
Watch it if you want to re-see Akshay Kumar's superhuman antics, which he's pretty much mastered by now - Rowdy Rathore, Boss, Khiladi 786, ad nauseam, ad infinitum.
May 2015
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Singh Is Bliing
...a fun-filled affair, only if you choose to abandon your brain a light year away from the ticket windows and then enter the theatre.
Oct 2015
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Jun 2015
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Zero
They have to try and make sense AND they have to keep Shah Rukh Khan fans happy. In this tussle, logic is thrown into the Pacific Ocean.
Dec 2018