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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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Oct 2016
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Welcome Back
Leave the brains aside, and you have (at least) two hours of hardcore fun.
Sep 2015
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Saala Khadoos
It is largely due to the sheer brilliance of Madhavan and Ritika's work that Saala Khadoos is saved from falling into the abyss of predictability, which it dangerously teeters on the edge of.
Jan 2016
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Mom
...scrutinises and lays bare the gaping holes in the law in this country. Its method of making the criminals meet their fate is over-dramatised and problematic. And unbelievable. But who can say no to a tale of a mother's revenge?
Jul 2017
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TE3N
It is at best a hotchpotch of a film that could have been so much better. Watch it though. For the brilliant acting.
Jun 2016
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Manmarziyaan
...lets you go with the feeling that you've just seen Dev D from a Paro's point of view. Except, a mediocre version.
Sep 2018
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Fitoor
...for all its spellbinding beauty, fumbles bad. The story meanders and loses way in between, and there seems a certain urgency in tying all the loose ends.
Feb 2016
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Jagga Jasoos
...wins in the way the story is told, not necessarily in what the story is. Take a trip to Anurag Basu's fantasy land this weekend.
Jul 2017
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Sui Dhaaga
...gives his viewers a classic story of struggle and persistence. The film culminates in a predictable climax, but that does not diminish the experience of soaking in Sui Dhaaga.
Sep 2018
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Force 2
The narrative is kept straight throughout, sans any convolutions as such. Kudos to writers Parveez Sheikh and Jasmeet K Reen for that. Force 2 has some well-choreographed action sequences with guns blazing in full glory
Nov 2016
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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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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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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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Babumoshai Bandookbaaz
...feels long and stretched. The rustic landscapes of Uttar Pradesh are captured well. The songs hinder the pace of the film, which any which way is pretty slow for all its activity.
Aug 2017
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Kalank
The Bollywood that we have grown up with, has sold to us these 'unnamed' relationships packaged in goodlooking sets since Silsila. Nothing has changed in these four decades. We still cannot deal with transgression in societal norms and relationships unless looked at from a safe distance. In 2019, our lives are a lot more complex than the simple 'solutions' Bollywood dishes out to us.
Apr 2019
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Hate Story 3
...is one of those films that make you wonder exactly what you want to do after watching it. Laugh, cry, tear your hair out.
Dec 2015
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Baar Baar Dekho
Debutant director Nitya Mehra attempts to make a 'high-concept' love story, only to fall light years short of what the film could have been.
Sep 2016
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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