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Jul 2015
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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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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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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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Ki & Ka
Balki sets out to demolish stereotypes, but in the process, ends up affirming them even more.
Apr 2016
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Katti Batti
...even when the filmmakers and the cast and crew try their best to make you believe it is a 'fresh story', Katti Batti gives you a strong sense of been there, seen that.
Sep 2015
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Kapoor & Sons
...a refreshing tale of family problems and the art of sweeping them under the carpet.
Mar 2016
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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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Kabir Singh
Kabir Singh spends 120 minutes of its 154 in showing Kabir either drinking or drunk or snorting cocaine or needling in morphine or fighting with people or, slapping his girlfriend or screaming at her. Or making out. In the remaining 24 minutes, his repentance is done with, and we all go home with a happy ending. If you think it is okay, if you think it is justified because 'movie hai yaar, it's not real life', you are part of the problem. Misogyny is not cool. Neither is Kabir Singh.
Jun 2019
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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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Jolly LLB 2
Kudos to Subhash Kapoor for making his Jolly LLB 2 on a believable plot. These are all real cases we have seen, heard of, grown up with.
Feb 2017
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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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Mar 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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Jab Harry Met Sejal
How, just HOW, can Bollywood and especially Imtiaz Ali keep giving us the same films year after year and hope to get away with it?
Aug 2017
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Indu Sarkar
We need a lot more films on the Emergency. But not at the cost of content and execution, please.
Aug 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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Housefull 3
The charm of Housefull 3, whatever little that is, lies in its mindless comedy.
Jun 2016
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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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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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Guddu Rangeela
...works in parts. Disjointed fragments of the film stand out instead of the whole story.
Jul 2015
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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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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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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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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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Fan
Maneesh Sharma helps dust that Shah Rukh out from under the debris of the last few years. And Khan puts his best foot forward for his fans.
Apr 2016
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Ek Paheli Leela
As far as the story is concerned, Ek Paheli Leela gasps and pants, a la its lead heroine, and is unable to do much to the viewer.
Apr 2015
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
It is an important film for the times we live in. It will not be a blockbuster. But it might just make you change the way you look at love. If you choose to let your 'dil' take precedence over your 'dimaag'.
Feb 2019
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Do Lafzon Ki Kahani
...has nothing much to offer apart from Randeep Hooda and the MMA sequences.
Jun 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