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...is the best that Indian cinema can be in these troubled times if it chooses to hold a mirror up to our society, compelling us to confront the worst that we are and the best that we can be when we are not busy saving our own skins.
Jun 2019
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Andhadhun
...a black comedy that is breathless in its pace and breathtaking in the scope of its imagination, linking seemingly random occurrences in the cosmos, and with all its entertainment value, arriving at an unexpectedly thoughtful study of both kismet and human nature.
Oct 2018
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Ribbon
...is a deceptively simple, remarkable film with a risky concept that has paid off. It is without question one of India’s best of 2017 so far.
Nov 2017
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Ship Of Theseus
That a story with such profound philosophical underpinnings could lead to a film so simple, so small, so unpretentious, so sweet and yet so endearing, so entertaining, so humorous and so intriguing would be inconceivable to most.
Jul 2013
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Supermen of Malegaon
As we celebrate 100 Years of Indian cinema, there can be no better gift to our film-crazed nation than this superb film.
Jul 2012
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Raazi
...is an espionage venture with heart and soul tempering its gritty core. Even as it kept me on the edge of my seat for its entire 140 minutes, it broke my heart.
May 2018
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The Lunchbox
...is seemingly simple yet as complex as all human beings are. It’s sad yet throws up humour when you are least expecting it. It’s not larger than life, it’s just as large as life always is. This film is truly sensational.
Sep 2013
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha
...Katariya is a master weaver, smoothly bringing together the different threads in the story culminating in a heart-warming climax that is sweet but not manipulative, emotional not over-wrought, and like the rest of the film, utterly real.
Mar 2015
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Jul 2013
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Anaarkali Of Aarah
Bless you Avinash Das for celebrating in a most entertaining fashion, every gutsy, rebellious, non-malleable, non-compliant uss type ki aurat through your Anaarkali. And bless you Swara Bhaskar for bringing this wonderful woman to life on screen.
Mar 2017
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Gully Boy
For a film that is about protest music, the music of anger and rebellion, Gully Boy is surprisingly quiet and extremely funny. Its understatedness and sense of humour are among the multiple reasons why it is also one of the best films to emerge from the Hindi cinemascape in recent times.
Feb 2019
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Neerja
For a filmmaker to stir up such a high degree of emotion while making no obvious attempt to manipulate us is an amazing achievement. Neerja is outstanding.
Feb 2016
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Dekh Tamasha Dekh
This is a film that should be compulsory viewing in social science classes across the country.
Apr 2014
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Court
It’s the simplest of films, yet unimaginably complex. It’s straightforward yet marvelously thoughtful. In its understatement lies melodrama. In its refusal to dress itself up lies its richness.
Apr 2015
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Raman Raghav 2.0
...is layered, gripping from the word go, unnerving and, in a twisted way, hugely entertaining.
Jun 2016
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Shahid
...director Hansal Mehta has resisted the temptation to make a high-decibel potboiler, delivering instead a disconcertingly real and highly effective film.
Oct 2013
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Mar 2019
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Gali Guleiyan
It has been several days since I watched this film, and even now an acute sadness grips me each time I think about it. The beauty of Gali Guleiyan lies in the fact that I never ever want that feeling to go away.
Sep 2018
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Mukkabaaz
A Hindi film that is unafraid to say what it has to say in this present repressive atmosphere is rare. This is fearless, energetic filmmaking at its best.
Jan 2018
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Haider
...a stirring, unsettling tale that needs not just to be watched, but to be experienced.
Oct 2014
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Queen
In a sense, it’s a sign that Bollywood too is coming of age. Queen is a royal triumph.
Mar 2014
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Drishyam
What makes this Drishyam (even) more interesting than the original though, is the tweaking – both in the casting and writing – of its women and the central man-woman relationship.
Aug 2015
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Dec 2019
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Sep 2012
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Phobia
Ghost flick, psychological thriller, social commentary or all the above – in the end, Phobia is what you want it to be for yourself. It is also, without question, a superbly entertaining film.
May 2016
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Mar 2016
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Newton
It is not often that an Indian filmmaker takes to comedy in a setting this dismal – Masurkar and his co-writer do, without being condescending or trivialising the almost depressing circumstances it chronicles in lands far beyond the India most of us are exposed to.
Sep 2017
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TE3N
...a strong, entertaining whodunit, so lovely in its sadness and so thoroughly engaging in its observations on old age, escapism, persistence, love and revenge.
Jun 2016