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Bombay Talkies
...boasts of several talented actors and many worthwhile moments – moments of laughter, courage and poignance. It just doesn’t have the jaadu that the movie madaari promised.
May 2013
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Shootout At Wadala
Flawed though it may be, the film is entertaining and moving for the most part.
May 2013
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Mar 2013
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Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga
Whoever said "well begun is half done" forgot to add that half done still means another halfway to go, and Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga doesn't manage that journey. This is a sweet film, but it should have been so much more.
Mar 2013
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
It’s such a joy to be able to say this in a Bollywood that rarely makes good sequels … Saheb Biwi aur Gangster was a fun political thriller; SBAG Returns is even better.
Mar 2013
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I Me Aur Main
...director Kapil Sharma is clearly well intentioned, but struggles to provide his film with depth and meaning.
Mar 2013
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The Attacks Of 26/11
...despite being based on what is unarguably one of the world’s most dramatic terror strikes ever, The Attacks of 26/11 is a boring film.
Mar 2013
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Feb 2013
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David
...is so tedious that it’s hard to focus on its very unusual pluses. This is a film that does not seem to know where it’s going.
Feb 2013
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Race 2
...there’s a bit of mindless fun to be had with Race 2, but for the most part it is such an unimaginative replication of Race 1 that it’s hard not to feel taken for granted as a viewer.
Jan 2013
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Inkaar
Sexual harassment at the workplace needs to be addressed by Indian cinema. It’s an issue that deserves better than this wishy-washy film.
Jan 2013
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
MKBKM’s effort to be joyously absurd is too obvious and the usually assured Bhardwaj seems to be playing fast and loose with the reins in his hands.
Jan 2013
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Dabangg 2
The film is fun and funny only in parts, not a complete washout but certainly a completely unworthy successor to Dabangg.
Dec 2012
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Khiladi 786
I don’t mind mindless comedies. My issue is that this one is predictable and flat and just occasionally amusing.
Dec 2012
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Talaash
Have you ever watched a film and felt it had everything going for it, yet something didn’t quite add up? That you weren’t blown away despite liking so many individual elements in it? That’s how I felt as I left the hall after Talaash.
Dec 2012
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
...fun first half; emotional despite its numerous flaws; and the ending did have me on edge; but … overly long and dull second half; incongruous casting; disappointing music.
Nov 2012
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Chakravyuh
...has absolute clarity about the political stance it is taking and makes no awkward attempts to seem balanced just for the heck of it.
Oct 2012
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Student Of The Year
Depth … now if only Student of the Year had more of that. No aspect of the film seems fully explored. Nothing in the story feels particularly new.
Oct 2012
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Bhoot Returns
The result: after the chills in the first half, the rest of the film and particularly the ending are an absolute damp squib.
Oct 2012
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Aiyyaa
If the story and characters had not been stretched so much, Aiyyaa could have been special.
Oct 2012
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English Vinglish
...is an excellent comeback vehicle for India’s most successful pan-India female superstar, but what makes the film work is that the director is not star struck.
Oct 2012
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Sep 2012
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Sep 2012
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Sep 2012
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Ek Tha Tiger
...is neither here nor there. It’s neither this nor that. It’s not an all-out action film, nor is it a heart-wrenching romance.
Aug 2012
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Jism - 2
Limp, flaccid, lifeless … I can think of a number of adjectives to describe this yawn-worthy film.
Aug 2012
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Jul 2012
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Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum
With all its crudeness, I could still have enjoyed Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum if it had been funny. But here’s the only funny part of this story … it’s not.
Jul 2012
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Cocktail
...bubbly in the first half, boring in the second, pretending to be free-thinking but actually narrow-minded and stereotypical to the core.
Jul 2012