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English Vinglish
English Vinglish is that rare thing - a Hindi film that creates a heroine out of a homemaker.
Oct 2012
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Ekk Deewana Tha
Menon struggles to achieve grand emotion but the story is thin and the telling, insipid.
Feb 2012
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Ek Tha Tiger
Director and co-writer Kabir Khan takes the larger-than-life Salman Khan persona and wraps it in an engaging story that services it.
Aug 2012
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Ek Paheli Leela
Director Bobby Khan wants to create an epic reincarnation love story. But he can’t surmount two challenges — the ludicrous script and the wooden actors.
Apr 2015
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Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyun...
The script, performances, dialogue and direction are so staggeringly inept that Dunno Y is an instant classic and the latest entrant to my list of so-bad-they-are-good films.
Nov 2010
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Dum Maaro Dum
This is one film that should soar but sadly it never quite takes flight. The problem is the writing.
Apr 2011
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Do Dooni Chaar
...is a modest film and I mean that in the best sense of the word. I recommend that you make time for it.
Oct 2010
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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
...has an interesting story but the characters and situations aren't fleshed out enough. There is an inherent clumsiness and in places the film feels long and leaden.
Jan 2011
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Dil Dhadakne Do
So be prepared to get restless in the first hour, but once Dil Dhadakne Do gathers momentum, it will force you to care about this frustrating, flawed family.
Jun 2015
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Dhoom 3
...see Dhoom 3 with your expectations at half-mast. It's not the popcorn thrill ride that I expected. There isn't enough joy in it. But Aamir and the stupendous action make it worth watching.
Dec 2013
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Dhobi Ghat
...is an acquired taste. Either the film will sink into your skin like a slow ache or it will be bewildering and downright boring.
Jan 2011
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Dhadak
Shashank is the successful maker of frothy romances. Here he steps out of his comfort zone but not enough to tackle head-on, the ugly truth of caste. The hurdles are more palatable and consequently, synthetic.
Jul 2018
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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
...a slow-cooked feast. It simmers and thickens and leisurely acquires a rich and long-lasting flavour. The film requires patience. You will have to indulge director Dibakar Banerjee as he indulges himself.
Apr 2015
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Dekh Tamasha Dekh
...a combination of farcical, funny and depressing. How many movies can you say that for?
Apr 2014
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Dedh Ishqiya
...is worth watching just for Abhishek Chaubey's ambition. He is not constrained by the demands of the box office.
Jan 2014
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Dear Zindagi
...is a bumpy ride but, all things considered, it’s still one worth taking — especially for the sheer pleasure of watching Alia soar.
Nov 2016
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De Dana Dan
And I finally understood why the credits in many Priyadarshan films say filmed by Priyadarshan instead of directed by Priyadarshan. Because there is little sense that someone is actually directing this circus.
Nov 2009
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Dangerous Ishhq
Kapoor is an attractive woman who tries earnestly to make sense of this time-warped story. But it is a Herculean task.
May 2012
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Dabangg 3
...is a joyless, exhausting ode to the superstardom of Salman Khan. It’s a masala movie with little spice in it.
Dec 2019
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Dabangg 2
My review of Dabangg ended with a plea for a better story for Chulbul. Like so much else in Dabangg 2, that too remains the same. Can someone please write a terrific plot for this terrific character?
Dec 2012
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Dabangg
There are too many songs and too, too much fighting, which becomes more gory and gratuitous as the film unfolds. Dabangg feels longer than it is and way more exhausting than it should. Still I recommend that you see the film for the sheer pleasure of watching Salman Khan in top form.
Sep 2010
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Daayen Ya Baayen
...a film made with love. Bela has a great affection for her characters. I'm recommending it with reservations. You need a lot of patience for this one.
Oct 2010
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Daawat-e-Ishq
...is the equivalent of an elaborate meal that begins with a mouth-watering appetiser but slowly loses flavour, aroma and deliciousness, so that by the time you reach dessert, you are exhausted, disappointed and badly in need of fresh air.
Sep 2014
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Daas Dev
...is meant to be a study of power and what happens to those who lust for it. It’s a solid idea lost in execution.
Apr 2018
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Coolie No.1
The earlier Coolie No 1 had a cheery lunacy and a degree of innocence that allowed the ridiculous plot to play out as an extended joke. Govinda’s effortless clowning helped viewers to ignore the more problematic parts of the film. But in 2020, the narrative is dated and offensive on so many levels.
Dec 2020