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Fanney Khan
Even when the film becomes a slog, Kapoor saab, as I call him, stands tall.
Aug 2018
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Gone Kesh
...I think that this story might have been better served as a short film. There isn’t enough meat here to merit a feature. The craft also wobbles.
Mar 2019
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Bullett Raja
...has flashes of fire but mostly it seems to be hobbled by a misguided sense of machismo.
Nov 2013
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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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3 Storeys
This isn’t a film that lacks ambition but it never becomes one that is essential.
Mar 2018
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Uri
...is an unabashed love letter to the Indian army. If you want nuance or insight into the hearts and minds of brave men and women who willingly put themselves in the line of fire, you won’t find it here.
Jan 2019
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Veer
If like me, you can find delight in the sheer delirium of a bad Bollywood film, then see Veer, otherwise do catch it on DVD. In a few years, this sensibility and swagger will be extinct.
Jan 2010
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Tanu Weds Manu
Though the director picked up an interesting subject, he has not succeeded in executing his story effectively on screen - there are not enough laughs in the film.
Feb 2011
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Tamasha
Imtiaz is a fabulously talented director but eventually it proves to be too much messaging for one film
Dec 2015
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Tiger Zinda Hai
...is flat out exhausting. The story is much too long and convoluted. The frame is filled with characters but apart from Tiger, none of them make an impact. And for me, the weakest link is that there is nothing that moors you emotionally.
Dec 2017
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TE3N
These three are among the best actors currently working in Hindi cinema. But despite their presence, TE3N doesn’t soar.
Jun 2016
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Why Cheat India
...like the hybrid of fact and fiction, needed far more imagination and audacity.
Jan 2019
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Kurbaan
Clearly Rensil is a talent to watch. He isn’t afraid to take risks but his ambition and good intentions aren’t matched by the sophistication that this project required.
Nov 2009
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Raja Natwarlal
...isn’t one of those actively awful films. But neither does it sparkle.
Aug 2014
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Hichki
...is a genuinely earnest film made with heart. But it doesn’t take enough risks and consequently doesn’t touch a raw nerve in the way that Taare Zameen Par did. But it’s always nice to see a talented actress with all guns blazing.
Mar 2018
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City Of Gold
...had the potential to be a far better film than it is...But the director is unable to find the right narrative tone for this difficult material.
Apr 2010
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Agent Vinod
...never becomes more than the sum of its parts and even though it picks up speed in the second half, it leaves you both exhausted and unsatisfied.
Mar 2012
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Bombay Velvet
...had the potential to be the definitive Mumbai noir. But the centre does not hold.
May 2015
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Jawaani Jaaneman
...doesn’t become more than the sum of its parts. I’m a big admirer of Nitin’s first film Filmistaan, in which he combined humor, pathos and depth with a skillful lightness. I wish Jawaani Jaaneman had delivered more.
Jan 2020
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May 2012
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Feb 2013
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Shagird
Nana Patekar fans will enjoy his purposefully eccentric, casually ruthless cop but honestly, it felt like deja vu to me.
May 2011
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Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
Clearly Bela has great affection for her characters. I just wish she had given them a better plot to play in.
Aug 2012
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B.A. Pass
...holds your interest as long as Bahl sticks to Sikka’s darkly twisted story. But each time he diverges — including his choice of the film’s cheesy name (Sikka’s story is titled The Railway Aunty) — the narrative wobbles.
Aug 2013
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Madaari
...is a testament to the talent of Irrfan – the Khan has been dropped. This predictable, inconsistent and implausible story would have collapsed completely with a lesser actor.
Jul 2016
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Baaghi 2
...is an improvement on the generic Tiger action movie. At least the action is grounded in some emotion.
Mar 2018
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Jan 2011
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Striker
...is the kind of film that fills you with regret. There is skilful direction here, some nicely etched moments and commendable performances and yet the film never gathers enough momentum to make an impact. Striker never becomes the film it could have been.
Feb 2010