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Oct 2013
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The Lunchbox
...my favourite love story of the year. It’s sweet, sad and deeply aching.
Sep 2013
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Sep 2013
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Sep 2013
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Zanjeer
This remake is wrong on so many levels that I don’t know where to begin. This isn’t a film. It’s sacrilege.
Sep 2013
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Satyagraha
If good intentions were enough to make good movies, Satyagraha would be a masterpiece.
Sep 2013
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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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Raanjhanaa
...despite these flaws, I’m recommending that you see it. Especially for Dhanush who proves that eventually looks don’t matter. Neither does size. All that towers is talent.
Jun 2013
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Fukrey
...the problem with Fukrey is that the characters and milieu are more engaging than the plot, which gets more far-fetched as it thickens.
Jun 2013
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Jun 2013
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Ultimately, there is enough eye-candy in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to see you through, but I wish the film had more meat and less dressing.
Jun 2013
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Go Goa Gone
I think the trouble with Go Goa Gone is too much cleverness and not enough plot.
May 2013
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May 2013
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Bombay Talkies
...a unique experiment that works very well. The collaboration between four leading directors suggests a confidence that was rare in the industry even a decade ago.
May 2013
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Mar 2013
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The Attacks Of 26/11
...a powerful subject watered down by ineffective story-telling. This could have and should have been so much more.
Mar 2013
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Feb 2013
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Jan 2013
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
...didn’t stir up any keen emotions in me. Parts of the film soar but many are saggy and ultimately I was just underwhelmed.
Jan 2013
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Table No. 21
...director Aditya Datt creates a reality game show-revenge saga that gathers some steam in the last act, but by then it’s too little, too late.
Jan 2013
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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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Khiladi 786
Box office figures suggest that many people enjoy this school of cheerfully moronic cinema, but Khiladi 786 really isn’t my idea of a good time.
Dec 2012