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3 Idiots
Priyadarshan has constantly been arguing that he switched to mindless comedy capers from meaningful serious cinema because the latter has no takers. If this is the kind of serious cinema he has to offer, we are better off with his comedies.
Oct 2010
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Nov 2009
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Aao Wish Karein
...might be having its heart in the right place but doesn’t entirely appeal to the mind.
Aug 2010
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Aao Wish Karein
What starts as a cheerful chick flick sadly ends up being a lame love story.
Aug 2010
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Nov 2009
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Aladin
Certainly the inspiration is interesting but the execution tends to become formulaic.
Nov 2009
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Aladin
The film ends up being a typical romantic comedy which the viewer is no Anjaana Anjaani to.
Oct 2010
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Aladin
...completely redefines the term ‘wedlock’ showing a face of the supposed democratic country where even today guns decide grooms.
Aug 2010
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Mar 2010
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Badmaash Company
Parmeet Sethi makes an impressive debut as a writer and directs the film with as much finesse and panache. Unlike Yash Raj’s earlier con flick Bunty aur Babli (to which this one was compared) where the hoodwinks were hurried, the conning here is very credibly and comprehensively crafted and doesn’t insult your intelligence.
May 2010
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May 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
Ken Ghosh’s dance-drama takes no chance in experimenting with storytelling style and ends up being an extended version of the music videos that he used to direct before making feature films.
Jan 2010
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City Of Gold
...what could have been classic cinema ends up being commercial celluloid.
Apr 2010
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Click
...seems to be as manipulative as photo-shopped images. It simply fails to click.
Feb 2010
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Click
The tagline reads 'It's good to be bad' but there's certainly nothing good about watching this bad film.
Oct 2010
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Click
Try to find a novel storyline and there is none in Dabangg. Try to find Salman Khan and there is nothing else.
Sep 2010
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De Dana Dan
...a quickie flick which is hastily written, rapidly filmed, has swift storytelling and speeding characters giving you no time to breathe, gasp, feel, absorb react or relate.
Nov 2009
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De Dana Dan
Director Habib Faisal resorts to minimalism in narrating a decent and delectable family drama. The characters he creates are likeable and their conflicts are relatable.
Oct 2010
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Dulha Mil Gaya
...if you don’t relate to a predictable plotline like this, rather say no to the film.
Jan 2010
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Dulha Mil Gaya
...slap on your senses as the film sticks to the slapstick genre in every literal sense. It’s shocking that the director feels electrocution scenes are funny even in current times and stretches the sequence with no potential difference from Tom and Jerry cartoons.
May 2010
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Dulha Mil Gaya
Arshad Warsi’s debut as a writer is so ‘lifeless’ in Hum Tum aur Ghost that even his ‘spirited’ performance isn’t able to save the dead slow film from dying a slow death.
Mar 2010
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Dulha Mil Gaya
If you hate love stories this one’s certainly not for you. Which means this ends up being another love story!
Jul 2010
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Ishqiya
With a gluttonous plot and gastronomical premise, Chadha puts a lot of thought in food but sadly there is no food for thought in her film.
May 2010
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Jail
Compare Jail to Madhur Bhandarkar’s earlier works and you would be disappointed to a degree. Nevertheless, compare it to many other mediocre movies of today and Jail is still a step ahead.
Nov 2009
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Karthik Calling Karthik
...a film calling in all admirers and connoisseurs of intelligent thrillers. Amidst several missed calls, blank calls, wrong numbers and cross connections (read tacky thrillers), this call from a new number (read debutante director Vijay Lalwani) is worth attending.
Feb 2010
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Khatta Meetha
...lacks wit and sarcasm and by no means can be termed as a political satire. Rather it’s a blatant and full-blown melodramatic tale of corruption that one has witnessed in zillion films before.
Jul 2010