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Chauranga
At best, Chauranga comes across as a typical art-house, festival film in its observation of rural Bihar and its grossly unfair social dynamics.
Jan 2016
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Bajirao Mastani
...may not be perfect but is a memorable, mesmerizing and dazzling piece of cinematic vision.
Dec 2015
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X: Past is Present
...is like a hybrid rose plant. You have to ignore the thorns to appreciate a budding rose.
Nov 2015
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Main Aur Charles
You don’t really mind the missing hard-boiled plot, because by the time the film ends, we are treated to well-shot frames and the amazing theme music. Style wins. The seduction is complete.
Oct 2015
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Titli
Whether Titli, the reluctant brother, transforms into a butterfly and flies away or not, there is certainly no escaping from Behl’s non-apologetic, brutal and bloody tale.
Oct 2015
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Jazbaa
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is sincere, but needs a better director than Sanjay Gupta.
Oct 2015
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Calendar Girls
The script despite all its crassness, unimaginative situations, clichés and easy flights of fancy, does keep one hooked with constant drama and is far better than Bhandarkar’s last film, Heroine.
Sep 2015
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Kaun Kitney Paani Mein
...despite its pitfalls, Kaun Kitney Paani Mein has moments of fun and a subject that is relevant.
Aug 2015
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Gour Hari Dastaan
In it’s honest storytelling, the deep significance and relevance of Gour Hari Dastaan stays with you.
Aug 2015
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Does this simple story bordering on the dumb with a simpleton character work? Strangely, yes. Thanks to Khan’s uncharacteristic convincing performance and intelligent direction by the Ek Tha Tiger director who seemed to have forgotten his craft after his first film, Kabul Express.
Jul 2015
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Hamari Adhuri Kahani
This is a journey of pain: the pain of watching the talented Balan struggling to justify a badly-written role; the pain of seeing the director of Arth stuck in a time warp and refusing to grow out of a poor-me syndrome; the pain of watching Bhatt kill the memorable Kahaani girl of Ooh La La land with the that mighty Indian weapon: the mangalsutra.
Jun 2015