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Dhobi Ghat
Some directors use sledgehammers to make their point. Others use a scalpel. Well, welcome the scalpel.
Jan 2011
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Peepli [Live]
...it's a movie everyone should watch. Not just to see how a story can be told but also how it can be told with affection and attitude.
Aug 2010
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
A bromance that has more style and heat than most rubbish romcoms.
Jul 2011
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Dec 2011
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Stanley Ka Dabba
Some movies leave you gobsmacked with their sweetness. Others silence you with their spareness. Can a movie do both? Sometimes. Stanley ka Dabba is one of those times.
May 2011
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Rocket Singh
...not one that says "look at me, I am making a statement to change the world". But a quiet and subtle appreciation of the life we've been given and what we can do with it.
Dec 2009
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
It's partly hilarious, mostly sad, yes quite misogynistic but also very unusual.
Mar 2010
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Udaan
Watch it and weep. And marvel at an extraordinary story told without veering into the maudlin. It's a tightly controlled drama without any melodrama.
Jul 2010
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Agneepath
Melodramatic, choir-inducing sentiment, ecstatic. Agneepath is that rare mainstream movie that is written well.
Jan 2012
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No One Killed Jessica
Some films rip your heart out and keep it on the table as it lies beating. You watch in frozen fascination, knowing it will eventually stop.
Jan 2011
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Jun 2011
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The Japanese Wife
It's like sitting by the river at night, watching the sun set. Watch it and weep.
Apr 2010
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Apr 2011
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Ra.One
This is film-making not so much as noble passion but as grand indulgence, not so much as a marathon magic show but as an event to be managed. No effort is spared.
Oct 2011
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
The film is overwritten, over acted, overcharged but also super fun.
Jul 2010
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Apr 2011
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Kahaani
Welcome back Sujoy Ghosh. We thought you were a one film wonder and had consigned you to oblivion after the disaster of Aladin. But Kahaani, a fast, fun, fearless thriller has made up for it.
Mar 2012
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Phas Gaye Re Obama
...shows that when it comes to wrapping big ideas in small packages, yes, we can.
Dec 2010
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My Name is Khan
Is this a movie one should watch? Yes, I think so. Not because of its message, that anyone with a pure heart can achieve what he wants, even if it is to meet the President of America, but because of Shah Rukh.
Feb 2010
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Feb 2011
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Do Dooni Chaar
It's a lovely slice of life, which makes you laugh out loud on more than one occasion.
Oct 2010
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Mar 2010
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Lamhaa
...the film is gripping, and while it may be trying too hard to be true to every complex reality of Kashmir, its heart is big. And more importantly in the right place.
Jul 2010
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Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
The film looks like a rom com, smells like a rom com, behaves like a rom com. Fortunately, it's not.
Feb 2012