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Ragini MMS
Surely the film will have an audience among those young enough to be scared by the chills and desperate enough to find the sex titillating.But I guess I just wasn't scared enough.
May 2011
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Raavan
...so we get Mani Ratnam's politics. What we don't get is his art. This is perhaps his most beautiful film--and that's saying a lot for someone who makes such an effort to frame his scenes. But it is also one of his weakest central characterisations.
Jun 2010
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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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Pyaar Impossible
If you must watch it, please do so for Priyanka. She really needs better roles.
Jan 2010
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Players
Bollywood has realized it can camouflage its lack of stories with lots of thrills, chases, heists making the location exotic and the villains international even if it has to finally buy the remake rights legally.
Jan 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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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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Paathshaala
Don't expect any answers from what is clearly not meant either to enlighten or entertain.
Apr 2010
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Dec 2009
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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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Not A Love Story
It's Varma's old hunting ground-there's an animal inside each of us. And if you have the stomach for it, it's worth a watch.
Aug 2011
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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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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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Jul 2011
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Mausam
Every scene is beautifully shot, the romance is meant to grow on you with its artful glances and coy exchanges. But instead of a slow burn, it's just plain exhaustion.
Sep 2011
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Luv Ka The End
Between a boy whose pout is better than the girl's and a girl who tries hard to be Dirty Harry, this is a movie that is to be avoided. At. All. Costs.
May 2011
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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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London Paris New York
Yes, yes, the movie is heavily borrowed from Before Sunset, Before Sunrise and every other movie about love with a deadline, but there is a refreshing sweetness to it.
Mar 2012
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London Dreams
Shah has the energy of the film on tap. If only he had got the story half as right.
Nov 2009
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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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Lahore
It's a film that could have done with less length and more effort to find a better lead. Fewer cliches too.
Mar 2010
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Lafangey Parindey
Watching both Deepika and Neil Nitin trying to get under the skin of their tough-as-nails characters is like watching two beautiful babies trying to put on Rambo acts. Cute but not enough.
Aug 2010
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Ladies VS Ricky Bahl
The world has moved on to organic from synthetic, Mr Chopra. Wake up before you drown in the plastic.
Dec 2011
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Kurbaan
My problem with Kurbaan is not just that it covers ground similar to New York... My problem is also not just that it makes terrorism look ridiculously simple... My problem is movies that have decided to make a market of this. There's a formula at work here.
Nov 2009
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Dec 2010