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Dil Dhadakne Do
There are films that win for their dialogue and there are those that say it all without literally saying much. Dil Dhadakne Do falls in the second category.
Jun 2015
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Dhadak
Director Shashank Khaitan, who previously helmed Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Badrinath Ki Dulhania, plays it safe with this Rajasthani runaway bride. Sticking to tested tropes, he barely reinvents the premise of the original.
Jul 2018
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Dear Zindagi
This one is a mood film. No surprises, no revelations mid-way, but if you have a mushy-minded mate, this would make for quite a date.
Nov 2016
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Dear Maya
Director Sunaina Bhatnagar had a noble vision: to capture the drama and debiliation of negotiating the teenage years. And while she manages to a certain extent, her naive, one-dimmensional characters fail to engage and subsequently interest one in the proceedings which seem to drag on endlessly.
Jun 2017
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Dear Dad
The problem with it is simple — not much happens. And what does, happens at a lethargic pace, which can be unnerving.
May 2016
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De De Pyaar De
Akiv Ali (director, editor) and Luv Ranjan (producer, writer, screenplay) know precisely what each scene in this film is supposed to do and score largely for the tropes they don’t introduce to this story. The build-up gets dangerously close to that tipping point from where one expects it to nose-dive, but it doesn’t.
May 2019
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Sep 2017
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Dabangg 3
Salman Khan, at 53, pulls off his cocky cop avatar with excessively smug dialogue, devastating dropkicks and by packing a dance number while getting jiggy with his belt. After all, his ardent fans couldn’t care less for the conventional metrics of evaluating a film. And when the going gets painfully formulaic or predictable, toss in an item song for good measure.
Dec 2019
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Daas Dev
The film’s plot seems unnecessarily layered and often forces one to recount the various permutations to keep up with where the story is possibly headed.
Apr 2018
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Commando 3
...every time you hope to get immersed in the story, a jarring slip-up drifts your attention.
Nov 2019
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Commando 2
...this recipe for disproportionate collateral damage trails along predictably, has a dozen loopholes in the plot and folds up with a few revelations and fewer thrills.
Mar 2017
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Coffee With D
A supposed comic satire that hopes to mock the state of Indian news channels, this one manages little beyond lewd humour and tacky production values.
Jan 2017
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Chhota Bheem Himalayan Adventure
Indian animae has been criticized for subscribing to a certain mould. A type that dismisses the need to detail out finer character attributes or attempt infusing them with any distinct expression. Watching this film doesn't alter this perception much.
Jan 2016
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Chhichhore
The devil surely is in Tiwari’s sharp dialogues that ensure the film is consistently breezy and even in the sentimental scenes, the message is dropped without sounding too preachy. That said, the film tends to sag a bit in the second half before managing to redeem itself before the climax.
Sep 2019
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Chhapaak
While this story lacks that tension, the horrific episodes of assault pack the proceedings with sufficient dread to leave one singularly disturbed.
Jan 2020
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Chauranga
A pure festival film in treatment and manner of storytelling, it scores for allowing the audience join the dots and doesn't care to simplify or sanitize the proceedings for universal appeal.
Jan 2016
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Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein
Perhaps imagined as an engaging thriller, the acting school performances marginalise the story which would've read like a tale of breakthrough twists on paper.
Nov 2015
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Calendar Girls
About 10 years dated, the excitement that bikini models in uncomfortable positions drew once, feels a bit misplaced today.
Sep 2015
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Budhia Singh
Despite being a film pegged on fighting over all odds, this one works not just as an inspirational watch, but for being an impression of the despicable state of affairs governing sports today.
Aug 2016
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Buddha In A Traffic Jam
The issue with this film is not that it packs in too many issues. It's just that it has too many of its own.
May 2016
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Brothers
Director Karan Malhotra has a unique ability. He can douse anything into a tub of glycerine and make even a movie about MMA into one about loving your parents.
Aug 2015
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Bombairiya
...odd and impractical lapses in writing are meant to pass for hilarity in this supposed comedy of errors which can surely culminate in a headache.
Jan 2019
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Blank
Writer-director Behzad Khambata seems to have a healthy appetite for police procedurals and is aware of the basic construct required to make them tick. But in 2019, sticking to tropes can hardly trigger an exciting watch and the supposed turn in the climax seems more ridiculous than rational to be palatable.
May 2019
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Bioscopewala
...claims to be “inspired by the characters” of the timeless classic hopes to retain the elements of the original story — of love, loss and redemption. In this pursuit, however, it drags the story in various directions — loosely packs in mystery but keeps it from turning into a procedural investigation.
May 2018
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Bhoot – Part One
...manages to intermittently hold one’s attention and engineers terrifying situations, but fails to keep up throughout its runtime.
Feb 2020
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Bhoomi
Inevitably, a cheerful opening sequence is followed by the heinous act that leads to much shared trauma. And once all else fails, the victims devise a way to seek justice on their own terms. Bhoomi is no different.
Sep 2017
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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
This one had the potential to be the surprise hit of the year. Sadly, it’s too dark for a superhero film and yet distinctly flaky to be taken seriously.
Jun 2018
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Bharat
A scattered attempt at stringing a heart-wrenching story of separation and reunion, this one cumulatively results in a melodramatic mess that overtly idolises its one-dimensional lead.
Jun 2019
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Bhaiaji Superhittt
While this one hopes to pass for a comedy, sitting through it could trigger every other emotion.
Nov 2018
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Bhaag Johnny
Khemu's big dialogue in the film has a hidden message for those who've got their tickets for this film, "I'm not out of my mind, but you're out of luck."
Sep 2015