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Namaste England
Lack of conflict or chemistry between the lead couple, tedious dialogue and a mumbling monologue on how being an Indian is a matter of well-deserved pride (similar to the one in Namaste London (2007), minus the impact) restrict this story from taking any definitive direction.
Oct 2018
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Ghost (2019)
It’s the sheer lack of ingenuity in storytelling and treatment that keeps this horror from being even remotely horrific.
Oct 2019
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Aksar 2
...for those looking for a suspense-thriller, the twists and turns here seem more unnecessary than unexpected and the predictably painful expressions inevitably culminate in a headache.
Nov 2017
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Pagalpanti
Much like the graphic PSAs warning us about the consumption of tobacco, this film needs to be flagged as injurious to the brain.
Nov 2019
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Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana
But it’s not just the plot, even the execution is below average and the cinematography leaves much to be desired.
Apr 2017
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1921
Relying on jaded tropes such as flickering lights, grisly halls, smoky corridors and chalk-faced spirits, there's little here that we've not seen in desi horror films in the last few decades.
Jan 2018
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Race 3
If you felt the previous Race films were cocky, this one resembles a poultry farm.
Jun 2018
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22 Yards
The incestuous relationship shared between sports agents, players and journalists offered enough fodder for an inspiring story. This film chews on that fodder and spits it out without a thought.
Mar 2019
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Haseena Parkar
Why director Apoorva Lakhia found this subject or the material compelling is a mystery.
Sep 2017
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Dilwale
...to take them (SRK and Kajol) for granted and expect that their mere presence would negate the need for a story, screenplay or any other element that makes a film, scripts Dilwale's doom.
Dec 2015
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Housefull 3
...they only go on to prove that if laughter is the best medicine, this film will make you beg for euthanasia.
Jun 2016
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Jack And Dil
...confirms that we are in the midst of one of the greatest creative recessions in Hindi cinema.
Nov 2018
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Milan Talkies
It seems like this film was made in such a crazed frenzy to catch up with the wave of small towns stories that the makers couldn’t wait for the script to commence shooting.
Mar 2019
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Sab Kushal Mangal
...insults the audience’s intelligence. It wallows in mediocrity and believes that non-Metros (where they hope this film will have a good run) are stuck in the 1980s to lap up anything that’s lobbed at them.
Jan 2020
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Fever
Director Rajeev Jhaveri attempts a Hollywood-style narrative with conviction but underestimating the audience's intellect and oversimplifying the plot makes it a tiring watch.
Aug 2016
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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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Dobaara
Agreed director Prawaal Raman has a faint body of work to defend or live up to. But this doesn't entitle him to reduce horror to hilarity.
Jun 2017
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Jai Mummy Di
In recent years, there’s been an acute shortage of sharply-written and conceived comedies. But this one literally tests the audience’s ability to lap up just about anything that hopes to pass for one.
Jan 2020
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Amavas
...each and every scene — from approaching a door with dread to bending over to reveal a dark apparition standing right behind, has been borrowed from some film or the other. That the makeup and prosthetics here seem dated and sourced from a Halloween party store also dilutes the overall effect.
Feb 2019
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Ekkees Tareekh Shubh Muhurat
...Hindi films have become obsessed with weaving stories that convey the life, labour and laughs of small-town India. While some closely-depicted accounts that lend themselves to situational hilarity have been remarkable successes, others feel that merely furnishing a socially-awkward premise is enough. This one, unsurprisingly, falls in the latter.
Nov 2018
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Machine
With a filmography jam-packed with adaptations, why director duo Abbas-Mustan lose the plot here, is perhaps because there was no source material to go back to. If there was, it was surely not worthy of a remake.
Mar 2017
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Main Zaroor Aaunga
Thrillers with tacky twists and chalk-faced spirits barely make the cut today. But this one seems to be put together possibly to corroborate a devious tax fraud-of-sorts.
Sep 2019
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Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat
When the cat is away, the mice make merry and when the lead is absent, the extras will cumulatively try to pull off a film like this.
Aug 2015
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Hind Ka NaPak Ko Jawab – MSG The Lionheart 2
...ditch this one if you're possessive about your sanity.
Feb 2017
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Aagaya Hero
It is upsetting to see Govinda here. With an enviable filmography, one wants to remember him as the ‘Number 1’ star whose memorable one-liners and dance numbers can’t be replicated by any contemporary actor.
Mar 2017
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Tera Intezaar
Sometimes, films are made without a recognisable motive. Did the producer want a selfie with Sunny Leone or Arbaaz Khan to inaugurate a jewellery store? We'll never know. But surely, the story and concept of this film were an afterthought which never got addressed in the bargain.
Dec 2017
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Mr. Kabaadi
A half-hearted attempt at muddling our minds, this one's a tiringly painful watch.
Sep 2017
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Nawabzaade
What passes for comedy these days is a broad spectrum of average writing. This one doesn’t have a single line that even meets that basic minimum.
Jul 2018
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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