An archive of Hindi movie reviews and ratings from 2010 to 2020.

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Manisha Lakhe

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Number of reviews
270
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37

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  • Redrum

    They claim the film is based on an Edgar Allan Poe's story: The Tell Tale Heart, but you know it's based on every cinematic cliche they could think up of and you know you can never get 100 minutes of your life.

    19

    Aug 2018
  • Vishwaroop II

    ...even though this is an action film, it takes effort to stay awake through totally implausible things happening on the screen. And for a Kamal Haasan fan, a huge disappointment to acknowledge that vanity overtook his talent.

    29

    Aug 2018
  • Fanney Khan

    The film is based on a story from a Dutch film 'Everybody is Famous', but for a music based story the music isn't up to par. What shines are performances for Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao. Everyone else, especially his daughter deserve a good hiding.

    39

    Aug 2018
  • Sanju

    This is a work of fiction masquerading as a biopic. And Rajkumar Hirani may have violins standing by to manipulate emotions, and he has Ranbir Kapoor mimicking Sanjay Dutt's mannerisms, but the movie remains a vanilla version of a life full of violence induced by drugs, guns, bad company and women.

    39

    Jun 2018
  • Race 3

    If you've seen Race movies, then you will know that everyone double crosses everyone else in really tacky disco, hotel settings. Everyone drives really expensive cars that are shown in wild car chases and expensive cars are blown up without impunity.

    39

    Jun 2018
  • Phamous

    The story is so sketchy, everything looks so stretched you wish you had a remote control to fast forward the whole thing.

    19

    Jun 2018
  • Parmanu

    John Abraham needs to be applauded for choosing unusual stories. That said, if the execution of this film weren't so shabby, 'Parmanu - The Story Of Pokhran' would have been a taut thriller.

    39

    May 2018
  • Khajoor Pe Atke

    There's nothing subtle about this film. There's no dark comedy here. There's only loud acting, ghastly music and comic sounds that deafen you and blind you to the really, really funny bits in the film.

    19

    May 2018
  • Omerta

    The staccato storytelling style and the constant shift between past and present is distracting at best. Unfortunately there is no emotional takeaway from the story, so you watch the stabbings and the kidnappings wondering 'what was that?'

    39

    May 2018
  • 102 Not Out

    ...if you step away from the casting coup, the loud violins that accompany the moralising and the mawkish sentimentality could put you off. Should have been a Sunday afternoon theatrical production, with a family hug afterwards...

    49

    May 2018
  • Daas Dev

    Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's classic but simple love triangle of Paro, Devdas and Chandramukhi is turned on its head and complicated needlessly by setting the story in a lawless, political background in Uttar Pradesh.

    39

    Apr 2018
  • Beyond The Clouds

    Majid Majidi comes to India and falls for the poverty is beautiful trap. After that, he simply rolls from one cliche to another and another until you just shake your head in despair.

    39

    Apr 2018
  • Baaghi 2

    It's full of corny manufactured situations and characters, and dialog that make you choke on the cheese nachos. So bad, it's good.

    39

    Mar 2018
  • Hichki

    The film checks all the boxes of stereotypes and yet only a couple of scenes manage to touch you. It's neither Dangerous Minds, nor is it To Sir With Love. Rani Mukherji needed a stronger, smarter script.

    39

    Mar 2018
  • Raid

    The dialog is tight, the good guys are as smart as the bad guys are clever, the danger seems real and it's money well spent when you watch this film. If only the thrill of watching money tumbling out of walls was not marred by silly songs and a whiny wife.

    49

    Mar 2018
  • Dil Juunglee

    ...one part of your brain is already dead. And no amount of cute posing for selfies by the lead pair is going to convince you that you made a good decision in buying a ticket to this ridiculous film. If you are not asleep in the theatre, you are facepalming.

    09

    Mar 2018