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
Average rating
37

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  • 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
  • Dear Zindagi

    For two hours you put up with too shiny, too happy people holding hands and you're fed up with the hokey counseling sessions. The last half hour actually touches you but it is too little too late.

    39

    Nov 2016
  • De Dana Dan

    Somewhere in the middle of the mindless antics of this loud and slap-happy ensemble cast, Priyadarshan hammers the final nail in the coffin of all stories that could be called comedy.

    19

    Dec 2009
  • Dangal

    It is a wonderful telling of a true story that is poignant and inspiring as well as a reflection of the state of sports in the country.

    69

    Dec 2016
  • Daddy

    ...the film gives us a great insight into the gangs that ruled Bombay during the seventies and eighties. A decent watch.

    59

    Sep 2017
  • 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
  • Chef

    ...Saif Ali Khan just doesn't convince us that he loves cooking, or his food truck team care about anything. The whole effort is unappetising.

    19

    Oct 2017
  • Chalk N Duster

    The movie raises so many questions, it feels longer than the runtime of one hour and fifty minutes. But not in a bad way at all. In fact, Manoj Bajpayee is so good, you should watch the movie just for him.

    59

    Aug 2016
  • Blue Mountains

    ...shows us everything that is wrong with making movies for young adults. There is no finesse in handling the subject and poor research shows up like a glaring sore thumb on the screen.

    19

    Apr 2017
  • Bhoomi

    This version of avenge-your-daughter's-rape film is so gory and violent, you wonder if they're all living in some time warp. Who makes such films? And why should we watch such blood and gore?

    29

    Sep 2017
  • Bharat

    In fact it is so boring, you wonder if 'bhai' has forgotten his fans come to watch 'action' not wimpy comedy. We live through his many jobs and his devotion to dad. It's two and a half hours of being average. Fans want more.

    49

    Jun 2019
  • 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
  • Begum Jaan

    Unfortunately, Vidya Balan who plays the title role cannot save the hopelessly predictable plot. The film is such a terrible, bloated and tastelessly overdone copy of the Shabana Azmi starrer Mandi (1983).

    39

    Apr 2017
  • Bareilly Ki Barfi

    Director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari beautifully captures the small town flavour in Bareilly Ki Barfi but the problem with this film, is that the hero fails to endear us to him. We have no logical reason to want to root for him.

    49

    Aug 2017
  • Bank Chor

    ...If the one line of premise had not been stretched so long and stayed focussed on comedy, this film could have been a hoot. But unfortunately it isn't.

    19

    Jun 2017
  • Badla

    ...the film is well adapted, but does feel like the plot is too convoluted, and it goes on and on, even though it lasts only for two hours.

    49

    Mar 2019