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Jail
What we may have liked to know, like with any story, is something more about the hero himself — his past, his conflicts, his shattered dreams. It could’ve greatly helped with the sorely missed empathy.
Nov 2009
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Jagga Jasoos
...for all cause and effect, this is a completely children's movie. Clearly that part of the message doesn't seem to have been relayed well as I look around at the morning show in my theatre, which is half packed, but mainly with young adults—the lead actor's personal fan base. There isn't a single kid. Now that's a bummer.
Jul 2017
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Apr 2010
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Jaana Pehchana
Tell me another movie that uniquely offers you time-travel and lessons in pop-culture history such as this, and I'll hand you over the right side of my brain that seems to me a bit wobbly right now anyway.
Sep 2011
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Ittefaq
I also don’t remember the last time I watched a full-on, no-nonsense, whodunit Hindi mainstream murder mystery in a theatre, with no way to talk about it but to urge you to see it, because that’s the only way we can discuss it any further.
Nov 2017
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife
You cringe in helplessness, to realise, this is just a sad B-movie, merely testing bounds of insanity, secretly hoping for a cult status.
May 2010
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Isi Life Mein
'Cool' is an oft abused, dangerous word. 'Wannabe' usually follows it like a shadow. You have to be careful. The makers of this movie evidently aren't.
Dec 2010
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Ishqiya
This road film is in parts, an Yi Tu Mama Tambien sort of bizarre romance, an El Mariachi type curry-western, and a City Of God kind of grimy thriller. Yet, the pungent odour is entirely original. Oh smell it - for sure.
Jan 2010
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Indu Sarkar
While high on obvious propaganda, low on aesthetics, where Bhandarkar does well is to show the deep disdain the Indian state has for activists, its excessive censorship, the complete lack of an opposition in politics, and a relentless public campaign through events to suggest all's well, when it’s really not.
Aug 2017
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India‘s Most Wanted
Frankly, nothing really happens for you to care enough. And the movie at two hours plus simply appears an hour too long. Ah! Felt like an empty shell -- well, to me, anyway.
May 2019
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I Am Singh
The film's audience, apparently Americans, as you know, think Osama bin Laden was Sikh. They need serious education. The characters knock some sense into their heads, read out page after page from Wikipedia, in Hindi and English, on philosophy, history, teachings and scriptures of Sikhism.
Dec 2011
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I Am
Clearly, the director's picked up strongly engaging conflicts. It should also be as noted achievement for online social networks that, along with professional producers, the filmmaker found 400 unknown investors from across 45 cities of the world to back this vision.
Apr 2011
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Hunterrr
The script on the other hand tries far too hard to be sensitive and serious at the same time. It begins to simultaneously disappoint at all levels.
Mar 2015
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Hum Tum Aur Ghost
Playing a girl-magnet, designer-wear, slick hair NRI hero in an artificial, romantic setup, just pales his coolness no end.
Mar 2010
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Housefull
Laughter is the subject; a laugh, being a subjective thing, of course. So, laughing gas is forced into the climax. Canned laughter should elicit even more collective laughs. You want to pause for breath. Your brains deserve a break.
May 2010
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Hindi Medium
...the picture very passionately makes a point that could well be a polished mirror to the audience before it. I'm glad I caught it.
May 2017
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Hide & Seek
You couldn’t care less for these characters to bother with their bumbling back-story; never mind that the nuggets in the film itself don’t eventually add up.
Mar 2010
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Hichki
This film’s intentions—even if multiple, and therefore all mixed up—are laudable, no doubt. But, naah, doesn’t quite cut it, you know.
Mar 2018
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Hello Zindagi
But the picture’s perspective is truly a pedestrian outsider’s. It offers no insight into what kids are really up to.
Mar 2010
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Jan 2015
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Haunted
This is "India's first stereoscopic 3D film", ideally made for audiences that in business lingo are called 'B' and 'C' centres. Haunted evidently wants to be the Wanted for the same crowd.
May 2011
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Haraamkhor
Now this is the sort of movie that takes some getting used to, before you can fully dive into the experience.
Jan 2017
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Happy Bhag Jayegi
...this wacky flick with some very tacky direction is just about okay. But, perhaps, just okay is not so okay.
Aug 2016
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Guzaarish
You get overwhelmed at first; leave slightly under-whelmed, eventually. That's the story of this otherwise fine film.
Nov 2010
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Gurgaon
The relatability and realism of it all, despite the hasty simplicities in the plot, add much to the character.
Aug 2017
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Gully Boy
This is a new kind of 'Angry Young Man' movie, in effect - seamlessly merging sub-culture with pop mainstream.
Feb 2019
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Golmaal 3
Golmaal 2 (second-rate stuff) apparently raked in big bucks. Such success can boost anyone's over-confidence. Which explains this turd part.
Nov 2010