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Jagga Jasoos
Cute, fun detective story taking on huge issues of the world. Juggles all of that well but becomes long-drawn in the process.
Jul 2017
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Jabariya Jodi
...is not as much a romantic comedy as it is the story of a boy trying to come out of his father’s unsavoury shadow. But the need for a rom-com climax ruins whatever little it had tried to gain in the first two hours.
Aug 2019
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
...is a romance that does woo you at times you least expect it. But for most parts it doesn't let you forget that it is after all a film.
Nov 2012
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Jab Harry Met Sejal
A few lovely, honest moments; good performances but zero story doesn't work for this “boy meet girl” film.
Aug 2017
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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
It tries to be funny, but is barely so. It tries even harder to be sweet and romantic and ends up being yucky-mushy.
Apr 2010
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Ittefaq
Hurried in its story-telling and a little too relaxed in its execution, Ittefaq makes the biggest mistake a thriller could make - it tells a gripping story instead of showing it.
Nov 2017
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Jul 2013
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Isi Life Mein
A misfit in the 00's despite being relevant, Isi Life Mein is as much an irony as it is a shame.
Dec 2010
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Ishqiya
Once you believe in the story, its well told. But even after the plot has unfolded there's a huge gap in understanding the characters.
Jan 2010
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May 2013
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Ishaqzaade
A love story we've gotten too used to over the decades to be interesting despite fresh performances and a slick, rustic treatment.
May 2012
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Irada
The details though aren't entertained. Many plot points seem like convenient ways to push the drama to the two-hour mark of run-time.
Feb 2017
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Inkaar
...has great, rusty-yet-chic atmosphere and good performances. But, the story cheats on itself in the last half hour.
Jan 2013
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Indu Sarkar
Intertwining stories of Indu Sarkar, the protagonist and Indira's sarkar leave the movie neither here nor there.
Jul 2017
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India‘s Most Wanted
Things move slowly for a thriller and not in a way that gets you concerned for your team. Doesn’t help that the slow story is dragged further with slow-motion!
May 2019
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I Hate Luv Storys
Was there any good reason why they had to give us one more reason to cringe at love stories? Sure, I hate luv storys makes for a decent date flick, but it's not perfect and neither is it the kind of imperfect which is out and out enjoyable.
Jul 2010
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I Am Kalam
Its simplicity is works as both an advantage and a disadvantage. The easy-going narrative is a pleasant watch but too-good-to-be-true plot is distracting.
Aug 2011
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I Am
...is a set of strong 4 short films. Each one of them is well-made and takes you into its own little world.
Apr 2011
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Hunterrr
Trailer covers all the novelty of the plot. The rest is a regular coming-of-age cum love story masked under the garb of a sex comedy. Neither very funny, nor insightful.
Mar 2015
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Humshakals
It is insensitive at multiple levels, yet it is borderline "not as bad as I thought". And then of course, it goes into one bad sub-plot after another till you are sick and tired of it all.
Jun 2014
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Jul 2014
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Hum Tum Shabana
All the adjectives, all the phrases, all the cliches of the not-so-kind kind that apply to a mindless comedy, apply to Hum Tum Shabana.
Sep 2011
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Hum Tum Aur Ghost
Medical science and the super-natural power of seeing dead people are mixed. This would have been fine if the light vein didn’t mix so abruptly but with the overflow of sentiments. Ultimately we are left with a dissatisfactory resolution which seems unintentional.
Mar 2010
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Housefull 4
Were it not for the general slapstickiness, the extra half hour, the flippant attitude towards writing women characters, Housefull 4 might’ve worked for the few laughs it brings.
Oct 2019
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Housefull 3
For what it's worth, I'd consider it a positive that I didn't find it too much of a torture.
Jun 2016
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Housefull 2
...is nothing more and nothing less that what you'd expect from it. you know the director and his genre, so you know how you'll like the film.
Apr 2012
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Housefull
Yeah-yeah-yeah the comedy is not bad, or let's just say it's better than what one would expect from this team.
Apr 2010
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Horror Story
Even if Horror Story manages to spook you a couple of times, it repeats itself way too many times to be remotely effective.
Sep 2013
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Holiday
A decent enough plot butchered by filmi-ness viz, dialogue-baazi, overt style, romantic track, songs and so on.
Jun 2014