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Simran
...has a perfectly flawed lead character, played almost to perfection by Kangna Ranaut, the film has a close-to-perfect climax too. If only, the plot didn't accelerate to being outland-ish mid-way.
Sep 2017
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Paan Singh Tomar
...is commendable and recommended watch because of the issue it tries to address.
Mar 2012
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Hasee Toh Phasee
A girl-meets-boy story with a difference. A girl-meets-boy story which works despite typical moments that qualify a film as a romantic comedy.
Feb 2014
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Airlift
A dusty desert wrought with equal measure of humanity and inhumanity. A film that shows you both facets without making much ado about either. Ought to be watched because these 'too good to be true' events are true.
Jan 2016
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Panipat
A Hindi war movie that spends a lot more time on strategy than action extravaganza. ‘True’ to real-life or not, the politics of the situation engaged me enough to think that digesting the complexity needed the 3-hour run-time.
Dec 2019
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Chakravyuh
An engaging, must-be-heard story told with great balance. Yet, half-hearted focus on relationships distracts from the main story.
Oct 2012
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Manjhi
Leaves you worried from within. Worried for the country, worried for humanity. Yes, that means it is a film you must watch at least once, even if you don't rush to the theater.
Aug 2015
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Andhadhun
An absolutely absorbing first half written, performed and executed so well that the slightly convoluted and stretched second half cannot mar the experience.
Oct 2018
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
...mixed feelings because of the execution, and because it's a perfect history lesson. A must-know story with dull narration.
Dec 2010
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Akira
Fiery thriller that doesn't let you think about anything else. For most parts anyway.
Sep 2016
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Meri Pyaari Bindu
Get swooned by the dialogue, the chemistry, the familiar give-and-take of a love relationship. Same story and yet so charming.
May 2017
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Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
A neat little film with large intentions. Give it a go for a rare, decent war film.
May 2014
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Fan
“You want real acting from me? Here! Take that! And some more!” an emphatic announcement by Shah Rukh Khan in a not-bad thriller.
Apr 2016
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Jun 2012
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Raman Raghav 2.0
A creepy crawl under your skin that goes away because it tries to stay for too long.
Jul 2016
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Sanju
An engaging 2.5+ hours with a film that might as well have been titled Sanju ke baba or anti-medianama. Enjoyed it better by not thinking of him as Sanjay Dutt but more as a shameless, callous, blame-shifter manbaby.
Jun 2018
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Soundtrack
...starts unsurely, mildly irritates while casually displaying a wasted life amidst drugs, alcohol and sex and then grips you into a story that makes you want good things to happen to a person you didn't like much or worse, were indifferent to.
Oct 2011
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Highway
A warm yet emotionally violent story that sweeps you off your feet, but for a few scenes that go amiss.
Feb 2014
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Hindi Medium
The film uses mildly-comical satire to put its point across. However, the problem arises when writers fail to wrap it up as satire and succumb to sermonizing.
May 2017
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Stree
The comedy and social take work, even while the horror and romance are just about ok as a side. Put together though the genre mix gives the film a unique flavour making the smartly written script quite enjoyable.
Aug 2018
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Dhobi Ghat
It's different, it's sincere, it's inconclusive, it's abstract in its own way. It's intriguing and it leaves you dissatisfied.
Jan 2011
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PK
Yet again, Rajkumar Hirani blends comedy with a social message and gets a point across. Even if the comedy doesn't work all that well, it is a film worth a watch for sure.
Dec 2014
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That Girl in Yellow Boots
The gritty nature of the film and the subject is not something all of us can handle for it takes guts to accept the truth about the society that we are a part of. It's an important film but not one I'd want to watch again.
Sep 2011
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Lootera
...reminds you of the times you have wondered, why people fall in love despite themselves.
Jul 2013
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Badmaash Company
It's everything that's fun about a conjob - the core idea, the wool-over-the-eyes, the joke at the victim's expense. Everyone gets their just desserts and surprisingly all ends well.
May 2010
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Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge
...a kewl rom-com, if you like young, child-like fun. It's easy-going, well-edited and breezy-paced.
Oct 2011
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Kai Po Che!
...is sketchy yet engaging. It is abrupt and half-baked but the performances and music alone make the film worth a watch.
Feb 2013
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No Fathers In Kashmir
A film well made. A story that is as heartbreaking as it is hopeful. An attempt at a balanced view, even if not completely successful.
Apr 2019