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Why Cheat India
Has some powerful things to say, but mirrors the ‘the system is such, what can we do’ common-person attitude that it wants to complain against. And therefore, lacks the punch, maybe even rightly so.
Jan 2019
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
...is the typical political satire drill. The only difference is an ace act by Pankaj Kapur, 2-3 wonderfully insightful dialogues, and some feisty, witty lines.
Jan 2013
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Khoobsurat
...might not sweep you off your feet, but it will take you into its dreamy, even if contemporary, world for those two hours.
Sep 2014
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Rock On 2
What's done well is done pretty neatly, what's not is pretty average, even mediocre. And yet, the entire set-up kind-a, sort-a works.
Nov 2016
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Raid
What could have been a crisp, engaging narrative becomes a ‘not bad’ thriller because of uneven pace.
Mar 2018
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Tumbbad
A meaty story and a gory film which deviates from the typical possessed body horror storyline. Chills the spine as a horror film about supernatural phenomenon should even though I am not convinced horror films should be made at all.
Oct 2018
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Super 30
Were it not based on real-life, Super 30’s story would have been scoffed upon and the movie soon forgotten. Even with the “based on a true story” stamp and despite some decent insights, performances, and dialogue, it borderlines on simplistic and forgettable.
Jul 2019
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Thackeray
Is like a well-made horror film. It is well-made that is why it scares you. And of course, that it is all real-life doesn’t help.
Jan 2019
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Do Dooni Chaar
It's mostly fun and emotional but falls into the pits of boredom every once in a while.
Oct 2010
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Bol
The heart doesn't reach out to any of Bol's characters. It is slow and gets repetitive and preachy about serious topics like mistreatment of the girl-child and sexual orientation. The treatment doesn't let you get too involved.
Aug 2011
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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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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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Rakht Charitra 2
Episode 2 is all that the first one wasn’t. It has a coherent story, it makes an attempt at character development. Actors rise above the stylization and actually put up a good performance
Dec 2010
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May 2014
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Hichki
...questions traditional methods of teaching while using traditional film-writing, sort-of missing its own point. Thankfully, it is engaging while it lasts.
Mar 2018
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Feb 2010
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May 2013
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Titli
Noir taken to such a grim level that you disconnect after a bit and begin to look at it as someone narrating a gruesome story.
Oct 2015
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Rangoon
The tiny step Bharadwaj takes towards Shakespeare is worth an applause, and a second-viewing too. Even so, the writing though has miles to go.
Feb 2017
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Manikarnika
The makers take the strength of the original, real-life story and character for granted and entirely focus on form, rather than content. Good thing then that the brave warrior woman needs no man or depth in writing to shine.
Jan 2019
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War
Slick action, chiselled heroes, stunning locations make up for the uneven writing. Yep, the story is part-clever and part-amusing, making it a guilty-pleasure kind-of-a-watch.
Oct 2019
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Kshay
Yes, it gets abstract, yet it stays very well within grasp as it points at and makes us think about our own obsessions.
Jul 2012
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OMG Oh My God!
A logical yet over-simplified take on the arguments against blind faith. The attempt is to keep the arguments balanced yet the film's events are way too convenient.
Sep 2012
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Azhar
A collection of newspaper articles presented in the form of moving images. Yet, it brings some form of closure to not-so-happy trip down nostalgia, even if it is fictional.
May 2016
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The Sky Is Pink
Great performances and a touching story bring in a lot of tears despite knowing how it all ends. Might have worked even better, were it shorter.
Oct 2019
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Well Done Abba
We live in corrupt times and how?! Well done Abba reminds us of that and more. It reminds us of the gravity, the irony and our own submissiveness to the whole do. Would have worked much better if it were about an hour shorter.
Mar 2010
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Kaalakaandi
If you can watch a film just for performances, this one is it. Otherwise, it is two ordinary stories that go well enough with a madcap one. The quirky situations and lines bring a few smiles.
Jan 2018
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Kalank
A reasonably complex plot for a love triangle spoiled by shifting focus from the details in the story to reasonably well-done grandeur and opulence. Results in a play-like set-up without due regard for nuance.
Apr 2019
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Band Baaja Baaraat
The super-basic plot looks naive but has nice facets of a man-woman relationship built into it.
Dec 2010