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Zubaan
...is a film that you stay with till the end even as you rue that it could have been so much better.
Mar 2016
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Zero
The characteristic outstretched arms of SRK get smaller, as does his height, the creative ambition gets bigger but the film stays resolutely middling when it could have been much more.
Dec 2018
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Zed Plus
Nice doses of black humour and sharp, witty lines. But not quite an Indian Yes Minister.
Dec 2014
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Youngistaan
The film lacks the punch and power essential for it to be consistently engaging.
Apr 2014
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Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Not once did I smile, let alone laugh out loud in this ‘comedy’.
Jun 2013
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X: Past is Present
There is a big idea here, which gets communicated to the viewer at times and eludes at others.
Nov 2015
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Why Cheat India
Complex problems need complex cinema. Why Cheat India prefers to stay on the surface than dig deeper.
Jan 2019
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We Are Family
The regressive, "you can't be a good woman unless you are a good mom" ideology is difficult to buy.
Sep 2010
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Wazir
Despite starting off promisingly with slick production values and good performances to boot Wazir unravels badly, especially in the second half as it heads towards the climax.
Jan 2016
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War
Despite there being nothing new and everything predictable about it, War is slick and smart and keeps the audience engaged and absorbed.
Oct 2019
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May 2016
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Vodka Diaries
In an effort to be cool and quirky the film sinks into the shabby and the amateurish. The twists and turns of the plot are totally random, thrown in for the heck of it.
Jan 2018
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Vicky Donor
It’s been so long since a movie elicited laughs without cringes. It is unapologetic, unadulterated fun.
Apr 2012
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Veere Di Wedding
...at a time when the gender question is in such a serious churn and feminism debate at its sharpest, Veere’s light-hearted and giddy take would seem entirely out of depth.
Jun 2018
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May 2016
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Feb 2011
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Uri
At times I found myself standing clear of my own political biases to acknowledge his engaging craft. At other moments, I broke away from the film’s emotional sway to question its politics.
Jan 2019
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Ujda Chaman
The film is also unable to get its tone right. It can’t decide whether it wants to be funny, emotional or romantic or a mix of all. As a result it leaves the audience disconnected and confused as well. Should it laugh, cry or simply tear its hair out?
Nov 2019
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Udta Punjab
...ultimately for me Udta Punjab is not about the story, the four main characters, their acting or the music even. It’s about relentless exposure to a gut-wrenching reality for 148 minutes that I am still trying to process.
Jun 2016
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Udaan
It’s an outstanding criss-cross of relationships between three men about the house.
Jul 2010
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Turning 30
Why blatantly follow the Sex And The City template right down to the facile, inane voiceover?
Jan 2011
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Tumhari Sulu
The story of a homemaker turned night time RJ is full of interesting possibilities but gets stuck in the familiar conflict zone between career and family.
Nov 2017
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Tumbbad
As the film progresses the explanatory begins to replace the enigmatic while you long for the shadowy, invisible demons of the mind lurking in the moody frames at the start of the film.
Oct 2018
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Tum Bin 2
From the beginning to the sudden twist towards the end and then on to a protracted climax, the film has a "seen that many a times" feel.
Nov 2016
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Tubelight
Unfortunately piety and righteousness are written way too large on Tubelight. We need some inventiveness and chutzpah even when we take the bull by its horns. Afterall, what’s cinematic subversion without any sparkle?
Jun 2017