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Special 26
Fairly gripping, with the proverbial twist in the tale, much like the director's earlier A Wednesday.
Feb 2013
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Daas Dev
...does have force and vigour, it’s been told with a lot of energy and drive. Wish it could have got visceral enough.
Apr 2018
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Bajirao Mastani
Sanjay Leela Bhansali returns with another visual spectacle that wilfully takes liberties with the past that it depicts. But it does manage to engage even as it exhausts.
Dec 2015
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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Dibakar tries to pack in too much even in terms of cinematic references—from classic Hollywood to noir, to Ritchie and Tarantino and Chinese action flicks. The constant shift in tonality jars, especially in the over-the-top melodrama of a climax.
Apr 2015
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Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
It was in 2011 that Ranjan first came out with a “male perspective” on the man-woman relationship in a middle class, urban scenario in Pyaar Ka Punchnama. It reached out to many. Would SKTKS now become the Bible for an entire generation of young men? Seems so.
Feb 2018
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Mar 2020
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Bhoothnath Returns
The film’s structure gets lopsided, the second half is uneven and overstretched, and often the director ends up overstating his good intentions.
Apr 2014
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Bodyguard
This Id, it is Salman Mubarak. However, fans be warned that Bodyguard does not offer them the familiar Sallu bhaigiri.
Sep 2011
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Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
If you have a taste for such supreme silliness (honest confession, at times my balmy head certainly does) then you’ll be be smiling, if not laughing out loud. The problem is the lack of consistency, with the sharp lines and quick wit often lapsing into the puerile.
Aug 2018
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Way too old-fashioned for comfort, riddled with absurd twists: it's abrupt, hurried and awkward.
Nov 2012
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Mohenjo Daro
Gowariker puts in all the hard work and sincerity in the canvas and the mounting, in the seals and the statues but refuses to take the necessary leap of imagination to give us something fresh, something worth taking note of.
Aug 2016
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The Ghazi Attack
It’s a straightforward, chronological, well-acted and intermittently engaging watch...
Feb 2017
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Super 30
A salutary cause and an inspirational story about the triumph of the underdog doesn’t necessarily make an engaging film.
Jul 2019
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Main Tera Hero
Gets way too random and hit and miss. Doesn’t feel fresh enough and lacks the vital spark.
Apr 2014
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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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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
...might be bringing a “new story” to Bollywood but plays out too flat, lightweight and facile to be of any consequence. Tell us another love story, please.
Feb 2019
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Raaz 3
Bad music, corny lines and some unintentionally funny moments come together rather well. It is unrelentingly creepy.
Sep 2012
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
Startlingly flaccid and boring. Instead of making you feel for the characters, it leaves you disengaged and disinterested.
Oct 2010
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Pari
The oppressive fear built at the start collapses when the filmmaker explains it all.
Mar 2018
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Bol Bachchan
Seeks inspiration from the classic but suffers from tacky sets, over-the-top acting and loud jokes and gags.
Jul 2012
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I Me Aur Main
Things remain utterly dull, uninspiring and don’t get engaging. It’s badly cast - the actors just don’t measure up.
Mar 2013
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Hawaa Hawaai
Despite all the good intentions, the film wallows in its goodness and left me cold by its sheer virtue.
May 2014
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Noor
Patronising as it may sound the film should have remained about Noor and her relationships alone. It’s when Noor’s professional side comes to fore that things start to crumble.
Apr 2017
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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Somewhere Motwane gets too self-aware and conscious—be it the genre of superhero cinema he is playing with or the issue of corruption itself. The point gets belaboured and the film too protracted.
Jun 2018
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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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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
The story is evident in the title, so you expect other elements in the film to keep the interest going. Sadly there's almost nothing of it.
Sep 2011
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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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Kaalakaandi
Director Akshat Verma neither gives the film any freshness and novelty, nor any depth and deliberation. Even the supposed black humour isn’t pert enough to tickle consistently.
Jan 2018