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Barfi!
Every once in a while, along comes a movie that urges us to look beyond its trappings. To lose ourselves in the lives of its characters, and the simple, but powerful, emotions that touch their lives.
Sep 2012
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Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
...is definitely one of the best romantic comedies I’ve seen, and I’m not talking about just Indian ones.
Feb 2012
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Kai Po Che!
Abhishek Kapoor’s adaptation shows what fine acting, good direction, and a well-crafted screenplay can do with a novel that I cannot imagine having been well-written.
Feb 2013
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Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
...sustains interest with its lively pace, packed action, and brilliant repartee.
Aug 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
...the freshness of the movie rests entirely on the presentation, sub-plot and humour. And 'Speedy Singhs' scores on all three counts.
Sep 2011
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Housefull 2
A film as vacuously funny as 'Housefull 2' is the perfect weekend break. Go watch it for the mindless fun and dancy numbers.
Apr 2012
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Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
With just enough sentiment, and maybe a little too much slapstick, Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, makes for a pleasant enough weekend watch.
Aug 2012
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
It's hard to pick a mistake in the stylish, fast-paced Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.
Oct 2011
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Shanghai
In a film that has more heavy breathing and silence than dialogue, it’s a remarkable feat of Banerjee’s to portray the corruption everyone takes for granted as such a frustrating, and yet comical, thing that affects us only when it confronts us.
Jun 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
...it’s a larger-than-life experience, a display of cinematic license meant for the big screen.
Jun 2012
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Chakravyuh
While the film does indulge itself in melodrama, it chooses to place the onus on the actors, who turn in arguably career-best performances.
Oct 2012
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
...a light-hearted feel-good film that will make you leave the cinema with a smile on your face.
Nov 2012
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Mar 2012
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Dec 2012
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Blood Money
It’s one of those films which sucks when you see the end coming, and entertains when you don’t.
Apr 2012
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
...Bhardwaj tells the story in a style that comes close to burlesque – wacky, entertaining, and over-the-top. However, something is missing – the storytelling doesn’t bolster the concerns in the movie the way it should, and it goes downhill after the interval.
Jan 2013
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
...isn’t the most original zombie film made, but it is funny enough to make a light weekend watch.
May 2013
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Ladies VS Ricky Bahl
The ending of a movie like this has to choose between corny and ironic. In Ricky Bahl, it's salvaged from falling flat by sparkling dialogues and good acting.
Dec 2011
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Jism - 2
If you went in prepared for a ham fest garnished with soft porn, you might actually enjoy this movie.
Aug 2012
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Though beautifully picturised and entertaining enough, this film is old wine in a new bottle.
Jun 2013
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Raanjhanaa
...is entertaining enough at times, in the end, it feels - as a friend said - "like 7G Rainbow Colony and Kaadhal Kondein dubbed in Hindi".
Jun 2013
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Maximum
...has all the right ingredients, but with several layers of extra garnish, it tastes wrong.
Jul 2012
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Aiyyaa
While it isn’t so much a fresh idea as an idea making a comeback, it could have been well-executed if Meenakshi’s character had been fleshed out to some extent.
Oct 2012
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
The film is more tribute than tale, and its gorgeous locales, skilled cinematography and uplifting music cannot prop up its flimsy plot.
Jul 2013
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London Paris New York
As the film collapses into an end as unimaginative as its title, try as one might to empathies with Nikhil Chopra, one ends up sympathizing with Ali Zafar.
Mar 2012
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D-Day
If you do like to watch the sort of films where Bollywood solves all India’s problems, you will like D-Day.
Jul 2013
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Cocktail
It hurtles along the same old path most of its breed do. And somehow, a film that’s sidestepped melodrama for the first hour or so, turns maudlin.
Jul 2012
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Don 2
For all the sketchily etched sub-plots, and the contorted trails of the fabric of the story, it’s threadbare enough to be entirely banal.
Dec 2011
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Heroine
...the most damning aspect of the film is that neither Kareena Kapoor’s character nor her portrayal of it elicits our empathy.
Sep 2012
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Ghanchakkar
A laboured comedy and lukewarm thriller come together to make an irritating two hours.
Jun 2013