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Gully Boy
Dreams and reality fuse seamlessly in Gully Boy, Zoya Akhtar’s most heartfelt and accomplished movie yet. Akhtar’s fourth feature is headlined by an outstanding Ranveer Singh, packed with well-picked actors and neatly-etched characters, and filmed with infectious passion.
Feb 2019
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Dangal
...is a rousing study of the quest for perfection – and Aamir is the perfect lead.
Dec 2016
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
Filled with subversions both major and minor, the Aanand L Rai production is packed with superbly sketched characters and spot-on performances. It uses a light touch to launch a heavy attack on homophobia, general intolerance and repressive tendencies, and the very foundation of the conventional Indian family.
Feb 2020
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Ishqiya
...the best thing about Ishqiya is how grown-up it is...Ishqiya’s humour and sensuality is for adults who are not afraid to confront the depths of their emotions.
Jan 2010
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Masaan
...has memorable performances and a sensitively observed account of decay and redemption.
Jul 2015
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Court
Chaitanya Tamhane’s elegantly assembled and immensely powerful debut packs together observation, humanism, intelligence and beauty.
Apr 2015
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Margarita With A Straw
Laila is a compelling heroine and is winningly performed by Koechlin with solid backing from Gupta and Revathy.
Apr 2015
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Soorma
...by downplaying the genre’s excesses – chest-thumping jingoism, macho aggression, excessive manipulation – and giving its hero enough room to find his place in the world, Soorma ensures that this triumphal journey of the human spirit is full of surprises.
Jul 2018
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Feb 2015
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Nov 2017
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Feb 2015
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Aug 2018
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
The actors sparkle, the dialogue crackles and, after what seems to be aeons, there is a sense of a director approaching his material with seriousness.
Oct 2011
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Udta Punjab
...soars on the back of hard-hitting scenes and superb performances from its cast, but a shorter trip would have given the movie the kick it sorely needed to be counted as the definitive drama on the moral corruption of an entire society.
Jun 2016
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Jawaani Jaaneman
...smartly directed movie that is a family drama pretending to be a romcom.
Jan 2020
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May 2012
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Piku
...has the same collection of fundamentally decent, endearing and eccentric characters that made Vicky Donor such a winner.
May 2015
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Article 15
...isn’t exactly nuanced about the brutal system that continues to subjugate Dalits, but neither are the times. The implausible portions balance out the moments that echo the headlines. For every scene that seems out of place, another comes along to remind us of why this movie is effectively landing its punches.
Jun 2019
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Bahubali
Every frame pulsates with the passion of a filmmaker openly staking his claim as the most adventurous soul travelling through mainstream cinema at the moment.
Jul 2015
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CRD
...remains audacious throughout, carried along by the top-notch acting and the plethora of surprises that the writers keep throwing at their characters and the viewers.
Sep 2017
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Jagga Jasoos
...a zany, warm-hearted and popsicle-bright movie that never loses its infectious spirit of adventure even its most expendable moments.
Jul 2017
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Happy Bhag Jayegi
Set in a world overflowing with characters perpetually on the prowl for a good joke, Happy Bhag Jayegi survives its manufactured premise.
Aug 2016
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Tu Hai Mera Sunday
Through its cross-weave of characters and subplots, Tu Hai Mera Sunday suggests that the spirit of Mumbai isn’t a cliché. All it needs is some space to stretch and kick around a ball or two.
Oct 2017
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Shor In The City
The movie is low on major plot developments but it's packed with nicely observed details and memorable characters.
Apr 2011
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Ittefaq
...a film that is both a sleek and original thriller as well as a throwback to older Bollywood suspense dramas.
Nov 2017
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Andhadhun
Raghavan’s talent for imagining ordinary people as proficient criminals in the right conditions and his use of locations and sharply etched characters to advance his plot is put to great use in Andhadhun.
Oct 2018
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Irada
...advocates solutions that ordinary viewers will be hard-pressed to replicate, but its concerns are timely, its character sketches memorable, and its empathy unmistakable.
Feb 2017