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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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Befikre
If a breezy, highly styled, armchair travel rom-com is your mood, then Befikre might be the ticket. But if you prefer insightful, warming and witty, skip this.
Dec 2016
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Dear Zindagi
Since Dear Zindagi doesn’t tinker with this basic quality of the Bollywood romance, it’s all good.
Nov 2016
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Nov 2016
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Force 2
It’s not quite India’s answer to the Mission: Impossible films, but at least on the thrills front, it’s halfway there.
Nov 2016
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Rock On 2
Ill-conceived and incompetently executed, Rock On 2 never manages to justify its existence.
Nov 2016
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Dongri Ka Raja
Uncharismatic leads, unlimited clichés and irrelevant plot twists spell death for this Mumbai gangster movie.
Nov 2016
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Mahayoddha Rama
The movie is frequently loud, and the characterisations are black-and-white.
Nov 2016
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Johar’s latest movie is somewhere in between. He is trying to move away from the large-canvas romances on which he has built his career, but his foundation remains the popular Hindi film idiom, especially Yash Chopra’s cinema.
Oct 2016
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Shivaay
There’s a decent Hollywood-style lone-wolf- on-the-prowl action thriller hidden inside this long feature, but it is sacrificed to Devgn’s indulgence.
Oct 2016
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31st October
We need more films on this dark chapter in Indian history, but not the likes of 31st October.
Oct 2016
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Oct 2016
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Saat Uchhakkey
...has little going for it, but the movie might be worth its 139-minute running time for those who know only 19 ways to insult their mothers and sisters and have merely four phrases to describe the manner in which the human posterior can be punished.
Oct 2016
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Mirzya
Despite the limp leads, the conceit might have passed muster with a linear story set entirely in the present. Mirzya is doomed by its inability to free itself from the weight of the original legend.
Oct 2016
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M.S. Dhoni
There is a test-match quality to the efforts taken to highlight every bump and curve on the way of the journey of a quick scorer. Yet, Dhoni remains an enigma.
Sep 2016
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Banjo
The movie takes too long to make its point, and says little that is unusual or unique along the way.
Sep 2016
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Parched
The widow-wife-whore matrix is well performed by the actresses, whose mutual chemistry and feeling for their universal woes lift scenes that might have otherwise been trite and unconvincing.
Sep 2016
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Raaz Reboot
Why build a 127-minute narrative around false hopes, non-existent sexual frisson, non-scary horror scenes, songs that escape memory, and a plot that relies on the power of the mangal sutra to set things right?
Sep 2016
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Pink
The movie considerably enriches the screen treatment of sexual assault, but the moment for fewer lectures and greater observation is still some years away.
Sep 2016
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Freaky Ali
Nawazuddin Siddiqui lives it up as the hero, churning out punchlines and playing the romantic lead in a creaky fantasy about bridging the gulf between the working class and a rich person’s game.
Sep 2016
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Baar Baar Dekho
It wants to be seen as a departure from sentimental Hindi film romances, but it doesn’t want to let go of the messy bundle of emotions these films tap into.
Sep 2016
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Akira
The poorly directed action scenes number a handful, with most of the 139-minute running time devoted to contrivances and convolutions that do not do justice to an interesting premise.
Sep 2016
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A Flying Jatt
Since he also has a healthy stash of Hollywood DVDs, it’s clear that this Indian superhero is set for a bright future.
Aug 2016
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UnIndian
Although he clear finds pace bowling much easier than dancing, Lee delivers his one-liners with flair.
Aug 2016
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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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Mohenjo Daro
...is far from perfect, but it’s also far more than the sum of its memes.
Aug 2016
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Rustom
Rustom’s recreation of an iconic trial echoes the narrative style of the lesser films of the period in which the actual crime occurred – it throws out the facts in favour of a simplistic and crowd-pleasing solution, glosses over its hero’s criminal behaviour, and paints its characters in black and white.
Aug 2016
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Budhia Singh
...fits the bill of the average sports biopic, but it rises a few notches above the Indian version of the genre.
Aug 2016
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The Legend of Michael Mishra
...is saddled with amateurish acting and a directionless plot.
Aug 2016
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Dishoom
Dishoom’s premise has promise – two mismatched police officers join hands to rescue India’s cricketing jewel from a kidnapping – but Desi Boyz director Rohit Dhawan simply cannot get the film to jumpstart despite all the elements being in place.
Jul 2016