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Nov 2009
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London Dreams
...watch it for the Devgn-Salman thunder and for the simple reason that this is definitely one of Vipul Shah's better films.
Nov 2009
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Jail
Kudos to Bhandarkar for taking an ekdum different take on the notorious Indian jail.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
...have a great escape awaiting you at your favourite audi this weekend. Go, have a ball.
Nov 2009
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Nov 2009
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Aao Wish Karein
The attempt is to create a desi Big, but Aftab's no Tom Hank's and Mr Baretto's no Penny Marshal.
Nov 2009
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Kurbaan
...does strike a chord and sets you thinking on stuff that needs to be sorted out before the new world order – a more humanitarian, less violent – sets in. Don’t miss it.
Nov 2009
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De Dana Dan
...a film that begins soundly and then slips into cuckoo land, only because the primary characters and their story is side-tracked for a compendium of tertiary tales.
Nov 2009
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Dec 2009
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Radio
Time for the singer-composer-actor to take up something that suits both his age and his newfound style.
Dec 2009
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Radio
...this could be well be one of the most intelligent films of the year, showcasing the changing pulse of a nation that is learning to sift the grain from the chaff, the rubble from the concrete, the diamonds from the ashes.
Dec 2009
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Radio
Hirani carries forward his simplistic `humanism alone works' philosophy of the Lage Raho Munnabhai series in 3 Idiots too, making it a warm and vivacious signature tune to 2009.
Dec 2009
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Radio
Don't go looking for a desi flavour of the screwball comedy, The Hangover and you might just enjoy this slightly heady potion too.
Jan 2010
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Radio
Nothing stupendous here. Just a sweet and soppy flavour with a picture-perfect Priyanka: Watchable.
Jan 2010
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Radio
...works in bits and pieces only and fills you with a sense of wasted opportunity, despite the overt shimmer.
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
A better scripted, less cliched second half would have surely given the film a better chance to dazzle and shake.
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
...there's nothing left to hold your attention in this prolonged misadventure that loses a lot due to a tardy screenplay, a headless script and an old-fashioned direction.
Jan 2010
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Rann
Ram Gopal Varma not only manages to grab eyeballs from the beginning to the end with his taut narration, he orchestrates a veritable treat when it comes to performances from his ensemble cast.
Jan 2010
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Ishqiya
...the film is a sutli bomb (firecracker) that tickles and explodes. But for the hurried and harried end. Go, have a blast.
Jan 2010
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Striker
The high point of the film is its authenticity, its heartwarming tale and its performances.
Feb 2010
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My Name is Khan
Karan Johar comes of age. He tells a complex story with sparkling simplicity, without forgetting that cinema is primarily meant to entertain.
Feb 2010
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Click
The film works only in fits and starts. Shreyas does try hard to keep the momentum going, but the campy special effects leave a lot to be desired.
Feb 2010
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Toh Baat Pakki
...may not be as riveting as the 80s entertainers, yet it rides high on sheer nostalgia. Also, it presents a different kind of cinema in an age that lays great emphasis on high decibel, larger-than-life drama.
Feb 2010
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Karthik Calling Karthik
The screenplay does tend to get a bit clunky and the drama somewhat heavy as the director looks for text book resolutions of the teasing problem. But, by and large, there is a thrill factor that keeps the momentum on.
Feb 2010
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Teen Patti
The second half does get somewhat repetitive, with the film refusing to move out of the gambling dens and the climax gets somewhat hurried. But majorly, the film holds as a taut thriller that keeps you glued for most of the screen time.
Feb 2010
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Thanks Maa
...is a film that will make you cry and laugh, even as it fills you with admiration and warmth for the next decrepit kid you see on the red light, running nose et al.
Mar 2010
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
...is quite unlike the hysterical laugh acts that have been trying terribly hard to make you laugh in recent Bollywood. More of a chuckle-and-a-smirk drama...
Mar 2010
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Mar 2010