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Tanu Weds Manu
For despite the predictable -- and paper thin -- storyline, the film manages to hook you with its sheer atmospherics.
Feb 2011
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Tum Milo Toh Sahi
Director Kabir Sadanand picks up a simple story and tells it well. And as he does, he touches upon the new trend of the common-man-as-crusader which seems to have taken India by storm currently.
Apr 2010
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Khatta Meetha
The film is too long and has too much of high-pitched drama, leaving room for too little of the laughter circus.
Jul 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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We Are Family
You end up squeezing a lot of wet tissues -- specially in the second half -- by the time the movie ends and walk out with a leaden heart.
Sep 2010
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Sep 2011
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Oct 2011
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The Great Indian Butterfly
...it breeds some breezy moments of black humour and poignant romance, apart from eliciting some fine performances from the key players.
Apr 2010
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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
...may have its heart in the right place but the tone is a bit tenuous and the comedy only intermittently breezy.
Jan 2011
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Rakht Charitra 2
The film essentially belongs to the action director (Javed-Aejaz), since it is basically a montage of finely-crafted, high-on-adrenalin action sequences.
Dec 2010
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Double Dhamaal
This one's definitely not for the fastidious, choosy viewer but for those who don't mind losing it for a bit, Double Dhamaal works like an average Bollywood comedy.
Jun 2011
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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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Mar 2010
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Chala Mussaddi - Office Office
Pankaj Kapoor once again proves what a fine actor he is as he carries forth the relentless struggle of the aam Indian against India's endemic bribe culture and official apathy.
Aug 2011
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No Problem
...will make you forget your problems, provided you are willing to get goofy and give up your quest for meaning in masala.
Dec 2010
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Monica
Don't be mislead by the title (no, it isn't a morning show film) and don't be foxed by the low key publicity. This one's truly a surprise.
Mar 2011
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Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta
The film is a refreshing walk off the beaten Bollywood track and scores on its minimalist approach to matrimonial discord.
Jun 2010
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Aarakshan
...as a film on the issue of reservation, Aarakshan was rocking till the first half. But as an omnibus on the travails of India's education system, it flounders into no-man's land.
Aug 2011
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Kashmakash
Savour the genius of Tagore in this simple and sweet love story that touches your heart.
May 2011
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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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Housefull
It's literally slapstick humour, with a lot of slaps flying around between simians and humans, humans and humans. Nevertheless, it makes you laugh, provided you don't go looking for artistry and intelligence.
Apr 2010
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Dec 2010
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Life Goes On
Director Sangeeta Dutta does manage to sculpt a sensitive portrait of a family in flux and imbues her film with some deft strokes that capture loss and longing.
Mar 2011
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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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Knock Out
Director Mani Shankar scripts a thriller, which holds your attention and manages to make an important point...
Oct 2010
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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi
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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Land Gold Women
Well acted, well scripted, the film is a sensitive indictment of honour killings.
Dec 2011
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For Real
...a completely non-filmy approach to story-telling and character-building and you have a film that scores well on the freshness and reality quotient.
Sep 2010
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Mirch
Even as the women seem to be enjoying themselves with their unbridled expression of their sexual needs, the film tends to view them as the traditional not-to-be-trusted temptress. Overlook that and you can enter a world where women indeed are full-bodied flesh and blood characters.
Dec 2010