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Dec 2010
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Isi Life Mein
...the film unfolds as one long play rehearsal and doesn't seem to move forward after a point. The relationship between the big city boy and the small town girl is confined to an exchange of smiles and smiles and some more smiles: too many cold exchanges between the two debutants.
Dec 2010
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Tees Maar Khan
...has colour, humour, pace but nothing does seem to fall in place in terms of plot and character connect.
Dec 2010
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Toonpur Ka Superrhero
Generously sprinkled with easily identifiable characters and a story that reiterates the need for families to bond and good to prevail over evil -- sweet, simple, succinct kiddy themes...
Dec 2010
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Kaalo
...completely fails in its primary objective - to scare. This one will not even scare a child!
Dec 2010
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Kaalo
...the horror exists only as long as Kaalo stays out of the frame as an ominous presence in the backdrop. Once the apparition flies into the frame, the fear ironically flees because Kaalo seems to be having a bad make-up day.
Dec 2010
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Payback
With a bit of polish and better performances from the other players, it could have been a winner.
Dec 2010
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332 Mumbai To India
...the film is a flat narration of an event with no attempt at character building and dramatic rendering.
Dec 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
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Dec 2010
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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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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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Phas Gaye Re Obama
Terrific performances, ticklish humour and a trick-and-treat plot line...
Dec 2010
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
The high point of Gowariker's film is the fact that it combines high-octane drama with a high degree of restraint.
Dec 2010
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Allah Ke Banday
The high point of the film are its strong performances and its authentic backdrop.
Nov 2010
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Break Ke Baad
Nothing dramatic, just fresh: Break Ke Baad is the other flavour of romance. One that you don't find in run-of-the mill Mills and Boon masala.
Nov 2010
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Guzaarish
A film like Guzaarish isn't made for the box office. It's made for the gratification of the senses. And that it does, in ample measure.
Nov 2010
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Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu
The film does have a few rough edges and needs a bit of editing. But it exudes a sense of novelty that keeps the moments ticking.
Nov 2010
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Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyun...
There is a degree of sensitivity while tackling the homosexual relationship, nevertheless the drama lacks punch and the conclusion becomes self-defeatist.
Nov 2010
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Ramaa - The Saviour
Frankly speaking, the bachcha log might just prefer the play station any day. This one's no Jumanji.
Nov 2010
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Action Replayy
...the retro idiom works...But only till a point. The problem with Action Replayy is the going-nowhere humour track.
Nov 2010
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Oct 2010
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Nakshatra
...a bit of romance juggled with a bit of action here to create a run-of-the-mill thriller which takes so much time to rev up, it leaves you restless.
Oct 2010
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Daayen Ya Baayen
...manages to hold your attention as a sweet little ironical take on India's lopsided development and its forgotten people.
Oct 2010
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Rakht Charitra – I
What makes the film watchable are a few set pieces which bear the masterly imprint of the film maker who redefined the action genre in Indian cinema
Oct 2010
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Hisss
..neither a feminist tale nor a slice of mythology. So much so, the film backfires both ways...
Oct 2010
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Dus Tola
The problem with Dus Tola is its archaic story which simply doesn't connect with the new age audience.
Oct 2010
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
...largely follows the idiom which Abbas Tyrewala enunciated in his debut venture, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, reiterating his use of youthful lingo (strange becomes ajeebs here), wisecrack humour and 'cool gang' bonding, with a celebration -- and a spoof -- of the traditional Bollywood 'andaaz' (style) of essaying romance.
Oct 2010