An archive of Hindi movie reviews and ratings from 2010 to 2020.

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Nikhat Kazmi

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Number of reviews
250
Average rating
55

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Title

Rating

  • Lanka

    It is the length of the film and its somewhat laboured tenor which works against it. A bit of pruning and editing would have worked favourably for it.

    59

    Dec 2011
  • Lanka

    ...a no-holds-barred look at the multi-layered turmoil in Kashmir, with so many real-life references that you end up with just one conclusion: now here's a real film about a real problem.

    59

    Jul 2010
  • Lanka

    ...works due to several reasons. Firstly, because of its topicality which strikes the right note in this season when India and Pakistan are seeking a new equilibrium in their relationship. Secondly because of its narrative style which is the antithesis of nationalistic chest-beating Gadar-like films.

    69

    Mar 2010
  • Kushti

    Rajpal Yadav...manages to get a lot of film makers who are willing to weave films around him... Sometimes he manages to carry them off and sometimes he slips. Here, he just manages to maintain some ground beneath his slippery feet. But only some.

    39

    May 2010
  • 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.

    69

    Nov 2009
  • Kucch Luv Jaisaa

    Where's the chemistry? Where's the story? And where's the twist in the tale? Kites could have been that cross-over film that Bollywood has been dreaming about since long. Sadly, it flounders even before it can take off and soar....

    49

    May 2010
  • 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.

    69

    Feb 2010
  • Kaccha Limboo

    ...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.

    39

    Dec 2010