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Jo Dooba So Paar
This one's not routine cinema, nor does it have mass appeal. But the niche audience will enjoy the integrity of tone and character.
Oct 2011
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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
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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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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
The film may not boast of a great story, a scintillating script, but it has enough to keep you smiling.
Apr 2010
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife
It's a Wonderful Afterlife could have...would have...should have...but all it does is end up as average fare: Indian curry yes, yet minus the tangy flavour.
May 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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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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Jan 2011
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Jul 2010
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I Am Singh
Meant as a ready reckoner on Sikhism, the film should have had a larger appeal. Unfortunately it will find its target audience, mostly in its own community.
Dec 2011
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I Am Kalam
A film that may not storm the box office, I Am Kalam will definitely stir your sensibilities.
Aug 2011
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I Am
Watch I Am for talking unapologetically about real issues in real India. And also, for the performances.
Apr 2011
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Hum Tum Aur Ghost
...all we are left with are a few sequences of fun, followed by long-drawn drama.
Mar 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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Hostel
Wish the director and story writer had found a more realistic resolution to a real problem.
Jan 2011
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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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Mar 2010
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Help
Please, please, please, will someone give us the real scary movie in desi cinema.
Aug 2010
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Hello Darling
...how about a bit of IQ too...After all comedy is serious (read intelligent) business too!
Aug 2010
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Haunted
...if the film works -- and it works quite well -- is only because of the special effects of the film.
May 2011
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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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Jul 2011
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Game
Too many loose ends and unanswered questions coupled with characters that completely lack a growth chart reduces Game to a mediocre watch, with predictable twists and turns.
Apr 2011
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Force
...a heady cocktail of high powered action and breezy romance that ensure there's never a dull moment.
Sep 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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F.A.L.T.U
The problem with F.A.L.T.U lies in its tone. It doesn't know whether to unfold as a full blown comedy or take itself seriously by providing some gyan on the education system.
Apr 2011