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Aug 2012
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Meri Pyaari Bindu
The seamless mix of comedy, romance and drama is fantastic too. At two hours, the film feels like an absolute breeze. Meri Pyaari Bindu hits a lot of ticks on the check boxes. And that is the strength of this refreshing new romance.
May 2017
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2.0
While the film certainly looks world-class, the writing doesn't always live up to the expectations.
Nov 2018
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Notebook
...is an easy watch where you can appreciate the humour, drama and romance. But the film leaves you wanting for more. Perhaps with more creativity in writing, this young romantic saga could have achieved more.
Mar 2019
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Dhoom 3
There are songs, there’s action and there’s everything you would want to see in a big ticket movie. What’s missing is that something, which makes an Aamir Khan movie a cut above the rest.
Dec 2013
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Rangoon
While the actors give it their best shot, Rangoon just isn’t able to tell its story with consistency. The movie tries to pack in too many set pieces and ideas in one narrative.
Feb 2017
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Drishyam
...the story grips you. But the director doesn’t do any favours to the film. The filmmaking team make a series of bad decisions.
Jul 2015
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Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
...talks about the dowry system, the inequality towards women in civil services and general working opportunities etc, it really feels like a mature and relevant story. But the treatment is so lackluster that it relegates the movie to Indian soap opera status. It’s a definite letdown.
Nov 2017
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Rakht Charitra 2
...is a decent watch thanks to Suriya's performance and the build up to its climax.
Dec 2010
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Madras Cafe
It has decent action, gun fights and political drama. It entertains to a fair degree as well. The climax conjures up good steam too. But it never quite does enough to match up to its promise.
Aug 2013
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NH10
...Navdeep Singh's treatment of the film is slick. The visuals are appropriately dark and murky. The sense of gloom prevails throughout. It sets the right mood. But when it comes to the final act, he drops the ball.
Mar 2015
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The Tashkent Files
...the storytelling effort is half-baked and lacks the finesse that such a heavy-duty film requires. It also doesn’t help that the final slide of the movie tells the audience that the authenticity of all the facts displayed in the film cannot be verified.
Apr 2019
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Picture this, Katrina tells Hrithik, "Hume dabbe mein sirf tab hona chahiye, jab hum mar jayein". (We should be in a box only when we're dead). That metaphor doesn't quite apply to Indian sensibilities and that's the case with most of ZNMD. You might just feel a strong disconnect.
Jul 2011
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Happy New Year
End of the day, it all boils down to how you watch your film. If you like to have fun and you don’t mind entertainment over cerebral arguments, Farah Khan’s Happy New Year is worth your time.
Oct 2014
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Wazir
The production, the sound, the action is all top notch. But the writing is King of the game in a film. The technique is merely a pawn. You can sacrifice the pawns but not the King.
Jan 2016
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Poster Boys
It’s not the freshest of films. It’s a comedy that serves up more of the same. While that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s also not the most exciting prospect.
Sep 2017
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Befikre
...is a minefield of ideas. It has a deep desire to be erotic and funny but for all its progressive ambitions, it tells a jaded story.
Dec 2016
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Rann
...an honest look at everything that is wrong within the sociopolitical framework of media and power. But where this portrayal could have been intelligent, it simply manages to be trite.
Jan 2010
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Crazy Cukkad Family
There's ample supply of craziness here. If only it were presented in a more aesthetic and artistic manner.
Jan 2015
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Brothers
...offers a whole new experience to MMA action. Hindi audiences will enjoy the novelty. But all said and done, this should’ve been done with a lot more finesse
Aug 2015
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Yamla Pagla Deewana
It's baffling how a film can manage to give you a cerebrally painful first half and then dish out a totally slapstick, but really funny second half.
Jan 2011
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Sep 2014
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Blank
The movie has flashes of promise but just as many, if not more, moments of amateur execution.
May 2019
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Toh Baat Pakki
...the actors’ resilience and talent manages to make this mediocre feature watchable.
Feb 2010
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Gunday
Six packs, bulging muscles, seductive dances – all the cinematic material required to make an audience friendly hit. What’s missing is a key eye for detail, a process of refinement, which they say turns coal into diamond.
Feb 2014
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Khatta Meetha
Priyadarshan’s been innovative in making this film and though he’s managed to pull off a large part of this two-and-half-hour film, he has also failed in parts.
Jul 2010
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Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene
...despite so many middling characteristics the film retains a certain element of novelty. Its the equivalent of an uncut and unpolished diamond.
Jan 2015