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

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Rahul Desai

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Number of reviews
127
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41

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  • Ya Rab

    What is the lesser evil - A dishonest film made with technical fluency, or a socially relevant film with schoolboy technique?

    19

    Feb 2014
  • Ungli

    ...takes a chestthumping, crowd-pleasing concept and turns it into a preachy mess that might discourage future attempts at this genre.

    39

    Nov 2014
  • Ugly

    I disliked what I saw, and I dislike thinking or even writing about its familiar environment. And this vile aftertaste is perhaps Mr. Kashyap's most significant achievement.

    59

    Dec 2014
  • Total Siyapaa

    ...definitely lives up to its title, but not in a good way. This is a bad kind of chaos-the sort Joker creates in Gotham-despite a cast oozing with potential.

    29

    Mar 2014
  • The Xpose

    Intentional or not, this film gets away with it the same way Om Shanti Om does-not designed as biopics (Heroine) but as unwaveringly cringe worthy stories mirroring the era they represent...

    39

    May 2014
  • Tevar

    ...there's not a moment that isn't formula-driven, which is why Sharma fails to stamp any kind of storytelling authority.

    39

    Jan 2015
  • Super Nani

    Mr Kumar has created a world that will instantly take you back to the regressive ways of the 18th century-the kind of attitude you battled to break norms and set the stage.

    19

    Nov 2014
  • Spark

    ...a dated political action flick that looks to have been concocted by melancholic film buffs in a smoky room during a mandatory 1-day editing course.

    19

    Oct 2014
  • Singham Returns

    There's still the usual dose of brutal explosions, irrelevant heroines, slaphappy heroes, righteous sermons, contrived injustice, poverty porn (done better in Bhoothnath Returns) and, yes, flying vehicles of all shapes and sizes—which is exactly what makes it routine fare.

    39

    Aug 2014
  • Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene

    Though it is written with a fair amount of conviction and research, the paper-to-screen transition adds nothing new. There isn't enough within sequences—be it the performers, their lines or routines—to keep us engaged.

    39

    Jan 2015
  • Shamitabh

    ...ultimately morphs into the film equivalent of medical marijuana. It aims for a necessary high, the concept is barely legal, but once the plot is lost it becomes a moody epidemic of inopportune giggles.

    39

    Feb 2015
  • Roy

    That the graph remains unhurried, almost meditative in its approach to storytelling, is down to the director's striking sense of imagery and framing (supported by stylish camerawork), his atmospheric and well-planned use of string-heavy background themes, and his extensive treatment of their chatty chemistry.

    59

    Feb 2015
  • Raja Natwarlal

    This film is far from perfect, but makes for an acceptable non-Italian version of 'The Indian Job'-by entertaining solely within the confines of a revenge drama.

    49

    Aug 2014