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Queen
Director Vikas Bahl has crafted one of the better coming-of-age tales in recent times.
Mar 2014
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Qissa
Anup Singh goes where few Indian filmmakers have gone before, forcing us to dive face-first into an uncomfortable 20-year tale of social, moral and ethnic disintegration.
Feb 2015
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PK
The two smartest screenwriters of our generation, Mr. Hirani and Abhijat Joshi, have gone one better and crafted not so much as a movie as a relevant argument—with the usual ebbs and flows, dramatic flourishes, pauses and lapses in concentration (bloated second half) that characterize fierce debates.
Dec 2014
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Paisa Ho Paisa
...I hoped against hope for the screening to be interrupted by a giant April Fools banner. But nothing happened. The joke is still on us.
Apr 2015
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One By Two
...the execution is amiss to the point where it directly affects the performances.
Feb 2014
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Mar 2014
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NH10
On its own, NH10 is atmospheric, well acted, moody and crafted with a definite vision. A little more writing and less 'inspiration' would have made this its own distinct film.
Mar 2015
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Nanak Shah Fakir
...this movie partially works for being just that-an ambitious biblical moving picture, for the diehard faithful as well as young adults.
Apr 2015
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Mumbai Can Dance Saala
...if this is a sign of things to come in 2015, I might consider alternate career options.
Jan 2015
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Mumbai 125 KM
I have a humble request for future directors venturing into horror: If you're out to make a quick buck, at least respect the craft. Procuring a release date isn't always a victory.
Oct 2014
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Mary Kom
...an inconsistent narrative that seems too hurried to strike the right balance between her personal life and career, and ends up biting off more than it can chew.
Sep 2014
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Main Aur Mr. Riight
When incompetent acting marries awful writing, it makes for a critic's worst nightmare.
Dec 2014
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Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
...falls way short of remotely acceptable levels of spooky entertainment.
Jun 2014
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Life Is Beautiful
The plot, though unoriginal about an Indian man trying to procure Canadian citizenship by entering into a marriage of convenience is the only aspect that remotely makes sense.
Aug 2014
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Lakshmi
It makes you cringe for important reasons though, and must be watched for its relentless pursuit of relevance and authenticity.
Mar 2014
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Kuch Kuch Locha Hai
Before another male director has Leone play a nurse so that innuendos revolve around body exams and instruments, I suggest a blanket ban on bananas and Indian sex comedies.
May 2015
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Koyelaanchal
Commercialism, greed, murder, chaos, brutality, self-indulgence...the filmmakers are guilty of all these traits. Here is why Koyelaanchal ranks as one of my most difficult viewing experiences:
May 2014
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May 2014
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Kill Dil
...is eventually the kind of lightweight effort watchable not for its content, but because you see the makers enjoying themselves. We admire the way they laugh, not the joke they laugh at.
Nov 2014
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Kick
...is harebrained, patronizing and regressive at most points, and makes the age-old error of being a live-action Salman-starrer.
Jul 2014
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Katiyabaaz
It leaves you with enduring images of a calamitous environment navigated by two antivillains whose thoughts and souls form a storied documentary that could well be a game-changer.
Aug 2014
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Kaanchi
...an ancient tragedy of behemoth proportions. Let's just hope that Mr Ghai regroups and doesn't end up like the other veteran director that hires his own students to make and break his movies.
Apr 2014
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Kaagaz Ke Fools
...this one is presented in a dated and garish manner that makes you wonder if the filmmakers think this is actually a groundbreaking concept.
Apr 2015
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Jigariyaa
...there is something about this film, perhaps an oldworld charm and innocence missing in today's flashy love stories.
Oct 2014
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Jal
...is constructed as the kind of expansive cinema that begged to be shot on pure film. Rather unfortunate, because Jal ends up as the kind of film that begged to be pure unadulterated cinema.
Apr 2014
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Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan
Usually, if anyone dares to criticize the craft behind 'well-intentioned tributes', the perpetrator's lack of patriotism and respect is invoked. However, today I am fighting for freedom: from mediocrity, and from oppression in cinema halls.
Feb 2015