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Dec 2011
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Teri Meri Kahaani
...doesn’t work despite potential in the premise. It feels soulless and superficial, and is unlikely to find many fans.
Jun 2012
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Kaalakaandi
The humor is hysterical but never consistent. And sadly there’s not a lot more to it.
Jan 2018
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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi
...has the ingredients for a movie one would probably enjoy very much, but somehow they never come together.
Jan 2010
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Mausam
As you leave the hall exhausted from the sheer length of this misguided enterprise, you cannot help but note that despite its many flaws, this is a noble failure. The film doesn't work, but not for lack of trying.
Sep 2011
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I Me Aur Main
At less than two hours, it's hardly a slog. But you can't help feeling like real potential was squandered.
Mar 2013
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Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
Buried beneath the farcical humor, melodramatic performances and manipulative tear-jerking in Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami is a well-intentioned message movie about the value of honesty.
Oct 2014
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Bangistan
It's likely that buried somewhere under all those unfunny jokes, simplistic sermons, and cringe-inducing melodrama, there may have been a promising idea at the heart of Bangistan.
Aug 2015
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Dec 2010
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Fatso
...never exploits its full potential, and opts for a far-too-convenient resolution.
May 2012
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Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
...isn't all bad, but at 2 hours and 35 minutes it's overlong and repetitive, and doesn't offer anything particularly original or inventive in terms of comedy.
Jun 2013
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3
It’s a good reminder that a bigger budget and bigger scale don’t necessarily make for a better film.
Jul 2018
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Student Of The Year 2
...is both predictable, and far from original. But that’s not even the big problem with the film. Unlike the previous instalment this one isn’t grounded in emotion, so it’s hard to be invested in the characters or affected by their conflicts.
May 2019
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Khichdi
If you're not a fan of the long-running sitcom and unfamiliar with its cheerfully dim-witted characters, there's a slim chance you're going to appreciate the juvenile humor...
Oct 2010
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Don 2
...is nicely shot, and there are moments where Shah Rukh Khan is riveting. But that's not enough to hold your interest for well over two hours...even the actor's most loyal fans will find themselves yawning.
Dec 2011
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Inkaar
The trouble with Inkaar is that even if it does have a bunch of interesting ideas, they're lost in a muddled drama.
Jan 2013
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Gunday
...isn't unwatchable, but it's certainly a case of potential squandered. The film has an authentic look and feel of 70s Calcutta, some robust cinematography, and a few good tunes. It's also got two live-wire leading men whose on-screen chemistry sadly isn't mined for enough laughs.
Feb 2014
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Daayen Ya Baayen
It's tiring yes, but also a respectable first film. If you have an appetite for the quirky and unusual, you might not be too disappointed.
Nov 2010
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Main Tera Hero
...is a series of forced contrivances. The humor feels labored and manufactured, never arising spontaneously from the situations. It's a shame because you'd think Dhawan Sr would know exactly how to make these tropes work.
Apr 2014
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May 2016
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Why Cheat India
It’s a shame you leave the cinema bored and underwhelmed because there was potential here to make a smart film about our flawed education system – one that encourages mugging and rote learning over understanding; one that values a degree over real aptitude. A system that drives students and their parents to seek dangerous, unhealthy shortcuts. Some of that is addressed but it’s not really what the film is about.
Jan 2019
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Malang
There is both a love story and some good songs in his new thriller Malang. There are also, to be fair, some interesting ideas floating around. But those ideas never come together coherently; they’re lost in a film that is more interested in surface-level stuff.
Feb 2020
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Karthik Calling Karthik
...appears confused and half-baked, and it commits that deadly unforgivable cinematic sin – it bores you!
Feb 2010
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Damadamm
What could've been a sweet, simple love story turns into a confused film that never justifies its spirited title.
Oct 2011
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Club 60
Unfortunately writer-director Sanjay Tripathy can't lift this script from its quicksand of predictability, and can't avoid the mawkish melodrama that stories like these inevitably slip into.
Dec 2013