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Daddy
The craft is admirable and the big denouement is thought provoking, but pacing issues cripple the film to the extent that you’re exhausted by the time the lights come back on.
Sep 2017
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Dabangg 3
The film feels like a string of unimaginative, repetitive action scenes strung together, pausing every few minutes for an underwhelming song.
Dec 2019
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Dabangg 2
What this film needed was personality and character; what it's left with is sameness. But that's probably enough for Salman Khan fans.
Dec 2012
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Dabangg
An ordinary, at best average film, Dabangg can barely contain the presence of its larger-than-life star.
Sep 2010
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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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Daawat-e-Ishq
...coasts along comfortably until intermission, then comes undone when multiple twists in the second half require complete sacrifice of logic. The humor dries up fast, and even at a running time of 2 hours, the film feels overlong.
Sep 2014
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D-Day
...is far from perfect, but as pulpy Bollywood action films go, it's very watchable and works its strengths.
Jul 2013
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Sep 2014
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Court
Tamhane's film excels in revealing these terrific vignettes of life, and in the process it ends up moving you.
Apr 2015
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Commando 2
It takes superhuman strength to stop yourself from nodding off to sleep, because Commando 2 just goes round and round in convoluted circles.
Mar 2017
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Mar 2015
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Cocktail
With the right ingredients in the right proportions, this might have made for a smooth concoction. But Cocktail is a mostly flat romance; one that could've done with more heart.
Jul 2012
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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
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Citylights
...isn't a bad film by any measure, but it does feel repetitive and long, even at a running time of less than two hours.
May 2014
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City Of Gold
The film is watchable for the most part, and might have worked perfectly as an honest slice-of-life drama if it weren't for the filmmaker's tendency to go over the top.
Apr 2010
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Chillar Party
It isn't half bad, but the party pooper here is a script that has no direction home.
Jul 2011
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Chhichhore
The film is all about its characters, frankly, and the hoops they're made to jump. In them you'll likely find traces and memories of your own youth.
Sep 2019
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Chhapaak
Its strength is in its quietude. It goes about its business with minimal fuss. The film is both moving and important. And its leading lady is in very fine form.
Jan 2020
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Chef
...isn’t perfect; it lags in places, offers quick-fix solutions to characters’ problems, and feels wholly familiar. But at a little over two hours, it doesn't ask much of you, and offers some pleasure in Saif Ali Khan’s return to form as an actor hard to look away from.
Oct 2017
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Chauranga
...makes all the right noises about the dangers of a patriarchal society, sexual depravity among the religious class, and the need for education. But the film unfolds at such a languid pace, and its narrative is so disjointed you really have to fight yourself to stay invested in the story.
Jan 2016
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Chaurahen
For a film about characters at the crossroads of their lives, this one leaves you lost for directions.
Mar 2012
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Aug 2011
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Chance Pe Dance
doesn't work because you feel no empathy for its protagonist. The film's writers -- if you can call them that, considering there is no script to speak of -- fail to invest even a hint of vulnerability in Sameer.
Jan 2010
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Apr 2011
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Chalk N Duster
Shabana Azmi and Juhi Chawla’s charming presence and sincere performances aside, this could well turn out to be one of the year’s most forgettable films.
Jan 2016
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Mar 2012