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Phobia
The film is smart and reasonably slick, and benefits considerably from a knockout performance by Radhika Apte, even if the script isn’t always on solid ground.
May 2016
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Phillauri
...isn’t a consistently smooth ride. It’s uneven and bumpy and unforgivably slow in portions. But a lot of it works and some of it flies.
Mar 2017
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Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
It loses steam at the halfway mark when the laughs suddenly dry up.
Sep 2013
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Phas Gaye Re Obama
...one of those rare Hindi films that’s funny and smart at the same time!
Dec 2010
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Phantom
The jingoistic dialogue and the film’s questionable message aside, this is boring, inert stuff.
Aug 2015
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Patiala House
This film may work for those who miss old-fashioned melodramatic entertainers, but I was bored.
Feb 2011
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Pati Patni Aur Woh
In a very roundabout, over-simplistic way, the film is actually progressive. Thank you for small mercies. Plenty laughs are guaranteed.
Dec 2019
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Pataakha
...feels inconsistent and never fully satisfying. It’s a lightweight offering that’s got its sparks, but doesn’t quite live up to its firecracker name.
Sep 2018
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Parched
The three friends, parched both emotionally and sexually, will have you rooting for them and cheering as they find their feet and their freedom in the end.
Sep 2016
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Pappu Can't Dance Saala
Too bad they didn't spend more time hammering out a better script.
Dec 2011
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Pankh
The film picks up the important and delicate issue of gender confusion and sexual identity, but treats the story in such a pretentious and heavy-handed manner that it's sometimes hard to empathize with the protagonist's pain.
Apr 2010
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Panipat
...ultimately is overlong and unwieldly. It may have its heart in the right place but its other organs are all over the place.
Dec 2019
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Panga
The film’s big success is in delivering its message without making a big noise about it.
Jan 2020
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Paltan
It’s got a tired, recycled feel to it, and fails to hold up to Dutta’s better films.
Sep 2018
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Pad Man
...is admirable and has its heart in the right place, but it might have benefited from a less sermonizing tone.
Feb 2018
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Padmaavat
...delivers a film that is richly cinematic, but whose story – as it turns out – has little of the emotional complexity that powered his last film Bajirao Mastani.
Jan 2018
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Paathshaala
It's clear the makers of this film had the seed of a good idea, but lacked the skills to turn it into an engaging film.
Apr 2010
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Paan Singh Tomar
Held up by a remarkable performance from Irrfan Khan, this is a well-intentioned film that's worth your time.
Mar 2012
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Paa
Few filmmakers stick their necks out to tell difficult and different stories in these days of mindless entertainers making potloads of money. For their intentions alone, the makers of Paa deserve a thumbs-up.
Dec 2009
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May 2016
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One By Two
...tries hard to break the mold of Bollywood rom-coms, but seldom offers scenarios or characters that are refreshingly original.
Jan 2014
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Aug 2013
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
The film is watchable and enjoyable in parts even, but it doesn't quite pull off the retro chic tone it was going for.
Jul 2010
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OMG Oh My God!
...in a sea of dumb Bollywood comedies (many starring Akshay Kumar himself), this one at least starts off a debate. For that alone, it’s not entirely a write-off.
Sep 2012
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Omerta
You might see it as the other side of the same coin that is Shahid. The making of a man deeply affected by similar incidents, but one who chooses a different path.
May 2018
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Jan 2017
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O Teri
Too shrill, too convoluted and too dumb, O Teri is an excruciating test of your patience.
Mar 2014
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Aug 2011