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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
The film doesn't always work because it relies too heavily on silly stereotypes and cliches, and because you can see exactly where it's going from the moment you settle into your seat.
Sep 2011
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Jun 2012
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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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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Vishal Bhardwaj gives us a film that's enjoyable and relevant in equal measure.
Jan 2013
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Mastizaade
Very little of this feels fresh or genuinely funny, and there’s virtually no plot to speak of.
Jan 2016
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Masaan
There are multiple layers to this well-observed drama; kudos to the filmmakers for putting it on screen.
Jul 2015
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Sep 2014
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Marjaavaan
I came away from Marjaavaan bored and exhausted. It’s literally a film with no perceivable merit, and one that begs two key questions: How did this film get made? And why are we being taken for a ride?
Nov 2019
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Margarita With A Straw
Powered by a staggering performance from Kalki Koechlin as a 19-year-old with cerebral palsy, Margarita with a Straw is that rare Indian film that mostly eschews melodrama to give us an honest, sensitive portrait of disability, and the sexual awakening of an Indian teenager.
Apr 2015
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Mardaani
It's a well-made commercial Hindi film - reasonably short and minus songs - that's trying to say something.
Aug 2014
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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Vasan Bala hits the high notes frequently, even if the film doesn’t quite fall into a seamless symphony.
Mar 2019
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Manmarziyaan
...may not be perfect but it gets some things perfectly right. I left the theatre in appreciation of the sheer craft on display.
Sep 2018
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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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Makkhi
Make sure you don’t miss it; it’s the most fun you’ll have had at the cinema in a long time!
Oct 2012
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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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Madras Cafe
Solidly directed by Sircar, who steers clear of typical Bollywood machismo and avoids oversimplifying characters or their motives, the film - at a little over two hours - is a compelling watch.
Aug 2013
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Madaari
Arguably one of the finest actors of our times, Irrfan Khan deserves films worthy of his talent. This one comes up short.
Jul 2016
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M.S. Dhoni
...the film is overlong and far from perfect. But climaxing with Dhoni’s incredible performance in the 2011 World Cup, Pandey pushes all the right buttons and leaves you, your chest swelling with pride.
Sep 2016
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
...a warm and fuzzy comedy that benefits from the insider's eye that the director casts on this garrulous community, and their love of food and family. At 2 hours and 15 minutes, the film feels bloated and over-long, but stay with it and you won't regret it.
Nov 2012
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Luv Ka The End
Like its very protagonists, this is a vapid, vacuous film that seems intended for similarly shallow youngsters who're still amused by such tired comic devices as itching powder and laxatives.
May 2011
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Luka Chuppi
It’s allegedly a comedy but it delivers at best a handful of decent laughs, all in the second half.
Mar 2019
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Lucknow Central
It’s all by-the-numbers storytelling, particularly the big escape plan and the way it unfolds. There is literally no surprise, no unpredictability in how things go down.
Sep 2017
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LoveYatri
The blame for LoveYatri rests not with these young actors, but with its makers for setting them up to fail. Frankly even Salman Khan would have trouble making this script work today.
Oct 2018
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Love Sonia
...Noorani has crafted a powerful film that you won’t be able to shake off immediately.
Sep 2018
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
You will be shocked, you will be startled, but walking out of the theatre, you know you have just seen what is possibly the most important Hindi film since Satya and Dil Chahta Hai.
Mar 2010
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Love Breakups Zindagi
It's a tiring retread of a once popular formula that's wearing thin now.
Oct 2011
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Love Aaj Kal
...is pretty awful and dreadfully boring. It’s also overlong and hammy. The pursuit of romantic fulfilment has seldom felt so banal.
Feb 2020