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PK
...comes as close to storytelling perfection as any mainstream Hindi movie has done in living memory.
Dec 2014
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Margarita With A Straw
Do not pass up a sip of Margarita, With A Straw. It could be life-altering. If nothing else, it will soak you with its warmth.
Apr 2015
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That Girl in Yellow Boots
...a significant step forward for Kashyap. It is well-nigh his most controlled film to date: the style, fluid and unobtrusive, complements the theme rather than overshadow it.
Sep 2011
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Mukti Bhawan
...is a small, spry, sublimely beguiling essay that bears the weight of its solemn theme without the faintest hint of a stumble. If there is only one film that you want to see this week, this month, this year - or this lifetime - let it be this one.
Apr 2017
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Shahid
...deserves more than just a standing ovation. It deserves accolades for standing up to be counted and narrating the kind of story that is usually buried under mainstream media cacophony.
Oct 2013
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Aligarh
...a human drama with universal resonance. It encapsulates the plight of all dissenters.
Feb 2016
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
It is an infectiously buoyant, emotionally engaging and superbly acted drama that could disarm even the most inveterate of cynics.
Oct 2016
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Shanghai
...a no-frills but searing political thriller that is under-wired with intelligence and nerve, both cinematic and ideological.
Jun 2012
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Vishwaroop
...trust producer-director-actor Kamal Haasan to serve up the good old filmic formula in a well-mounted cinematic package that lends the largely predictable material an impressive veneer.
Feb 2013
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Gali Guleiyan
...is obviously not a conventional entertainer. Just as well. The film stands out because of the balance it attains in depicting a man sinking steadily into incoherence and yet clinging to his humanity.
Sep 2018
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Lootera
...a Bollywood miracle – a rare Mumbai film that is mounted on a lavish scale and yet dares not to play by the established norms of the marketplace.
Jul 2013
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Mulk
In making its extremely timely statement, this film allows itself to lean a tad towards conventional melodrama. But it makes its point with such force that it is difficult not to be impressed. Go watch Mulk for its stout-hearted espousal of sanity. It isn't often that Bollywood shows such spine.
Aug 2018
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Special 26
...is an intelligently scripted, superbly acted, enthralling and believable heist film that is more than just that.
Feb 2013
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Island City
Laced with sly wit and captivating storytelling feints, Island City touches heights that Hindi films do only once in a blue moon. It is absolutely unmissable.
Sep 2016
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Madras Cafe
...a sinewy and riveting espionage thriller that entertains without having to play to the gallery.
Aug 2013
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Airlift
Menon steers clear of the traps in his way while delivering a sharply written, gripping thriller that rarely, if ever, flags.
Jan 2016
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Manto
...is a highly watchable, immediately thought-provoking cinematic work that does not have to deliver sledgehammer blows quite in the manner of Manto's more confrontational stories.
Sep 2018
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Newton
It is only rarely that wit and wisdom come together in a Hindi film as felicitously as it does here.
Sep 2017
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
...goads the audience to think differently without trying to deviate from its primary purpose, which is to deliver entertainment. It does the latter well enough and yet does not overly dilute its off-kilter vision. No mean feat that.
Feb 2019
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Gurgaon
...is a felicitous first film that bears the stamp of cinematic craftsmen who know their art inside out.
Aug 2017
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Singham
...an old-fashioned but rousing Hindi commercial film that pretty much restores one's faith in this often-maligned brand of cinema.
Jul 2011
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Ship Of Theseus
...is so universal in scope and appeal that the human, artistic and ethical issues it raises would be valid anywhere in the world.
Jul 2013
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Angry Indian Goddesses
...a must-see and not only because it is unlike anything Hindi cinema has produced before. It strikes a fine and rare balance between thematic gravitas and breezy entertainment.
Dec 2015
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The Lunchbox
Gorge into it and savour its lingering aftertaste. The Lunchbox holds riches that aren’t likely to be forgotten in a hurry.
Sep 2013
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Hawaa Hawaai
...if it is genuine entertainment that you are looking for, your search ends here.
May 2014
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Rangoon
...is wholeheartedly recommended but with a rider: it isn't a stroll in the park because it demands patience and concentration.
Feb 2017