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Aiyyaa
...is triumphant because its originality matches the director’s assured film-making. Kundalkar is a director with a confident, uninhibited stamp.
Oct 2012
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AkaashVani
Except for a few moments, and some competent, if synthetic, cinematography by Sudhir K. Chaudhary, a story with immediacy is lost in flinching execution.
Jan 2013
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Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aaata Hai?
...has an anti-establishment heart, but because of the somewhat outdated execution, it falls flat as a two-hour watch.
Apr 2019
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Mar 2014
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Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain
...apart from the provocative end, Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a wasted opportunity.
Dec 2014
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Bol Bachchan
...is not about laughs. At best, it’s an experiment that tests if the same stupid jokes work with us, Bollywood lovers, over and over again.
Jul 2012
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Bombay Talkies
...while they unfold, the stories hold up in their half-hour individual length. But after you have left the theatre, it is not gratification you feel, but the short-lived aftertaste of a music video or a good commercial.
May 2013
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Bullett Raja
It is a wishy-washy mix of two brazen hinterland heroes’ misadventures, a revenge drama, and a soap-opera style, hackneyed depiction of Uttar Pradesh politics.
Nov 2013
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Chaarfutiya Chhokare
Some nerve in the performances and crackle in the dialogues may have made the film a few notches better.
Sep 2014
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Chakravyuh
...has a sense of authenticity in its location and milieu, but Jha’s simplifications and reliance on melodrama fail to underscore them. His tone is serious and sombre-not a fortuitous combination-forcing its narrative upon its viewer.
Oct 2012
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Chor Chor Super Chor
...a mild-mannered 99-minute affair, with committed performances...
Aug 2013
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Cocktail
...meant for the 20-something audience, is not a breezy watch. As a romcom, it fails in that essential criteria.
Jul 2012
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Dabangg 2
...is one of those films that blusters forward to fulfil its obvious purpose—to make money by doing little. It is the job of a hack director.
Dec 2012
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Dekh Tamasha Dekh
...political satire is a scarce commodity in Hindi cinema. Khan makes one without alienating any kind of audience. Far from being preachy; its politics is utterly engaging.
Apr 2014
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Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
...has an easy, comforting charm. It is more a buddy film than a romance, which works in its favour.
Feb 2012
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Ek Tha Tiger
Without any heft or intrigue for a spy film, and with too much of dull romance, Ek Tha Tiger is damp squib.
Aug 2012
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Ek Villain
...an ugly ode to misogyny. On the other hand, it is an opportunity wasted for a spectacularly violent film free of middle-class dross.
Jun 2014
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Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
...despite the best of intentions, Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami is a tiresome film and at least half an hour longer than it should have been.
Oct 2014
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English Vinglish
...is breezy, light-hearted cinema with a woman’s big journey at its core, and the abiding reason to watch it is the lead actor.
Oct 2012
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Ferrari Ki Sawaari
...has heart, a time-tested premise and some good performances. It tries hard to tow the formula, and yet it’s worth a watch if you can ignore the time-consuming excess.
Jun 2012
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Jun 2014
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Jun 2013
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
...is relentless in its ability to entertain, and that’s possible purely because of highly accomplished film-making. A new template for the Indian blockbuster.
Jun 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
...a blow-out. The violence soars spectacularly, but the story does not rise above the mundane. It is a smug, tiresome follow-up
Aug 2012
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Gippi
The film has the universally acceptable message that most self-help books will give you: love your flaws, love yourself. A film needs some more meat; it can’t thrive on a message. When storytelling, characterization and performance are lost, all is lost.
May 2013