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Ship Of Theseus
For me it was a fulfilling experience, a film to savour much after watching it.
Jul 2013
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My Name is Khan
But the real bravery award should go to director-producer Karan Johar, who dispenses with the designer preciousness of his previous films to come as close as this to something real, something important.
Feb 2010
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Hamid
...eschews complexity for simplicity, for the right reasons. Eight-year-olds can be God’s messengers: Bhagwaan ke asli bhakt, Allah ke bande. Yes, they can.
Mar 2019
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Court
...a searing, unmissable film, and is one of the best you will see this year .
Apr 2015
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
...is a breakthrough film : the portrayal of love and sex in Hindi cinema may never be the same again.
Mar 2010
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
...a sprawling, exuberant, ferociously ambitious piece of film making, which hits most of its marks.
Jun 2012
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Queen
...a significant Bollywood marker, a film that is intensely local and gloriously global, with a terrific lead performance by Kangana Ranaut, in a story that bubbles over with real feeling and meaning.
Mar 2014
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Paan Singh Tomar
...what makes this film unforgettable is Irrfan who is, in one word, magnificent.
Mar 2012
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Newton
Director Amit V Masurkar and co-scriptwriter Mayank Tewari have crafted a strong black comedy.
Sep 2017
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Kapoor & Sons
Shakun Batra's biggest achievement is that he has etched each of the central characters with precision.
Mar 2016
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Bahubali
This is full-tilt ,fully-assured filmmaking of a very high order. ‘Baahubali’ is simply spectacular.
Jul 2015
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Supermen of Malegaon
Rarely have I seen such a joyous celebration of the madness cinema is.
Jun 2012
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Masaan
...is imbued with a sense of place and time, poetry and lyricism, and it captures the essence of Banaras, constant-yet-changeable, with felicity and feeling.
Jul 2015
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Bombay Talkies
...speaks of you and me, and speaks to you and me. Not all segments are even, but they are all cracklingly real.
May 2013
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Aligarh
Hansal Mehta and scriptwriter Apurva Asrani have come up with a lead character and a film which shines with authenticity and emotional heft, which leaves you thinking, and which says something we should all listen to...
Feb 2016
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Jul 2012
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Apr 2011
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Kaamyaab
...is a moving, consistently engaging portrait of an artist as a weathering, weathered man.
Mar 2020
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Shanghai
...it is an important, relevant film that demands to be watched not just for what it is saying, but for how it is saying it -- angrily, fearlessly, pointing out, as a line in one of the film’s songs puts it, both the ‘gur’ and the ‘gobar’ in this, our Bharat.
Jun 2012
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Feb 2015
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Miss Lovely
Ahluwalia gives us marvelous atmosphere, terrific detailing, just the right grunge and grain in the characters and an unexpected emotional punch: this is a film I want to embrace.
Jan 2014
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Dangal
It could have easily turned into a vanity project, which is a clear and present danger. It could have been made more polished that it needed. But it stays real, because the star ratchets it up when required, and lets it go in the rest.
Dec 2016
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Mulk
Any film that does not demonize, that talks of peace and brotherhood, in these dark, cynical times, is to be lauded. Mulk is Anubhav Sinha’s best film, and it concerns us all. It makes me want to cheer. Out loud.
Aug 2018
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Chittagong
Pain’s film is low on big stars but high on integrity. You can see the story and the performances shine through.
Oct 2012