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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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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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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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Sep 2013
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Pink
It has something to say, and says it with courage and conviction. Gather everyone and go; and while you are at it, spread the word.
Sep 2016
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Shorts
If these filmmakers go on to make features, then we are in for some good times.
Jul 2013
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Tumbbad
...is a gorgeous looking, intriguing morality tale which both entrances and repulses: it’s not something I will forget.
Oct 2018
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Lipstick Under My Burkha
It is a film to be celebrated. Take a bow, producer Prakash Jha, director Alankrita Srivastava, and the entire cast and crew. And now excuse me while I go looking for my deepest, reddest lipstick.
Jul 2017
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Mar 2017
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Chhapaak
You look at Padukone, so far away from the dressed-up, made-up parts she’s done till now, and acknowledge an actor who wants to break out of her safe zone, to actually inhabit someone else’s skin even if it’s burnt. Yes, it’s worthy, but it’s also very watchable.
Jan 2020
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Jolly LLB 2
...is a pure win. It has a solid plot, a strong sense of time and place and rhythm, and a message that is delivered without sanctimony.
Feb 2017
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Thappad
...there is not a shred of doubt that Sinha has made an important, crucial film, which shows up centuries of male entitlement for what it is. And how all it takes, from a woman who just wants self-respect, is a decision to say no, Not Even One Slap.
Feb 2020
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Fan
It is a wonderful, grasping, knowing performance, the actor and the star all rolled in one, all at our service, even as they service Shah Rukh Khan’s stratospheric stardom.
Apr 2016
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Mukti Bhawan
There’s much to like about Mutki Bhawan. It brings to us themes which are either ignored or dealt with in our cinema with mawkishness and heavy sentimentality.
Apr 2017