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Mastram
The re-creation of an era, and why this series became so successful, which could have lent the film some heft, is wholly missing from the story.
May 2014
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Hawaa Hawaai
...has a big beating heart, but you wish it had been a better film: it trundles on, leaps up intermittently, but doesn’t fly.
May 2014
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May 2014
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Purani Jeans
I enjoyed ‘Purani Jeans’ for its freshness in the face of familiarity, and a story that holds all the way to the end.
May 2014
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Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
...had the potential to be as powerful, maybe more, because it is our story.
May 2014
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Apr 2014
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Samrat & Co.
I’m all for murder mysteries and brainy sleuths, but this one made me slump in my chair.
Apr 2014
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Revolver Rani
...the Rani in ‘Queen’ won our hearts because she was believable every inch of the way. This Rani, who hefts revolvers and shoots to kill, is neither wholly a cartoon figure, nor completely credible.
Apr 2014
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2 States
The smooth, engaging first half descends, post-interval, into mopey melodrama, and I got impatient waiting for the inevitable resolution.
Apr 2014
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Dekh Tamasha Dekh
...is fashioned as a satire, and at its best, it does what all satires must : it stings.
Apr 2014
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Bhoothnath Returns
...it was neither funny nor serious enough: neither fully ghostly nor ghastly, but somewhere in between.
Apr 2014
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Jal
The film is well shot but ends up looking like an advert for Kutchhi landscapes and costumes. The plot is overcooked, spilling over with too many threads.
Apr 2014
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Main Tera Hero
The good Govinda fronted for him, David used his superlative editing skills to keep up a rat-a-tat-pace, and we all happily rolled down the aisles. But it’s been a while since Dhawan hit his stride.
Apr 2014
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Mar 2014
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O Teri
...nothing but a series of dismal, embarrassing scenes interspersed with songs that are even more so.
Mar 2014
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Gang of Ghosts
The stinging satirical tone of the original was its hook. This ‘Bhootiyapanti’, as it is called in the film, keeps looking for one.
Mar 2014
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Ragini MMS - 2
Despite its harum-scarum script and barely-there logic, I quite enjoyed ‘Ragini MMS 2’ in the portions when Sunny Leone is in full stride.
Mar 2014
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Bewakoofiyaan
...spends most of its time trying to showcase a slew of brands, get us to smile at the antics of the father of the bride which are singularly unfunny, and to convince us that its leading lady can helm an entire film.
Mar 2014
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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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Total Siyapaa
This could have been hilarious. But all it does is drag its feet through unfunny, stretched situations.
Mar 2014
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Mar 2014
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Shaadi Ke Side Effects
...is fun, and real, and has some nice laugh-out-loud situations which the leads make the most of.
Feb 2014
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Highway
I wanted more because it comes from a director who knows, or at least has known how to transfuse exuberance in love, and joy in sheer movement. ‘Highway’ is pretty but stagey.
Feb 2014
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Gunday
In the name of plot, we get a mash-up of many popular blockbusters, several of them belonging to Yashraj, the producers of this one. In the name of acting, we get pumped up beefcake and one number plumped-lip eye candy.
Feb 2014
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Babloo Happy Hai
The director has made strong message films before ( ‘I Am Kalam’) with much more clarity and success. This one tries to do the same but fails : the plot is weak and the acting amateurish.
Feb 2014
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Heartless
The only reason to watch this one was to see what Shekhar Suman would do in his directorial debut.
Feb 2014
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Hasee Toh Phasee
So many of the plot devices feel so contrived and cobbled together that you lose sight of the best things about the film. Some absolutely delightful sequences, and laugh-out-lines, get lost.
Feb 2014
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One By Two
This is a case of missed opportunities. Trying for likeability is tough when the film is saddled with a listless plot and pace.
Jan 2014