An archive of Hindi movie reviews and ratings from 2010 to 2020.

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Sonia Chopra

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Number of reviews
478
Average rating
47

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  • Gour Hari Dastaan

    The dour performances don't help either. Neither does the thick, gloomy air of the film. While the story is electrifying and inspiring, the film doesn't manage to do justice.

    49

    Aug 2015
  • Murder 2

    Director Mohit Suri makes the film soft-porn (brief love-making scenes) and also soft-horror (the crimes are that horrific).

    49

    Jul 2011
  • Raajneeti

    The film is too long, and the second half is inexplicably stretched. In true Bollywood fashion, politics is elevated to an exalted, unattainable status, and the many dialogues, beginning with Raajneeti mein..., get utterly tiresome.

    49

    Jun 2010
  • Daawat-e-Ishq

    ...a foodie rom-com with a well-intentioned message. Perhaps it's too much to put into one film, and all you get is undercooked, bland biryani, where the flavours clash instead of complementing each other.

    49

    Sep 2014
  • Speedy Singhs

    ...yet another run-of-the-mill "sports movie" that relies heavily on proven formulas and genre clichés. It's an ok watch, if you don't mind a watered-down Bend it Like Beckham.

    39

    Sep 2011
  • The Xpose

    You can watch the film for the visual chutzpah, a sprinkling of interesting behind-the-scenes moments, and the intermittent unintentional laugh. But honestly, enduring the rest of the film for that, is a stretch.

    39

    May 2014
  • MLA

    More shaded and real characters would have taken the film notches higher. However, it's a decent attempt by debut director Shiv Dube.

    39

    May 2012
  • Table No. 21

    Director Aditya Datt seems unsure whether to make a hard-hitting thriller or a soppy drama. He makes a thriller that ends with a moral message.

    39

    Jan 2013
  • Rocky Handsome

    But a film can work only if the viewer is emotionally invested in the character and their journey. That’s the reason Rocky Handsome doesn’t work neither as an emotional drama nor an action flick.

    39

    Mar 2016
  • Fatso

    ...a film that had potential. But somewhere along the way, we just couldn’t understand what to make of the man in the fat suit and his pack of strange friends.

    39

    May 2012
  • 3 A.M.

    Director Vishal Mahadkar gives us a film, an amalgamation of so many horror films, which in the end is neither completely original nor spooky.

    39

    Sep 2014
  • Jail

    ...lacks the realistic bite of other prison films and also falls short of connecting the audience to the character’s angst.

    39

    Nov 2009
  • My Friend Pinto

    ...the only time the film sparkles is when super-charming actors Prateik and Kalki descend on the screen and make some magic. Unfortunately these moments are sparse, and snowballed under the sub-plot-stuffed story.

    39

    Oct 2011
  • I Me Aur Main

    Pretty much like the central character, the film is self-obsessed - rambling on without sparing a thought for its audience.

    39

    Mar 2013
  • Nasha

    This Nasha had the potential to give you a high, but it's not that intoxicating after all.

    39

    Jul 2013
  • Gabbar Is Back

    This is a low-brow, gimmicky film that capitalizes on one of Hindi film's most iconic villains, and more unforgivably, on the aam junta's frustrations with the system.

    39

    May 2015