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Satyagraha
Showing true Satyagraha has no short-cuts, it also shows solutions glimmering ahead, as ephemeral, yet powerful as a rainbow cleansing the dust.
Aug 2013
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Sep 2013
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Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Evoking a new-age Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rai keeps things tight, light, yet layered - and handles two leading ladies, one of whom deserves an extra half-star.
May 2015
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Oct 2015
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Madras Cafe
Political, tense, finally explosive, Madras Cafe is no picnic in the neighborhood park.
Aug 2013
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Piku
The direction's brilliant. Deft, yet deep, Shoojit Sircar presents characters so ordinary, they're wonderful, people and places intimately intertwined, an aunt pickled in resentment, boats almost painted on a sheet-like Ganga.
May 2015
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Bajirao Mastani
Bajirao-Mastani resembles Jodhaa-Akbar with teeth that bite, Mughal-e-Azam with shades of philosophical grey.
Dec 2015
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Dec 2014
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Dec 2014
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Dil Dhadakne Do
...it has a light hand, not preachy but breezy while sensitively making modern points.
Jun 2015
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Baby
Balancing characters, conspiracies and cities, director Neeraj Pandey admirably keeps Baby rich, yet tight, researched, non-sentimental and steely-eyed.
Jan 2015
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Housefull 2
...a bag of laughs with eye-candy - Akshay in linens, Jacqueline in minis - and some crackling performances.
Apr 2012
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Jul 2015
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Margarita With A Straw
...is deeply moving, a philosophical film which makes you wonder if the body is a palace or prison - and evokes mothers to lovers who've cherished your soul.
Apr 2015
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Rang Rasiya
...a colourful triumph, director Ketan Mehta meriting applause for his portrait of painter Raja Ravi Varma, skillfully blending a biopic, a period film, a love story and a social critique, within a tight frame.
Nov 2014
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Chittagong
Like a Chittagong orchid, the movie takes time to blossom - but when it does, it's beautiful.
Oct 2012
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A Flying Jatt
...provides clean entertainment - with its innocence, it evokes more Haathi Mere Saathi and less cool-cat Krrish.
Aug 2016
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May 2015
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Dec 2012
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Nov 2013
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Bol Bachchan
Don't strain your brain applying reason to this laugh-riot - but do buy more popcorn for that extra half-hour.
Jul 2012
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Kick
Kick is Bollywood biryani, a masala movie spiced with the superstardom of Salman Khan, garnished by charming Jacqueline, smouldered over the wry talent of Randeep Hooda. Kick is not for lovers of fine filmi foie gras, but for those who want a hearty Eid banquet to enjoy.
Jul 2014