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Bombay Talkies
This is a beguiling, beautiful and befitting homage to 100 years of Indian cinema. It's also proof that different stories in an episodic film could comfortably have directors with different sensitivities staring in the same line of vision.
May 2013
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Nov 2010
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My Name is Khan
...a wonderful story told with a flair and flourish that leave a lingering impact on the viewer.
Feb 2010
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Queen
There are some films that you simply don't want to end. And when they do, you want to spring out of your seat and give the darned thing a standing ovation. "Queen", directed by Vikas Bahl is that rarity.
Mar 2014
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Children Of War
This isn't really a film. It's a work of art, tempestuous and terrific.
May 2014
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Rockstar
...a spellbinding courageous coming-of-rage saga woven into a tantalizing tapestry of memory and angst and driven forward with demoniacal fury by Ranbir Kapoor's centrally-heated performance.
Nov 2011
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Dhobi Ghat
...is like that rich tapestried melody whose metre and rhythm you cannot ever forget even though the lines may be forgotten.
Jan 2011
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Aarakshan
...there is so much that you carry away from the film that the flaws fade away from consideration.
Aug 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
Chalk up an absolute winner for the Vishal-Bhardwaj-Priyanka Chopra team.They make a coherent vision out of an inconceivable marital crises.
Feb 2011
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Toilet
Don't look for subtlety in the storytelling in 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' and you will come away a happy viewer with some relevant thoughts on how non-metropolitan India exists without caving into a depression.
Aug 2017
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Dec 2010
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Madras Cafe
This is arguably the best political thriller that Bollywood has so far given us.
Aug 2013
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Stanley Ka Dabba
...a wicked and poignant journey into the heart and soul of a child. At once clever and artless it effortlessly takes cinema about child psychology out of the box. The tiffin box.
May 2011
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Lakshmi
...a powerfully told inspirational tale that doesn’t brush the brutal reality of sexual exploitation under the rug.
Mar 2014
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Life Goes On
...a gloriously polished and a poised look at the chaos that rules the bereaved heart in our troubled times.
Mar 2011
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Sep 2011
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Filmistaan
This quirky charmer from first-time director Nitin is fresh in vision and enchanting in execution.
Jun 2014
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Thanks Maa
...a tender yet ruthless look-see at a city that claims to have a place for everyone but somehow neglects looking after children who are vulnerable to every form of attack on the streets.
Mar 2010
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Krrish 3
Rakesh Roshan combines the breathtaking SFX with a high level of emotion and drama. The result is quite often exhilarating and spectacular.
Nov 2013
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Youngistaan
...politics need not be a drab colourless vocation. It can be a bastion for the young. And it can be a great deal of fun!
Mar 2014
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Jan 2011
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Jal
...a work of remarkable resonance. The sheer visual mastery of Malik's directorial debut takes your breath away.
Apr 2014
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Rann
...razor-sharp bitter and biting look at the real world of rapidly-moving moral issues.
Jan 2010
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Baar Baar Dekho
It strings together scenes from a situation of marital calamity with an easygoing swagger that Ingmar Bergman would have found distracting.
Sep 2016
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Jai Ho
Sohail has spun a credible and often compelling anti-corruption yarn that succeeds in justifying the need for Salman's stardom to monopolise the entire length and breadth of the footage. His rhetorical rowdyism brings the house down.
Jan 2014
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Kurbaan
...critically important work because it spells out uncomfortable truths in a cinematic language that’s riveting and resonant without resorting to extravagant flourishes and fireworks.
Nov 2009
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2 States
...creates a world where characters don't shout to be heard. They just belong to a world where being proper, politically or otherwise, is not always a pre-condition.
Apr 2014
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Sep 2010
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Hasee Toh Phasee
...the film and every rich resplendent moment in it, belongs to Parineeti Chopra. She irons out all the rough spots in the storytelling, hides all the wrinkles in the jaded plot and makes her character seem far more empathetic than it would have been in a lesser actress' hands.
Feb 2014