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Aladin
...the film’s faith in the nurturing qualities inherent in fantasy never flags.
Nov 2009
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Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
This is a rare film that surmounts and jumps over all the hurdles of clichéd plotting and corny dialogues on the sheer strength of its protagonists’ charm and grace.
Nov 2009
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
If you've ever wondered what on earth is on-screen chemistry, here's your one-stop all-purpose encyclopaedia on celluloid magic.
Nov 2009
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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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De Dana Dan
De Dana Dan is not a film. It's a series of skits strung together to convey a sense of baggy fun and frivolous entertainment.
Nov 2009
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Paa
Balakrishnan doesn’t let Auro’s tale become subservient to the incredibly skilled performance behind Auro. And that’s the miracle which we all must witness in Paa.
Dec 2009
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Paa
It is a momentous piece of cinema for its writing and its supreme indifference to the dynamics of conventional storytelling...
Dec 2009
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Chance Pe Dance
Shahid brings out all the shades nuances and layers in the struggler’s inner life without bending the rules of commercial hero-giri. This is a far better performance than it outwardly seems.
Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
...gets details of the period and locations in place. But the inner conviction and a genuine passion that made Anil Sharma’s Gadar: Ek Prem Katha so special are completely absent...
Jan 2010
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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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Ishqiya
How do we evaluate Ishqiya beyond its politically-charged verbally-lurid lunge at realism? Is the film to be applauded for forging a new language of expression? Or should that language have been used with more restrain and tact ?
Jan 2010
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Road to Sangam
This is a small tender idea, executed with a certain amount of élan and loads and loads of heart.
Jan 2010
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Striker
You feel you are there in the slums with Arora's characters. But you aren't sure you want to be there. We never stay long enough with the characters to get to know them well.
Feb 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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Click
...we can't fault the film for cracking the horror genre with a basic amount of finesse.
Feb 2010
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Toh Baat Pakki
...is as inert at its centre as s clock that stopped ticking while you were sleeping. Avoid, even if you are a diehard Tabu fan. In fact please avoid IF you are Tabu fan.
Feb 2010
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Karthik Calling Karthik
The film itself doesn’t lag behind in self-assurance. But the absence of what one may call an energetic exterior could well be mistaken by some viewers as an ingrained inertia, a malaise that the film’s protagonist suffers from.
Feb 2010
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Teen Patti
Surprisingly ingenious and resonant,Teen Patti is not so much about the cards that are dealt on the table as the one that destiny doles out in places where the human eye and desire cannot reach.
Feb 2010
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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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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
Finally you aren’t watching a film about family ties but a film that ties up the family in reams and reams of comic chaos. Vulgarity and double-meanings strictly not admissible.
Mar 2010
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Right Yaaa Wrong
The film has too much to say on sports, politics and human nature. It isn't able to say all of it in a lucid language.
Mar 2010
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
...is not a film about celebrating the end of an individual’s right to privacy. It’s a rigorously recorded pseudo-documentary about people who have thrown all caution and discretion to the winds because they’ve no choice.
Mar 2010