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Babloo Happy Hai
...fresh, breezy, naughty, nifty. It gives out a strong message without being weighed down by the social statement.
Feb 2014
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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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Chittagong
For cinema to accommodate history, there must be a sense of balance between drama and authenticity. Chittagong manages that balance quite well.
Oct 2012
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Bullett Raja
It takes guts to turn the conventional formulistic cinema about male bonding and revenge into a tightly wound intelligently scripted and judiciously executed drama of political subterfuge in Uttar Pradesh...
Nov 2013
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Agneepath
Every component of Malhotra's jagged drama falls into place, with a resounding thump. Agneepath is brilliant in its brutality. It's a riveting and hectic homage to the spirit of the cinema in the 1970s when revenge reigned supreme. And content was King.
Jan 2012
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Rocket Singh
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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Nov 2010
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
...an exhilarating journey, an inspiring experience, a thought rather than a plot that glides with stunning smoothness and celerity.
Jul 2011
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Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
...deserves a 21-gun salute. It has a heart and it doesn’t hesitate in letting it show.
Oct 2014
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Shor In The City
I saw the future of Hindi cinema. And it's got a name. Shor In The City.
May 2011
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Vishwaroop
The sharply-drawn characters, the terrifying insight into the psyche of terrorism and the sumptuous mounting and packaging add up to a movie that is quite easily one of the finest adventure sagas in recent times.
Jan 2013
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Feb 2011
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Haunted
The narrative flows smoothly and some of the special effects are to die for. If you are a fan of the horror genre you really can't afford to miss this one.
May 2011
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May 2014
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Peepli [Live]
Anusha Rizvi is an astonishing addition to the repertoire of directorial forces that matter.
Aug 2010
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Mod
...is like a gente sonnet played on a cosy winter morning. It is the tenderest love story in ages with a central performance by Takia that strikes a chord deep in your heart.
Oct 2011
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Fireflies
If you like watching cinema on disintegrating relationships watch this one. It doesn't disappoint.
Oct 2014
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Ra.One
...proves to be that turning point in the super-hero genre that Hindi cinema had been waiting for ever since Amitabh Bachchan donned the cape and leather trousers to play Toofan for Manmohan Desai.
Oct 2011
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Not A Love Story
...is not an easy film to watch. Crime has never looked more unglamorous on screen.
Aug 2011
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
...a vivid, vibrant, dramatic, savagely tragic and unexpectedly humorous sequel with gutsy passionate performances.
Mar 2013
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Dear Dad
It takes a whole lot of guts to make a film on alternate sexuality in India, specially when you are a first-time director. Tanuj Bhramar has pushed the envelope out of the closet as far as possible. And then some more.
May 2016
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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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Nov 2009
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Jan 2016
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Game
Waltzing wickedly between the incredible and the inevitable Game succeeds in sustaining our interest right till the devilish denouement at the end.
Apr 2011