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Ragini MMS - 2
...is so enamoured by its luscious leading lady's lusty past that it doesn't know what it wants to be. Neither horrifying nor sexy...
Mar 2014
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Raaz 3
Vikram Bhatt springs a spook spree that offers viewers the irresistible bait of horror and sex. You wait for the horror to get sexy. Instead the sex gets progressively horrific.
Sep 2012
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Raavan
...constantly seeks out the dark recesses in its characters' heart. It does fall short in some of its emotional moments. But who said that a film about such fatally flawed people had to be picture-perfect?
Jun 2010
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Jan 2010
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Raajneeti
...not just a film that opens up the tattered edges of Indian politics. It dares to walk right into the muck with restraint, vigour and some sensitivity.
Jun 2010
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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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R... Rajkumar
Neither silent nor offensively violent "R... Rajkumar" is a fun take on the hero and the tyrant.
Dec 2013
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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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Prince
...if you love popcorn crunching adventure stories watch Vivek Oberoi play the hero from the hemisphere of hijinks.
Apr 2010
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Players
A crisp and cool adaptation from a foreign source it beats every other action-adventure flick in recent Bollywood history.
Jan 2012
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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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Feb 2011
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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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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...the director’s command over the language of outlawry is unquestionable.
Jul 2010
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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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Jan 2011
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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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Murder 2
...is a mirror of our amoral venomous times when no relationship is sacred anymore.
Jul 2011
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Monica
...worth a watch for recreating an event from the proximate past that showed how closely and precariously politics is related to journalism. And sex.
Mar 2011
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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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Missing On A Weekend
If you like dark intricate thrillers with over-saturated frames which poke savage fun at moneyed lifestyles, Missing On A Weekend with Pawan's wry act and Karan's persuasive victim-suspect masquerade could be your entertainer this weekend.
Aug 2016
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Mirza Juuliet
The loud colours, the flamboyant storytelling and characters who have no respect for the law of the land have all been seen before. This film is still fun to watch.
Apr 2017
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Mirch
...turns out to be one of those half-cooked exotic dishes, more tempting for what it promises than actually delivers.
Dec 2010
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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
...flounders in its frisky fusion of a love triangle and plea for an arranged marriage.
Sep 2011
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Manjunath
Thank god for Manjunath, who is not a man but a metaphor for that rapidly evaporating cult of idealism that we thought died with Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
May 2014
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Makkhi
This may not be the classic waiting to be re-discovered. But Makkhi holds our attention right to the end. It is a conventional love story turned into a ferociously innovative saga by one masterstroke.
Oct 2012
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Mahabharat
There is a laboured attempt here to prove that animation has come to animated life in Indian cinema. Sadly, it ends up proving only the opposite. We've a long way to go.
Dec 2013
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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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Aug 2010