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Daddy
See it for the austere unflinching portrayal of violence. For sounds and visuals that do not afford us the luxury of aesthetic gratification. And most of all, for Arjun Rampal's powerful performance that creeps up on us without warning.
Sep 2017
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Sadiyaan
...appeals at a very basic level. They don’t make too many movies like these any more.
Apr 2010
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Ragini MMS
This is a film whose integrity towards the genre works against it.As you watch the supernatural terror unfold in what looks like reams and reams of repugnant realism you are shaken to the core.
May 2011
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Jodi Breakers
If the film works at all it’s because Madhavan and Bipasha make a cute couple and try to extract the maximum enjoyment from their under-written smart-on-top-shaky-at-the-bottom characters.
Feb 2012
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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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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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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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Kashmakash
What redeems Kashmakash and finally makes it worth a lingering dekko is the warmth and romance that Rituprano Ghosh brings to his celluloid adapatation.
May 2011
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Mar 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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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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Dhoom 3
...an intriguing piece of work... slender supple smart and subtle...and yet helmed by a central performance that screams for attention.
Dec 2013
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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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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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Ready
...this is a mindless comedy. The quality of the gags is often higher than what we usually get in Bollywood comedies. But the film suffers from an overloaded narration. There is too much effort to cram in "entertainment" at every possible level.
Jun 2011
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Tezz
Not quite edge-of-the-seat, the thrills in Tezz are engaging enough to keep us watching.
Apr 2012
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Turning 30
Fresh, feisty and well-designed with above-average technical virtues Turning 30 is more a chic than a chick flick.
Jan 2011
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Force
...a full-on action film with balls brawn and brains. It's the kind of virile cinema where action speaks louder than words.
Oct 2011
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Yamla Pagla Deewana
...a comedy that keeps us smiling till the last breathless moment of hilarious havoc.
Jan 2011
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Tigmanshu Dhulia's homage to Dutt is saucy if somewhat uneven in tone and jagged at the edges.
Oct 2011
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Badmashiyaan
A well-intended sawach-aur-saaf-suthri comedy Badmaashiyaan is a curiously content-driven rom-com with one of the most consistently wicked female protagonists I've seen in recent cinema from Bollywood or Hollywood.
Mar 2015
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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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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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Lahore
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