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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
An understated romance that takes ages to unfold but rich in detail.
Jun 2013
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Go Goa Gone
Neither here or there. It’s not art house. But it’s not entirely mainstream either. It’s not a satisfying zombie film. It’s not a full on comedy either.
May 2013
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Shootout At Wadala
...is pulpy, kitschy, Bollywood masala that makes no bones about its intentions: To titillate.
May 2013
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Bombay Talkies
It’s cinema that’s not afraid to come out of the closet. Filmmaking that is brave enough to wipe off the make-up. Storytelling that’s brutally honest. Treatment that is refreshingly candid.
May 2013
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Mar 2013
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Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga
A sincere film straight from the heart that takes too long to get going.
Mar 2013
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
Right from the title Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns, you can see the shameless effort to milk a cash cow with blatant disregard to whether it makes sense or not!
Mar 2013
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The Attacks Of 26/11
...is probably the most definitive modern Ram Gopal Varma film. It’s the epitome of inconsistency.Of crassness. Of insensitivity. Of horror. Of atheism. Of audacity. Of voyeurism.
Mar 2013
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Kai Po Che!
...will leave you choked and feeling good. It will leave you bittersweet. And breathless.
Feb 2013
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Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story
...if you ignore that fake filmy Tapori-speak, Jayantabhai Ki Love Story does have a few moments that make sure it isn’t entirely unwatchable.
Feb 2013
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Special 26
A fairly compelling, charming and stylish heist film that slows down only because of the songs thrust into the narrative.
Feb 2013
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Race 2
If Race spoofed the structure of Wild Things to ridiculous levels, Race 2 spoofs Race.
Jan 2013
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
...a film that’s clearly having fun, spouting philosophy for a bit, revelling in its energetic singing and uninhibited dancing, sometimes brooding and sometimes talking gibberish. While it’s fun, can’t say it’s consistently funny. Because this is a moody drunkard of a film.
Jan 2013
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Rajdhani Express
Decent plot let down by a half-baked script, poor staging and a terrible lead in Leander Paes.
Jan 2013
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Table No. 21
Can't say if you will like what Table No. 21 leaves you with but while you are at it, you are likely to have a good time.
Jan 2013
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Dabangg 2
If Abhinav Kashyap tried his best to keep things realistic before going all out loud and turning it into a spoof of a Rajni film, Arbaaz Khan, the director of Dabanng 2 has no pretensions of objectivity or sanity.
Dec 2012
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10ml Love
The film makes up for all its limitations with a lot of fun and its crisp 90-minute length.
Dec 2012
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Khiladi 786
If Rowdy Rathore, Dabbang or Singham is your idea of an entertainer, go for it. At least, these films don’t have any pretensions of being great, or even good, cinema.
Dec 2012
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Talaash
If you are willing to settle for the basics of the genre, you will have a great time watching it, especially if you have no idea of what’s coming.If you are searching for meaning, realism, logic or a complex plot, you are barking up the wrong tree.
Dec 2012
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
As refreshing as it is to see Punjab outside the world of the Chopras and Johars, you do leave the hall with a half-empty stomach.Something is amiss here.
Nov 2012
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Chakravyuh
...is one of those films that makes us wish Jha had treated this like an arthouse film and taken the effort to humanise every character in a way we would empathise with their motivations and kept it real. But the way it plays out, it’s been done to death.
Oct 2012
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Oct 2012
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Aiyyaa
Wake up-um, makers... and smell the oothappam. This is not a plot-um that lends itself to be watched for this long-um.
Oct 2012
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English Vinglish
...delivers what it promises. You will fall in love with Sridevi all over again.
Oct 2012
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Heroine
The only realistic thing here is that Bollywood is as predictable as a Bhandarkar film.
Sep 2012
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Joker
As noble as the idea may have been, it required a filmmaker with more sensitivity and finesse.
Sep 2012