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Apr 2015
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Stree
After regaling audiences with many ideas it's a bit of a letdown to see a film venture on a all-too familiar terrain. Stree tries to give its female ghost an identity that goes beyond revenge, yet by the end she also feels nothing beyond a scream queen.
Aug 2018
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Student Of The Year
...is a debutantes’ ball which prolongs the inevitable and where there is little fun to be had.
Oct 2012
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May 2010
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Jul 2015
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Bombay Velvet
Aspirations, frustrations, ambition, greed, manipulation, betrayal, struggles and rivalries abound the canvas of Bombay Velvet. But for a film with so much happening, it's amazing that little registers an impact or feels of consequence.
May 2015
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I Hate Luv Storys
...stretches on and on and, despite its best intentions, says nothing new about Bollywood’s treatment of love and relationships.
Jul 2010
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Jan 2013
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2 States
...has its share of moments, but they don't add up to make this an entertaining ride.
Apr 2014
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Kadvi Hawa
Despite a running time of 95 minutes, Kadvi Hawa still feels a laboured watch. Nitin Dixit's screenplay trudges along, not digging deep into what has created the harsh landscape that has made the farmer woes from bad to worse.
Nov 2017
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Table No. 21
Bhatt initially keeps the audience engaged with a quick pace and amusing vignettes such as a machine which measures the decibel levels of a slap. But he loses his grip in the second half, especially as the audience is able to put together the clues and predict the game’s end.
Jan 2013
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Feb 2018
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ABCD - Any Body Can Dance - 2
The mission to feature elaborate, lavish dance sequences rather than focus on the story is ultimately the undoing of ABCD2.
Jun 2015
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Sniff
The emergence of an adventurous hero and his exploits as a spy should infuse pace and energy into the proceedings but that isn't necessarily the case here.
Aug 2017
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Pihu
As the minutes tick Kapri's urban horror show becomes familiar. When the focus turns to unseen adult voices, the script's weaknesses are apparent.
Nov 2018
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Raid
Even as Raid raises pertinent questions on lionising immoral heroes and ignoring the ones who actually do the right thing, it lacks vision and wastes the opportunity to dive deep into this discrepancy.
Mar 2018
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Maximum
Somewhere in the 90 minutes is a story that tells us nothing new or fascinating about the nexus between the cops and the underworld.
Jul 2012
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Madaari
...Madaari's preaching for a better world doesn't always inspire, it more often bogs you down.
Jul 2016
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Gold
...Gold's increasing tendency to take a simplistic and contrived approach to history to create thrill doesn't work.
Aug 2018
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Beyond The Clouds
...is well-meaning in its message of compassion in a harsh world but it is one thing to tug at the heartstrings and another to become a sappy Bollywood drama while doing so.
Apr 2018
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Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
...runs on such a flimsy premise that its end destination carries no purpose whatsoever.
Aug 2018
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Simran
...the film struggles with the continuity of a mood or tone. The comedy approach here doesn't pay dividends, with many of the punchlines missing the mark and most having been exhausted in the trailer itself.
Sep 2017
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Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
The movie could have risen to become a nuanced drama about a couple in their forties, struggling to balance between their familial responsibilities and matters of heart. Instead we get a hokey love story that never quite beguiles or tickles.
Sep 2012
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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
...Banerjee's story which while it is ambitious on scale falls short on pace and thrill. Banerjee gets a tad too indulgent with the technical crafts. It comes at the cost of a lack of engaging tug-of-war between Bakshy and his nemesis...
Apr 2015
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Gulaab Gang
It doesn't take long to realise that Gulaab Gang has adopted a familiar route. A wrong is committed. There's the search for justice. It is achieved with fierce fighting. And then there's a song to celebrate the good times.
Mar 2014
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama
Director and writer Luv Ranjan seems to have a string of bad breakups. Only that can explain why the villains in his debut movie are the girlfriends – who are difficult, demanding, unfathomable and annoying.
May 2011