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Phas Gaye Re Obama
...sharply-penned, rib-tickling adventure. It's insane. And it's awesome.
Dec 2010
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Feb 2016
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Judgemental Hai Kya
...is an expedition into the unhinged, unstable, unreliable mind of a woman single-handedly refusing to be dictated by patriarchy. It's also a provocative commentary on society's tendency to label individuals refusing to subscribe to its established norms and decorum.
Jul 2019
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Hope Aur Hum
...never strays into complicated territory and sticks to its gentle celebration of everyday highs and lows. Its idealism may seem intentional, but never ever contrived.
May 2018
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Lamhaa
Lamhaa's relevance lies in its ability to give you an overview, even if it's a crammed one, about the ugliness of greed and intolerance through the example of Kashmir. At the same time it's honest and practical enough to end on an unfulfilled, hopeless note.
Jul 2010
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Waiting
Menon’s true triumph lies in how she doesn’t vilify a profession or its uncomfortable reality to gather empathy for her characters.
May 2016
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Hasee Toh Phasee
...is that rare film that allows you to know the two people you’re investing in. And the closer you get, the more they win you over.
Feb 2014
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Aligarh
...the portrayal Aligarh offers is refreshing and respectful. But it’s much too multifaceted, at times for its own good, to be acknowledged for just that.
Feb 2016
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Bala
Once again at the centre of an embarrassing problem, a nagging lie and potential heartbreak is Ayushmann Khurrana. And the actor channels everybody from SRK to Bobby Deol to Kamal Sadanah to play out a relevant issues of a real man and the idols we all create and emulate and fail to live up to.
Nov 2019
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Yeh Saali Zindagi
The idea is to project mess and chaos. Indeed surplus characters and subplots often make YSZ an overwhelming experience to endure. But if you are up for the challenge to explore Delhi's shifty facet, it's rewarding too.
Feb 2011
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Special 26
what’s truly Special about this Chabbis is to see two such different actors, one reliably awesome and the other getting out of his comfort zone of mindless money-spinners to collaborate and credit a script that gives them something concrete and equivalent to work on.
Feb 2013
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AK vs AK
Somewhere in trying to find its tone between mockumentary, metaphorical and cinema verite, what emerges is incredulous yet oddly engaging.
Dec 2020
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Madras Cafe
After experiencing back-to-back idiocy on big screen, it’s refreshing to return to the theatres for a film that expects you to be educated, informed and attentive. Give it a chance, Madras Cafe deserves an audience.
Aug 2013
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Budhia Singh
From fame to obscurity, hunger to heartbreak, Budhia’s story is both sensational and sad. But, most of all, it’s incomplete with no finishing line in sight.
Aug 2016
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Jagga Jasoos
...isn't a particularly bright caper. It's about seeking nirmal anand whose playful ingenuity is held together by a bag of unending tricks that lend the trip wind in its wings and cheer in its will.
Jul 2017
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Aug 2012
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Panga
What it lacks in depth or surprise, Panga's slice of life makes up for in its gentle depiction of everyday struggles and pleasantries, lending it a consistently warm fuzzy feeling.
Jan 2020
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
There are times Baahubali shows the strain of expectation, especially in the second half's doddering pace and excessive, unconvincing VFX, but when it communicates from a place of heart, it moves and enthralls.
Apr 2017
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Chhichhore
It’s the writing where Chhichhore shows solid talent.
At all times, its feel-good optimism is much too entertaining to resist.
Sep 2019
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Shuddh Desi Romance
...there's never a dull moment in Sahni's penetrating jibes and whimsical trifling, which strives to convey a simple but underrated philosophy in the most fun way possible -- marry because you want to, not because you must.
Sep 2013
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Angry Indian Goddesses
...it's so good to see a film that revels in womanhood as much as this one.
Dec 2015
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Bombay Talkies
...an absorbing ode to the language of cinema that is part of our collective system.
May 2013
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Dream Girl
...goes in several exciting directions and comes out making light of it. It may not always be the best way to go about things but you’ll come out laughing till your sides hurt.
Sep 2019
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OMG Oh My God!
...a brave and absorbing blend of satire, fable and fantasy that brings our attention to the misuse and commercialisation of religion.
Sep 2012
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Tumhari Sulu
Despite its love for feel-good, Tumhari Sulu isn't stuck in a fool's paradise and confronts the conflicts thrown in its path.
Nov 2017
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Zero
Swapping its marvellous idiosyncrasies for misplaced ideals, two exhilarating hours are followed by forty indulgent minutes. The upshot is a well-aimed mess that never quite lands.
Dec 2018
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Kesari
21 Sikh soldiers against 10,000 Afghan tribesman -- it's a staggering statistic and splendid premise for a full-bloodied action film.
A feat Kesari not only honours but delivers too if only you'll be patient.
Mar 2019
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Student Of The Year
...through constant influx of escapism and pomp with magnificently choreographed songs, razzle dazzle of colours/style/design, appropriate dosage of humour and ritzy production values that distracts one from Student of the Year's brash celebration of superficiality and obvious lack of depth.
Oct 2012