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Department
No one in the cast seems to care anyway. Probably, all of them realised this was a script where 'acting' is all about shooting or being shot - depending on which end of the gun you are made to stand.
May 2012
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Raaz 3
...unfolds like a film that was written, directed and produced in fits of hallucination.
Sep 2012
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Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
It's a weird mess rolling in goofed-ups, shaadi naach-gaana, kidnappings and clownish dons, patented to woo the lowest common denominator.
Jun 2013
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R... Rajkumar
The film does not leave you with a single memorable scene despite its loud effort to impress.
Dec 2013
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David
...tries to push the envelope on Bollywood innovation with its multiple tales. Ironically for a film with three stories to tell, it is weak on content.
Feb 2013
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I Me Aur Main
For a film trying to fathom the male psyche riddled with ego and confusion, I, Me Aur Main runs on too many cliches.
Mar 2013
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Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
...labours under situations familiar from a zillion Priyadarshan slapsticks.
Sep 2012
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Mar 2013
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Pranaam
...never had anything new to offer. At least it could have tried narrating its old tale with new context.
Aug 2019
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Kismet Love Paisa Dilli
...falls short of imagination and wit when it comes to setting up the thrills.
Oct 2012
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Rajdhani Express
Bad writing comes in the way of anything that might seem remotely gripping. Leander just served a double fault. He has made a wrong career move, that too with the wrong debut vehicle.
Jan 2013
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Jism - 2
...has been billed as an erotic thriller. Sift through the Sunny hype, and the film is neither erotic nor thrilling.
Aug 2012
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Jai Mummy Di
...remains funny in fits for a while before losing the plot altogether. Not quite the joyride one would recommend for a weekend's mall crawl binge.
Jan 2020
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Oct 2012
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Aug 2012
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Joker
Madness, done with method, can be hilarious. Or, as in the case of Joker, it can be a royal bore.
Sep 2012
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AkaashVani
The film could have done with a more crisp narrative. At a near two-and-half hour runtime, you wish the tale was cut short by at least an hour. What works for the film, though, is the cast.
Jan 2013
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
...as the reels roll you realise Anurag's Chicken Khurana lacks the right amount of spice. Debutant director Sharma somehow doesn't get the mix of Punjabi humour and melodrama right.
Nov 2012
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Aurangzeb
You have a cracker of an idea, the build up is great too, and then gross lack of imagination turns everything into a mangled mess post interval.
May 2013
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Bajatey Raho
This film looks cliched when it tries to be funny, jaded when it sets out to thrill (the second half, where suspense mattered, simply falls flat), and goes all soppy with emotions.
Jul 2013
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Bol Bachchan
Far from being LOL stuff, Bol Bachchan ends up being Bore Bachchan, with a lame climax.
Jul 2012
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Heroine
Madhur Bhandarkar, toasted for the heroine-oriented scripts he creates, has just given us his weakest female protagonist yet. That itself lays bare the irony about the film titled Heroine.
Sep 2012
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Ishkq In Paris
Preity is feisty as ever but she isn't doing anything she might not have already done in a zillion films before.
May 2013
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Khiladi 786
...tries blending Akshay's Rowdy Rathore swagger with his Housefull humour. It ends up in a nowhere-zone in between.
Dec 2012
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Highway
Writer-director Ali tries giving a deeper subtext to the kidnap drama through Veera. The abduction aftermath has a life-altering impact on the girl. The subtext doesn't work because it cuts down the film's pace as it unfolds and confuses the viewer.
Feb 2014
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Fukrey
...reminds you that Bollywood these days is trying to entertain beyond tested flavours. The effort may have stumbled in execution. At least, like the four fukreys, the makers did try hard.
Jun 2013