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The Power
...turns into a tedious, uninspiring mess of an attempt to be the new version of ‘The Godfather’.
Jan 2021
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Baadshaho
Lacking in those seeti bajao, paisa vasool moments, the movie is just a parade of buffoonery going nowhere and gasping for help amidst the blast and noise.
Sep 2017
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Satyameva Jayate
...leans and relies very much on mundane Bollywood convention and hopes for an action hero like John Abraham who still needs to land that knockout punch to make the upper cut and do all the rescue.
Aug 2018
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31st October
It's unfortunate that such a shamefully galling incident is clobbered by a stumbling narrative that lacks depth and moves in a single point agenda.
Oct 2016
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Irada
The bonding between Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi is also enjoyable but the director fails in possessing the skill to weave this individual goodness into a fine film and that's makes it meandering.
Feb 2017
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Daddy
The sloppy writing that focuses on Gawli as a robin hood like any fictional Bollywood gangster fails to generate the interest as required...
Sep 2017
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Genius
Apart from Utkarsh’s boyish charm, Himesh Reshammiya’s music, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s flair of acting, Genius fails in getting qualified as a wholesome entertainer for which Anil Sharma is known.
Aug 2018
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Aug 2019
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Running Shaadi
...could have been a humourous take on the wedding and love scenes in India and the expose of the dangers of social media and pros and cons of marriage portals but it ends up as a waste opportunity.
Feb 2017
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
...supports the cause in its weird mix of ghost comedy meeting a rom com in a quirky supernatural way, fails to follow the traffic (read genre) rules and changes lanes in its overenthusiastically genuine thoughts that are ‘doomed’ by a juvenile execution.
Apr 2018
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Phillauri
...promised some fun but it sadly ends as a pun on itself in trying to do so many things in one film, a comedy that too supernatural one and an old fashioned romance that forces the friendly spirit to hang out from the screen wondering who is suppose to take charge of the proceedings.
Mar 2017
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Kedarnath
...Sara Ali Khan makes an eye popping debut in a movie which is at its best not a ‘disaster’ at least.
Dec 2018
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Wajah Tum Ho
... we leave it up to the time (read its target audience) to decide as they are the right 'wajah' for the series that has continued its winning run and travelled so far.
Dec 2016
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Sep 2016
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Daas Dev
The filmmaker tries everything to draw an analogous line between politics, love and the relation between love and politics but unfortunately fails in the end.
Apr 2018
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Rough Book
Ananth and his co-writer Sanjay Chauhan fail to get the necessities for a proper script for this story...
Jun 2016
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Jab Harry Met Sejal
...the touted rom com turns out to be a bore com, romance goes surprisingly 'Phurr' along with director Imtiaz Ali in this flick.
Aug 2017
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Monsoon Shootout
...is a bafflingly juggled version of Run Lola Run with the raw, edgy and elements of ultra violence inspired from the videshi Taratino to our desi flag bearer of radical cinema Kashyap, Bhardwaj packed in gritty, hip and gory envelope which clearly exposes the director Amit Kumar’s over ambition to be a cool, arty, dark de noir worshipper.
Dec 2017
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India‘s Most Wanted
This 123 minutes of a ‘sleep pill’ in the name of espionage thrill is completely forgettable
May 2019
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Sarkar 3
A potential comeback goes kaput. Ramu dear you were coming near but BOOM.. Sarkar 3 is in bad 'company' of bland Cheeku's, comic Bhiku, a bearded weird Biddu, a crazy camera and so on..
May 2017
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Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz
...has words, poetry, moments, a subtle silence in its aura but it lacks the soul.
Feb 2018
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Shimla Mirchi
...if all that glitters cannot be gold then how come all that appears beautiful can be lovable as well.
Jan 2020
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Tubelight
The theology of Tubelight is vast like an ocean but Kabir Khan has so cloyingly handled the Yakeen (faith) factor that it turns boringly 'Yuck'in.
Jun 2017
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Dhadak
...it’s a pity that this venture by Shashank Khaitan is so divorced from reality that it unintentionally parodies the Marathi game changer at times and commits the crime of killing two movies in one time.
Jul 2018
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Lucknow Central
On paper this looks like a thrilling musical but the glaring loopholes and lack of characterization make Lucknow Central an indigestible and unconvincing jail escape adventure.
Sep 2017
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Aiyaary
...touted as the espionage explosion aimed to expose the corruption in the Army, sadly ends up exposing the erstwhile prolific Neeraj Pandey’s shortcomings as a filmmaker in this thriller that is nothing but a ticking time bomb that has forgotten its ‘mission’ to explode and make the expected roar. Kya bore.
Feb 2018
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Rock On 2
...I conclude Rock On 2 with that song that became famous eight year ago by saying it's a 'ek adhi padi novel' ( a half read novel), it's a song that lacks tune.
Nov 2016
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Qaidi Band
The most disappointing thing in Qaidi Band is the maker's refusal to try something edgy, considering its premise and the use of rock music. It's just an example of plain mediocrity and naive approach to filmmaking.
Aug 2017
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3
The erstwhile prolific Tigmanshu Dhulia is seen clueless and is betrayed by his own script. There are flashes in between as the helmer displays some fine visual fettle and that's all anyone can do with such a cockeyed plot.
Jul 2018
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A Flying Jatt
...Remo in his free style filmmaking inspired from free style dancing seems to have put together an amalgamation of assorted inspirations that were never assembled into one coherent storyline.
Aug 2016