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Ishaqzaade
Critic reviews and ratings
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...a volatile and intense story with ample doses of fanatical romance, should appeal to a pan-India audience.
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...kicks off weakly and has its share of the deja pooh. Gradually, though, it gets under your skin..and rocks.
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...pushes the envelope further with a cunning twist in the lover's tale.
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These marvellous actors will mesmerise you, but not so much the film.
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If only the second half had not meandered into a redlight area, this film would have been a great watch, but still it is worth a viewing.
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...starts with a bang-bang, but ends up firing blanks.
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...is watchable for most part, but brace for disappointment in the secondhalf when a manipulative screenplay gets in the way and hampers the chance of this movie ending up first-rate.
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A hard hitting love saga Ishaqzaade is a fantastic Indian adaptation of Romeo And Juliet.
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...does provide half a good time. How many films can you say that for?
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...works so well because it’s a love story where there’s something more at stake than the question of will-they-get-together.
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A love story we've gotten too used to over the decades to be interesting despite fresh performances and a slick, rustic treatment.
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If only Arjun Kapoor's dialogue delivery had greater punch and Parineeti Chopra could pull off the emotional moments without going shrill, Ishaqzaade would have been a markedly better film.
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The director captures small-town India perfectly and builds up his characters with requisite vigour. In spite of the choppy second hour, Ishaqzaade is still worth a watch.
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It’s all in there, and yet the result is mixed : some of ‘Ishqzaade’ hits the spot, the rest is a drag.
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It's far from perfect, but you won't be bored.
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Discussing the music, cinematography and other technical aspects of Ishaqzaade seems superfluous considering the way the film’s fun and seemingly feminist first half is marred by its anti-women second half.
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The film explores some pretty dark themes, blurring the lines between protagonist and antagonist many times. But it does this with shifting intensity and a mere focus on plot than its characters.
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...had the potential to turn into a blockbuster but sadly, the opportunity got wasted.
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There is much craft on display, and some lovely moments, but the immense promise shown by the first half turns out as hollow as a politician's. Soaked in sloppy sexism...
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The second half is repulsive, length wise. The dialogue isn’t memorable either, though Parineeti’s timing is impeccable.
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...doesn’t quite win your heart. Could’ve worked best if for better writing.
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Writer-Director Habib Faisal succeeds to a great extent in crafting an unpredictable first half full of spunk and spirit, but plays it boringly safe in the second, offering no new solutions or fresh perspectives in a story that has been done to death.
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Takes us back to what love used to be in Hindi cinema, especially in the '80s, until DDLJ initiated a change of rules.
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An anti-love story that collapses into a pamphlet on interfaith marriages.
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