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Nov 2015
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Sui Dhaaga
...so rewarding, so amusing, so steeped in tenderness, affection for the characters and positivity that it makes the ride with Mamta, Mauji and their charmingly eccentric family and friends completely worth it.
Sep 2018
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Zed Plus
Dwivedi is best known for the mega-teleserial Chanakya and the National Award-winning film Pinjar. Despite some rough patches, Zed Plus is a worthy addition to that formidable CV.
Nov 2014
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Dec 2015
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Fan
...is far from being perfect, it urges us to think about issues relating to stardom, fandom, idolatry and public expectations from famous people without overtly appearing to do so.
Apr 2016
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Dhanak
There’s a whole constellation twinkling at us off screen from this warmly appealing, life-affirming film.
Jun 2016
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Raag Desh
If you plan to watch it, do not go looking for Border or LOC Kargil. This one is more akin to Sankalp Reddy’s Telugu/Hindi The Ghazi Attack (2017), albeit even more under-played and also less swish on the production front. Raag Desh is a docu-drama, not a high-pitched weepie.
Aug 2017
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Pari
The fact that the star has chosen to produce this shockathon (she is one of the few female actors in Bollywood to turn producer) speaks volumes about the risk-taking streak she has brought to her career so far.
Mar 2018
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Bajirao Mastani
Despite its shortcomings then, this is a brave and beautiful film – beautiful to look at, beautiful in its position on religion, brave in its take on history, brave in its unwillingness to paint religious groups or its primary characters as black or white.
Dec 2015
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Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
...didn't take my breath away, but it did leave me with a warm, happy feeling.
Feb 2012
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
...the strong screenplay is backed by an endearing cast.
Feb 2019
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Ugly
...when it hits home, it hits home in a way few films have done this year. Ugly could have been a lot more. What it is as of now is worth watching all the same.
Dec 2014
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
...has its highs and lows, but in the end it left me with a smile and a very wet handkerchief.
Jun 2013
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2 States
With all its flaws, it touches the heart and had me rooting for Ananya and Krish to end up together. When that happens in a film, you know it’s worked.
Apr 2014
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan
I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a Salman Khan film so much.
Jul 2015
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Fukrey
...if you’re in the binness of not analysing your entertainment too much, Fukrey’s the way to go!
Jun 2013
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Sultan
Despite these flaws and several clichés, Sultan has an emotional core that is hard to resist.
Jul 2016
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D-Day
Why bother with common sense and logic when populism has been known to work magic at the box-office? Why bother even if it messes up an otherwise decent film?
Jul 2013
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Shootout At Wadala
Flawed though it may be, the film is entertaining and moving for the most part.
May 2013
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Tumhari Sulu
Vidya Balan and Manav Kaul are wonderful in Tumhari Sulu. And despite its exasperating folly as it draws to a close, Tumhari Sulu is a throat-achingly, side-splittingly hysterical entertainer.
Nov 2017
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Maximum
Maximum needed a more imaginative title. That single word does little to convey the quiet grimness of this violent-yet-mellow film that has stayed with me since I saw it.
Jun 2012
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May 2016
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Sep 2017
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Kedarnath
This is the natural order of things, the way the world was meant to be: men and women falling in love without social interference, humankind co-existing with the rest of the planet without interfering with the environment in the name of development and human welfare, so that no one gets to ask, “where did you land up in our midst?” because you see, we were all “always here”. Point well made, Abhishek Kapoor.
Dec 2018
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Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
It’s sweet, funny and goofy, a good ol’ clean comedy from Bollywood after a long time.
Sep 2013
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Saala Khadoos
As with most such films, the final outcome in the ring is not hard to predict here. The journey to that moment though is emotionally engaging and, after a point, nerve-wracking enough to draw cheers of delight.
Feb 2016