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Talaash
To watch Talaash is to embark on a passionate love affair that ends in frustration because the object of your desire reveals itself to be shallow and depressingly ordinary. In short, a profound anti-climax.
Dec 2012
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Arjun
...is a step forward for Indian animation. I only wish the storytelling itself had been more animated.
May 2012
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Miss Lovely
Yes, it is an acquired taste. But Ashim Ahluwalia’s distinct and intriguing voice is one more sign of how fundamentally and excitingly the Hindi film topography is changing.
Jan 2014
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Ek Tha Tiger
Director and co-writer Kabir Khan takes the larger-than-life Salman Khan persona and wraps it in an engaging story that services it.
Aug 2012
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Citylights
...is persuasive. And it will hit you harder if you haven’t seen the original.
May 2014
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Mar 2013
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Barfi!
...for me, Barfi was a singularly frustrating experience there was so much to like, but the film never became more than the sum of its parts.
Sep 2012
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Nov 2013
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Bhoothnath Returns
...is unnecessarily bloated. It has far too much sermonising. The narrative is simplistic and naïve. And yet I recommend that you see the film — because it is also heartfelt, genuinely moving and, for the first half at least, slyly funny.
Apr 2014
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
...is by turns absorbing and frustrating. Watching it feels like gorging on too much good food, leaving you feeling more exhausted than satiated. But there is enough in the sound and fury to enjoy.
Jun 2012
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Mar 2012
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Feb 2013
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B.A. Pass
...holds your interest as long as Bahl sticks to Sikka’s darkly twisted story. But each time he diverges — including his choice of the film’s cheesy name (Sikka’s story is titled The Railway Aunty) — the narrative wobbles.
Aug 2013
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The Attacks Of 26/11
...a powerful subject watered down by ineffective story-telling. This could have and should have been so much more.
Mar 2013
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May 2012
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Jai Ho
Does his Incredible Hulk-sized charisma falter? No. Was I expecting anything different? No. Is this a film? No.
Jan 2014
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Agent Vinod
...never becomes more than the sum of its parts and even though it picks up speed in the second half, it leaves you both exhausted and unsatisfied.
Mar 2012
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Dabangg 2
My review of Dabangg ended with a plea for a better story for Chulbul. Like so much else in Dabangg 2, that too remains the same. Can someone please write a terrific plot for this terrific character?
Dec 2012
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May 2013
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
...didn’t stir up any keen emotions in me. Parts of the film soar but many are saggy and ultimately I was just underwhelmed.
Jan 2013
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Go Goa Gone
I think the trouble with Go Goa Gone is too much cleverness and not enough plot.
May 2013
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Highway
Imtiaz skillfully creates moments that are at once, tender, funny and fragile. But my problem was that I simply didn’t buy into the story.
Feb 2014
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Nov 2013
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Ultimately, there is enough eye-candy in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to see you through, but I wish the film had more meat and less dressing.
Jun 2013
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Shaadi Ke Side Effects
...is in equal parts, enjoyable and exasperating. Pretty much like the average marriage.
Mar 2014
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Bullett Raja
...has flashes of fire but mostly it seems to be hobbled by a misguided sense of machismo.
Nov 2013