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Jan 2013
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Raanjhanaa
...despite these flaws, I’m recommending that you see it. Especially for Dhanush who proves that eventually looks don’t matter. Neither does size. All that towers is talent.
Jun 2013
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Dec 2013
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Queen
Ultimately Queen is Kangana’s triumph. I left the theatre thinking about Rani and how the rest of her life would pan out. It’s not often you do that with a Bollywood character. This one is special.
Mar 2014
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Mar 2012
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One By Two
The story by writer-director Devika Bhagat isn’t half-bad but these characters whine too much to be interesting company.
Feb 2014
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Mar 2014
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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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Oct 2013
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Maximum
Can we all agree that Bollywood has squeezed as much cinema as is humanly possible out of Mumbai’s infamous encounter cops, their weasel-faced informers and the police-politician-builder-underworld nexus?
Jun 2012
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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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Mastram
There are so many ideas here about writing, sexual desire, fantasy, hypocrisy, the artist in the market-place, but they remain unexplored. Mastram is an opportunity lost.
May 2014
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Main Tera Hero
...is dumbed down by design. I have no issues with that. My problem is that the frenzied plot didn’t deliver enough funny lines.
Apr 2014
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Nov 2012
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May 2012
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Mar 2012
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Lakshmi
Honestly, I can’t wholeheartedly recommend Lakshmi. In places, it’s repulsive and yet, it demands to be seen. So you decide for yourselves.
Mar 2014
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Krrish 3
...isn’t a patch on the best superhero films made in Hollywood but it is a step forward for Bollywood.
Nov 2013
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Khiladi 786
Box office figures suggest that many people enjoy this school of cheerfully moronic cinema, but Khiladi 786 really isn’t my idea of a good time.
Dec 2012
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Mar 2012
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Mar 2013
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Sep 2013
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Jism - 2
...should have been way more fun than this. The film is an anti-climactic let-down.
Aug 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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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
...is too tangled to transport you. At almost 180 minutes, it also requires enormous patience. But I recommend that you see it. Because only Yash Chopra could make heartache so attractive and ennobling that his characters wear it like a badge of honor.
Nov 2012
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May 2012