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Feb 2011
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7 Khoon Maaf
...not a bad film by any measure. Though the standards Vishal has set for himself with his prior track record are so high that it comes across as almost offensive in its mediocrity.
Feb 2011
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Patiala House
...scores that cheeky single primarily because one approaches it with zilch expectations, given the recent outings of its helmsman and leading star. But cheeky singles are just that…cheeky singles, and it takes more than that to win a match...
Feb 2011
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Yeh Saali Zindagi
...is an apt representation of the misdirected new wave in Bollywood. A wave where gloss overshadows meat.
Feb 2011
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Dhobi Ghat
Kiran Rao does enough in Dhobi Ghat to warrant an expectation fueled second look. Though had she shown a little more courage by going deeper into the cross-cultural undercurrents, which she seems fairly capable of, she could have come up with a winner instead of a middling effort.
Jan 2011
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No One Killed Jessica
The film could have made some telling comments on the misuse of power by the high and mighty, but instead, it takes some creative liberties in places where it could have easily avoided it.
Jan 2011
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Toonpur Ka Superrhero
...deserves a mention because of the attempt (however piddling and flailing) to push the envelope of Indian animation beyond mythological stories told horrendously.
Dec 2010
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Dec 2010
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Rakht Charitra 2
...an engaging watch despite the predictable plot and is comparatively better than RC-1 as the mindless killing spree is replaced by more calculated plotting and more humane characters.
Dec 2010
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
...while it may satiate the yearnings of a grossly ill-exposed audience, purely on the strength of telling a lesser known story and the impeccable production values, it is by far the most dishonest film to have come from Gowariker.
Dec 2010
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Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu
...a complete hotchpotch. What could have been made into an outstanding film, turned out to be a director's feeble and disastrous attempt at trying to make meaningful cinema.
Nov 2010
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Guzaarish
Its a visual treat, a technical feat in scale and an emotional roller-coaster. The best news is that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is well on his way to finding the right balance between these three aspects of a film.
Nov 2010
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Action Replayy
...a salad bowl of bad writing, bad music, bad performances, bad direction & a tacky feel to boot.
Nov 2010
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Dabangg
Limited ambition. It could have been a memorable entertainer but is happy being a one-time watch.
Sep 2010
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Emotional Atyachar : The Film
...a road thriller with dark comedy thrown in for good measure. And more than anything else, its the casting that makes the film cross into the realm of decent.
Sep 2010
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Sep 2010
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Aashayein
...psychotic assault on the audience’s sensibility, patience and intelligence.
Aug 2010
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Lafangey Parindey
...Pradeep Sarkar is stuck in a time warp. He handles the film the way you'd expect a trade union leader to handle the responsibilities of the CEO of a multinational. In other words, he’s completely out of place and depth.
Aug 2010
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Aisha
The film lays a huge stress on its style quotient, which is quite pertinent to the subject. However, thinking that the high style can substitute for substantial writing is a huge folly.
Aug 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
Once Upon… seeks to entertain – it does so resoundingly well; it seeks to establish parallels with real life characters and events as well as to create a period ambience of the 70’s – this part is executed with mixed success. Though when it comes to its third ambition – that of texturing it with a moral debate – what comes across is a half-hearted attempt and failure.
Jul 2010
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Khatta Meetha
Neither khatta nor meetha. Calling this kadwa would be an understatement.
Jul 2010
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Tere Bin Laden
...is a victory of sorts. It represents the triumph of content over gloss, of performance over locations and of wit over pretentions. It makes you laugh and at the same time, makes you think about a few things, big and small.
Jul 2010
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Red Alert
Though it has its share of flaws and is nowhere in the league of its predecessors named earlier, it does manage to strike quite a few chords.
Jul 2010
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I Hate Luv Storys
Terrific chemistry between the lead pair, a promising outing by the debutant director.
Jul 2010
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Krantiveer
Misses being an all-time absurd wave classic because of the lead actors. Still, a must watch for absurd wave afficionados.
Jun 2010
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Raavan
...is highly flawed but packs in quite a few punches that justify the name helming it. Sadly, the meatier of these punches from an overall cinematic appeal standpoint, are too little and too late by the time they come in.
Jun 2010
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Raajneeti
...despite its immense potential in terms of content & presentation, just about manages to pass muster
Jun 2010