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Jab Harry Met Sejal
When the trailers were out, it seemed a no plot film and film is exactly what it showed initially.
Aug 2017
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X: Past is Present
Watching most of X felt like being dragged through a bad drug trip of some sad hostel boys.
Nov 2015
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Hawaizaada
True or not, it was a good subject that the director had his hands on. But sadly, 'Hawaizaada' limps a bit too much to even come close to convincingly recreate the life of a man who dreamt to be the first one to fly.
Jan 2015
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Half Girlfriend
...is too bad a film for human eyes. Unless, of course, you still like to watch love that is not only mushy, but also cringe-worthy, all at once.
May 2017
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Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
...is strictly a one-time watch if you have to choose among the host of films that have released this week simply because of its noble intentions and great acting jobs.
Oct 2014
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Yahaan Sabki Lagi Hai
The makers of YSKLH had an idea, but perhaps didn’t know how best to go about executing it.
Mar 2015
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Gour Hari Dastaan
Anant Mahadevan is a repeat offender. He picks up an interesting topic and then proceeds to ruin it. Almost always.
Aug 2015
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Mastizaade
Arre bhai, here we are, with cinema tickets. Corrupt us, please. But for that Bollywood will have to man-up first and stop pretending we are a nation of gurgling morons who get off on montages of cleavage.
Feb 2016
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Marjaavaan
...this illegitimate offspring of many B-grade items mating with each other is worse than C-grade. It is third-rate.
Nov 2019
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Race 2
Race 2, which is as rusty as a vehicle abandoned in their garage. The Baazigars of yore need to shop for new thinking caps, immediately, and renew their filmmaking licences.
Jan 2013
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Badlapur Boys
The kabaddi playing boys are not bad either. Only trouble is that all they mutter “kabaddi, kabaddi” in a decidedly third-rate story where the moral victory is, well, a dud.
Dec 2014
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Jalebi
With a catch-line like 'everlasting taste of love', it had promised a delicious recipe of romance but the film is a half-baked dish that is completely devoid of any taste.
Oct 2018
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Teri Meri Kahaani
...doesn’t have a point to make with these three stories except that 'love rocks'.
Jun 2012
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Paltan
...the film barely manages to keep your interest alive throughout as all the actors show enough lung power to roar beyond their capacity, at times.
Sep 2018
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R... Rajkumar
Prabhu Dheva’s films are infantile fantasies that seek to gratify the fragile male ego and libido. Any further analysis of this imbecility would be a waste of time.
Dec 2013
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Welcome Back
The film which does makes you laugh in portions comes crashing drown in possibly the worst climax in a long time.
Sep 2015
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Bypass Road
Much as I would like to watch, and recommend, a tightly woven suspense drama replete with surprise that jolts you out of your preconceived findings and verdicts, Bypass Road is definitely not the one...
Nov 2019
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Purani Jeans
If you haven’t seen 16, I suggest you dump this film and get a DVD of that one.
May 2014
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Mr. X
That the film is in 3D doesn’t mean that it adds any more dimension to it. It is as much a yawn fest as it would’ve been in 2D.
Apr 2015
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Kalank
...style is not a substitute for story. Some good things do not make up for the complete derailment of this bland endeavour and an exhausted viewer leaves the theatre wondering exactly what the hell had happened, both in front of the camera and behind it.
Apr 2019
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Malang
Mohit Suri’s film is set in Goa for a reason. It allows him to show smoking, drinking, drugs, rave parties, lots of skin and random sex without having to bother about a story. So, he didn’t bother.
Feb 2020
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Thugs Of Hindostan
...after sending the pesky writers on long leave, they proceed to throw cash at the the art director, the CGI team, the costume wallas, the extras, the star’s hair stylist, colourist, the carpenters… anything and everything except the story, the dialogue, the writing.
Nov 2018
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Shorgul
It could be a lesson in inept filmmaking that counts too heavily on dialoguebaazi that went out of fashion in ’80s.
Jul 2016
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Behen Hogi Teri
The trouble is this is neither a satire nor a dark comedy. It doesn’t even have great performances to keep your interest alive throughout. By adding many stereotypes, it hammers its point. The end result is disappointing.
Jun 2017
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Shikara
The problem with Shikara is not that it wants to tell the story of a people forced out of their homes. But that it paints the common Kashmiri Muslim as a colluder, an active one at that.
Feb 2020
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Bhaiaji Superhittt
For all its gags and antic situations, this neither comic nor gangster rivalry film, turns into a case of cinema stretchery; the premise can’t fill the requisite time without serious strain.
Nov 2018
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Gabbar Is Back
...a hectic, loud film that skids from one episode to another introducing characters — all prefabricated, one-dimensional ones necessary for simulating a vigilante melodrama — and pushing the story to its inevitable end.
May 2015
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Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
Priyadarshan sir, whenever he takes off for village excursions, organises an ensemble troupe which, frankly, blow your brains to smithereens.
Sep 2012