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Phantom
...it’s commendable how Kabir walks the line between patriotism and jingoism. Phantom scores in a gripping first half that sustains, if not surpasses its pace in the second half...
Aug 2015
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Pati Patni Aur Woh
...it would have made for a much more engaging retelling of a B.R. Chopra naughty classic.
Dec 2019
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Pataakha
...is very good but it could have been great if the plot was stronger than just a story about two sisters with dreams. However we are not complaining much since it is a full-on entertainer for the masses.
Sep 2018
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Parmanu
Yes, you can base a film on a true event and then fictionalise parts of it. But it is jarring to see a story that is muddled with way too many obvious tension-building fabrications to suggest that the impossible mission was no mean task.
May 2018
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Pari
...is a delightful treat to those who are fond of horror flicks. And stop complaining that Bollywood doesn't produce good horror films!
Mar 2018
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Parched
Writer-director Leena Yadav’s Parched left me, well, rather parched. While in some respects it quenched my thirst, but — to further stretch the sexual hint in the film’s title — mostly it left me high and dry.
Sep 2016
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Panipat
Directors like Gowariker do no service to the nation or their audience by twisting the truth, ignoring military, diplomatic, common sense follies and rewriting history with jingoistic fervour. They condemn us to repeat historical wrongs.
Dec 2019
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Panga
...mostly spurns melodrama, and instead gives us a world we can connect with and live in for a bit.
Jan 2020
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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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Pairon Talle
Those with a taste for socially concerned and hard-hitting cinema, should grab Pairon Talle.
Oct 2012
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Pagglait
Pagglait’s setting, its characters, their sadness, banter, rituals, hypocrisy, everything rings true and has familiar familial warmth. It’s when Bist has to take the story forward that the plotting gets weak and cliched.
Mar 2021
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Nov 2019
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Pad Man
...is watchable for its exceptional subject. Don’t expect it to be a fancy commercial film but is definitely high on emotions.
Feb 2018
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Padmaavat
...is sparkling, extravagant, dazzling, magnificent and wonderful. It’s a feast for the eyes. It leaves you craving for something more meaningful than a mere re-telling of Jayasi’s poem.
Jan 2018
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Padmaavat
The inconsequential 3D and an overly glossy crowd-wowing star spectacle make ‘Padmaavat’ look like pure product which manipulates the audience to love it. But the fact is, it lacks the real depth and hence the high of watching a good piece of cinema.
Jan 2018
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OMG Oh My God!
...it is much too self-consciously clever. Worse, it is so raucously narrated that you wish you had vegetated instead on your couch.
Sep 2012
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Jan 2017
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Noor
...could have been a winner but the floozy plot plays spoilsport. Watch Noor strictly for Sonakshi Sinha’s unmissable performance.
Apr 2017
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NH10
...a heady concoction of anxiety, fear, shock and rage to say the least. Watch it only if you have the stomach for it, you've been warned.
Mar 2015
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Newton
You might leave the theatres enlightened but the only thing you’ll take away home is Rajkummar Rao’s finesse.
Sep 2017
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Neerja
Coming to the heart of this film, Sonam Kapoor, this is her finest performance till date.
Feb 2016
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Nasha
...with a far more sensitive and cliché-free screenplay, this 'Nasha' could have been a superior product.
Jul 2013
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
...is simply a misconceived film which holds no fun, surprises and entertainment. The film seems to have no purpose. If you have your bets on a bad film, it is a clear winner!
Apr 2018
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Namaste England
With poor-plot, banal lead characters and overall nothing really interesting, Namaste England is a romantic-comedy that falls short on both accounts.
Oct 2018
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Naam Shabana
The film could have been better paced, all thanks to the under-cooked narrative. Naam Shabana is a throw away effort from director Shivam Nair and producer Neeraj Pandey, where the only saving grace is Taapsee’s act.
Mar 2017
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My Birthday Song
...is needlessly convoluted and so annoyingly pretentious that you want the whole thing to be bleeped out of your memory.
Jan 2018
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Murder 3
The camera placements and tempo may be cool, but the storyline is as incredible as vibgyor-striped zebras.
Feb 2013
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Munna Michael
Of course, Tiger steals the show with his dance moves and action sequences, but unfortunately that’s not enough to make him the saving grace of the movie.
Jul 2017
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Mulk
...when mainstream Bollywood begins to get it right, when it finds the strength to articulate what’s right and wrong in a way that sits with audiences for a long time, there is hope.
Aug 2018