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Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se
In 2013, one wished we had seen the last of Yamla Pagla Deewana. Five years later, the wish remains the same – just much more fervently.
Aug 2018
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X: Past is Present
...is like a hybrid rose plant. You have to ignore the thorns to appreciate a budding rose.
Nov 2015
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Why Cheat India
...perhaps too attached to his script, Sen is unable to skillfully pull it all together. Some scenes are particularly untidy – in their design, execution and casting.
Jan 2019
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Why Cheat India
The intent behind Welcome to New York leaves many questions – why is the main one. Why 3D, why make this movie, why give Karan Johar a double role, why not use more cameos? Why watch this indulgent snoozefest? That last question is the only one with a clear answer.
Feb 2018
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Welcome 2 Karachi
Director Ashish Mohan demonstrates with panache that stupid films are the cornerstone of fine art.
May 2015
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Welcome Back
...a straightforward, unabashed copy of Welcome and like the first film, this one wears its stupidity proudly on its sleeve.
Sep 2015
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Jan 2016
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Wazir
...so unreal, so dumbed down, so predictable, that there’s nothing redeemable about it.
Jan 2016
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War
...could have been a suspenseful, eyecatching, entertaining ride. But for its politics.
Oct 2019
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Wajah Tum Ho
What starts off as a potentially interesting thriller contorts into senselessness.
Dec 2016
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Vodka Diaries
First-time director Kushal Srivastava's effort is evident as he attempts to make the most of this messy material, building suspense in some scenes, but dropping the pace in others.
Jan 2018
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Veerey Ki Wedding
Regret to inform you that Veerey Ki Wedding is a marriage is not made in heaven.
Mar 2018
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Veere Di Wedding
It’s strange that filmmakers take some risk when mounting a film like Veere Di Wedding, and then don’t back it with sensible writing all the way through, trusting the audience to understand a modicum of nuance and subtlety.
Jun 2018
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Uri
...is a confidently made film that comes out guns blazing. And when the guns are not blazing, Kaushal certainly is.
Jan 2019
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UnIndian
A simple film with flashes of charm and humour, UNIndian serves mainly as a showcase for Brett Lee trying his hand on a new pitch (I couldn’t resist slipping in one cliché).
Aug 2016
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Ujda Chaman
The director amps up the background music and sound effects in an attempt to underline the lame attempts at humour and also forgoes finesse and subtlety in storytelling.
Nov 2019
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Tutak Tutak Tutiya
Touted as a ‘horror-comedy’ writer-director Vijay’s Tutak Tutak Tutiya will remind you of Priyadarshan’s Bhool Bhulaiya and while there’s plenty of lowbrow humour in the film there’s barely any horror.
Oct 2016
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Tuesdays & Fridays
...is too besotted with the idea of delivering a standard Bollywood romance to ever really say something worthy of its own.
Feb 2021
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Tubelight
...does have a great message: hope pulls us through in any situation we may find ourselves in. A worthwhile watch.
Jun 2017
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Tu Hai Mera Sunday
There are a few unnecessary characters, and some tracks that remain under-explored but these are minor quibbles for a film that has its heart and intention in the right place.
Oct 2017
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Tribhanga
...is an entertaining, thoughtful, well-acted female bonding flick, as unconventional as the three women whose stories it tells.
Jan 2021
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Total Dhamaal
...director Indra Kumar’s adventure comedy (a very, very loose definition) is all about the journey, which is troublesome, even frightening, and all together tedious. So much so that by the time a motley crew of opportunists find their way to a buried treasure, the adventure comedy has begun to feel like a disaster film.
Feb 2019
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Titli
Whether Titli, the reluctant brother, transforms into a butterfly and flies away or not, there is certainly no escaping from Behl’s non-apologetic, brutal and bloody tale.
Oct 2015
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Tiger Zinda Hai
Go watch Tiger Zinda Hai if you're a fan of large-scale action entertainers, with probably just the right amount of logic. Salman Khan has well and truly arrived (again) with a potential blockbuster that has enough to keep you pinned. Good fun while it lasts.
Dec 2017
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Thugs Of Hindostan
A mild Pirates of the Caribbean hangover aside, this is prime Diwali blockbuster material — a story of relationships, betrayal, adventure and courage, of underdogs and their unlikely triumphs.
Nov 2018
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The Sky Is Pink
Without seeming to try too hard, it is funny, believable and heartwrenching all rolled into one.
Oct 2019
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The Power
...is engaging to begin with, but as it rolls along it becomes clear that it falls in the ‘if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen ’em all’ category of underworld dramas.
Jan 2021
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The Last Color
You could reassemble its striking images in practically any order, and you’d end up with a similar aesthetic experience. The film’s heart is in the right place, but touching anyone else’s feels like a chasm too wide to cross.
Dec 2020
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Feb 2017