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Fredrick
...Butalia’s laborious storytelling punctures the thriller narrative by the mistimed interjection of songs...
May 2016
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Phobia
...is a strangely satisfying psychological thriller with one of the best performances of the year so far.
May 2016
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Buddha In A Traffic Jam
Nothing, though can redeem the film from its sheer lack of heft.
May 2016
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Dear Dad
...there’s only so much the actors can do with a script that started off boldly but blinked when it mattered most.
May 2016
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1920 London
...this is a drab effort with hardly a shock sandwiched between all the frills, frocks and Rajput finery.
May 2016
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Tere Bin Laden Dead Or Alive
What I found missing in the sequel was the audacity of the first film where the director and the team had nothing to lose.
Feb 2016
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Fitoor
...is one of the most disappointing literary adaptations ever attempted in Indian cinema.
Feb 2016
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Sanam Teri Kasam
...moves forward with no lofty aspirations, except to tell a tale of star-crossed lovers with charm, simplicity and sincerity. It succeeds in doing that.
Feb 2016
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Jan 2016
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Jan 2016
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Chalk N Duster
...is not great cinema by any stretch of the imagination. It is often crude and unapologetic in its melodramatic pitch. But its heart is in the right place.
Jan 2016
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Chauranga
At best, Chauranga comes across as a typical art-house, festival film in its observation of rural Bihar and its grossly unfair social dynamics.
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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Jan 2016
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Dilwale
...wasn’t a tough film to salvage, and wouldn’t have been this unbearable, if Shetty had the basic skills to execute its most crowd pleasing bit — the chemistry between Khan and Kajol — superficially well.
Dec 2015
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Bajirao Mastani
...may not be perfect but is a memorable, mesmerizing and dazzling piece of cinematic vision.
Dec 2015
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Hate Story 3
Here is every Indian's ultimate tolerance test: Sit through this film. I dare you.
Dec 2015
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Kajarya
...is not quite the long-legged social statement that the film’s well-researched plot would suggest. But it has its heart in the right place.
Dec 2015
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Angry Indian Goddesses
Take a bow, Mr Nalin. It’s a miracle that a male director understands women so deeply.
Dec 2015
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Tamasha
...is a film with ambitions of being mature and experienced. It creates an alternate reality for its principal characters and lets their emotions grow naturally to a point. But then the journey gets tiring for everyone concerned.
Nov 2015
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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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Main Aur Charles
You don’t really mind the missing hard-boiled plot, because by the time the film ends, we are treated to well-shot frames and the amazing theme music. Style wins. The seduction is complete.
Oct 2015
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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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Shaandaar
...is exactly the opposite of its title. It's sloppily written, lazily directed and completely without insight.
Oct 2015
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
...thinks the only way to get laughs is by making the women ridiculous. The film promotes prejudice and camouflaged in its 'insights' are offensive stereotypes that you'd hope modern India would want to shatter rather than reinforce.
Oct 2015
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Jazbaa
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is sincere, but needs a better director than Sanjay Gupta.
Oct 2015
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Singh Is Bliing
...there isn't much by way of a plot or storytelling in this film. It's essentially a set of well-written comic sketches, featuring recurring characters. There's nothing evolved or sophisticated about this film, but that doesn't mean it's not worth a watch.
Oct 2015