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Andhadhun
This is why we need directors who refuse to be obvious. This phenomenal new thriller from Sriram Raghavan pulls off its tricks in plain sight. Everybody knows how a mystery should work, but Raghavan knows how all the mysteries work.
Oct 2018
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Aligarh
...is a must-watch. It’s a reminder that freedom of choice can never be less important, and that is what democracy is about.
Feb 2016
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Article 15
...is not a film in search of easy answers. Instead, it is a reminder that we already know the questions but don’t ask them enough. Not cool, sir.
Jun 2019
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Photograph
More than anything else, this film is poetry. Photograph reminds us to believe in minor magic. Here is a film about a city that makes room for everything, from formulaic films to ghosts. Like when posing for a camera, all we need to know is where to look.
Mar 2019
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Ugly
Watch the movie for brilliance and for its simple, touching and mind-blowing messaage.
Dec 2014
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Manjhi
The inspiring narrative, the powerful love story and hard-hitting performances make for a wonderful cinematic experience.
Aug 2015
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Qissa
One of the best films in recent times, it’s an experience not to be forgotten easily.
Feb 2015
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Haraamkhor
Brave and original, Haraamkhor walks the razor’s edge. One tiny mistake, and it could have been pronounced morally twisted. Some may call it immoral even now.
Jan 2017
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Chauranga
With a brilliant theme, a narrative structure that flows, and social relevance that hooks the viewer, Chauranga makes for a powerful watch.
Jan 2016
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May 2015
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Pataakha
The short story Do Behnein is six pages long, and starts only as Pataakha enters its second half. Bhardwaj takes these hysterical sisters at each other’s throats and turns them into a metaphor for India and Pakistan, locked in an endless cycle of sniping. It is an unsubtle analogy but effective in its crude directness, like a street-play.
Sep 2018
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Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
...deserves a 21-gun salute. It has a heart and it doesn’t hesitate in letting it show.
Oct 2014
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Mukti Bhawan
It makes you laugh, and cry, and think and question. It’s what good cinema and storytelling are meant to do.
Apr 2017
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Sep 2016
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Neerja
...a truly inspiring story that will grip you from the first frame till the last. Take a few hankies with you. This one is a genuine weeper.
Feb 2016
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
While entertaining her audiences throughout, the writer-director (Zoya Akhtar, Luck By Chance), with a firm voice of her own, still manages to keep things artistic, without its pretensions; a lot of times, even poetic...
Jul 2011
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Aug 2010
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Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Watch Tanu Weds Manu Returns if you love Bollywood. watch it if you follow Bollywood. and if you look down upon Bollywood, watch the movie to see how entertaining the industry can be.
May 2015
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PK
...a fun film with proper dose of ‘gyaan’. It’s a film that shouldn’t be missed and it’s brave because it attempts to create a better world.
Dec 2014
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Court
The best thing about Court is that all the characters have given believable performances, which lends to the authenticity and realism of the narrative.
Apr 2015
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Tanu Weds Manu Returns
The strong writing is complimented by equally strong performances.
May 2015
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Do Dooni Chaar
...executed brilliantly by some of the finest actors on screen and a surprisingly self-assured debutant director.
Oct 2010
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Budhia Singh
...doesn’t give us any dull moments. It’s a fantastic relationship drama in the disguise of a tout thriller.
Aug 2016
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Judgemental Hai Kya
...looks like a slick, snappy comedy but there is so much more to this smart, significant satire.
Jul 2019
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Margarita With A Straw
This film is guaranteed to make you cry. But it will also fill you with hope. These amazing women will make you want to inhale life with a new ferociousness.
Apr 2015
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Phobia
A spine-chilling psychological thriller with a message -- Radhika Apte’s Phobia will scare you, keep you on the edge and make you think in equal measure.
May 2016
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Raazi
...is a sensibly written and finely performed film that takes a close look at the ordinary lives of extraordinary people. Not to miss.
May 2018
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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
...is an ode to joy, an ebullient celebration of the cassette-tapes its maker has been brought up on. It is an action film, about fights and villains and the importance of pain, and Bala serves up chopsocky goodness not only with directorial flair, but with the benevolence of a friendly neighbourhood ‘Chinese-van’ cook, drowning chowmein in soya sauce and vinegar.
Mar 2019
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Traffic
...does not preach or boast but it touches hearts. Watch it for the emotional connect, and of course, the wonderful performances.
May 2016