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City Of Gold
Never mind a generic trivialisation of an important mill workers’ issue, though that's disturbing enough. You’d imagine at least the family’s backdrop is essential to this plot. It isn’t.
Apr 2010
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Jul 2011
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Chhota Bheem: Kung Fu Dhamaka
Animated films work because of how good the lines are, and Chhota Bheem appears content to settle for a few fat jokes. It’s a pity, because kids watching deserve a film as bright and spunky as the animation looks.
May 2019
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Chhichhore
...is relatable and relevant. Watch it for its uncomplicated screenplay, gripping narrative and some stellar performances that leave you in stitches.
Sep 2019
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Chhapaak
...is a story that makes you sob and smile at the same time. It’s a sensitive, brave and gut-wrenching story that’s not easy to watch, but definitely worth telling.
Jan 2020
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Chef
...offers moments of brilliance which, if weaved in a more organised manner, may have given us a light, affable film. But a lazy and rather uninterested narrative takes away the pleasure.
Oct 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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Chargesheet
A regular film at a multiplex: Rs 250. A post-90s Dev Anand phenomenon: Priceless.
Sep 2011
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Chance Pe Dance
Seeking 'nautanki' fame is anyway turning into a bit of a national disease.
Jan 2010
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Chalo Dilli
It's just banal, belaboured, contrived concoction that's just not funny; certainly not fun.
Apr 2011
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Chalk N Duster
...a film worth your time. It’s fast, dramatic and meaningful. Simply put, a good watch.
Jan 2016
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Chala Mussaddi - Office Office
Television, free chewing gum for the brain, rarely demands half as much as a fully consuming film on the big screen in a dark theatre does.
Aug 2011
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Chakravyuh
...is, ultimately, a victim of typical Bollywood excesses. A little more subtlety, a little less jingoism, and it might have worked better.
Oct 2012
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Chaar Sahibzaade
... if you sit through the initial scenes, you’re in for a thrilling ride.
Nov 2016
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Chaalis Chauraasi
A sense of fun is never lost. It’s the actors, no doubt, who make the ridiculous believable. Hence, you truly enjoy this ride for most of the part.
Jan 2012
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Calendar Girls
The narration, bland and plain dialogues and bad acting (save for one or two actors), however, kills the experience.
Sep 2015
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Calendar Girls
Every Madhur Bhandarkar film feels the same - it’s the same storyline, the same plot points. The only things that change are the industry and the characters’ names.
Sep 2015
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Bumm Bumm Bole
The producers could’ve saved themselves all the effort and expenses, and just dubbed Children Of Heaven in Hindi instead.
May 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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Aug 2016
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Buddha In A Traffic Jam
Good cinema must be convincing. Good propaganda even more so. Buddha… doesn't manage to be either.
May 2016
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Bubble Gum
The pic is a sweet, rare, candid personal piece; the kind of filmmaking the market has least patience for.
Jul 2011
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Aug 2015
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Brothers
...was obviously made with a great deal of sweat and strain, but there is no getting away from its solemn silliness.
Aug 2015
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Break Ke Baad
...the film is subversive enough and remains endearingly exciting for most parts.
Nov 2010
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Bombay Velvet
Detailing is Bombay Velvet’s real deal and that makes it a watchable movie. Also, don‘t expect it to be another film on the line of Gangs Of Wasseypur 1 and 2. This time, it’s more about the masses.
May 2015
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Bombay Velvet
...had the potential to be the definitive Mumbai noir. But the centre does not hold.
May 2015
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Sep 2011
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Bodyguard
Here's what this film's super-star should do next. Pick up, remake every regional blockbuster of Rajnikanth's from the recent past. That's what super-hero, cartoon character Salman is to the Hindi audiences by now: Rajnikanth for the excitable North.
Sep 2011
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Bobby Jasoos
For all the fun that Vidya is, Bobby Jasoos ends up a bit too abrupt -- in the end, we don't know if Bobby eventually became a jasoos. We also don't know what happened to the Ali-Vidya love story.
Jul 2014