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Nov 2016
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Khatta Meetha
The jokes, you can tell, have pretty much dried up. No amount of slapstick will wet this pool.
Jul 2010
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No Problem
Actors alone suposedly carry audiences into theatres. A good number of them have been suitably recruited. The proposal is well drawn. Promise of crores have already been made. Why bother making a movie as well, telling a funny story? Anything will do.
Dec 2010
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The Tashkent Files
“Maine itni zyaada gandgi ek saath isse pehle kabhi nahi dekhi,”... If this film ever needs an epitaph, this is it.
Apr 2019
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Apr 2010
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Miley Naa Miley Hum
“Chirag baba” is the oddly uncomfortable, untrained performer, casually low on body movements, high on screen time; he plays a quiet young heir, given to monosyllables and mono-expressions.
Nov 2011
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Munna Michael
Everybody, including Tiger Shroff and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is out of sync in this film.
Jul 2017
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Aiyaary
...is sketchily-written and not compelling. It tests patience even if you are a fan of the genre.
Feb 2018
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Rascals
This one defies a film. You just lose interest after a while. As do the filmmakers. At some point, out of the blue, they just abandon the whole project...
Oct 2011
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The Xpose
But story and plot movement here are of as much consequence as in a porn film. They are merely there, so you can get on with more pressing business.
May 2014
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Murder 2
I know what most would prefer to know. Yeah. There's homo-erectus Hashmi, and his frisky heroine. That's what really made the first one a huge, hot hit. The leading couple make out. For no apparent reason.
Jul 2011
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Hate Story 2
You can watch the film only if you are a die-hard fan of Sushant or Surveen, because nothing else is really worth the time and money.
Jul 2014
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Ek Paheli Leela
...is regressive, illogical and completely dependent on Sunny Leone. She looks stunning and dances pretty well, but that much was also available on YouTube. Where is the film?
Apr 2015
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Marjaavaan
...sucks the joy out of schlock. Stuck in the 80s, it is the throwback you don’t need.
Nov 2019
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Apr 2010
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Shakal Pe Mat Ja
I peer at the faces around me at the theatre. Of course, you shouldn't go by their looks. Or reviews for that matter. Watch it yourself. Come on, you can do it.
Nov 2011
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Race 3
Salman Khan and company never hint that they’re making a cerebral film, or a film that would offer you anything beyond unabashed entertainment in true Bollywood style. There is an army of actors who swirl, twirl and hurl bullets and dialogues at will. The problem is when the thrilling bits end up comic, unintentionally so.
Jun 2018
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The Accidental Prime Minister
The one-sided intent of The Accidental Prime Minister may have appeared more insidious had it felt like an actual motion picture.
Jan 2019
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Nov 2010
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Ek Paheli Leela
Director Bobby Khan wants to create an epic reincarnation love story. But he can’t surmount two challenges — the ludicrous script and the wooden actors.
Apr 2015
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Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
The one thing that worked for Pyaar Ka Punchnama films was the relatability, even if it was restricted to guys-only discussions. Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety doesn’t have that, nor is it funny.
Feb 2018
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Tees Maar Khan
...never-ending hit and mess. It's one thing to repeatedly make 'nudge nudge wink wink' sort of ironic nod to films or 'filmies'. It's quite another to know nothing else.
Dec 2010
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Bank Chor
...the film has been marketed as a comedy but is actually an aspiring comic-thriller. Aspiring, because it fails majorly in being a comedy, and gives us little thrilling experience.
Jun 2017
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Pagalpanti
...appears to be a collection of improvised scenes rather than a film made from a real script. The performances are wooden, dialogues stilted and regressive, and the story – well, there isn’t one. This one is best avoided.
Nov 2019