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Bajirao Mastani
Laden with the burden of self-indulgence and dramatic “dialoguebaazi”, the film drags on at its own sweet and laid-back pace.
Dec 2015
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Bahubali
What really makes the film work is that it is, at its heart, a fast-paced adventure, fuelled by themes of questing and redemption.
Jul 2015
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania
...Khaitan loses his grip before the high-voltage finale. In the end, he submits to cheesy-funny ‘dialoguebaazi’. That could help him in evoking some whistles, but it dilutes the purpose of featuring an ‘emancipated woman’.
Mar 2017
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Badmashiyaan
A well-intended sawach-aur-saaf-suthri comedy Badmaashiyaan is a curiously content-driven rom-com with one of the most consistently wicked female protagonists I've seen in recent cinema from Bollywood or Hollywood.
Mar 2015
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Badmaash Company
The picture’s premise is strong. The setting is solid. The scam’s quite awesome. The friends make for quite a foursome. All are equally endearing. As are their antics. And then the screen flashes, Interval. Everything dopily goes down a slope thereafter, and onward to America, arrogance and all that jazz.
May 2010
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Badlapur
...is likely to disappoint Sriram Raghavan fans. The brilliant performances and gripping narrative, nonetheless, will keep you hooked. Watch it for Nawazuddin and Varun Dhawan, if nothing else. Certainly worth your time and money.
Feb 2015
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Badla
...remains an engaging film, and while we can blame Ghosh for casting Bachchan and somewhat spoiling the climax, he can’t possibly be blamed for casting that man in a role that requires a lot of talking.
Mar 2019
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Babumoshai Bandookbaaz
...appears superficial because it fails to explore characters and their idiosyncrasies. It states everything about them in a matter of fact tone which eventually slacken the audience’s connect with them.
Aug 2017
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Baar Baar Dekho
...is hardly even a bird’s eye view of the new generation’s choices and desires. Its philosophy lacks strength and gloss takes the centre stage right from the beginning.
Sep 2016
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
...is a delight for all those who enjoy cinema as a visual medium, there is not much else, though.
Apr 2017
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Baaghi 3
There are a mind-numbing 140 minutes of this; thankfully Tiger is kicking and punching during most of it.
Mar 2020
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Baaghi 2
...is a big disappointment, especially for those who were waiting for a new action star to take over Bollywood.
Mar 2018
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Baadshaho
...has too many ordinarily written characters jostling for whistle-worthy one-liners for 136-minutes. Eventually they run short of the steam and Baadshaho becomes a rehashed ‘90s story with some gloss and a lot of disappointment.
Sep 2017
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Azhar
The version is over-dramaticised in stretches but the makers don’t deny any of the allegations, giving the scandal a spin that makes the film an interesting watch.
May 2016
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
If the belaboured and sporadic humour thereafter isn’t dull enough, they stuff in so many third-rate songs, you feel a bit of a troubled host yourself.
Mar 2010
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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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Arjun Patiala
Spoof as a genre has rarely been tried in Hindi cinema and someone needs to crack that egg – heaven knows there is a lot waiting to be explored; Arjun Patiala, alas, isn’t that film.
Jul 2019
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Apartment
Accept soft-core pornography in Indian films, and you’ll get rid of poor apologies such as these that have to force in plots, since they can’t just make a semi-porn pic instead.
Apr 2010
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Oct 2010
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Angry Indian Goddesses
After a good first half, the movie shifts gears post interval, and this is where it begins to falter.
Dec 2015
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Angrezi Medium
...a potentially good film, falls prey to poor execution and a weak screenplay.
Mar 2020
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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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Anaarkali Of Aarah
...brings forth a world that’s out of focus and needs our attention. Marginalised sections are fighting their own battles in this part of the globe and Anaarkali Of Aarah wants us to be sympathetic to them.
Mar 2017
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Alone
Watch the movie, for it is rare to sit through a supernatural thriller laughing all the way!
Jan 2015
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Allah Ke Banday
The gangs and their slums are not the same anymore. This would be a minor issue if the picture's setting wasn’t completely the point itself. It unfortunately is. There is no other story. Well. Too bad.
Nov 2010