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Nov 2017
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Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
The film ticks all Bollywood boxes -- romance, drama, revenge, songs et al. But beyond the song and dance routine, it also shines light on gender inequality, dowry and corruption, holding a mirror up to us as a people.
Nov 2017
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Ittefaq
...tries its best to create intrigue, and doesn’t give the audience a lot of time to think twice about a single event. That is its biggest achievement.
Nov 2017
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Ribbon
...rakes up a lot of issues that deserve at least a discourse in the current scenario, but instead, ends up only fleetingly touching these. Neither the characters nor the narrative take upon the evils and the evil-doers.
Nov 2017
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Ranchi Diaries
With Gangs of Wasseypur, Anurag Kashyap created a genre of dark humour and crime stories set in small towns. Sattwik Mohanty’s Ranchi Diaries is the laziest attempt we have seen in the genre.
Oct 2017
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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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Tu Hai Mera Sunday
...is concerned about our well beings and that makes it notice-worthy. It’s a sweet, little film asking for your support.
Oct 2017
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CRD
The beauty of the film lies in its absurdity, audacity and cheekiness - you get to hear and see things that you don’t expect from a typical Hindi film.
Sep 2017
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Judwaa 2
...like the original, isn’t a piece of art, in fact it’s mediocre, but it’s that one film which may lift your mood.
Sep 2017
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Bhoomi
...is a revenge drama that tries a lot to be bold, brave and advocate feminism but wants to stay in the comfort zone of a typical Bollywood masala film. The result is stereotypes, over-the-top melodrama and a predictable story.
Sep 2017
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Newton
...is one of the finest political satires we have seen in the last couple of years.
Sep 2017
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Simran
...all of it seems so self-indulgent that neither the film nor the protagonist is successful in making the audience empathise or identify with her.
Sep 2017
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Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi
It’s a tedious watch even with a reasonable 120-minute duration. Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi demands patience and is not likely to make many laugh.
Sep 2017
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Lucknow Central
...fails to utilise its resources, especially Diana Penty, and loses out on a chance to become a really engaging film.
Sep 2017
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Sameer
It is the well-knit screenplay and crisp editing that maintains the pace and makes Sameer an edge-of-the-seat thriller with a few melodramatic dialogues thrown in.
Sep 2017
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Daddy
With a sloppy storyline and over-dramatic dialogues, there is nothing fresh to watch in Daddy except for Arjun Rampal’s performance...
Sep 2017
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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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Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Prasanna presents Shubh Mangal Saavdhan in a rather flat manner and refuses to give space to characters other than the hero and heroine, leaving behind one mess of what could have been a fun-filled entertainer.
Sep 2017
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A Gentleman
...Raj and DK have managed to narrate the plain and full-of-cliches story in their own quirky style and their dialogues and the screenplay make it fun to watch.
Aug 2017
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Qaidi Band
...brings up a new concept and offers some wonderful songs, but that’s about it. It remains an average story told in an average way.
Aug 2017
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Aug 2017
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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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Jab Harry Met Sejal
From the title to its climax, everything screams ‘been there, done that.’
Aug 2017
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Gurgaon
...Shankar’s style of filmmaking is a reminder of Anurag Kashyap’s craft. The rawness of their characters, the unapologetic attitude and a sensible handling of social and gender equations is all there.
Aug 2017
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Indu Sarkar
While the film was publicised as a film “on Emergency”, it actually oscillates between a political drama and a typical Bollywood film about a couple. Unfortunately, the transition between the two narratives is neither smooth nor convincing.
Jul 2017
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Mubarakan
You’ll be occasionally laughing, but probably won’t be leaving the theatre with a big smile on your face.
Jul 2017
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Munna Michael
Everybody, including Tiger Shroff and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is out of sync in this film.
Jul 2017