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Paltan
There is a lot to be said about the futility of war, and now Dutta has made his case for the futility of the war movie.
Sep 2018
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Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
...is definitely one of your run-of-the-mill love stories, but it makes you smile, cry, laugh and brings a sense of freshness.
Sep 2019
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Mar 2021
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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
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Pad Man
Despite being peppered with melodrama and some scenes that go on for too long, the entertaining PadMan delivers a robust message -- the importance of women’s menstrual health.
Feb 2018
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Paathshaala
Television can't look beyond a few devises to pass of as entertainment, or sometimes news. I suspect filmmakers can't look beyond the addictive television they watch all day to think up a plot either.
Apr 2010
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One Night Stand
...is still an average film with a run-of-the-mill theme. It, however, is one of the better finished products with a similar recipe.
May 2016
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One Night Stand
...I can’t really recommend One Night Stand. But I think we need to acknowledge another marker in the evolution of the Hindi film heroine.
May 2016
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
The subject is immediately exhilarating still. As is this film.
Jul 2010
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Sep 2012
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Omerta
...the film never lets you lose attention and the gripping narrative style ensures you are on the edge throughout.
May 2018
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Ok Jaanu
...is probably one of the most heart-warming romances you will ever see in Bollywood.
Jan 2017
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Ok Jaanu
Shaad doesn’t add anything to the narrative and the leads aren’t dazzling enough to distract us from the inherent flaws — like the repetition and predictable ending.
Jan 2017
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O Teri
While the first half drags, the second half seems like the director is in a hurry to complete the movie.
Mar 2014
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Not A Love Story
We delve deeper into neither the young dream-chasers of a scary celeb industry nor chilling procedurals of an infamous police case, let alone the juicy tabloid drama that followed it. The narrative is predictably linear. Tsk. Waste.
Aug 2011
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Noor
...it fails to establish enough angst for the protest it hopes to ignite, it stops being the rom-com pretty soon and it does not give the victims enough time for us to empathise, nor does it ponder over the aggressors enough, for us to loathe them.
Apr 2017
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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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No One Killed Jessica
The narrative is gripping, the music score (Amit Trivedi) uplifting, the screenplay tight enough to allow for very few slippages (only towards the end).
Jan 2011
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NH10
Navdeep Singh nails it in the first half, but the second half lacks the same fluidity and penetration power. NH10 displays a great potential and then fails to capitalise on it.
Mar 2015
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Mar 2015
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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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Neerja
It’s an effectively narrated story that we all know, for why else will you look forward to unraveling a plot that has been widely documented. It makes you rise and salute Neerja, the extraordinary story of an ordinary person.
Feb 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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Naam Shabana
Unfortunately, it is not just the direction that falters. Neeraj’s screenplay isn’t as taut as his previous outings either. It lacks the depth of A Wednesday, Baby and Special 26.
Mar 2017
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Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke
Neither a probing satire nor a roaring laugh, neither fish nor fowl...
Mar 2010
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My Name is Khan
A commercially successful, massively scaled mainstream film that doesn’t just make a song and dance of it all could certainly change Bollywood forever. Of all, I’m glad Johar also made that move.
Feb 2010
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My Friend Pinto
These are interesting times. Different voices. Newer faces. Still Bollywood.
Oct 2011