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Mar 2014
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Lakshmi
...let's not confuse the issue with the film, which is well-intentioned yet typical.
Mar 2014
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Gang of Ghosts
How to ruin a potential cult film. Take a super hit regional film. Copy it word by word, scene by scene. Put dollops of Bollywood commercial elements in it.
Mar 2014
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Ragini MMS - 2
...is being touted as a 'horrex' movie - a combination of horror and sex. Although you wouldn't be too far off if you thought it stood for horrible sex. It might be smarter to market this movie as a spoof instead.
Mar 2014
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Bewakoofiyaan
Despite three likeable actors in principal roles, 'Bewakoofiyaan' feels lightweight instead of lighthearted. Asthana directs with an easy hand, but she's saddled with a dead duck of a script that simply can't be saved.
Mar 2014
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Mar 2014
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Shaadi Ke Side Effects
Predictable and occasionally misguided, but also hopelessly fun.
Feb 2014
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Gunday
...isn't unwatchable, but it's certainly a case of potential squandered. The film has an authentic look and feel of 70s Calcutta, some robust cinematography, and a few good tunes. It's also got two live-wire leading men whose on-screen chemistry sadly isn't mined for enough laughs.
Feb 2014
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Babloo Happy Hai
...fresh, breezy, naughty, nifty. It gives out a strong message without being weighed down by the social statement.
Feb 2014
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Heartless
...a highly boring film which offers only flaws and below-average performances making it a serious no no for the movie buffs.
Feb 2014
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Hasee Toh Phasee
...gives us some of the funniest, most inspired moments in recent rom-com memory.
Feb 2014
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One By Two
...tries hard to break the mold of Bollywood rom-coms, but seldom offers scenarios or characters that are refreshingly original.
Jan 2014
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Jai Ho
It might have its heart in the right place, but the brain appears to be missing.
Jan 2014
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Om-Dar-Ba-Dar
...challenges your depth, to say the least. You are free to reject the film out-rightly, but you will keep doubting your decision throughout the process, which means it will remain in your sub-conscious as an unsolved mystery.
Jan 2014
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Miss Lovely
...it's an unconventional watch, yes, but it's also refreshing to see a different kind of Indian cinema make its place in the world.
Jan 2014
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Dedh Ishqiya
Gorgeously shot, crisply edited, and handsomely mounted, large portions of the film are evocative of a nawabi culture and lifestyle alas seldom seen in the movies now.
Jan 2014
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Yaariyan
Divya Khosla Kumar has tried some new things but the story lacks cohesiveness.
Jan 2014
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Mr Joe B. Carvalho
You might consider knocking back a few before heading out to watch Mr Joe B Carvalho, the sort of misguided madcap comedy that can only be endured in a state of semi-intoxication.
Jan 2014
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Dhoom 3
...the film is let down by a convenient script and its inability to deliver solid entertainment.
Dec 2013
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Jackpot
I will give Kaizad Gustad full marks for experimenting something new, but his basic theme lacks hook points.
Dec 2013
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Club 60
Unfortunately writer-director Sanjay Tripathy can't lift this script from its quicksand of predictability, and can't avoid the mawkish melodrama that stories like these inevitably slip into.
Dec 2013
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Bullett Raja
With a tighter script and an uncompromising vision, he might've knocked this one right out of the park. At the moment though, it's an easy but forgettable watch.
Nov 2013
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Singh Saab The Great
...the film still comes across as a heartfelt and efficacious drama, that packs an emotional punch and brings forth yet another stellar performance from Sunny Deol.
Nov 2013
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
You expect rom-coms to be frothy, escapist fluff, but Gori Teri Pyaar Mein specializes in a brand of emptiness that struggles to hold your attention.
Nov 2013
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Rajjo
It takes giant reserves of patience to survive a film as bizarre as Rajjo. Watching this movie, you have to wonder what exactly might have tempted an actress of Kangana Ranaut's caliber to commit to it.
Nov 2013