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Zokkomon
This one falls short of expectations, mainly because of the poor special-effects and the failure of the plot to take off.
Apr 2011
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
...an exhilarating journey, an inspiring experience, a thought rather than a plot that glides with stunning smoothness and celerity.
Jul 2011
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Feb 2011
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Yamla Pagla Deewana
...a comedy that keeps us smiling till the last breathless moment of hilarious havoc.
Jan 2011
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Sep 2010
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Veer
...gets details of the period and locations in place. But the inner conviction and a genuine passion that made Anil Sharma’s Gadar: Ek Prem Katha so special are completely absent...
Jan 2010
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Turning 30
Fresh, feisty and well-designed with above-average technical virtues Turning 30 is more a chic than a chick flick.
Jan 2011
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Apr 2010
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Toh Baat Pakki
...is as inert at its centre as s clock that stopped ticking while you were sleeping. Avoid, even if you are a diehard Tabu fan. In fact please avoid IF you are Tabu fan.
Feb 2010
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The Dirty Picture
The film captures evocative montages of the protagonist's troubled turbulent and titillating life. Luckily Vidya Balan's performance comes from her heart.
Dec 2011
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Thanks Maa
...a tender yet ruthless look-see at a city that claims to have a place for everyone but somehow neglects looking after children who are vulnerable to every form of attack on the streets.
Mar 2010
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Tere Bin Laden
...is many notches above the run-of-the-mill satire, as a spectral swipe at Osama-phobia, Bush-bashing and global terrorism this one doesn’t quite make the cut.
Jul 2010
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Teen Patti
Surprisingly ingenious and resonant,Teen Patti is not so much about the cards that are dealt on the table as the one that destiny doles out in places where the human eye and desire cannot reach.
Feb 2010
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Stanley Ka Dabba
...a wicked and poignant journey into the heart and soul of a child. At once clever and artless it effortlessly takes cinema about child psychology out of the box. The tiffin box.
May 2011
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Soundtrack
...a soul-stirring tale of a musician's voyage into deafening hedonism and a quiet redemption.
Oct 2011
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Shor In The City
I saw the future of Hindi cinema. And it's got a name. Shor In The City.
May 2011
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Shagird
...is not devoid of merit. The Patekar characters affinity to vintage film songs gives a centre to an otherwise-doddering tale of desperate corruption.
May 2011
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Shaapit
...the film is well-mounted and packaged with sincerity. Yup, the ghoul can be quite cool.
Mar 2010
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Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande
...a kind of unique effort . It teases the conscience awake. It's a warm and honest film that looks with unblinking directness at issues which are more relevant now than ever.
Aug 2011
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Tigmanshu Dhulia's homage to Dutt is saucy if somewhat uneven in tone and jagged at the edges.
Oct 2011
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Sadiyaan
...appeals at a very basic level. They don’t make too many movies like these any more.
Apr 2010
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7 Khoon Maaf
Chalk up an absolute winner for the Vishal-Bhardwaj-Priyanka Chopra team.They make a coherent vision out of an inconceivable marital crises.
Feb 2011
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Rockstar
...a spellbinding courageous coming-of-rage saga woven into a tantalizing tapestry of memory and angst and driven forward with demoniacal fury by Ranbir Kapoor's centrally-heated performance.
Nov 2011
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Rocket Singh
It is a momentous piece of cinema for its writing and its supreme indifference to the dynamics of conventional storytelling...
Dec 2009
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Road to Sangam
This is a small tender idea, executed with a certain amount of élan and loads and loads of heart.
Jan 2010