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Chalo Dilli
...connects us to the basic element of the cinematic experience.It is all about the heart and the heartland.
Apr 2011
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Oct 2010
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Mod
...is like a gente sonnet played on a cosy winter morning. It is the tenderest love story in ages with a central performance by Takia that strikes a chord deep in your heart.
Oct 2011
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Peepli [Live]
Anusha Rizvi is an astonishing addition to the repertoire of directorial forces that matter.
Aug 2010
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Ra.One
...proves to be that turning point in the super-hero genre that Hindi cinema had been waiting for ever since Amitabh Bachchan donned the cape and leather trousers to play Toofan for Manmohan Desai.
Oct 2011
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Not A Love Story
...is not an easy film to watch. Crime has never looked more unglamorous on screen.
Aug 2011
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Feb 2011
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Aug 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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Land Gold Women
A must-see film for all those who believe cinema can still have its heart at the right place.
Dec 2011
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Game
Waltzing wickedly between the incredible and the inevitable Game succeeds in sustaining our interest right till the devilish denouement at the end.
Apr 2011
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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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Chance Pe Dance
Shahid brings out all the shades nuances and layers in the struggler’s inner life without bending the rules of commercial hero-giri. This is a far better performance than it outwardly seems.
Jan 2010
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Jan 2012
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Oct 2010
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Murder 2
...is a mirror of our amoral venomous times when no relationship is sacred anymore.
Jul 2011
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Khatta Meetha
See it for what the film leaves unsaid, though that’s hard to do when everyone is ceaselessly talking.
Jul 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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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
This is a rare film that surmounts and jumps over all the hurdles of clichéd plotting and corny dialogues on the sheer strength of its protagonists’ charm and grace.
Nov 2009
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Khap
...should be commended for attempting a socially-relevant theme with some amount of detachment and equanimity.
Jul 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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Aisha
Engaging and endearing Aisha makes you wonder if there’s anything more important in the world than finding the right match.
Aug 2010
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Ekk Deewana Tha
The trouble with this elegantly-packaged but somewhat selfidulgently-edited love story is that it takes a very long to get to the point.
Feb 2012
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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