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Ishqiya
How do we evaluate Ishqiya beyond its politically-charged verbally-lurid lunge at realism? Is the film to be applauded for forging a new language of expression? Or should that language have been used with more restrain and tact ?
Jan 2010
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Rann
...razor-sharp bitter and biting look at the real world of rapidly-moving moral issues.
Jan 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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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 2010
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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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Paa
Balakrishnan doesn’t let Auro’s tale become subservient to the incredibly skilled performance behind Auro. And that’s the miracle which we all must witness in Paa.
Dec 2009
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De Dana Dan
De Dana Dan is not a film. It's a series of skits strung together to convey a sense of baggy fun and frivolous entertainment.
Nov 2009
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Kurbaan
...critically important work because it spells out uncomfortable truths in a cinematic language that’s riveting and resonant without resorting to extravagant flourishes and fireworks.
Nov 2009
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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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Nov 2009
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Aladin
...the film’s faith in the nurturing qualities inherent in fantasy never flags.
Nov 2009