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Mahabharat
Nobody really expected Mahabharat to offer anything close to Hollywood standard but when you have worked on a film for seven years like how the makers of Mahabharat claim, at least ensure you can tell a story engagingly.
Dec 2013
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Mr. X
The story is very predictable, but there aren't really those moments when you feel why the film doesn't end. Two for the film, and a half extra for Hashmi. Watch it for Emraan Hashmi...baaki ki chinta chhodo.
Apr 2015
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Feb 2010
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Race 2
A patchy script wholly banks on its stylish cast and a more stylish treatment. Oops... was that also my line when I reviewed Race four years back?
Jan 2013
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Pataakha
Bhardwaj though doesn't delve too deep into making them agents of change, more inclined to return to the shenanigans that provides the laughs. Pataakha further succumbs to taking a clichéd route to create drama and conflict, one more befitting in soap operas.
Sep 2018
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Veere Di Wedding
The good part - Veere Di Wedding isn't as frivolous as Rhea Kapoor's other productions like Aisha and Khoobsurat. It does break a few stereotypes with its story-telling. It's a film that you cannot completely dismiss for being too bold, too outrageous or too offensive.
Jun 2018
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Ragini MMS
Surely the film will have an audience among those young enough to be scared by the chills and desperate enough to find the sex titillating.But I guess I just wasn't scared enough.
May 2011
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AkaashVani
The film could have done with a more crisp narrative. At a near two-and-half hour runtime, you wish the tale was cut short by at least an hour. What works for the film, though, is the cast.
Jan 2013
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Ok Jaanu
The strength of the film is that it remains faithful to the original, and if you haven't watched that, OK Jaanu makes for a decent watch.
Jan 2017
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Jawaani Jaaneman
Though Jawaani Jaaneman is backed by strong performances, it couldn't make the film memorable. It suffers from a slow-paced predictable plot and patchy editing.
Jan 2020
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Raavan
...so we get Mani Ratnam's politics. What we don't get is his art. This is perhaps his most beautiful film--and that's saying a lot for someone who makes such an effort to frame his scenes. But it is also one of his weakest central characterisations.
Jun 2010
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May 2013
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Naam Shabana
If you want to watch Naam Shabana, do; just make sure you don't go in with the expectation of watching a riveting action-thriller like Baby.
Mar 2017
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Chhichhore
...is a one-time watch and is for those who are are still hung up on their college life. But it is no 3 Idiots. You might want to call your college buddies after the film.
Sep 2019
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
...as the reels roll you realise Anurag's Chicken Khurana lacks the right amount of spice. Debutant director Sharma somehow doesn't get the mix of Punjabi humour and melodrama right.
Nov 2012
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What The Fish
...after appearing to be a promising tale of what could happen, the film fails to surprise you anymore by the time it nears the climax.
Dec 2013
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War Chhod Na Yaar
...is not a ha ha fest but it makes you laugh at places and it has an important message.
Oct 2013
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Mary Kom
Mary Kom's story is a great one and we all know that. The film falls short in doing justice to Magnificent Mary.
Sep 2014
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Bol Bachchan
Far from being LOL stuff, Bol Bachchan ends up being Bore Bachchan, with a lame climax.
Jul 2012
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Vishwaroop
Is this a good movie or a bad movie? A bit of both--with both intentional and unintentional light relief.
Feb 2013
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Kaabil
Watch Kaabil for Hrithik Roshan, who deserves an extra star above the 1.5 to the film. There's not much else in Kaabil.
Jan 2017
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I Hate Luv Storys
It's not just the writing, which can be as pallid as the production design is vibrant. We've had it till here with the re-enatment of recent YashRaj and Karan Johar film scenes.
Jul 2010
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Heroine
Madhur Bhandarkar, toasted for the heroine-oriented scripts he creates, has just given us his weakest female protagonist yet. That itself lays bare the irony about the film titled Heroine.
Sep 2012
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A Flying Jatt
...is meant for kids. If grown-ups don't mind doing the fabled "leave the brain outside the home and enjoy" routine before stepping into the theatre, they will not mind A Flying Jatt.
Aug 2016
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Lahore
It's a film that could have done with less length and more effort to find a better lead. Fewer cliches too.
Mar 2010
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Tees Maar Khan
It's an oddly half-hearted film from a woman who is never known to do anything in half measure.
Dec 2010
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Tanu Weds Manu Returns
While the first half is pacy, fun and eventful and spearheaded fabulously by Ranaut, the second is a disappointment. Devoid of ideas to reach the inevitable climax...
May 2015
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Tamasha
What makes Tamasha worth a watch are the leads. If only the story was as imaginative as Ved is supposed to be.
Nov 2015
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Helicopter Eela
...might have had a clear purpose. But that gets glossed over by a stretched storyline and at times, over-hammy acting. The excessive drama shoots down any comic potential.
Oct 2018