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Jul 2010
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Lamhaa
...the film is gripping, and while it may be trying too hard to be true to every complex reality of Kashmir, its heart is big. And more importantly in the right place.
Jul 2010
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Udaan
Watch it and weep. And marvel at an extraordinary story told without veering into the maudlin. It's a tightly controlled drama without any melodrama.
Jul 2010
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Red Alert
...the movie suffers from the same problem that all Bollywood films on controversial subjects do--how to present both sides, equally well, not offending anyone.
Jul 2010
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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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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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Housefull
This is Sajid Khan's strange universe where gay jokes abound, wife swapping makes for humour, and innuendo is rife. Where the language is coarse and the humour in-your-face.
Apr 2010
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Chase
What I don't understand is why he expects people to pay good money to watch him play action star when they can as easily just play their PSPs?
Apr 2010
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Paathshaala
Don't expect any answers from what is clearly not meant either to enlighten or entertain.
Apr 2010
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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
...a script that has been slapped together by a bunch of juveniles, and directed by the head juvenile.
Apr 2010
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The Japanese Wife
It's like sitting by the river at night, watching the sun set. Watch it and weep.
Apr 2010
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Mar 2010
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Mar 2010
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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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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
It's partly hilarious, mostly sad, yes quite misogynistic but also very unusual.
Mar 2010
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My Name is Khan
Is this a movie one should watch? Yes, I think so. Not because of its message, that anyone with a pure heart can achieve what he wants, even if it is to meet the President of America, but because of Shah Rukh.
Feb 2010
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Feb 2010
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Jan 2010
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Rann
...the next time Verma decides to unmask the media, he should try doing a little homework. As of now, Rann is a joke, saved only by its fine cast.
Jan 2010
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Jan 2010
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Chance Pe Dance
If he'd paid half that much attention to the script and injected an element of surprise or even of novelty, this would have been a much better film.
Jan 2010
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Pyaar Impossible
If you must watch it, please do so for Priyanka. She really needs better roles.
Jan 2010
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Rocket Singh
...not one that says "look at me, I am making a statement to change the world". But a quiet and subtle appreciation of the life we've been given and what we can do with it.
Dec 2009
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Dec 2009
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Kurbaan
My problem with Kurbaan is not just that it covers ground similar to New York... My problem is also not just that it makes terrorism look ridiculously simple... My problem is movies that have decided to make a market of this. There's a formula at work here.
Nov 2009