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Piku
...a lovely tale which will touch your heart even if it does so by talking about bowel troubles.
May 2015
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Titli
...works because it is not just a poignant character study of an angry young man but also an incisive and intense family drama.
Oct 2015
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Barfi!
...a pleasantly different film, only it isn't an extraordinary one. That's because despite the brilliant characters and setting, the film doesn't have an extraordinary story to tell.
Sep 2012
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Apr 2014
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Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
What makes Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota more endearing, is that it is strewn with Bollywood clichés, like separated childhood sweethearts, good-and-evil twins, and the hunt for a locket. It is both a celebration and a gentle mockery of Bollywood’s usual tropes.
Mar 2019
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Talaash
...creates its chills primarily tapping into the dark side of the mind, which makes it an unusual Bollywood film.
Nov 2012
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Lootera
Motwane manages to embrace the complexities of human nature with aplomb in the film, filled with melodrama.
Jul 2013
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Finding Fanny
With Being Cyrus, Cocktail and now Finding Fanny Homi Adajania's filmography is quite a cocktail. To pull this off and make it entertaining is not easy, but it's clear he is an extremely talented filmmaker.
Sep 2014
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Mukkabaaz
I detested the new velvety 2.0 Anurag Kashyap but Mukkabaaz is a glimpse of the old & hungry Anurag.
Jan 2018
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No Fathers In Kashmir
...leaves you thinking of the thousands of disappeared fathers, sons and brothers long after you leave the theatre. And the fact that it is a reality that Kashmir battles every living hour.
Apr 2019
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Miss Lovely
There is an obvious effort on the part of the film to leave you in a state of discomfort, so that the well-researched plot is fully appreciated for what it is worth.
Jan 2014
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Raees
...this is intelligent filmmaking in the service of a been-there-seen-that story with risky overtones.
Jan 2017
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Article 15
...might be rough around the edges and might have its fair share of flaws with regard to storytelling, but it is indeed a film to be watched.
Jun 2019
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Players
Bollywood has realized it can camouflage its lack of stories with lots of thrills, chases, heists making the location exotic and the villains international even if it has to finally buy the remake rights legally.
Jan 2012
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Sep 2012
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Sep 2013
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Begum Jaan
...leaves you with something to chew on and makes for a compelling watch, at least once.
Apr 2017
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Ready
The film is pretty much a showcase for what Salman Khan does best-which is fight, dance, charm the girls, and laugh lazily at everyone. An assortment of ugly relatives, even uglier villains and a plot that makes no sense at all. None of it matters.
Jun 2011
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10ml Love
...is unusual by Bollywood standards, tracking love, fidelity and desires. But the film needed more assured direction. A talented cast does an impressive job, though.
Dec 2012
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NH10
Singh drags the climax, indulging in some cinematic flair, but it's also his way of displaying girl power in its most lethal form. It's not something you see every day in Bollywood.
Mar 2015
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Bodyguard
The viewer is not enthralled but bhaijaan has done the best that his comic strip straitjacket could allow him.
Sep 2011
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Harud
It is one of the most definitive films on the subject that Bollywood has ever made.
Jul 2012
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Mom
...scrutinises and lays bare the gaping holes in the law in this country. Its method of making the criminals meet their fate is over-dramatised and problematic. And unbelievable. But who can say no to a tale of a mother's revenge?
Jul 2017
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Mardaani 2
...is worth a watch. It will disturb you - but not more than what news reports are already doing to you (or should be).
Dec 2019
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Ayan Mukerji's second film is exactly the second film you would expect from director who made his debut with Wake Up Sid, driven by the pros and cons that come in the wake.
May 2013