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Azhar
Tony D'Souza's fictionalisation of Azharuddin's life works in most parts, but comes out as a deeply eulogising exercise.
May 2016
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Not A Love Story
It's Varma's old hunting ground-there's an animal inside each of us. And if you have the stomach for it, it's worth a watch.
Aug 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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Filmistaan
As a film recognising the influence of cinema, Filmistaan is engaging, but not as a kidnapping thriller.
Jun 2014
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Shikara
...is a film on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits made with the right amount of sensibility and compassion. While it touches hearts in many parts, it also compels you to question if everything was clearly black and white with no shades of grey.
Feb 2020
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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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Ishkq In Paris
Preity is feisty as ever but she isn't doing anything she might not have already done in a zillion films before.
May 2013
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The Zoya Factor
...rather than putting its cast and breezy premise to good use, the film runs amok and you slowly begin to wonder why you should sit through 2.5 hours of this.
Sep 2019
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Oct 2010
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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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Panipat
Ashutosh Gowariker may not be able to do grandeur like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, but he can do war. Yet, a lacklustre cinematography and terrible CGI mars this solid attempt. It would have worked 10 years ago.
Dec 2019
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Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum
The film makes you snigger, and then you snigger at yourself for doing as much at something so obviously silly and raunchy.
Jul 2012
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Super 30
Under the guidance of math wizard Anand Kumar, his Super 30 turned out to be miracles. Under the guidance of Vikas Bahl, Hrithik Roshan's Super 30 is far from one.
Jul 2019
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Khiladi 786
...tries blending Akshay's Rowdy Rathore swagger with his Housefull humour. It ends up in a nowhere-zone in between.
Dec 2012
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Stree
After regaling audiences with many ideas it's a bit of a letdown to see a film venture on a all-too familiar terrain. Stree tries to give its female ghost an identity that goes beyond revenge, yet by the end she also feels nothing beyond a scream queen.
Aug 2018
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Besharam
...tries bringing back funk to the Bollywood screen. It would have worked if Kashyap and company focussed on just that bit instead of compromising on the novelty factor for 100-crore basics.
Oct 2013
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London Dreams
Shah has the energy of the film on tap. If only he had got the story half as right.
Nov 2009
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Chef
...is that rare Hindi film that celebrates India's diversity of cuisine and its unfailing ability to whet our appetite and for that alone it's worth a watch.
Oct 2017
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War
...is a crowd-puller, but it isn’t meant to further the cause of cinema. It will entertain you.
Oct 2019
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Love Sonia
...inconsistencies can't take away from Mrunal Thakur's work who essays the character with conviction, capturing its naiveté, guilt and fractured spirit adeptly. If you love Sonia by the end of it, it's because of her.
Sep 2018
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Mausam
Every scene is beautifully shot, the romance is meant to grow on you with its artful glances and coy exchanges. But instead of a slow burn, it's just plain exhaustion.
Sep 2011
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Sulemani Keeda
Despite the film's flaws, Masurkar shows promise as a filmmaker drawing from what seem like his own experiences as a filmmaker.
Dec 2014
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A Gentleman
...makes for an entertaining watch. If a not-too-serious, masala film is your ideal weekend watch, then this film does not disappoint.
Aug 2017
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Fukrey
...reminds you that Bollywood these days is trying to entertain beyond tested flavours. The effort may have stumbled in execution. At least, like the four fukreys, the makers did try hard.
Jun 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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Mar 2016
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Golmaal 3
There's no point complaining about the utterly politically incorrect nature of the speech-impaired jokes or the vulgar nature of various actions, so I won't.
Nov 2010
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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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Raazi
She (Alia Bhatt) is present in almost every scene post her character's introduction and she shines throughout even when the film stutters near the end.
May 2018