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Jul 2013
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
...has all the makings of a contemporary cult classic this season's best film.
Mar 2010
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Court
A film so real that you can almost touch it. Please go watch it. The audience needs such films more than the film needing the audience.
Apr 2015
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Manmarziyaan
Together the three actors add incredible zest, flesh, and energy to roles that compel you look at the world through each perspective, and probably even find oneself in it in some form.
Sep 2018
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Titli
A great story (Sharad Katariya, Kanu Behl), good editing (Namrata Rao) and uncompromising execution makes this a film not to be missed.
Oct 2015
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...a cinematic triumph -- the film is edgy, raw, thrilling and completely entertaining.
Jul 2010
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Dec 2014
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3 Idiots
...every scene is special and brings with it something that's out of the ordinary.
Dec 2009
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My Name is Khan
...works because it's an uplifting tale of an underdog told in an entertaining manner. There's also that element of freshness in the film also his choice of actors...
Feb 2010
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Haider
Rejoice. The sensitive storyteller is back in his element. Vishal Bharadwaj brings alive the ecstasy, pain and passion of Hamlet on screen.
Oct 2014
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Ram-leela
It is Deepika and Ranvir’s sizzling chemistry that does full justice to Bhansali’s passionate story.
Nov 2013
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Badlapur
The story, peppered with black humour to tickle us once in a while, reveals many more levels as we go along in this emotional roller coaster ride. The impressive ensemble cast contributes in a large way.
Feb 2015
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Masaan
An eagle's eye for detailing coupled with some excellent piece of writing is what largely works for 'Masaan', apart from other fine things.
Jul 2015
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Golmaal 3
Prepare to laugh your guts out. It's the funniest film of the year so far...
Nov 2010
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
What Baahubali does is show the future of Indian big-screen cinema, if it has to survive the onslaught of Hollywood, or move beyond Rajini, Khans, Kapoor, and Kumar, to begin with.
Apr 2017
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Sep 2012
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Kai Po Che!
It is simple, colourful and vibrant but it doesn’t shirk from portraying the grey, the black and the complex. But most of all, Kai Po Che! doesn’t sit on the fence...
Feb 2013
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Finding Fanny
The best thing about this screwball comedy is that Homi Adajania has evidently made it purely for the fun of it and not as a desperate bid to play to the gallery.
Sep 2014
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Dil Dhadakne Do
This is a classic example of how when a pertinent, contemporary story meets a stellar star cast and near perfect direction, it results in a wholesome film good enough to be taken home to mum.
Jun 2015
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Fan
...it is evident why Shah Rukh Khan is needed for a film of this sort, and why only someone in his position and with his caliber could do it too.
Apr 2016
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M.S. Dhoni
The fact that the filmmakers really pull it off, I’d say, That’s the way, Mahi way!
Sep 2016
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Dedh Ishqiya
The best part of this film is perhaps that there is no compromise whatsoever with the pace, the decadence, the beauty and the purity of the language that a setting of this kind demands.
Jan 2014
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha
One of the best romantic comedies to come out of Bollywood, 'Dum Lagaa Ke Haisha' steadily grows on you and warms the cockles of your heart even before you realise it.
Feb 2015
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Queen
This is a delightful coming-of-age story about a simple girl. Watch this film for Kangna Ranaut's brilliant performance.
Mar 2014
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Trapped
That 'Trapped' manages to grippingly hold your attention with such an underwhelming setting is an achievement in itself. That it could invade your senses makes it worth every minute, without any break, in the theatre.
Mar 2017
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Citylights
...even though the direction and performances are impressive, the script seems manipulated and contrived at certain points, as if designed to pull the emotional trigger of the audience.
May 2014
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Udta Punjab
Walking out of the theatre, one is grateful that the filmmakers fought for this film.
Jun 2016
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Dangal
... a wholly enjoyable ride in the theatre, yet again. Don't think I need to say more. You won't miss this anyway.
Dec 2016
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Mukkabaaz
...marks Kashyap's fab return to a realm he understands and expresses best -- with all its flaws, angst and humour, Tarantino-esque pop-culture references, making it all as distressing as it is frickin' fun and real.
Jan 2018