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Mar 2017
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Chhichhore
It's almost like the writer-director, at a living-room, is regaling you with anecdotes and blokes from his hostel life in an engineering campus. In fact, that's how this plot is also narrated in the film — to the lead character's son, who, along with the audience, is hearing all of this for the first time.
Sep 2019
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Thappad
As a filmmaker with a sharp voice, this is Sinha's third film in a row that knocks open a fissure to reveal the rot within (when it comes to gender relations).
Feb 2020
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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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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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Special 26
Much of the film’s success can be credited to an absorbing and audacious plot and its gentle sarcasm and quiet humour.
Feb 2013
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Raazi
This is a meditative version of a war film, subtly weighing in on human loss and ruthlessness, even as it seldom wavers from checking off all the crackling elements of an espionage thriller.
May 2018
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Section 375
...is a crackling film that delves into the subject wisely, talking of issues that we are only happy to brush under our carpets and bury in our closets. It’s by far one of 2019’s best film and I recommend you give this one a dekko for sure.
Sep 2019
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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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Jan 2016
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Article 15
Anubhav Sinha has definitely won hearts with this film. While this crime/thriller will question you as the scenes proceed, the powerful dialogues will leave you startled.
Jun 2019
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Talvar
...makes for a gripping and deeply disturbing film, largely thanks to the nature of the crime, but also because of the true to life style of narration, devoid any excess melodrama.
Oct 2015
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Sep 2016
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No One Killed Jessica
It is proof that a relevant issue -- if portrayed cleverly on celluloid -- can be a statement of our times, while maintaining the entertainment quotient.
Jan 2011
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Aug 2011
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Toilet
Don't look for subtlety in the storytelling in 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' and you will come away a happy viewer with some relevant thoughts on how non-metropolitan India exists without caving into a depression.
Aug 2017
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Chhapaak
...subtly puts a lot of such debates into perspective. We should be proud of it. As we are, of Padukone fronting and backing it, of course.
Jan 2020
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Kapoor & Sons
Shakun Batra's biggest achievement is that he has etched each of the central characters with precision.
Mar 2016
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Gully Boy
This is a new kind of 'Angry Young Man' movie, in effect - seamlessly merging sub-culture with pop mainstream.
Feb 2019
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Miss Lovely
Watch this film only if you are brave enough to dive into the ‘dirty’ pool. If you are lucky, you might shed a layer of ‘sophistication’ and feel liberated.
Jan 2014
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Shahid
Once in a while comes along a film that takes you aback by the direct and brutally honest approach it takes. Hansal Mehta’s Shahid is one such film.
Oct 2013
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D-Day
...with an innovative story idea, adept editing, fantastic execution and good performances is immensely watchable, at least once.
Jul 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