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Monsoon Shootout
The film shines in its ability to make you question your loyalty. This is where the storytelling excels.
Dec 2017
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Fukrey Returns
A screenplay that appears promising in the first half is interrupted by far too many twists, which do little to lift the film. In fact, in an attempt to verbalise every development, the humour runs thin from the onset of the second half.
Dec 2017
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Firangi
Sharma, who is among the most talented comedians, should stick to tickling the funny bone. Even with an earnest attempt, he fails to deliver.
Dec 2017
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Kadvi Hawa
But beyond the obvious sell that combines well with original intent, this is, on the face of it, a uniformly dark, grim, thoroughly meditative film on farmers' suicides...
Nov 2017
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Ajji
Makhija pitches his film as a dark-twisted take on The Little Red Riding Hood. We're certain you won't revisit the fairytale with enthusiasm after this.
Nov 2017
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Tumhari Sulu
This film, where Vidya shows up as a vivacious, fat Virar aunty, embodying all the compassions and contradictions within a modern desi woman, is not an exception, by any means. It is really as good as it gets.
Nov 2017
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Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
In an attempt to propagate the message of 'family-first', the movie employs misconceptions and stereotypes, making it impossible to engage with the lead characters.
Nov 2017
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Qarib Qarib Singlle
This is the sort of script that world champions of the desi rom-com genre would've taken to an altogether level. To be fair, director Tanuja Chandra (in fine form) makes it more than a 'qarib qarib' lovely, and surely worth your while in the theatre.
Nov 2017
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Ittefaq
I also don’t remember the last time I watched a full-on, no-nonsense, whodunit Hindi mainstream murder mystery in a theatre, with no way to talk about it but to urge you to see it, because that’s the only way we can discuss it any further.
Nov 2017
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Oct 2017
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Tu Hai Mera Sunday
You wish everything in the film worked as effortlessly as them but clearly director Milind Dhaimade doesn't spread out his material between the characters.
Oct 2017
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Sep 2017
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Haseena Parkar
Besides being an utterly exhausting watch, it is dull and completely devoid of perspective.
Sep 2017
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Simran
...there's more reason to celebrate Simran than diss it. The quirky perspective at finding laughs in troubled times is a refreshing way of viewing problems. And then there's Kangana, making badass look simple, human and so full of heart.
Sep 2017
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Lucknow Central
...will make you laugh and cry, and will leave you with memories that last long after the film concludes.
Sep 2017
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Poster Boys
The problem, however, lies in the second half. The drama runs thin as the film starts to drag. Jokes become repetitive and silly, and the climax is poorly executed.
Sep 2017
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Daddy
It can't exactly be termed as Gawli's biopic, because so much of his life is missing from the film. Nor can one say that it is entertaining as it offers nothing new.
Sep 2017
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Baadshaho
It is a case of how a good ol' masala entertainer, which otherwise could have been an enjoyable affair thanks to its action sequences and some seeti maar dialogues, has gone wrong - once again, reiterating the importance of sharp writing in a thriller.
Sep 2017
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Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
This is a brave and bright film with its heart in the right place and its gaze refreshingly free of a gender bias fixed firmly at the crotch level.
Sep 2017
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Qaidi Band
The scenes lack conviction and powerful storytelling. Plenty of loopholes that cannot be ignored and half baked characters ruin the rest of the film.
Aug 2017
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A Gentleman
I miss the Raj & DK of Go, Goa, Gone, and their films where gags come flying your way fast and quick. There was a threadbare plot in that one too, but at least it was clever. This is just a snoozefest, all the way.
Aug 2017
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Babumoshai Bandookbaaz
...if you took out all the characters and crime-history from Gangs Of Wasseypur, you’ll come close to this. Given what a masterpiece Gangs was, that’s a pretty good compliment by the way!
Aug 2017
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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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Gurgaon
The relatability and realism of it all, despite the hasty simplicities in the plot, add much to the character.
Aug 2017
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Indu Sarkar
While high on obvious propaganda, low on aesthetics, where Bhandarkar does well is to show the deep disdain the Indian state has for activists, its excessive censorship, the complete lack of an opposition in politics, and a relentless public campaign through events to suggest all's well, when it’s really not.
Aug 2017
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Raag Desh
If this film feels slightly exhausting, even if exhilarating in parts, then that's because it is rather exhaustive in its exposition of facts. History fiends should jump at it right away.
Jul 2017
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Lipstick Under My Burkha
...timed to perfection, mirroring the world we live in, is narrating a story about a subaltern, small-town Indian society at the edge of a revolution.
Jul 2017