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Saat Uchhakkey
...the climax does come with a twist but it’s wholly unsatisfying and a tad convenient. The one highlight is the way the actors embrace these characters, banter easily and show relish for those expletive-heavy lines.
Oct 2016
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Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga
...is too slight to be this year’s Bheja Fry or Welcome to Sajjanpur, but there is no doubting its relevance and sincerity.
Mar 2013
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Saand Ki Aankh
...stands apart because it doesn’t just celebrate the achievement of two individuals.
Oct 2019
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Jan 2016
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Dec 2013
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Rustom
...uses all the sensational material the Nanavati case has to offer, the treatment is laughably bad...
Aug 2016
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Roy
Singh’s un-Bollywood storytelling (long pauses, silences and thoughtfulness), colour palette and controlled drama are refreshing, but the pace is sluggish and the plot too thin to carry a two-and-a-half-hour film.
Feb 2015
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Rowdy Rathore
...is an assault on every sense; it never reaches close to any mental faculty.
Jun 2012
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Rocky Handsome
The punch-by-numbers action scenes are not enough to save a poorly adapted film with poorly pitched performances, out-of-tune casting and tacky execution.
Mar 2016
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Rock On 2
...the best thing one can say about Rock On 2 is that it’s a professional job.
Nov 2016
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Revolver Rani
...has a bit too much going on at any given point, but it is cast well and has an interesting set of actors who give the material much-needed heft.
Apr 2014
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Rangoon
...is a rollicking, messy, somewhat frustrating film—it neither coheres, nor does it let you drift away.
Feb 2017
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Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi
An accomplished ensemble cast and glib dialogues keep a film about death, expectations and duty afloat.
Jan 2021
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Raman Raghav 2.0
...is as unpleasant as it is gleefully amoral and perversely enjoyable.
Jun 2016
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Nov 2013
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Rajjo
...the movie plays out unmistakably in la-la land, with characters that can only be found in other movies about prostitutes and a series of plot developments that bear little connection to the real world.
Nov 2013
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Rajdhani Express
...a mishmash of comic characters, disjointed sequences and banal screenplay.
Jan 2013
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Aug 2014
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Mar 2018
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Raees
...because Khan holds so much in reserve, Raees remains a cipher. To borrow an old theatrical aphorism, he plays the king as if afraid someone else might play the ace.
Jan 2017
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Radhe
...is a supreme drag, and another outing for the trigger-happy enforcer cop in Hindi cinema.
May 2021
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Race 2
The big budget is on display, and in boring, plastic ways. A lover of pulp action thrillers has many sharper, and far more entertaining options.
Jan 2013
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Raazi
Like she did in Talvar, Gulzar assembles and marshals an expert ensemble. It’s a pleasure watching a detail-oriented director like her collaborate with an actor like Bhatt, who has a knack of making the tiniest gestures count.
May 2018
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Raanjhanaa
...the lead performance shines, the writing complementing it. Rahman’s music set to the tragicomic beats of this man’s life makes Raanjhanaa a film to watch.
Jun 2013
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Raabta
This reincarnation drama with convenient plot-points doesn’t quite come together.
Jun 2017
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Queen
...an ebullient, enjoyable film, its feminist points squirelled into the film’s margins. It’s the breeziest film you can imagine about a person’s transformation in a short span, and Ranuat is winningly responsible for it.
Mar 2014
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Qarib Qarib Singlle
A patchily constructed romantic comedy, redeemed somewhat by Irrfan and Parvathy.
Nov 2017