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Sep 2013
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Delhi Belly
It's a film so irreverent, so unapologetic, it'd be surprising if it didn't go on to become cult.
Jul 2011
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Court
It is unyielding, funny, mundane, occasionally boring and thought provoking, if only in hindsight.
Apr 2015
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Oct 2010
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Shanghai
...Dibakar Banerjee has crafted this film with the kind of precision and invention that - should Shanghai be a commercial success - can change the course of cinema in India.
Jun 2012
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Finding Fanny
This film is exactly the kind of brave clutter-breaking effort that most critics wish for while lamenting the rigidness of mainstream stars. That it left me grinning long after the credit-roll is a testament to its ability to amuse, without resorting to gimmicky slapstick or toilet humour.
Sep 2014
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Dangal
Whether it will be a bestseller or not, the Dangal book deserves to be watched with your children and later, kept on your shelf.
Dec 2016
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Tere Bin Laden
...a delightful little gem of a film, based on an unbelievable premise, but treated with just the right mix of straight-faced gravity and furiously oddball humour.
Jul 2010
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Dil Dhadakne Do
There are films that win for their dialogue and there are those that say it all without literally saying much. Dil Dhadakne Do falls in the second category.
Jun 2015
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Dec 2009
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Pink
The most pertinent point this film underlines is the feudal mindset of the milieu, amplified by the sense of male entitlement that eliminates consent.
Sep 2016
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Manmarziyaan
Love triangles are as old as cinema itself. But this one marks an evolution of the genre that most reduce to “who gets the girl?” and comprehensively concludes that often, love is not all it takes.
Sep 2018
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Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
A romcom that goes beyond being sweet and enjoyable or a perfect date film.
Feb 2012
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Aligarh
It's a film of many firsts. And given how most Hindi movies caricature homosexuals, this one is a reality check.
Feb 2016
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Thappad
...is an essential and educational watch for a society which deserves a tight, resounding one on the cheek for dismissing such acts as ‘one-off episodes’, incapable of having life-altering ramifications.
Feb 2020
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Mar 2010
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Dabangg
Though the story is a pure mishmash right out of the potboiler films of the 70s, it's styled and spoken with today's hip attitude. Dabangg is chavanni chhap entertainment, easy to ridicule but toughest to create.
Sep 2010
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Badlapur
Badlapur is as uncomfortable as it gets, but it's also as good as it gets. Exemplary craft apart, this film also reiterates the importance of challenging convention—an art long abandoned for the haze of commerce.
Feb 2015
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Trapped
Director Vikramaditya Motwane deserves credit, not just for delivering on the construct, but for opening doors to filmmakers who will now dare to pitch a concept without worrying about the traditional yardsticks that govern the commerce of cinema.
Mar 2017
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Ajji
Evolving from shorts to full-length, director Devashish Makhija makes a remarkable debut. Having delivered in a format where every frame must offer something novel to justify its presence, Makhija manages to keep affairs crisp, pointedly aggressive and consequently, effective.
Nov 2017
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Trapped
Director Vikramaditya Motwane deserves credit, not just for delivering on the construct, but for opening doors to filmmakers who will now dare to pitch a concept without worrying about the traditional yardsticks that govern the commerce of cinema.
Mar 2017
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Katiyabaaz
It leaves you with enduring images of a calamitous environment navigated by two antivillains whose thoughts and souls form a storied documentary that could well be a game-changer.
Aug 2014
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Katiyabaaz
It leaves you with enduring images of a calamitous environment navigated by two antivillains whose thoughts and souls form a storied documentary that could well be a game-changer.
Aug 2014
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Guzaarish
The beauty of the film lies in its ability to throw light on a morbid subject, compelling the viewer to fall back in love with life.
Nov 2010
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Highway
...makes for the kind of cinema we need, perhaps not something we entirely deserve.
Feb 2014
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PK
The two smartest screenwriters of our generation, Mr. Hirani and Abhijat Joshi, have gone one better and crafted not so much as a movie as a relevant argument—with the usual ebbs and flows, dramatic flourishes, pauses and lapses in concentration (bloated second half) that characterize fierce debates.
Dec 2014