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Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story
It’s a sweet little film that must’ve sounded great on paper, but just doesn’t quite keep you engaged the way it should’ve on screen.
Feb 2013
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Jawaani Jaaneman
What really works about this film is that it ditches all predictable tropes.
Jan 2020
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May 2012
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Jal
...is constructed as the kind of expansive cinema that begged to be shot on pure film. Rather unfortunate, because Jal ends up as the kind of film that begged to be pure unadulterated cinema.
Apr 2014
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Jail
...Jail is well-made, but the subject itself is just too depressing and dreary to serve as entertainment, no matter how hard everyone tries.
Nov 2009
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Jai Mummy Di
In recent years, there’s been an acute shortage of sharply-written and conceived comedies. But this one literally tests the audience’s ability to lap up just about anything that hopes to pass for one.
Jan 2020
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Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan
Usually, if anyone dares to criticize the craft behind 'well-intentioned tributes', the perpetrator's lack of patriotism and respect is invoked. However, today I am fighting for freedom: from mediocrity, and from oppression in cinema halls.
Feb 2015
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Jai Ho! Democracy
The only thing dark about this parody is the way it spirals out of control after a promising start...
Apr 2015
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Jai Ho
Shrewdly combining the mood-of-the-nation-capturing strengths of Raju Hirani with the fairytale nonsensical brutality of, well, brother's previous efforts, Sohail Khan has churned out an idealistic no holds barred allegedly patriotic drama that clocks 'mental' on a scale of 1-to-Gadar.
Jan 2014
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Jai Gangaajal
Prakash Jha before the camera has an undoubtedly better run in Jai Gangaajal than Prakash Jha behind the camera.
Mar 2016
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Jagga Jasoos
Catering to every childhood fantasy, Jagga Jasoos keeps you hopeful and rooting for its spectacled snoop, especially in situations where chances of the eponymous jasoos' survival seem bleak.
Jul 2017
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Jackpot
Con artists, rainy Goa, casinos, a porn star - Gustad had the nut game but his approach is cavalier. The narrative - aspiring to be sharp and stylish - ends up lackluster and disjointed with not a single moment of high energy.
Dec 2013
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Jack And Dil
...confirms that we are in the midst of one of the greatest creative recessions in Hindi cinema.
Nov 2018
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Jabariya Jodi
That this film sways violently between a light-hearted comedy and one that depicts a serious and very real concern, left the makers on the cusp of a disaster.
Aug 2019
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
...may not be his finest, but even here we are treated to his willingness to tinker and update his own previous work and beliefs in the telling of his concluding romance.
Nov 2012
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Aug 2017
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Jaanisaar
One can only imagine the atrocities Indians braved during the British occupation. But occupying a seat to watch this film would be counted as self-inflicted torture, as you now know what you're signing up for.
Aug 2015
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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
...a very silly film, stuffed with PJs as in poor, painful, pre-hormonal, pseudo, puerile jokes. The very stupid premise of the film makes you grimace, and then the fun never ever follows.
Apr 2010
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Ittefaq
If one were to list the things that counter this film's ability to deliver as a tight thriller, it would be a long one. While it's unfair to compare, if this remake were to be viewed as a standalone watch, it would still barely hold up.
Nov 2017
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Issaq
...requires tremendous effort and patience to get through (let alone like), and in the end, it is simply not worth it.
Jul 2013
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Island City
Writer-director Ruchika Oberoi's Fedora prize at last year's Venice Film Festival for Island City is well-deserved. Her approach to storytelling could be variously inspired by many, but she delivers on the style and format to make this a compelling watch.
Sep 2016
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Isi Life Mein
...is poorly written, badly acted and very amateurishly directed, with terrible music to boot.
Dec 2010
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Ishkq In Paris
This film could've been so much more honest, real, gritty even. That would've been a worthy, valiant last stand.
May 2013
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Jan 2010
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Ishq Ke Parindey
Our filmmakers have milked the cross-border eternal romance angle dry. It's hard to tell if it's Indo-Pak tension that provides fodder for these done-to-death stories, or the stories that actually create tension between the nations.
Apr 2015
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Ishq Forever
If you're keen on exploring parts of South Africa, off the B'wood map, this one's for you. But that's just one reason.
Feb 2016
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Ishk Actually
...is just about the most bizarre romantic film to come out of the Hindi film industry in the last few years. Despite working with conventional elements, the makers attempt to stride into art-house territory with its treatment.
Oct 2013
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Ishaqzaade
...is watchable for most part, but brace for disappointment in the secondhalf when a manipulative screenplay gets in the way and hampers the chance of this movie ending up first-rate.
May 2012
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Irada
...the film has a noble irada. But the laboured lecture that it ends up becoming ensures the message is spelt out repeatedly until it becomes a tiresome affair.
Feb 2017