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Boss
I've had my fill with these South Indian action-comedy remakes and I suspect you have too.
Oct 2013
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Dulha Mil Gaya
The clichés play out unendingly in this painful flick which has good production values. Seeing the opulence on screen you often wonder, why someone would spend this kind of money on a brain-dead script like DMG?
Jan 2010
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Kites
...suffers from trying to cater to a diverse audience, Indian and international, which is the latest fad amongst the big boys of Bollywood. It’s a bit like eating makke ki roti with salsa, which may be novel, but is definitely not tasty.
May 2010
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Tezz
If it weren’t entirely inspired (remade? ripped-off?) by The Bullet Train and Speed, I’d have been happy to give Tezz more credit, but two stars is how it chugs.
Apr 2012
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Vishwaroop
...the film is of a massive scale, well shot, the action set pieces are up to scratch; but it feels long, is occasionally tedious and performances are way too over the top.
Feb 2013
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Brothers
Director Karan Malhotra has a unique ability. He can douse anything into a tub of glycerine and make even a movie about MMA into one about loving your parents.
Aug 2015
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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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Dabangg 3
Salman Khan, at 53, pulls off his cocky cop avatar with excessively smug dialogue, devastating dropkicks and by packing a dance number while getting jiggy with his belt. After all, his ardent fans couldn’t care less for the conventional metrics of evaluating a film. And when the going gets painfully formulaic or predictable, toss in an item song for good measure.
Dec 2019
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Road, Movie
...literally mixes the perils of an untravelled road with the magic of cinema, making it the kind of niche movie one loves at film festivals, but hesitates to buy a ticket for.
Mar 2010
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Dolly Ki Doli
...liberties would be acceptable if this was a mischievous Disney fairytale. Or if this didn't actually boast of a stellar supporting cast.
Jan 2015
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Bhaag Johnny
Khemu's big dialogue in the film has a hidden message for those who've got their tickets for this film, "I'm not out of my mind, but you're out of luck."
Sep 2015
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UnIndian
...this tepid film takes a turn for the intense and gradually becomes much to bear.
Aug 2016
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Prince
...a mindless mishmash of various superhero and caper films mixed with a Don like amnesia track and Bond inspired action sequences, all served up Bollywood style.
Apr 2010
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Khiladi 786
I felt it is the least cheesy movie in the cheesy category this year because it had moments of self-deprecating humour, and the women here are treated nicely. Let’s hope it doesn’t cost them.
Dec 2012
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Gang of Ghosts
I wouldn't go as far as declaring this imitation to be the best form of flattery, but Gang Of Ghosts does arouse enough curiosity to make you want to watch the real deal. Excuse me while I procure a DVD.
Mar 2014
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Singham Returns
There's still the usual dose of brutal explosions, irrelevant heroines, slaphappy heroes, righteous sermons, contrived injustice, poverty porn (done better in Bhoothnath Returns) and, yes, flying vehicles of all shapes and sizes—which is exactly what makes it routine fare.
Aug 2014
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Coffee Bloom
The story of a man-child torn between remorse and wounded love is a complex one to tell. This was perhaps the one natural environment that needed some indulgence, an atmospheric sensual aspect that could have atoned for awkward storytelling.
Mar 2015
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Indu Sarkar
Apart from his (Bhandarkar) myopic and shallow take on the blotch in Indian history when the world's largest democracy resembled a dictatorship, his propaganda treatment to the material is objectionable
Jul 2017
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Firangi
There are films that seem bearable when you go in with zero expectations and there are those that disappoint even when you're prepared to have your brains grilled. No prize for guessing which category this one falls in.
Dec 2017
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Hope Aur Hum
There are films which alter one without hammering down the message they hope to convey. Then, there are those like Hope and Hum which aspire to take on too much and breeze through it all without managing to achieve anything at all.
May 2018
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Marjaavaan
In this film, someone refers to a “dedh kilo ka dimaag” which is supposedly the most fierce weapon of all. If only it had been utilised, we wouldn’t have had to succumb to this crusade against better sense.
Nov 2019
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Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu
Since the main plot is wafer-thin, the director jumps to the sub-plot once too often leaving the viewer aggravated.
Nov 2010
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Jul 2013
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3
...high ambition and low vision result in amplifying tracks that worked in the past, even if they come at the cost of a disjointed story.
Jul 2018
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
...a comedy specially tailored for the average Indian family. Thus, everything about the film is average.
Mar 2010