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Satya 2
RGV's hankering to stay distinctive remains. But the means have all but deserted him.
Nov 2013
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Krrish 3
Despite the relentless violence and a clobbering of the senses, there's nothing here for anyone older than age 9. Once you accept this, it's a film easier to digest.
Nov 2013
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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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Mickey Virus
The problem lies in execution. Mickey Virus tries too hard to straddle the two worlds of cutting edge tech and laid-back teeny Delhi in a Bollywood film.
Oct 2013
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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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Shahid
It goes well beyond being a fierce biopic, a purposeful indie, or just a riveting drama that's impossible to dislike.
Oct 2013
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Oct 2013
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War Chhod Na Yaar
The good thing about War Chhod Na Yaar is that it satirises the Indo-Pak border standoff, pokes (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) fun at everyone concerned and delivers a message that war benefits all the wrong people. The problem is that it fails to sustain its attitude...
Oct 2013
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Oct 2013
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Warning
It may be flawed, but it has moments that thrill in the grandly entertaining manner of classic grade films.
Sep 2013
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Sep 2013
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Grand Masti
...is unabashedly gross, vulgar, crass, shameless and fearlessly adult. But for a moment one has to step back from the noise of dissent - from the guardians of Indian culture and their histrionic fatwas - and ask yourself one simple question: Who are we to choose for others?
Sep 2013
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John Day
...claims to be an "edge of the seat thriller" on its poster. Considering the makers didn't set out to make one in the first place, one wonders how convinced they were about their own effort.
Sep 2013
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Horror Story
...while I'm not jumping out my seat any time soon, if you're even mildly impacted by bounding chudails, doors slamming on their own accord, and eerie whispering, Horror Story may have you do it at least a few times.
Sep 2013
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Zanjeer
"It is better to fail at originality than to succeed in imitation." Zanjeer manages neither.
Sep 2013
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Shuddh Desi Romance
It's light, it's unconventional, it's still Bollywood, and it breaks the fourth wall in more ways than one. Ignore the hiccups, and there's no reason you won't enjoy it.
Sep 2013
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Satyagraha
...solely documents and offers fleeting wisdom. It succeeds at highlighting the problem but fails at achieving poignancy.
Aug 2013
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Madras Cafe
Even though the film ever-so-slightly under-delivers, we should be blessed that it got made at all.
Aug 2013
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
...is a better crafted film than it's predecessor but unfortunately considerably shallower.
Aug 2013
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Chennai Express
An individual opinion in such critic-proof films is like a smashed up secondary car in a Rohit Shetty convoy: it amuses momentarily.
Aug 2013
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B.A. Pass
There's almost no positivity in the film. Nothing to cling on to when you're done. This is a rare experience in a Hindi film.
Aug 2013
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Rabba Main Kya Karoon
Why would they venture into territory that is notorious for being but quicksand for newcomers these days? Either you go megabudget or you go off the beaten path. What is this?
Aug 2013
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Chor Chor Super Chor
The whole idea of the indie is to keep it pure and uncompromised, but when you're jostling with Bollywood for the limited number of theater screens and shows, concessions are a given.
Aug 2013
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Jul 2013
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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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Nasha
...unselfishly makes an attempt to stay away from unnecessary sex and tell a story, but ultimately, like school in summer, it's not got class.
Jul 2013
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D-Day
...opens up a small new genre in Hindi cinema, and what really worked for me is that this is truly a new age patriotic film, one without the baggage of jingoism.
Jul 2013
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
When you're done watching Rakyesh Omprakash's epic effort, you'll come out of the theater wanting to run. And be a better person. This, right here, is the film's ultimate victory.
Jul 2013