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High Jack
Comedies featuring potheads are either dope-fuelled adventures (Go Goa Gone) or supply chain masala khichdis (Dum Maaro Dum). This one is on the cusp of migraine and vertigo and promises to mass murder brain cells.
May 2018
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Hide & Seek
...an amateurish attempt at making a super slick slasher thriller which doesn’t quite add up.
Mar 2010
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Hichki
Essaying a disability onscreen challenges an actor’s potential and process and Rani conveys her character’s condition sensitively without overdramatising it.
Mar 2018
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Hey Bro
...what we get is Andaaz Apna Apna sidekicks, leopard-printed heels, ping-pong sound effects, classic dialogues 'remixed' as rap songs, and skimpy numbers that rhyme 'rude' with 'dude' and 'mood'.
Mar 2015
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Heroine
...a muddled and jerky screenplay, a plethora of clichés, and visuals that are surprisingly tacky for a film of this budget.
Sep 2012
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Sep 2015
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Hello Zindagi
...a terrible film, not worthy of anyone’s time or money. The storytelling is inconsistent and ludicrous, the performances range from ordinary to bad, while any sort of direction is painfully missing.
Mar 2010
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Helicopter Eela
Kajol may look like a million bucks but her version of a pushy mum who tries a bit too hard to fit in is little short of caricature. To her credit, it is the writing that often lets her down.
Oct 2018
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Heartless
...lacks any sort of pulse and does much harm to Suman's television legacy, something that he must conserve wholeheartedly.
Feb 2014
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Jan 2015
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Hawaa Hawaai
Gupte works hard to imbibe collections of moments into his storytelling; the love and conviction for his subject is indisputable. Hawaa Hawaai isn't as compelling as his previous efforts, but still merits a watch for the gratifying culture he has constructed.
May 2014
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May 2011
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Hate Story IV
This one has it all—murders, conspiracy, deceit and enough lace and leather to keep front-benchers glued to their seats. But by the time we reach the climax and motives and plans are revealed, the only niggling issue is why go through such a winding scheme, when badla could be avenged through a couple of bullets?
Mar 2018
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Hate Story 3
There are films you love and those you hate. This one falls in the third, the ones you'd love to hate.
Dec 2015
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Haseena Parkar
Why director Apoorva Lakhia found this subject or the material compelling is a mystery.
Sep 2017
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Hasee Toh Phasee
...a well-mounted film which, for most of its 141 minutes, is a timely shot in the arm for a traditionally mishandled genre.
Feb 2014
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Haraamkhor
...may not be a film that sets a cinematic benchmark but it is an important one as it dares to explore a forbidden subject, without condemning or legitimising it.
Jan 2017
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Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
An issue with this one is that it sets up elaborate gags or even scenes which would be hilarious if fleshed out but then, there’s very little writing to fall back on.
Aug 2018
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Happy New Year
Surely, smarter films can be constructed with such resources, thereby opening up a new universe of possibilities for viewers and distributors alike.
Oct 2014
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Mar 2011
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Happy Hardy And Heer
...while this film’s largely-predictable story may not pierce through your better sense, it may not disappoint those with no expectations, looking for a mindless watch.
Feb 2020
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Happy Ending
Seen before, done before. Narrative styles, conflicts, background scores and supporting characters have begun to overlap. All that differ are the littler details—professions, environments, guest appearances.
Nov 2014
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Happy Bhag Jayegi
...if you're in for a mild entertainer which won't make or ruin your mood, bhaag to a multiplex near you.
Aug 2016
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Hanuman Da Damdaar
An animated retelling of a mythological epic would seem an appropriate vehicle to apprise millennials of the significant yet lesser-known tale. But for Bajrangbali's sake, the visuals are so sketchy, it trivialises the tale of bravado.
Jun 2017
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Hamne Gandhi Ko Maar Diya
The approach is almost academic, but it’s a class for slow learners as every message is tossed about, repeated and hammered down.
Mar 2018
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Hamid
...details Kashmiri cultural ceremonies and presents the Valley through the eyes of a local — something only a few filmmakers who’ve shot in the region have managed. But it also successfully manages to subliminally highlight the local sentiment without turning into a political statement — which is its biggest victory.
Mar 2019
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Hamari Adhuri Kahani
If Balan and Hashmi weren't as committed to brave this adversity on paper (the script), this could've gone down much worse.
Jun 2015
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Halkaa
Director Nila Madhab Panda has made a career of drafting films (I am Kalam, Kadvi Hawa) which pack in a social message or three. If only these mass vehicles of public betterment could’ve been peppered with some cinematic flourish, they would’ve been a bit more bearable.
Sep 2018