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Welcome 2 Karachi
...isn't hilarious but has sparks of brilliance and is worth a watch.
May 2015
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Welcome Back
But if you've had an exhausting week and need some laughs, leave your rational self at home and head for this brain-buster at a theatre near you.
Sep 2015
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We Are Family
...has a weepy, forced, set-like air about it, with poorly translated dialogue and pre-packaged situations.
Sep 2010
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Wazir
Chess is considered the most complex board game and one that provides mental stimulation; this film is neither complex nor stimulating. At best, it's a series of predictable ploys strung together with the backdrop of a revenge drama.
Jan 2016
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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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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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Wajah Tum Ho
The wajah for signing up for this one may differ for each, but the sazaa will be doled out indiscriminately.
Dec 2016
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Waiting
The film deserves a watch for being one that doesn't try too hard and for its approach to an extreme situation.
May 2016
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Vodka Diaries
...at best, leaves one mildly confused and occasionally concerned about its erratic proceedings. It also weaves an elaborate ruse to rationalise the scattered plot.
Jan 2018
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Vishwaroop II
The first part of this film had shocking twists such as the drastic transformation of an effeminate Kathak teacher who was a closet Bond tailing terrorists. This one is a watered-down version that barely draws on the veteran actor’s many talents and scripts its own demise.
Aug 2018
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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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Veerey Ki Wedding
...there are B-grade films that have more plot and purpose than Veerey Ki Wedding.
Mar 2018
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Veere Di Wedding
While this one works as a breezy film on girl bonding, it gets a bit tedious while taking a stab at patriarchy. In fact, a message it hopes to convey on the societal pressures endured by women is lazily tucked into a dialogue. “Pehle shaadi karo, phir bachcha, phir bachcha hua toh doosre bachche ka pressure.” It almost seems like old whine in a new bottle.
Jun 2018
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Veerappan
It's upsetting that Ram Gopal Varma fans have to put up with this. Even the very few and far between visual flourishes are merely reminders of an auteur that was.
May 2016
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Veer
...doesn’t have is any kind of a script or a director, forget about any other related sense or sensibility. The film is a brutal assault on all your senses...
Jan 2010
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Uvaa
...it takes a little more than getting five shirtless boys to nose dive from a 15-feet cliff into water to make a Rang De Basanti.
Jun 2015
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Utt Pataang
...an unfortunate title for a film that ends up being just that, a lot of half-baked gibberish and faltu ka utt pataang.
Feb 2011
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Uri
...if the film delved a little more into strategy and emotions, it could’ve been more inclusive, if not a more intense watch. Not the chest-beating JP Dutta-type jingoism, but just a dash on what drives these brave men would’ve gone a long way.
Jan 2019
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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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Ungli
...takes a chestthumping, crowd-pleasing concept and turns it into a preachy mess that might discourage future attempts at this genre.
Nov 2014
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Ujda Chaman
...could’ve been a comic account that captures this peculiar sentiment by drawing hilarity from its socially awkward circumstances. But it barely scrapes beneath the surface and lacks depth in depiction.
Nov 2019
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Ugly
I disliked what I saw, and I dislike thinking or even writing about its familiar environment. And this vile aftertaste is perhaps Mr. Kashyap's most significant achievement.
Dec 2014
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Udta Punjab
While the film wins for constructing jolting surprises, some of the performances are singularly unremarkable and the excessive and unnecessary violence is not exactly everyone's daily fix.
Jun 2016
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Udaan
...is real and sharp, the story telling brisk despite the silences, the nuanced music fits in well, and the debutant director displays a sure, deft hand.
Jul 2010
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Tutak Tutak Tutiya
If you’re one for typical South Indian dubbed films that play on loop on weekends, this one’s for you.
Oct 2016
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Jan 2011
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Tumhari Sulu
Director Suresh Triveni draws from his ad-film experience to assemble a tightly-knitted story but loses focus in the second half.
Nov 2017
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Tumbbad
An issue with Indian horrors has been lack of imagination. A treasure chest that offers a gateway into a goddess’ womb, a cursed undead whose heart beats even while the body has disintegrated and several such constructs cover this concern. Writers Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Anand Gandhi and Rahi Anil Barve (also the director), deserve due credit.
Oct 2018