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Chance Pe Dance
...has absolutely no freshness in the story or screenplay, very poor direction, combined with sloppy chemistry between the lead actors.
Jan 2010
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Zokkomon
Here's some advice: respect your audience and spend some serious money producing a good script.
Apr 2011
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Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi
Despite its indie-feel and a whiff of originality, Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi fails to deliver on most counts.
Apr 2012
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Shorgul
A highoctane dialogue in the film reinstates the supposed moral of the film, "Dangon mein Hindu ya Mulasmaan nahin marta, insaniyat marta hain." While this is true, watching this film till the very end can be terminal for audiences of all religions too.
Jul 2016
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Kuldip Patwal
This is a whodunit in a way as you want to know who should be pinned for this tedious watch.
Feb 2018
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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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Milan Talkies
It seems like this film was made in such a crazed frenzy to catch up with the wave of small towns stories that the makers couldn’t wait for the script to commence shooting.
Mar 2019
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Babloo Happy Hai
The utter randomness of the title- considering the crux revolves around a bunch of randy youngsters being educated about HIV in the holy hills of Manali- is the least of its problems.
Feb 2014
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Jun 2014
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Sonali Cable
...the foremost sign of debutant director Charudutt Acharya's inexperience is his handling of actors.
Oct 2014
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Teraa Surroor
...ends up feeling like an extended music video bent on eulogizing Himesh Reshammiya.
Mar 2016
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Ranchi Diaries
This one could pass for a B-grade film under the guise of a C-grade one.
Oct 2017
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Blackboard v/s Whiteboard
While it’s true that more movies must be made to bring to light the many fallacies in India’s public education system, this movie is a prime example of how not to go about it.
Apr 2019
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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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Dirty Politics
I feel sorry for the crew that works hard on these goodwill efforts, for they're at the mercy of unprogressive creative minds.
Mar 2015
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Dilwale
...to take them (SRK and Kajol) for granted and expect that their mere presence would negate the need for a story, screenplay or any other element that makes a film, scripts Dilwale's doom.
Dec 2015
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Mantostaan
Lack of research, exaggerated violence and a forced attempt at stitching the short stories together makes this an exhausting watch.
May 2017
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Lupt
Hindi films featuring aatmas and pretaatmas have forever stuck to a clichéd construct — creaky chairs, flickering bulbs, plastic dolls that bleed from their frozen eyes and a symphonic crescendo that culminates in a chalk-faced apparition appearing with a jolt. Lupt is hardly any different...
Nov 2018
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Shimla Mirchi
...this one had the potential to be a breezy romedy. All it needed was sharper lines, compelling performances and a less predictable climax.
Jan 2020
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Lafangey Parindey
Production design is smart, dialogues clever and cinematography sparkling, but the story never takes off and characters never connect.
Aug 2010
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Bodyguard
At the time of writing, Bodyguard is on its way to shatter all box office records. Does it really matter what I think?
Sep 2011
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Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
...falls way short of remotely acceptable levels of spooky entertainment.
Jun 2014
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Khamoshiyan
The producers of the film have mastered the business of titilation. They control their productions like a factory line, with an eye only on the bottom line.
Jan 2015
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Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se
The trio from the Deol family could’ve made a home video to satiate their creative urges, instead of inflicting cinema-goers to this sort of torment.
Aug 2018
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Feb 2020
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De Dana Dan
...extra loud and grating experience, with everyone trying a bit too hard at that same mish mash of sex, money marriage comedy garnished with boringly familiar ingredients.
Nov 2009
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Kaccha Limboo
...a film that is strictly slice-of-life with extremely weak plot points, falls well short of the target.
Feb 2011