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Bhoothnath Returns
This is a film that could have fallen apart into cliched pieces if not for its painstakingly appropriate casting.
Apr 2014
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Bhoot – Part One
...manages to intermittently hold one’s attention and engineers terrifying situations, but fails to keep up throughout its runtime.
Feb 2020
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Bhoot Returns
The film is such a bizarre piece of cinema, you're wondering what prompted him to make it.
Oct 2012
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Bhoomi
Inevitably, a cheerful opening sequence is followed by the heinous act that leads to much shared trauma. And once all else fails, the victims devise a way to seek justice on their own terms. Bhoomi is no different.
Sep 2017
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Bhindi Baazaar Inc.
At the end you're left with a film that started off as a decent idea but went on to become an untidy mess...
Jun 2011
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Bheja Fry 2
...is half the fun of the first installment, despite the film’s canvas being significantly bigger.
Jun 2011
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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
This one had the potential to be the surprise hit of the year. Sadly, it’s too dark for a superhero film and yet distinctly flaky to be taken seriously.
Jun 2018
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Bharat
A scattered attempt at stringing a heart-wrenching story of separation and reunion, this one cumulatively results in a melodramatic mess that overtly idolises its one-dimensional lead.
Jun 2019
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Bhaiaji Superhittt
While this one hopes to pass for a comedy, sitting through it could trigger every other emotion.
Nov 2018
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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
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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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Beyond The Clouds
It may not be a deep, immersive, dislocating experience one usually has when introduced to unwavering spirits and personal narratives that his cinema has come to be known for. But it’s surely reminiscent of his previous work and sparkles up an appetite to revisit them.
Apr 2018
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Bewakoofiyaan
This is the kind of middling film that one doesn't know what to make of. It looks clean, simple and doesn't boast of any highs or lows. Everything, including the change of heart(s), is predictable.
Mar 2014
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Oct 2013
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Behen Hogi Teri
It's easy to forsake this film as regressive and the society portrayed here as dated and disconnected from reality. But then, when have screwball comedies in Hindi cinema subscribed to being politically accurate or sensitive?
Jun 2017
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Begum Jaan
Borrowing the tropes of saas bahu soaps, this one includes frequent close-ups and dramatic dialogues, intensified with gimmicks such as a sudden gust of wind blowing through them locks or a situational turn in the weather.
Apr 2017
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Befikre
For an Aditya Chopra film, this one is disappointing. The director, credited for epic romances, seems to be too consumed by his exploration of contemporary relationships, to be bothered to construct a story worth telling.
Dec 2016
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Bbuddah...Hoga Terra Baap
...is strictly for hardcore Amitabh Bachchan fans and not so much for fans of films.
Jul 2011
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Batti Gul Meter Chalu
...is a film that does seem to have its heart in the right place with the subject it wants to deal with, albeit with a mild case of cardiac arrhythmia – perhaps a little shock is in order to set its pace back in order?
Sep 2018
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Batla House
Filmmaker Nikhil Advani and writer Ritesh Shah manage to assemble this story with multiple flourishes that often break the monotony of storytelling.
Aug 2019
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Barfi!
It is funny without being irreverent, charming without being superficial, and when the time comes, incredibly moving without being melodramatic.
Sep 2012
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Bareilly Ki Barfi
Following her impressive directorial debut in Nil Battey Sannata, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari approaches this romcom with the heart of a Sai Paranjpye and the wit of a David Dhawan. But the money here lies in the writing and Dangal director Nitesh Tiwari conveys even the mundane in a manner to evoke delight.
Aug 2017
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Barefoot To Goa
I understand the aspiration for meditative storytelling in order to soak in its innocence, but the silence is deafening.
Apr 2015
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Banjo
Riteish's signature line, which his character mumbles throughout the film, has a consistent prefix, "Life tumhe do choices deti hain..." For the audience, there's an option to skip this film or perish in a multiplex near you.
Sep 2016
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Bangistan
The premise offered the maker a lot to play around with. If only, he could put it all together, without resorting to a predictable end.
Aug 2015
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Bang Bang!
...is one of the breezier Hindi-language action packages of recent times, but that really isn't saying much. The bar, albeit sparkly, still remains at the same desensitized height.
Oct 2014
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Band Baaja Baaraat
..a fun, honestly made movie, with an engaging storyline, superb dialogue and sassy music...
Dec 2010
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Balwinder Singh... Famous Ho Gaya
Brainless comedies can be fun to watch, what with the infinite characters, goofy plots and toilet humour. But the buck stops with lazy filmmaking—a crime that can ruin the best of punch lines.
Sep 2014
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Bala
Amar Kaushik’s Bala is a rib-tickling exploration of the dip in self-confidence and self-worth triggered when hair begins to divorce the scalp.
Nov 2019
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan
...there is so little of the Salman Khan that his fans have grown to love and worship that in a way, BBis his Swades. Whether his performance deserves analysis and applause is debatable, but the effort to ditch his characteristic cliches is commendable.
Jul 2015