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Bajirao Mastani
...the cinematic liberties that Bhansali takes to colour the Maratha warrior and his controversial choice of partner, makes this an intense drama with distractingly sharp photography.
Dec 2015
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Jul 2013
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Bahubali
It not only sets a milestone in visual technique but also establishes a benchmark in storytelling.
Jul 2015
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania
...treading the fine line between preachy and peachy, this one keeps you intermittently entertained and interested in the proceedings, even while the shallow attempt at female empowerment seems a bit jaded.
Mar 2017
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Badlapur
Badlapur is as uncomfortable as it gets, but it's also as good as it gets. Exemplary craft apart, this film also reiterates the importance of challenging convention—an art long abandoned for the haze of commerce.
Feb 2015
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Badla
...while it manages to hold your attention and interest for the large part, the proceedings tend to occasionally get a bit too theatrical.
Mar 2019
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Badhaai Ho
This socially-awkward construct lends itself to such compelling material that even a compilation of reaction shots would suffice. But writers Shantanu Srivastava and Akshat Ghildial capitalise on the uneasiness of being in this pickle to script hilarious sequences that would leave you in splits.
Oct 2018
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Baby
For all its machinations, Baby is a step in the right direction for an ailing genre, albeit a slightly bloated and infantile step at that.
Jan 2015
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Babumoshai Bandookbaaz
Director Kushan Nandy takes on an ambitious story and tells it in a manner that packs in sudden jolts. But he invests more in stunts and comparatively lesser in establishing motives. This makes the film full of scenes which would make a crisp trailer but when stitched together, seem like a clunky collective of gimmicks.
Aug 2017
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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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Oct 2013
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Baar Baar Dekho
This could've been a breezy love story but it takes itself too seriously and ends up like a masala khichdi with aspirations of being a risotto.
Sep 2016
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Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat
When the cat is away, the mice make merry and when the lead is absent, the extras will cumulatively try to pull off a film like this.
Aug 2015
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
With Bahubali: The Begining, S S Rajamouli gave us an epic that generations from now will watch — to appreciate and analyse, academically. With this sequel, he sets a milestone in visual technique and also establishes a benchmark in storytelling.
Apr 2017
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Mar 2020
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Baaghi 2
We cannot tell for sure if Tiger Shroff or director Ahmed Khan grew up watching Rambo and fantasised about creating an indestructible force who would scavenge through the woods to shower bullets on anyone in his line of vision.
Mar 2018
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Baadshaho
A formulaic plot, heavy-duty dialoguebaazi and characters with ulterior motives, collectively make this 136-minute celluloid attack on the senses much to endure.
Sep 2017
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Baa Baaa Black Sheep
Apart from sky-rocketing ambitions and embarrassingly mediocre execution, what renders this one particularly insufferable is its sensibility, which tips its hat to 80s Hindi cinema.
Mar 2018
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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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Azhar
A problem with this film is that it won't agree well with ardent Azhar fans, given the slips in factual accuracy. And his detractors would argue against his engineered victim image in the film.
May 2016
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Aurangzeb
While the ambition of Aurangzeb is to be lauded, there just isn't enough steam to see it through till the end.
May 2013
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
...a comedy specially tailored for the average Indian family. Thus, everything about the film is average.
Mar 2010
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Article 15
...serves as a bitter reminder of the disdainful atrocities that befalls those who are profiled. The film, however, gets a bit tiring in parts when the message seems to be incessantly hammered down.
Jun 2019
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Arjun
Just don’t go expecting Pixar levels of razzmatazz; and you’ll come away appreciative.
May 2012
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Apartment
...a very mediocre film, with neither style or substance, nor plot or purpose.
Apr 2010
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Ankur Arora Murder Case
...it is a story worth listening to. Just try and take Bollywood out of it.
Jun 2013
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Anjaana Anjaani
...a film full of set up situations without a real story to tell, and ends up as a slow, dragging and painful experience.
Oct 2010