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Peepli [Live]
...an entertaining, original and relevant film, which tackles a serious problem with just the right touch of satire and humour. This is a slice of real cinema, raunchy, rancid and rare, and may we get more of the same please.
Aug 2010
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Aisha
Direction is a bit lacklustre, but sparkling cameos, natty styling and fresh peppy music save the film somewhat.
Aug 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...he film is worth a watch, especially if you like flamboyant gangster films.
Jul 2010
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Khatta Meetha
It is stuffed with gags, set-ups and stock characters, in a silly, stunted, scattered script which is stitched up rather poorly. The film desperately tries to be funny but just ends up being very tedious.
Jul 2010
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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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Tere Bin Laden
...a delightful little gem of a film, based on an unbelievable premise, but treated with just the right mix of straight-faced gravity and furiously oddball humour.
Jul 2010
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Jul 2010
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Red Alert
Though the base material remains gripping, Red Alert is a bit slow in patches, with the complex Naxal issue getting a slightly filmy treatment.
Jul 2010
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I Hate Luv Storys
The writing tries to be smart and fresh but ends up sounding forced and muddled, while there is no attempt at any layering.
Jul 2010
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Kites
...suffers from trying to cater to a diverse audience, Indian and international, which is the latest fad amongst the big boys of Bollywood. It’s a bit like eating makke ki roti with salsa, which may be novel, but is definitely not tasty.
May 2010
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May 2010
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Muskurake Dekh Zara
Long single takes, terrible acting, zero art direction, trite dialogue, topped with abysmal direction.
Apr 2010
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Apartment
...a very mediocre film, with neither style or substance, nor plot or purpose.
Apr 2010
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City Of Gold
Definitely worth a watch, if you like gritty, real cinema, minus the candyfloss.
Apr 2010
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Phoonk 2
...Ramu, do you actually believe today's young audience, fed on a veritable Hollywood scarefest diet, would be scared by swings that, well, swing in the dead of night on their own or cupboard and doors that creak open or for that matter lights that switch on of their own volition? Even the half century old Mahal, Bees Saal Baad or Kohraa went beyond this.
Apr 2010
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Paathshaala
...a film which deals with the rampant commercialisation of education, clearly a good subject, except that it is poorly written and directed, without imagination or flair.
Apr 2010
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Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
...a very silly film, stuffed with PJs as in poor, painful, pre-hormonal, pseudo, puerile jokes. The very stupid premise of the film makes you grimace, and then the fun never ever follows.
Apr 2010
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The Japanese Wife
Aparna Sen has taken a difficult subject and created a lyrical, rooted film, full of tender moments, whimsy and pathos.
Apr 2010
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Prince
...a mindless mishmash of various superhero and caper films mixed with a Don like amnesia track and Bond inspired action sequences, all served up Bollywood style.
Apr 2010
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Well Done Abba
...a sweet, whimsical political satire, quite a rare breed in Bollywood.
Mar 2010
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Hum Tum Aur Ghost
An actor is only as good as his director is an old adage, while a movie is only as entertaining as its story. Both these maxims are proved fully true in Hum, Tum aur Ghost...
Mar 2010
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Lahore
...doesn’t offer any fresh nuances in our troubled cross border relationships, and as a film it remains a decent watch.
Mar 2010
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Mar 2010
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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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Right Yaaa Wrong
...a fairly interesting story, except that the average direction and clumsy casting quite lets it down.
Mar 2010
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Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke
A mix between a bad Doordarshan serial and a 1980s B-grade film...
Mar 2010
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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