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Mukkabaaz
Kashyap is at his absolute best in Mukkabaaz, all heart and heartland, a movie made with a vintage filmi sensibility but highly modern skills. And a story that bleeds.
Jan 2018
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PK
...comes as close to storytelling perfection as any mainstream Hindi movie has done in living memory.
Dec 2014
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Mukti Bhawan
...is a small, spry, sublimely beguiling essay that bears the weight of its solemn theme without the faintest hint of a stumble. If there is only one film that you want to see this week, this month, this year - or this lifetime - let it be this one.
Apr 2017
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Children Of War
This isn't really a film. It's a work of art, tempestuous and terrific.
May 2014
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Mukti Bhawan
Somewhere in the middle of this beautiful, meditative film comes the greatest lesson of all: that a perfect, poetic goodbye doesn't have to wait for the end.
Apr 2017
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Aligarh
...a human drama with universal resonance. It encapsulates the plight of all dissenters.
Feb 2016
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That Girl in Yellow Boots
...a significant step forward for Kashyap. It is well-nigh his most controlled film to date: the style, fluid and unobtrusive, complements the theme rather than overshadow it.
Sep 2011
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Shahid
...deserves more than just a standing ovation. It deserves accolades for standing up to be counted and narrating the kind of story that is usually buried under mainstream media cacophony.
Oct 2013
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Margarita With A Straw
Do not pass up a sip of Margarita, With A Straw. It could be life-altering. If nothing else, it will soak you with its warmth.
Apr 2015
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Island City
Laced with sly wit and captivating storytelling feints, Island City touches heights that Hindi films do only once in a blue moon. It is absolutely unmissable.
Sep 2016
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Rangoon
...is wholeheartedly recommended but with a rider: it isn't a stroll in the park because it demands patience and concentration.
Feb 2017
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Kajarya
...a powerful and important film that finds vestiges of genuine humanity in an area of impenetrable darkness. But it offers no false hopes.
Dec 2015
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Gurgaon
...is a felicitous first film that bears the stamp of cinematic craftsmen who know their art inside out.
Aug 2017
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Madras Cafe
...a sinewy and riveting espionage thriller that entertains without having to play to the gallery.
Aug 2013
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Dangal
...is the kind of sports film that usually eludes Bollywood. It knows the rules inside and out and meticulously plays by them without ever succumbing to dreary predictability.
Dec 2016
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Pad Man
...is a genuinely strong movie, telling an unlikely story in likeable fashion and doing it briskly and smartly.
Feb 2018
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I Am Kalam
...shows how beautiful small can be, especially when the heart is in the right place and the mind is clued in.
Aug 2011
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Jal
...a work of remarkable resonance. The sheer visual mastery of Malik's directorial debut takes your breath away.
Apr 2014
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Baar Baar Dekho
It strings together scenes from a situation of marital calamity with an easygoing swagger that Ingmar Bergman would have found distracting.
Sep 2016
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The Lunchbox
Gorge into it and savour its lingering aftertaste. The Lunchbox holds riches that aren’t likely to be forgotten in a hurry.
Sep 2013
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Peepli [Live]
It has its heart in the right place, and it's a heart backed by a ticking mind.
Aug 2010
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Chittagong
...certainly isn't a drab and dreary history lesson. It manages to be a gripping human drama without being either a sweeping Hollywood-style adventure or a Bollywood-inflected patriotic saga cranked up to a defeaning pitch for easy consumption.
Oct 2012
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Daas Dev
...must rank among the better screen adaptations of Devdas, not the least because of its daring, free-wheeling departures from the norm laid down for cinema derived from literary sources.
Apr 2018
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Andhadhun
Watch Andhadhun with your ears, eyes and minds open. You will come away with your senses heightened.
Oct 2018
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Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
The sequel gets to the point infinitely quicker than Gangs Of Wasseypur did – it is free from the information overload that weighed down the initial 30 minutes of the first part.
Aug 2012
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Titli
A slow-burning, searing crime drama that shuns the conventional trappings of the genre, first-time director Kanu Behl’s Titli is a remarkably sure-footed film.
Oct 2015
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Shanghai
...a no-frills but searing political thriller that is under-wired with intelligence and nerve, both cinematic and ideological.
Jun 2012