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Ankur Arora Murder Case
It is a well-meaning, proficiently crafted and competently acted drama about the wages of medical skullduggery. But Ankur Arora Murder Case fails to make a strong enough case for itself.
Jun 2013
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Krrish 3
It passes muster because of the consistently high quality of its CGI and the undeniable power of a known franchise.
Nov 2013
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Tutak Tutak Tutiya
... while the film is engaging and intriguing, it suffers from a fatigued second half and an absurd ending. But nevertheless, it keeps you in splits. A better star cast would have elevated this film.
Oct 2016
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Tanhaji
...is impressively mounted and the climactic sequences are first-rate. But too much artifice and too little authenticity is the film's bane.
Jan 2020
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Shagird
Nana Patekar fans will enjoy his purposefully eccentric, casually ruthless cop but honestly, it felt like deja vu to me.
May 2011
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Mary Kom
The obviously questionable casting of Priyanka Chopra as the lead actress and the choice of the principal shooting locations are the least of the numerous glaring problems that mar first-time director Omung Kumar’s well-intentioned but excessively effusive Mary Kom.
Sep 2014
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Aug 2015
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Haraamkhor
...isn't a ground-breaker, but it certainly is worthy of applause for its fearlessness and for the impressive quality of the acting.
Jan 2017
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Mantostaan
The effort of actor-writer-director Rahat Kazmi is, therefore, irrefutably pertinent and praiseworthy. The result, alas, is uneven. Mantostaan is devoid of the gut-wrenching punch that Manto's seething pen could deliver at will.
May 2017
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Jan 2011
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Satyagraha
...for all its well-meaning bluster, neither stings nor scalds. It fails to hit the core of the truth that it seeks.
Aug 2013
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Rockstar
...has a Sufi soul. If only it had been set free and allowed to go the whole hog!
Nov 2011
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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
To be fair, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania does have some warm passages. But the overall package that it adds up to is about as appetizing as a bottle of beer gone flat.
Jul 2014
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Break Ke Baad
I'm officially instituting the two and three- quarter star rating on our show. This is for films, which show promise and sparkle but eventually don't deliver the goods.
Nov 2010
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Shaadi Ke Side Effects
...is recommended because, despite its flaws, it is passable fun while it lasts.
Feb 2014
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Ok Jaanu
A breezy, feel-good romance with its share of highs, OK Jaanu floats along through some interesting thematic territory without managing to soar to the altitude one expects it to.
Jan 2017
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Simran
Unfortunately the film, doubling up as a showreel for the actress, pretends also to be a drama, a thriller, even a sweet romance. None of these other gears work well enough, and the eventual result is tedious.
Sep 2017
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Aarakshan
...a rather safe, superficial and simplistic take on an extremely complex theme. The film lets off steam, and generates some smoke, but the fire is missing.
Aug 2011
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Main Tera Hero
...is a laugh riot, unapologetically mindless but infectiously boisterous and off-the-wall.
Apr 2014
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Freaky Ali
Director Sohail Khan pulls all the plugs to give the film a mass appeal and that is why it probably works.
Sep 2016
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Aakrosh
...has moments of power but most of these are copied, some even down to the dialogue.
Oct 2010
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Dolly Ki Doli
There is much to like in Dolly Ki Doli. Or, let us put it this way: there isn't much to dislike in Dolly Ki Doli.
Jan 2015
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan
...runs with this wafer-thin premise with such unbridled enthusiasm and vigour that you might be forgiven for wondering if the future of the universe hinged on it.
Jul 2015
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Dilwale
The lead pair is all heart. The film they are trapped in is, unfortunately, utterly soulless.
Dec 2015
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31st October
...has its heart in the right place. What it lacks is genuine firepower. Despite the anger and anguish that drives it, it is unable to whip up urgency and force.
Oct 2016
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
...a noble attempt at restoring glory to long-forgotten heroes but honestly, I felt more charged and patriotic in the last 40 minutes of Lagaan than I did in this entire film.
Dec 2010
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Hero
...is below mediocre fare except for the lead pair's straightforward performances.
Sep 2015
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Rustom
...is largely inoffensive, even passable in the main, but could have been infinitely better had the screenplay not been so utterly conventional and unimaginative.
Aug 2016
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Bhoothnath Returns
The film’s good intentions and the generally competent and controlled execution are marred by a screenplay riddled with inconsistencies.
Apr 2014
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Kochadaiiyaan
...would've definitely looked magnificent in live action form than in the half baked animated format that only looks colourful, but not legendary.
May 2014