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Yaariyan
...talks about a whole lot of other things – friendship, trust, patriotism, race attacks and tolerance – but makes no sense at all.
Jan 2014
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Dedh Ishqiya
Dedh Ishqiya entertains, but does so in a manner that does not trifle with the intelligence of the audience.
Jan 2014
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Mr Joe B. Carvalho
The film tries very, very hard to be smart. All it manages to be is downright silly.
Jan 2014
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Mahabharat
There is a laboured attempt here to prove that animation has come to animated life in Indian cinema. Sadly, it ends up proving only the opposite. We've a long way to go.
Dec 2013
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Dhoom 3
...is fun while it lasts, but it might not leave the viewer with the sense of having watched a film that is truly unique.
Dec 2013
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Bullett Raja
It takes guts to turn the conventional formulistic cinema about male bonding and revenge into a tightly wound intelligently scripted and judiciously executed drama of political subterfuge in Uttar Pradesh...
Nov 2013
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Singh Saab The Great
Back in form with a bang in Singh Saab The Great, Sunny delivers a wallop.
Nov 2013
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
Moments that are meant to be bitingly urbane and tongue-in-cheek end up being as flat as pancakes cooked for breakfast served in the evening.
Nov 2013
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Rajjo
The old-fashioned plot is completely at variance with the present-day realities of the Mumbai underbelly that the film seeks to project.
Nov 2013
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Nov 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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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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Boss
The humour is cringingly coarse, the stunts are completely over the top and the emotions never ring true.
Oct 2013
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Besharam
...rambunctious and robust, does not offer much by way of narrative novelty. But like Dabangg, it sets a crackling pace and does not flinch from the prospect of going over the edge in its pursuit of cheap thrills.
Oct 2013
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Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
...is the kind of dim-witted comedy that might leave the hardiest of Bollywood junkies in tears.
Sep 2013
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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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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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Madras Cafe
...a sinewy and riveting espionage thriller that entertains without having to play to the gallery.
Aug 2013
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
...falls well short of being quite as engaging as the film that it is a sequel to.
Aug 2013
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Chennai Express
...a full-on masala film that is completely unapologetic about its intentions. And that is its USP.
Aug 2013
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B.A. Pass
...combines the bone-dry quality of a chiselled short story and the stark directness of a minimalist tragedy to deliver a taut, gripping film about the hell that a big city can be behind the bright neon lights and the living room glass cabinets stacked with flashy dolls.
Aug 2013
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Bajatey Raho
Off-key and overly contrived, it is a pretty ordinary effort that is not even mildly engaging.
Jul 2013
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Issaq
...an unconvincing story of ill-fated love. It is not at all easy to sit through.
Jul 2013
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Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Watch Ramaiya Vastavaiya only if you have the stomach for unbridled lunacy.
Jul 2013
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Ship Of Theseus
...is so universal in scope and appeal that the human, artistic and ethical issues it raises would be valid anywhere in the world.
Jul 2013
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Sixteen
...pulls no punches when it matters. But it remains a warm, endearing film even when it gets down to tackling the bitter truths of life.
Jul 2013