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Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
As a director Vijay Raaz, is not in search of solutions to the age-old cross-border conflicts. There is a deliberate staginess to the proceedings, a pronounced verbosity that never gets cumbersome, because, like I said, the writing has a distinct and distinctive 'quoting' edge without getting show-offy.
May 2014
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Jan 2012
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
It may not for the faint-hearted and the prissy. Gangs of Wasseypur is a heavyweight knockout punch. You’re down for the count!
Jun 2012
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Raman Raghav 2.0
Anurag Kashyap is back where he belongs and there is nothing remotely velvety in the director's felicitous return to his creative comfort zone.
Jun 2016
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Ishqiya
I know its only January but I think its safe to say that Ishqiya is the most crackling film you’ll see this year. It’s feisty and sly and very, very sexy.
Jan 2010
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Photograph
The languid grace and unswerving geniality inherent in the making stand out. They enhance the radiance of the overall cinematic composition and make Photograph a film that will stay etched in our memories awhile.
Mar 2019
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Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi
Wit, warmth and wisdom coalesce beautifully in this genteel yet incisive film about a dysfunctional and unfailingly relatable family.
Jan 2021
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
...the film is a worthy experiment created by one of Bollywood’s most imaginative and original directors. Let me warn you that it is a polarizing film. You’re going to either love it or you’re going to hate it.
Mar 2010
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Watch Jab Tak Hai Jaan not just for the obvious sentimental reason but for the fact that it shows, for one last time, what Bollywood will miss now that the undisputed master of romantic sagas is no more.
Nov 2012
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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
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Badhaai Ho
Director Amit Ravindernath Sharma's Badhaai Ho deserves unstinted kudos. It not only dares to tackle a tricky theme, it does so with laudable finesse.
Oct 2018
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Khandaani Shafakhana
Watch the film not just for the tricky theme it tackles, but also for the way it does so.
Aug 2019
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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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Sonali Cable
It is a very original and intelligent script, deftly edited and performed.
Oct 2014
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CRD
...is a classy, satisfying, magnificently inventive package. It heralds the birth of a filmmaker who clearly has the makings of a path-breaker, if he already isn't one.
Sep 2017
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Tribhanga
...a genteel, appropriately unfussy ode to women who are unapologetic about what they want, merits three cheers - and more.
Jan 2021
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Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain
It has its shares of flaws and lows, but Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is still a must-see film for the courage of its conviction, if for nothing else.
Dec 2014
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X: Past is Present
...for a cinematic pastiche that represents as audacious a leap into the unknown as this, a few quibbles here and there are no big deal.
Nov 2015
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Rocket Singh
...never becomes more than the sum of its parts but still I recommend that you make time for it. Just be prepared to be patient.
Dec 2009
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
...does exude pronounced traces of the spirit of Dil Chahta Hai, but its essential rhythm is its own, stemming from the dynamics of a full-fledged road movie shot through with intelligence, emotion and, above all, humanism.
Jul 2011
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My Name is Khan
...never becomes the empowering, inspiring Forest Gump-like epic. Mainly because the connective tissue tying it together is deeply flawed and in places, embarrassingly naive.
Feb 2010
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Bol
...the message that the film delivers is urgent, heartfelt and of considerable import.
Sep 2011
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Saand Ki Aankh
...is never less than credible while being true to the impulse to craft an entertaining real-life chronicle. More than your money's worth, it is a film that delivers food for thought and emotional stimulation in one go.
Oct 2019
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Kaagaz
The lead actor has to carry the weight of the entire film on his shoulders. He does so gamely, occasionally allowing his usual understated style to make way for a more demonstrative mode of acting.
Jan 2021
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Raag Desh
...blends details drawn from extensive research and some amount of fiction to rustle up a narrative that has enough drama to keep the audience engaged through its run time of two and a quarter hours.
Aug 2017
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Manjhi
A lighter touch might have made Manjhi - The Mountain Man a markedly more convincing biopic.
Aug 2015