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Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aaata Hai?
This film may not be on par with the work that inspired it, but it does have enough to say to justify its existence.
Apr 2019
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Bewakoofiyaan
...scores with its disarming simplicity. Even as it doesn’t soar to dizzying heights, it is never less than watchable.
Mar 2014
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Aug 2017
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Aashayein
...the film does not ever jump out at you in a desperate attempt to tug at your heartstrings. It flows along in a nice easy arc – only, at times, too languidly for its own good.
Aug 2010
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Bombay Talkies
One is left with the feeling that a once-in-a-century cinematic experiment should have had more heart and heft.
May 2013
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Badla
...the quality of the acting and the technical finesse on show - Avik Mukhopadhyay's unobtrusive yet effective camerawork is especially noteworthy - make Badla an unmissable film.
Mar 2019
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Main Aur Charles
Bollywood biopics usually tend to be horrendously bloated and overwrought. Main Aur Charles is anything but.
Oct 2015
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Fan
...works for the most part because it has the fabulous SRK act as a 'young' star-struck boy. His energetic performance is worth the price of the ticket - if not more.
Apr 2016
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Qarib Qarib Singlle
The unhurried rhythm of Qarib Qarib Singlle might put off average filmgoers but if you see value in a film that breaks away from norm and derives strength from understatement rather than flashy storytelling methods, your search ends here.
Nov 2017
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Pagglait
It goes about its business with refreshing - and telling - calmness and makes its point clearly and unpretentiously.
Mar 2021
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Shaitan
Slowly but surely Shaitan loses steam, becomes repetitive and ends in a whimper. Which is a shame because Nambiar has talent to burn.
Jun 2011
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Jul 2015
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Yeh Saali Zindagi
The film is much too long, indulgent and exhausting but if you’re willing to work with it, there is considerable fun to be had.
Feb 2011
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Yahaan Sabki Lagi Hai
...is about people screwed up as much by the system as by their own follies, but the final impact of the film is not as gloomy as the title might suggest. Give it a shot.
Mar 2015
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Jolly LLB 2
...does well not to take itself too seriously. It has the feel of a good-natured banter between friends rather than that of an inflated inquest conducted from a pedestal. Scintillating? No. Enjoyable? Absolutely.
Feb 2017
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Dear Maya
...does not deliver conventional entertainment nor does it favour high drama. If anything, the film's even pitching proves that Sunaina Bhatnagar does not mind taking risks. And that is just the sort of filmmaker that Bollywood needs many more of.
Jun 2017
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Guddu Ki Gun
The plot is skillfully crafted. Every character is quirky and well-etched. And every actor delivers a notable performance, albeit a bit over the top.
Oct 2015
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Tumhari Sulu
...isn't a perfect film, but it is definitely well worth a viewing as much for the quality of the acting and for its technical finesse. In any case, a film is easy to fall in love with when Vidya Balan is this stupendous.
Nov 2017
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Raazi
The stakes feel dramatic but unreal, and the film feels slow as a result. It certainly doesn't earn its running time of two hours and twenty minutes. By the time the shrill climax comes around, dullness has set in.
May 2018
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Kalank
...has unmistakable contemporary resonance because it celebrates the transformative power of love in the time of rampant hatred. The film is worth a viewing not only for what it says, but also for how it packages its pacifist statement.
Apr 2019
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Chillar Party
It squeezes in a quiet message even as it portrays the world purely from the gawky-eyed point of view of children. The film strikes a perfect balance between the two poles of the script. Well, almost.
Jul 2011
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Judgemental Hai Kya
What is commendable is that Judgementall Hai Kya delivers the message without turning preachy or self-conscious. The breezy flow of the narrative, which isn't broken until parts of the second half begin to seem a tad indulgent, ensures that we are invested in the plight of the characters all the way through.
Jul 2019
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Love Aaj Kal
...is an audacious, if flawed, ode to love as a quest for happiness and self-realization that often triggers conflicting emotions and unsettling impulses but never fails to enrich the soul.
Feb 2020
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Go Goa Gone
...it’s crazy but cool. It gives you what you least expect and in ways that you least anticipate.
May 2013
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UnIndian
...as a film, has its own share of pitfalls to negotiate. It occasionally resorts to contrived means to get around its loose ends. Yet, in the ultimate analysis, the film never trips irretrievably.
Aug 2016
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Phillauri
...is an unconventional Bollywood entertainer that is watchable all the way. It does not rely on star power. It draws its strength instead from an off-kilter screenplay
Mar 2017
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Mardaani 2
...thanks to the solidity that the lead actress lends the film and the support she receives from the antagonist, Mardaani 2 is never less than riveting.
Dec 2019