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Radhe
...is a collage of high-pitched songs and slow-motion shots that made us cringe even five years back. You need to have a high appetite for Khan’s antics to enjoy this one.
May 2021
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Pagglait
Sandhya’s compassion – without the usual Indian cinema melodrama, tears and all of that — for her parents-in-law is heart-tugging that completely transforms the movie into something that is worth pondering over.
Mar 2021
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Roohi
...establishes an instant connect in spite of outrageous situations and extremely over the top comedy.
Mar 2021
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Jan 2021
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Nail Polish
...can be enjoyed for various reasons, but most of all for its gentle salute to the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock.
Jan 2021
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Coolie No.1
...it seems like a never ending saga of painful comedy and mistimed tragedy.
Dec 2020
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AK vs AK
Another lovely film from Motwane’s repertoire. It reaches where mainstream Bollywood films hesitate to go.
Dec 2020
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Angrezi Medium
...is one part clunky, and one part enjoyable. It’s not a perfect film – far from it – but I will admit I came out with a smile.
Mar 2020
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Baaghi 3
...hangs by a thread off its leading man’s strong shoulders. Tiger is the only reason the film isn’t completely unwatchable.
Mar 2020
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Thappad
It’s a hard subject to pull off, but Anubhav Sinha achieves it with first-rate storytelling. The best films inspire dialogue, they set you thinking; they can even lead to change. This one made me uncomfortable; it made me question myself and I think it will make you too. It’s essential viewing.
Feb 2020
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
...there is enough to enjoy and appreciate here. It takes a difficult subject and executes it with some flair.
Feb 2020
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Love Aaj Kal
...is pretty awful and dreadfully boring. It’s also overlong and hammy. The pursuit of romantic fulfilment has seldom felt so banal.
Feb 2020
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Malang
There is both a love story and some good songs in his new thriller Malang. There are also, to be fair, some interesting ideas floating around. But those ideas never come together coherently; they’re lost in a film that is more interested in surface-level stuff.
Feb 2020
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Jawaani Jaaneman
...Saif is in good form once again, but saddled with the kind of material he knows inside out.
Feb 2020
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Panga
The film’s big success is in delivering its message without making a big noise about it.
Jan 2020
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Street Dancer 3D
...the problem with this franchise is that for some reason the makers think these films need to be about something more than the dancing. Something ‘important’, something ‘serious’. They couldn’t be more wrong.
Jan 2020
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Chhapaak
Its strength is in its quietude. It goes about its business with minimal fuss. The film is both moving and important. And its leading lady is in very fine form.
Jan 2020
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Tanhaji
...you’ll appreciate the robust filmmaking, the visceral battle scenes, and a delicious performance by an actor who’s seldom got his due.
Jan 2020
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Dec 2019
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Dabangg 3
The film feels like a string of unimaginative, repetitive action scenes strung together, pausing every few minutes for an underwhelming song.
Dec 2019
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Pati Patni Aur Woh
In a very roundabout, over-simplistic way, the film is actually progressive. Thank you for small mercies. Plenty laughs are guaranteed.
Dec 2019
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Panipat
...ultimately is overlong and unwieldly. It may have its heart in the right place but its other organs are all over the place.
Dec 2019
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Marjaavaan
I came away from Marjaavaan bored and exhausted. It’s literally a film with no perceivable merit, and one that begs two key questions: How did this film get made? And why are we being taken for a ride?
Nov 2019
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Ujda Chaman
I was bored to death as Ujda Chaman unfolded slowly, verrrry slowly over two long hours.
Nov 2019
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The Sky Is Pink
Despite the blatant manipulation, there are moments that left me with a heavy heart, and with a lump lodged in my throat. Still, watching a child’s life cut short should hurt like your heart’s being carved out of your flesh. The Sky is Pink never bruises you with that intensity.
Oct 2019
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Chhichhore
The film is all about its characters, frankly, and the hoops they're made to jump. In them you'll likely find traces and memories of your own youth.
Sep 2019
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Saaho
The impressively staged but ultimately exhausting action sequences take up the bulk of screen time, but they can’t salvage this soulless film that has all the depth and emotional wallop of a video game.
Aug 2019
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Khandaani Shafakhana
...has many plot points—the importance of traditional medical practices for instance --that if developed carefully could have packed in a lot more punch but end up merely being missed opportunities.
Aug 2019