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Neerja
It has good performances but is otherwise just another biopic with nationalist overtones.
Feb 2016
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Guzaarish
There is no doubting Sanjay Leela Bhansali's superb sense of aesthetics, but he reduces the issue of euthansia to a TV show debate.
Nov 2010
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Nov 2012
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Mary Kom
Devoid of authenticity and political depth, this biopic disappoints on many levels.
Sep 2014
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Photograph
Like the personalities of all three characters, it results in a melancholic and unresolved ending to a very watchable film.
Mar 2019
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Sep 2010
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Not A Love Story
The making of this film so soon after the Grover murder is as macabre as the killing itself.
Aug 2011
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English Vinglish
What is admirable in English Vinglish is the stoic refusal to compromise realistic treatment with melodrama or cliche.
Oct 2012
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Laal Kaptaan
...is not a memorable film by any distance, but it is certainly worth a watch.
Oct 2019
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Delhi Belly
This juvenile movie may well be Aamir Khan's first big mistake as a producer.
Jul 2011
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B.A. Pass
So despite a fairly compact 95 minutes, the movie has a sense of incompleteness, with the inner life of the most interesting character ignored.
Aug 2013
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Bharat
...is no masterpiece, but it is that rare thing, a film that bonds a family with a nation, and does it with affection. Any element of divisiveness is excluded. And that, in itself, is a good enough reason to watch it.
Jun 2019
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Baaghi 3
Tiger has a sculpted and finely chiselled torso that turns his action sequences into a dance form. But when the content in the script becomes slimmer, and, inversely, the propaganda element in the movie increases, the hero begins to look like an empty vessel.
Mar 2020
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Bullett Raja
Despite all this interesting sub-text, the film fails to grip you with its central narrative.
Dec 2013
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Welcome 2 Karachi
Riddled with clichés posing as jokes, this comedy of a dumb duo is hard to watch.
Aug 2015
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Bala
...is an entertaining film. But ultimately, it is an unconvincing presentation on the tribulation of early hair loss.
Nov 2019
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Tezz
It tests your credulity, but even so, this high-speed train thriller is worth a watch.
May 2012
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
The film moves from one lovely scene to another without a story.
Mar 2013
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
With no redeeming sub-plots, supporting actors, catchy songs or memorable dialogues, this Rajshri film is a disgrace to its kind.
Nov 2015
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Mar 2019
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Panga
...his is a well meaning movie that weaves the joys of domesticity with the sporting life, and turns both into a bit of a bore.
Jan 2020
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Lafangey Parindey
The problem is that the urban ambience and the chatter in Lafangey Parindey doesn’t quite work because director Pradeep Sarkar appears unfamiliar with the dialect he is working with.
Aug 2010
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Humshakals
This film packs in thrice the crudity and vulgarity found in Sajid Khan’s cinema.
Jun 2014
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Dil Dhadakne Do
This film is flat and tiresome, with little beyond the banal fixations of the idle rich.
Jun 2015
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Azhar
...the film is so fondly sentimental about Azhar that it stretches our credulity.
May 2016
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Karwaan
By the end of the film, you have enjoyed the scenery, laughed at Irrfan and his PJs, and ask the question on the tip of your tongue - what on earth were the makers of this movie smoking?
Aug 2018
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Game Over
...has a few genuinely scary scenes, but it is too schematic in structure and theme to work as a reflective thriller.
Jun 2019
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Angrezi Medium
It has a few short and funny scenes, interrupted by long and meandering conversations that do not appear to lead anywhere. This lack of overall balance in the narrative, affects your viewing concentration, and you cannot put your finger on the genre on display.
Mar 2020
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
An unconvincing period film that fails to establish the setting, but nevertheless raises some essential points
Dec 2010