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Sep 2015
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Patiala House
With its formulaic perspective and wishy-washy characters drawn from British sitcoms, this is no Bend It Like Beckham. Or even close.
Feb 2011
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Pati Patni Aur Woh
...this movie is a hoot, and keeps you entertained, and amused, through most of its duration.
Dec 2019
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Pataakha
A similar nation state in India, with room for a myriad political innuendos to co-exist, allows Bhardwaj a lot of freedom in his Shakespeare adaptations. Most importantly, there are full fledged plots to interpret, instead of half baked ones like in ‘Pataakha’. Plus, there are 34 more plays he can still work on.
Sep 2018
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Parched
...is a nice looking film that is reasonably well acted, but it is too self consciously written and visualized to be credible, as intended, for an argument on the empowerment of women in rural Rajasthan.
Sep 2016
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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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Mar 2012
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One By Two
A decent romcom idea on paper translates into an extraordinarily dull movie on screen.
Feb 2014
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
The sequel has lost the charm of the original film.
Aug 2013
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OMG Oh My God!
Highly entertaining, this film is a refreshing demolition of India’s never-ending divinity.
Oct 2012
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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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Jan 2011
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NH10
There is a refined style of storytelling at play here, but this film fails to make an impact.
Mar 2015
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Neerja
It has good performances but is otherwise just another biopic with nationalist overtones.
Feb 2016
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Feb 2013
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Mulk
This is the essence of freedom that film makers still have; to make movies that reflect on how life should be, and not necessarily on how it turns out.
Aug 2018
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Mulk
So in spite of its beauty, this is a morbid film which depresses, to a much greater degree than it enlightens.
Apr 2017
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Mukkabaaz
It is not the acting, the content, or the ideology that is wrong with this movie. What jars is the choice of a hackneyed and overused cinematic style that divides characters and conflicts into simplistic demarcations of black and white.
Jan 2018
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Nov 2019
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Mohenjo Daro
...the telling of the film is slow, long winded, pointless, and extraordinarily boring.
Aug 2016
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Mohenjo Daro
...the telling of the film is slow, long winded, pointless, and extraordinarily boring.
Aug 2016
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Oct 2011
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Miss Lovely
A masterly noirish re-creation of C-grade smut that takes a hard look at exploitation in cinema.
Jan 2014
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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Finally, you leave the theatre without any imprint of the film in your mind. If it is a love story, who, exactly, was in love with whom?
Sep 2011
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Jan 2013
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Masaan
Even though a Benaras in transition comes alive in this film, it isn’t all that emotionally wrenching.
Aug 2015
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Mary Kom
Devoid of authenticity and political depth, this biopic disappoints on many levels.
Sep 2014
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Marjaavaan
...the regurgitation of this old content from a bygone era, appears surreal.
Nov 2019
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Margarita With A Straw
...a brave film that tells us that physical disability and sexual desire are two different things, neither of which can be slapped with labels like ‘normal’ or ‘abnormal’.
Apr 2015