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Manikarnika
The mounting of the film, particularly the battle sequences, is impressive, even though it suffers from some overuse and a little exaggeration. All the actors in the huge cast are competent, but none of the characters they play are textured in the slightest degree, including, of course, Rani Lakshmibai.
Jan 2019
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Main Tera Hero
Varun Dhawan has the comic chops, but the new sidekicks are not as fun as Kader Khan and Co.
Apr 2014
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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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Begum Jaan
...is a disappointingly loud and hectoring film, with few scenes that allow the cast to be nuanced in the portrayal of their characters.
Apr 2017
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Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aaata Hai?
...promises much, but lives up to its covenant feebly.
Apr 2019
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Malang
...there is very little of plot or character that you remember. Recollected in tranquility, the movie passes by in a blur of police sirens, killings, snorting, and skimpily dressed people partying like there is no tomorrow.
Feb 2020
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Dabangg
Unlike a typical Salman Khan movie, this has got a plot, a well-behaved hero, and even a script.
Sep 2010
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Aarakshan
Since the movie looks to create consent, it deliberately avoids litigious or divisive aspects of the issue.
Aug 2011
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Sep 2012
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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
The two lead actors are lively, but their performances are one dimensional.
Jul 2014
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Guddu Rangeela
With the exception of an amusing song, this ‘Jatland’ comedy has little to offer.
Jul 2015
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Manmarziyaan
With ‘Mukkabaaz’ last year, and with ‘Manmarziyaan’ today, he (Kashyap) looks more and more like a mainstream film maker with a fine command of film technique, whose unique and original perspective has been merged, unobtrusively, into an amorphous entity called pop cinema.
Sep 2018
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Family Of Thakurganj
...is a movie about hoodlums and racketeers, with not much to remember it by, save the acting.
Jul 2019
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Jan 2011
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Table No. 21
A rare Bollywood movie in which the protagonists are greedy, hedonistic and sadistic.
Jan 2013
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Happy Ending
A dull romcom and an even duller parody of the genre, this film falls dead flat.
Nov 2014
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Katti Batti
What could have been a potent statement on urban relationships turns too mushy for its own good.
Sep 2015
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Dum Maaro Dum
...is chipped china, but in the context of recent Hindi movies, at least you are drinking from crockery.
Apr 2011
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Bhoothnath Returns
Bachchan and the kid pull off some funny scenes, but then it gets all preachy on us.
Apr 2014
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Hunterrr
Well cast and mildly entertaining, this adult comedy confuses stalking with seduction.
Mar 2015
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Sep 2012
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John Day
...you have to say that the charisma of the two central actors holds you to your seat till the end.
Sep 2013
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Hate Story 2
A cut-and-dried execution of a good concept renders this film an insipid watch.
Jul 2014
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I Love NY
A dull romcom with endless banter on love and sex, this film is watchable only for Kangana’s act.
Jul 2015
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Madaari
...s a very predictable film, but is held together by some very touching moments brought about by Irrfan’s ability to establish a rapport with his co-actors...
Jul 2016
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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