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Uri
Though a watchable film, ‘URI: The Surgical Strike’, is too much a work of pre-election propaganda.
Jan 2019
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Ujda Chaman
...does fall prey to a few rom-com cliches in the middle. But it perks up later on, and treats us to some delightfully well played and resonant scenes between the lead actors, sequences that bring a measure of proportionality to the film.
Nov 2019
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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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Vicky Donor
This film has a sense of humour that cuts across class and cerebral levels.
Apr 2012
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Mar 2013
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Roy
Elegantly shot but utterly incoherent, this ambitious film is an exercise in obfuscation.
Feb 2015
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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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Chhapaak
...the emotional resonance, moments of poignancy, that you expect from a Meghna Gulzar film, are missing. What is left is an uneven movie.
Jan 2020
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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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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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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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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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Shaadi Ke Side Effects
This is not a film, it’s a recipe for a romcom. And a very middle-class one at that.
Mar 2014
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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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Chaalis Chauraasi
The film's plot is completely corny. Surprisingly, though, it works.
Jan 2012
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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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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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Dec 2012
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Freaky Ali
It is disappointing how this movie, with such a promising start, descends into cliches of the typical sports film.
Sep 2016
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Why Cheat India
So though it derails itself in the last quarter of its duration, the film, by that time, has asked a few hard questions of the more obvious flaws in a higher education apparatus that relies on skills of rote learning, for both entrance and graduation.
Jan 2019
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May 2012