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M.S. Dhoni
...there aren’t many cinematic highs and lows in Dhoni’s life so far, which is why Neeraj Pandey is hard put to bring drama into a bland story.
Oct 2016
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Jul 2016
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Raman Raghav 2.0
...it’s a difficult film to watch, not entertaining or edifying in any way.
Jul 2016
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Udta Punjab
What Abhishek Chaubey has done with Udta Punjab is broken the image of Punjab that Bollywood has so carefully built, as a state of happy-go-lucky, bhangra-dancing, family-loving people.
Jun 2016
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Azhar
Seems like an attempt to narrate the player’s side of the story, finally exonerative, but with a happy ending.
May 2016
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Kapoor & Sons
Shakun Batra’s film has no plot, just the problems of getting a family together so that grandpa can get a family photo for his 90th birthday.
Mar 2016
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Aligarh
...an excellent film about every human being’s need and right to love and be loved.
Feb 2016
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Nov 2015
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Oct 2015
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Jazbaa
Gupta has a stellar cast, but loses out on this advantage with his slipshod direction.
Oct 2015
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Talvar
It’s the solid writing, sharp dialogue and the spot-on performances which shine along.
Oct 2015
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Sep 2015
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Drishyam
The trademark, heavy-lidded intensity of Ajay’s Vijay is too casual and throwaway instead of powerful and impassioned.
Aug 2015
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Masaan
The director depicts the existential threats that plague daily lives of ordinary Indians and their unsung battle for survival.
Aug 2015
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Drishyam
It’s the cat ’n mouse games, twist in the tale and the final revelation that are the stuff of collective audience sighs. That too only if you are watching it for the first time.
Aug 2015
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Jul 2015
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ABCD - Any Body Can Dance - 2
A string of spectacular dance set-pieces linked together by random scenes.
Jun 2015
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Dil Dhadakne Do
Zoya makes it pretty clear that her heart beats for women and for overhauling gender roles and expectations.
Jun 2015
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Dil Dhadakne Do
The instant connect of a Honeymoon Travels Private Limited, however, goes amiss.
Jun 2015
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May 2015
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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Dibakar tries to pack in too much even in terms of cinematic references—from classic Hollywood to noir, to Ritchie and Tarantino and Chinese action flicks. The constant shift in tonality jars, especially in the over-the-top melodrama of a climax.
Apr 2015
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Hunterrr
...the back and forth narrative confuses, slows down and stretches the film beyond the limits of boredom.
Mar 2015
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NH10
The film loses out on complexity by opting for a way too easy narrative: the rural brutes vs us, the city slickers.
Mar 2015
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha
...is a beautiful snapshot of this world, lost and yet not quite; it’s a piece of nostalgia wrapped up in the actual.
Mar 2015
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Shamitabh
It all ends at the hospital, as most of Balki’s films do. Coming out of the theatre, I couldn’t help but think of his morbid fascination with sickness, disabilities and abnormalities. Sadly, the film feels more manipulative than sensitive. And also extremely boring.
Feb 2015