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Zed Plus
Nice doses of black humour and sharp, witty lines. But not quite an Indian Yes Minister.
Dec 2014
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Youngistaan
The film lacks the punch and power essential for it to be consistently engaging.
Apr 2014
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Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Not once did I smile, let alone laugh out loud in this ‘comedy’.
Jun 2013
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We Are Family
The regressive, "you can't be a good woman unless you are a good mom" ideology is difficult to buy.
Sep 2010
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Vicky Donor
It’s been so long since a movie elicited laughs without cringes. It is unapologetic, unadulterated fun.
Apr 2012
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Feb 2011
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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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Udaan
It’s an outstanding criss-cross of relationships between three men about the house.
Jul 2010
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Turning 30
Why blatantly follow the Sex And The City template right down to the facile, inane voiceover?
Jan 2011
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The Lunchbox
Little deft touches, pitch perfect acting. A film that makes you smile through its sadness.
Sep 2013
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The Japanese Wife
...is engaging and emotive only in parts and not profound enough to linger on in your mind.
Apr 2010
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The Dirty Picture
The film crumbles while negotiating the thin line between a woman's inherent power and her vulnerability.
Dec 2011
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That Girl in Yellow Boots
Anurag Kashyap narrates it slowly, bit by bit, with a lingering calm and control that makes the film unsettling and affecting.
Sep 2011
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Tevar
Despite its occasional flourishes and a basic competence of craft, you end up taking very little back home.
Jan 2015
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Jul 2010
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Feb 2011
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Tamanchey
Everything about it is lacklustre—right from the script, direction and acting.
Oct 2014
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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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Talaash
A well dressed film but makes one wonder if it would have been better off as a study in sorrow.
Dec 2012
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Super Nani
Every once a week comes a movie that makes all the bad ones of the rest of the week seem like Citizen Kane.
Nov 2014
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Sulemani Keeda
An in-group Versova film that needed more to say hello to the world? Yet another variation of Luck By Chance, albeit from the margins?
Dec 2014
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Stanley Ka Dabba
A delightful yet moving film on the trifle of an idea, but why must a film with children has to always come with a message attached?
May 2011
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Special 26
Fairly gripping, with the proverbial twist in the tale, much like the director's earlier A Wednesday.
Feb 2013
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Soundtrack
It's endearing, playful and filled with laughter and banter. A heartwarming tale that makes you want to shed your cynicism and believe in love.
Oct 2011
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Son Of Sardaar
A watch, if loud, mindless gags work for you. But how many more such comedies can we take?
Nov 2012
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Singham
The tone is uniformally over-the-top—loud dialogue and acting, shrill jokes, dazzling colours, kitschy sets and costumes and stylised choreography.
Jul 2011
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Singh Saab The Great
Shows how the Anil Sharma brand of cinema seems so utterly redundant now.
Dec 2013
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Oct 2015