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Do Dooni Chaar
...a self-assured directorial debut, a fine slice of Delhi life, despite being marred by a muddled ending.
Oct 2010
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Jun 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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Udaan
It’s an outstanding criss-cross of relationships between three men about the house.
Jul 2010
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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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May 2015
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Gattu
No mawkish melodrama here; its sensitivity and a wry sense of humour bring the film alive. Unhurried and measured.
Jul 2012
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Bittoo Boss
The movie tries to capture the promiscuity and amorality in our lives, especially in the small towns. However, interesting social observations don’t necessarily a good film make.
Apr 2012
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Dedh Ishqiya
Chaubey’s caper scores with its delectable atmosphere, seeped in culture and music. It’s a world of paan, poetry and protocol, of erudition and affectations. Rarely has crime been served so sodden in nostalgia.
Jan 2014
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English Vinglish
Sometimes, good movies can be made on the trifles of life than on a big idea. Gauri Shinde has made one.
Oct 2012
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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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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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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
The irreverence, the impertinence, the subversion! Left my head in a delectable whirl.
Jan 2013
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Miss Lovely
It peels the makeup off the glamour world, shows the ugliness, dirt, slime and debauchery on the periphery, however offensive it may be. It doesn’t aim to please.
Jan 2014
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Jul 2012
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Feb 2011
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English Vinglish
Sometimes, good movies can be made on the trifles of life than on a big idea. Gauri Shinde has made one.
Oct 2012
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Shaitan
Debutant Bejoy Nambiar, working with a plot that has traces of Anurag Kashyap's unreleased film Paanch, directs this thriller with a deftness of touch.
Jun 2011
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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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Makkhi
Take the age-old reincarnation theme, add a dash of fantasy and sci-fi, with an implicit moral and you get a winsome film.
Oct 2012
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Shahid
Portrays the psyche of the Indian Muslim in the changing, increasingly polarised India with warmth and simplicity.
Oct 2013
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Peepli [Live]
Although it sags towards the end, Peepli Live is carried on the shoulders of its talented cast...
Aug 2010
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Chittagong
Instead of portraying the chapters of history we’re all familiar with, it foregrounds a sadly lost slice.
Oct 2012
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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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Bhoothnath Returns
The film’s structure gets lopsided, the second half is uneven and overstretched, and often the director ends up overstating his good intentions.
Apr 2014
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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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Drishyam
The trademark, heavy-lidded intensity of Ajay’s Vijay is too casual and throwaway instead of powerful and impassioned.
Aug 2015