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Khatta Meetha
Ample doses of over-the-top buffoonery and liberal sprinkling of double entendre. One of the most cringe-worthy films from Priyadarshan...
Aug 2010
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Jul 2011
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Kashmakash
...the entire dubbing effort detracts from the nuances and feel, making the conversations seem affected and halting. I'd have preferred to see the original Bangla version with Hindi subtitles.
May 2011
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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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Kai Po Che!
...manages to find its own distinct voice beyond these general simplifications. Primarily, because it builds well on the relationship of its three lead characters.
Mar 2013
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Kahaani
The spoon-feeding takes the intrigue away. I come away feeling cheated and look back at the whole construct with reservations.
Mar 2012
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Joker
Take Lagaan and Koi Mil Gaya, mix them, garnish with Tees Maar Khan and a handful of loud Priyadarshan comedies and voila!
Sep 2012
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Jo Dooba So Paar
The kind of film that makes you wish the filmmaker had thought twice before making it.
Oct 2011
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
Startlingly flaccid and boring. Instead of making you feel for the characters, it leaves you disengaged and disinterested.
Oct 2010
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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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Jannat 2
It is a macho, chauvinistic world. The movie itself, though, acts rough and raw but isn’t gritty enough
May 2012
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Jalpari
Warm and empathetic: an engaging story which sustains the viewer’s, especially children’s, interest.
Sep 2012
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Jackpot
The most unbearable film of 2013. Utterly boring, inane, kiddish tale about a con job gone awry.
Dec 2013
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Way too old-fashioned for comfort, riddled with absurd twists: it's abrupt, hurried and awkward.
Nov 2012
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife
It’s anything but funny. There are hardly a couple of lines that bring the smile on.
May 2010
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Jun 2013
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Ishaqzaade
Takes us back to what love used to be in Hindi cinema, especially in the '80s, until DDLJ initiated a change of rules.
May 2012
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Jan 2013
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I Me Aur Main
Things remain utterly dull, uninspiring and don’t get engaging. It’s badly cast - the actors just don’t measure up.
Mar 2013
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I Hate Luv Storys
It is full of endless chatter but the dialogue is inane and boring. So things get too stretched out and long-drawn.
Jul 2010
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I Am Kalam
A straight, simple story with no great highs and lows and an easy resolution.
Aug 2011
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I Am
Has something that most contemporary, uber-slick Bollywood flicks lack--quietude and calm. It's a world of thoughtful pauses than a furious pace.
Apr 2011
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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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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
Something about it works: it is a ‘100 per cent original fake’ of DDLJ.
Jul 2014
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Housefull 2
Beyond the loud slapstick, it does have interesting situational humour but it gets more kiddish than genuinely mad.
Apr 2012
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Heroine
As Madhur Bhandarkar repeats his template yet again, one is tempted to rehash one’s previous reviews.
Sep 2012
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Hawaa Hawaai
Despite all the good intentions, the film wallows in its goodness and left me cold by its sheer virtue.
May 2014
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Jul 2012
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Happy New Year
It held the promise of making fine art out of stupidity, yet went back on it.
Nov 2014
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Guzaarish
Bhansali's painterliness wreaks havoc on the subject. The visual excesses distract from the basic emotions. You don’t feel for the central character.
Nov 2010