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Madras Cafe
Not a political, ideological film so much as a thriller about a grand conspiracy.
Aug 2013
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Lafangey Parindey
Despite being "not too bad", it doesn't quite go beyond the lacklustre either.
Aug 2010
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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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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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Jazbaa
Gupta has a stellar cast, but loses out on this advantage with his slipshod direction.
Oct 2015
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Oct 2015
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Kites
The film has a clean, expensive, glossy look. It’s well shot and edited. But none of that matters, since the plot is so contrived and it’s hard to empathise with any character.
May 2010
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Game
...one of the most predictable, stupid thrillers, strewn with absurd red herrings and idiotic clues.
Apr 2011
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Aladin
Sandwiched in between is a boring love story of the shy Aladin (Ritesh), and Jasmine (Jacqueline, who fills in well as the smiling wallpaper). Aladin, like Drona and Love Story 2039, is ambition gone awry.
Nov 2009
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No Problem
...the characters, plot, gags, jokes, dialogues, just about nothing makes you smile, leave alone laugh. Besides, some significant scenes get uncomfortably racist and downright sexist.
Dec 2010
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Gali Gali Chor Hai
Half-baked and slipshod, looks terribly dated and very loosely edited.
Feb 2012
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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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Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta
It’s really hard to keep up with the strangeness of the Mehtas and Singhs, the arbitrary things the plot makes them do and say, made even worse by the abysmal acting.
Jul 2010
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Murder 2
Sex, skin and gore: unfortunately, all it eventually adds up to is quite a big bore.
Jul 2011
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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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Bang Bang!
Obviously strange to buy the remake rights of a mediocre Hollywood film. More bizarre to fashion an even worse Hindi film out of it.
Oct 2014
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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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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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Besharam
Remains unbearably unfunny from the first shot to the last—irritates and exasperates rather than bring out a chuckle.
Oct 2013
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Blood Money
Feels like a rerun of Vishesh Films’ Jannat. Much too insipid. Cliches abound.
Apr 2012
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Jul 2011
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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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Knock Out
A ludicrous thriller which makes you laugh at its stupidities, plotholes and implausibilities.
Oct 2010
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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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Heroine
As Madhur Bhandarkar repeats his template yet again, one is tempted to rehash one’s previous reviews.
Sep 2012
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Action Jackson
Cartoonish characters, mindless comedy...a blatantly chauvinistic wannabe blockbuster.
Dec 2014