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I Hate Luv Storys
...oozes a fair amount of charm. For the viewer, exasperated by the ragbag of movies in recent months, here’s a designer bottle of balm.
Jul 2010
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Raavan
...the narrative is choppier than the monsoon sea, frequently disjointed, terribly repetitive...
Jun 2010
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Kites
Save yourself your multiplex money, fly a kite instead. Much more entertaining that.
May 2010
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May 2010
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Housefull
Sketchily written, awkwardly directed, and devoid of a catchy music score, this brainbasher leaves you exhausted and exasperated...
Apr 2010
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Phoonk 2
...doesn’t scare you out of your pantaloons. It merely employs some select words in the dialogue that could send you over the moon. Swoon.
Apr 2010
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Prince
...get into the groove to enjoy the expected ridiculousness, and Prince for most of its running time doesn’t disappoint.
Apr 2010
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The Japanese Wife
It stays with you. Although the tempo is excruciatingly slow and the screenplay repeats lines of dialogue as if they had been written by a squawking parrot, the result is limned with that near-extinct quality in cinema – humaneness.
Apr 2010
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The Great Indian Butterfly
...if you can imagine some well-written conversations that reflect a lot of our lives in a piece of cinema, and would like to see how it’s done well – go for it.
Apr 2010
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Pankh
...is fiercely individualistic cinema. Those who support for edgy, mind-pubbing cinema, should check it out immediately…
Apr 2010
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Tum Milo Toh Sahi
You’re glad you saw it for Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar. As it happens, the rest of the film doesn’t live up to their participation in the project.
Apr 2010
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Well Done Abba
...a must watch movie for the Midas touch of Shyam Benegal and the sheer mastery of Boman Irani.
Mar 2010
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Love Sex Aur Dhokha
Dibakar Banerjee has delivered a third interesting and watchable film in a row.
Mar 2010
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Lahore
...this Indo-Pak treatise may have been wah-wahed at film festivals, but all said and seen just about makes it to a notch above the average.
Mar 2010
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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
...a great attempt at the slapstick genre where surprisingly you don’t have to leave brains at home , as is the norm . Though it overstays a bit , its still a fun watch.
Mar 2010
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Mar 2010
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Karthik Calling Karthik
Farhan Akhtar, almost in every frame, has a likeable screen presence and acts competently. Still KCK adds up to little more than a wrong number.
Feb 2010
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Feb 2010
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My Name is Khan
At the end of 18 reels, you do carry something precious home – SRK and Kajol. They are absolutely electric. Undoubtely, they don’t make’em like that anymore. And never will, which is why MNIK is absolutely compulsory viewing. You may have problems with it. Yet it is a must-must-see.
Feb 2010
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Striker
Arora’s effort does leave an impact but the wallop is not as strong as it could have been. A pity.
Feb 2010
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Ishqiya
...a charming, enticing flick that commits the mistake of biting a little more than what it could actually chew. In the process, Ishqiya, like its lead protagonists, digs up its own grave!
Jan 2010
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Veer
The director does have a signature of sorts (hyper-commercial with a penchant for kitschy sets and sweeping outdoor locales). Here that is wasted on a period piece that has little else to hold it together but Salman Khan’s physique and hair extensions.
Jan 2010
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Pyaar Impossible
...would YRF decide to stop making attempts to revive Uday’s career with movies like this once in 4 years?
Jan 2010
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Dulha Mil Gaya
Now when I think back about Dulha Mil Gaya, 12-odd hours after having watched it, I think the same film, had it been released in early 2000, just might have worked with the family audience. But now?
Jan 2010
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Jan 2010
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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi
...raises many pertinent questions, some very uncomfortable ones too.
Jan 2010
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3 Idiots
...the thread of laughter is strong and glowing, but sadly is the movie’s only saving grace because for most part it is absolutely clueless what to do with its soul.
Dec 2009
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3 Idiots
...one of the best Indian films of the year, perhaps even the decade, and should not be missed for any reason.
Dec 2009