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Dolly Ki Doli
...the ambiguous, unapologetic tone favours the overall whimsy narrative and its aversion to melodrama.
Jan 2015
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The Tashkent Files
...is not meant for those looking for escapist fare; however, those looking for content-driven, hard-hitting films will enjoy the movie.
Apr 2019
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Bhoot – Part One
The first half keeps you on the edge of your seat. Unfortunately, the second half comes crashing down.
Feb 2020
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Ek Tha Tiger
...an action-packed adventure with an endearing Salman and a roaring Kat.
Aug 2012
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Thackeray
Even the hagiographic ones would be of two kinds: One that show an augmented picture of the leader, or as they say, an 'image makeover exercise'. And the other that revealed a truer picture of him and still be proud of it. Thackeray falls in the latter category.
Jan 2019
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Article 15
There's so much more an Anubhav Sinha film can tell us about the Indian Character -- if only, he didn't wish to endear himself so completely with the urban audience.
Jun 2019
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Nail Polish
The biggest triumph of this court piece, written and directed by 'Bugs' Bhargav Krishna, is its subtlety. The distractions have been kept so low that it enhances the quality of the content.
Jan 2021
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Karthik Calling Karthik
Films like Karthik Calling Karthik are all about winding up right. This one fails to make a connect. Pity, it could have been that all important call you've always been waiting for.
Feb 2010
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Karthik Calling Karthik
The film tries far too desperately to evoke what Bollywood calls the 'feelgood' factor, but ends up evoking more apathy than empathy. Guzaarish starts off slow and beautiful, but gradually, sadly congeals into a wet mess.
Nov 2010
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
...this indecision to project Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as either a) a man dealing with the painful memories of his childhood in partition era, b) the blossoming of a happy-go-lucky army man into a superstar athlete or c) why an individual doesn't want to visit Pakistan overlaps too often in this three-hour plus, flashback-within-flashback drama to ruin a potentially promising premise.
Jul 2013
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Junglee
Director Chuck Russell leaves a lot of loose ends in the film, making this movie a gimmicky affair.
Mar 2019
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Bhangra Paa Le
It’s a fairly ambitious if unoriginal premise let down by staid vision, spiritless writing, middling choreography and music.
Jan 2020
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Help
...could have been more convincing and edgy just by doing away with the unnecessary songs.
Aug 2010
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Feb 2016
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Apr 2017
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Fanney Khan
...is in the same space as Tumhari Sulu and Secret Superstar where starry-eyed aspiration and gullible hearts of gold go but nowhere as grounded in reality.
Aug 2018
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Kalank
...is stuck in a bizarre time warp of real world and surreal treatment. What ensues is not particularly poignant, but breathtaking to behold.
Apr 2019
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X: Past is Present
A big part of the disappointment of watching X is in knowing that there were real flashes of brilliance in the script that did not materialise on screen.
Nov 2015
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Raees
...takes you for a boring ride, trying to soak the gangster's character in filmi spiel that is so typical of Bollywood's masala films when the film's creators realise that the plot is absolutely lame.
Jan 2017
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
...wishes to lend itself as a significant voice of change and support towards the LGBT community, but its woefully apologetic tone regarding individual choices repeatedly negates it when characters -- both traumatised and enlightened -- spew things like, 'Yeh janam se hi aise hai' or 'I wish I was normal'.
Feb 2019
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Yeh Saali Aashiqui
...I have to give it to Yeh Saali Aashiqui for showing such raging ambition and commitment to go bonkers all the way.
Nov 2019
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Kaagaz
...completely relies on Pankaj Tripathi's unassuming talent and sarcastic might to pull it off.
Jan 2021
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Teen Patti
The script doesn't evolve, it just jumps jerkily from one level to another so that the director can take her story to a predictable end.
Feb 2010
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Nov 2010
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War Chhod Na Yaar
The first half of the film has the pitch-perfect tone of a war comedy with some real gems that bind the narrative.
Oct 2013
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Fuddu
...may not be a great film but it’s better than all those Bollywood movies which make oodles of money but have no story.
Oct 2016
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Pankh
..is really not a film for the feeble. The director sets out to shock, scandalise, repulse and disgust you. If you are prepared for this then take a chance.
Apr 2010
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Lafangey Parindey
...like its attention-grabbing title, is unapologetically superficial with a brief attention span. It doesn't dwell too long on the possible complications or questions that may arise in its protagonist's lives and conveniently wiggles out of/wraps up any uneasy development.
Aug 2010