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Akira
Sonakshi moves, feels and looks the part that’s all but empty heft in a script so extraordinarily dated and bereft of punch.
Sep 2016
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A Flying Jatt
The problem with A Flying Jatt is its lack of faith in its own originality, which is why director Remo D’Souza ends up -- like Amrita Singh -- cribbing from superhero films we already know and love.
Aug 2016
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UnIndian
The film isn’t void of typical Bollywood clichés either but the endearing romance between Lee and Chatterjee makes UnIndian a decent watch.
Aug 2016
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Happy Bhag Jayegi
...when the actors flanking Happy are so talented and endearing to watch. If Happy Bhag Jayegi succeeds in delivering a few laughs, it's entirely to their credit.
Aug 2016
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Mohenjo Daro
Historical accuracy be darned, Gowariker has served up a severely amateurish production with a weak script and an abundance of cliche.
Aug 2016
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Rustom
...no possible fiction-based-on-fact disclaimer could have prepared me for the fact that Rustom is a parody. That, I believe, can be the only explanation for this daft film.
Aug 2016
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Fever
Our desi writers really need to work hard on their scripts. The story here seems too convoluted.
Aug 2016
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Budhia Singh
From fame to obscurity, hunger to heartbreak, Budhia’s story is both sensational and sad. But, most of all, it’s incomplete with no finishing line in sight.
Aug 2016
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Dishoom
...the film is clearly aiming for laughs, and even when it gets lost along the way, blindsided by some unnecessarily elaborate action moment or by a bicepped un-actor, it still provides a fair bit of corny fun.
Jul 2016
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Madaari
It was a film that needed defter handling. Stronger performances. Better editing.
Jul 2016
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Great Grand Masti
...is neither great nor grand, and it doesn't have any masti elements either.
Jul 2016
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Sultan
...despite the possibilities, writer-director Ali Abbas Zafar relies solely on its main star’s drawing power and offers nothing novel in terms of storytelling.
Jul 2016
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Shorgul
...had the potential to be a great movie but directors Jitendra Tiwari and P Singh seem lazy and incompetent.
Jul 2016
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Junooniyat
The first half of the film is still tolerable, courtesy the exotic locations but the second half is just too much to handle with all the drama and sappy sequences.
Jun 2016
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Raman Raghav 2.0
There is real good cinema in that scene towards the end of the film, and also a reminder that Kashyap has a lot of talent. He just needs to stop making films that are very similar.
Jun 2016
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Udta Punjab
...truly soars when being its own madcap beast, profane and powerful and preening.
Jun 2016
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Dhanak
To have a movie revolve around just two characters is hard but Kukunoor does it and how! He proves yet again why he is a filmmaker to reckon with.
Jun 2016
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TE3N
...producer Sujoy Ghosh ensures that there is at least an aesthetic in place and the film is competently crafted even if it squanders its narrative potential.
Jun 2016
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Jun 2016
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Housefull 3
Ritesh Deshmukh can see. Abhishek Bachchan can talk. Akshay Kumar can walk. And I, somehow, survived Housefull 3. That, ladies and gentleman, is the real miracle.
Jun 2016
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Waiting
Menon’s true triumph lies in how she doesn’t vilify a profession or its uncomfortable reality to gather empathy for her characters.
May 2016
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Veerappan
It may well be a misfire, but Veerappan shows that at least RGV has his eyes open while squeezing the trigger. The dacoit is still at large.
May 2016
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Phobia
...is easily one of the best psychological thrillers to have come out of Bollywood.
May 2016
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Sarbjit
...is an irresponsibly sloppy film, a film so focused on artless emotional manipulation and trying to make the audience weep, that it trivialises an important true-life story.
May 2016
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Dear Dad
Though elegant composed and filled with warm possibilities, Dear Dad stays awfully impersonal communicating only from a distance to tread a tediously linear path.
May 2016
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Azhar
...a mostly watchable film with a solid lead, but falls far short of being either entertaining, insightful, or worthy of recommendation.
May 2016
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Buddha In A Traffic Jam
Is this a real movie? Did someone fund this? Is this actually releasing in theatres? In the name of Comrade Jesus, how about a solitary drop of sanity?
May 2016
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Traffic
...doesn’t address its ethics or anything profound. It doesn’t aspire to be anything beyond a bumpy ride to half-hearted glory. And in that it is entirely successful.
May 2016
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1920 London
It seems 1920 London has been made JUST to take the franchise forward. Not only is the story done-to-death, there is hardly anything spooky about it.
May 2016
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One Night Stand
...for all its noble feminist intent -- ends up balancing a 'hard-hitting' Sunny Leone soliloquy back to back with a skimpy Sunny Leone item song. Sigh.
May 2016