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Nov 2012
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Jai Ho
As for Khan, there’s nothing new to see here. But that’s probably the point. For a man who’s pushing 50, he’s looking spry and seems to be having fun playing to type, though the absurd amounts of money his movies rake in obviously help.
Jan 2014
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Mar 2016
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Setters
Whatever restraint or spark Setters demonstrated in its initial stages is tossed out of the window to crash into an untidy mess of snarling evil and tame virtue.
May 2019
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Inkaar
...what could have been an engrossing take on modern-day relationships in a frantic, workaholic culture is single-handedly destroyed by warped publicity and ridiculous conclusions.
Jan 2013
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Mickey Virus
...is based on an interesting idea, the plot is good and the film is relevant at a time when cyber crime is increasing. However, with weak direction, even the best of stories cannot be told well.
Oct 2013
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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
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Freaky Ali
It’s entirely on the writers and actors to make the proceedings seem crucial or comic. What shows up on screen is plain lazy on their part and it's painfully dull to watch.
Sep 2016
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
When not playing its hammy sentimentality on a loop in a series of daddy-daughter flashbacks or going creepy full throttle, Nanu Ki Jaanu coughs up some unintentional laughs in moments of genuine bizarreness.
Apr 2018
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Super 30
Simplistic and lopsided, Super 30 is too fixated on its master to mahatma narrative to graduate beyond so so.
Jul 2019
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Pati Patni Aur Woh
Alternating between a farce and melodrama, thankfully none of it coming from the women, Pati Patni Aur Woh can't decide whether it wants to be the climax of a Priyadarshan comedy or give the cad a dose of his own medicine brand of cheeky payback.
Dec 2019
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Tribhanga
Actor turned writer/director Renuka Shahane's comfort in sentiment shows but her confused stance on emancipation of women is a big let-down.
Jan 2021
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Allah Ke Banday
What does work for Allah Ke Banday, though, is an overall earnestness to the proceedings -- the film is pretty watchable for the first hour and then gradually loses steam -- and the performances.
Nov 2010
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Pappu Can't Dance Saala
...an average film with some decent performances but it is an honest effort as compared to the recent flood of no-brainers
Dec 2011
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Ghayal Once Again
The action hero returns to serve some old fashioned justice in Ghayal Once Again as the still seething, still suffering Ajay Mehra like only he can. If also it could deliver the stamp of sharp, solid filmmaking like only the man who conceived Ajay Mehra can.
Feb 2016
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31st October
While a film like 31st October does play an important role in jabbing at the Collective Conscience of a nation, Patil does no justice to the story with his lame helmsmanship and equally disappointing narrative.
Oct 2016
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama
If it were crisper, with more thought put into its script, situations and dialogue, Pyaar Ka Punchnama would have made the cut.
May 2011
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Cocktail
...has a handful of moments and a few genuine sparks, but finally crashes and burns so spectacularly that it's hard to focus on the positives.
Jul 2012
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
...this juvenile single-minded immaturity hurts the comedy. It hurts the writing. It hurts the characters. It hurts the film.
Oct 2015
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Uri
After watching Uri: The Surgical Strike, one gets the feeling that Modi has added yet another tool to help him win the 2019 Lok Sabha election: Hindi cinema.
Jan 2019
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Badmaash Company
Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing but soon runs out of mischief, bonhomie, wizardry and pretty much everything else.
May 2010
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7 Khoon Maaf
...the heartbreak is in watching Bhardwaj, that fantastic master director, make a bloated film that plods sluggishly along, a film that doesn't connect either emotionally or sensually.
Feb 2011
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Hunterrr
It tries, flounders and -- despite the actors outshining one another -- fails rather miserably.
Mar 2015
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Guest Iin London
...has its share of contrived twists and turns, but nothing that make those 138 minutes interesting for the viewers.
Jul 2017
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Red Alert
Red Alert's tragic flaw is the over-simplified resolution of strife that is as old as our nation itself.
Jul 2010
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Fitoor
...Kapoor casts two attractive people where he ought have chosen a couple of actual actors instead, and thus it becomes hard to care about the protagonists or their sundered hearts, and despite aesthetic appeal, what we end up with is -- at best -- a screensaver.
Feb 2016