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Jackpot
Only go for Jackpot if you sat right until the end of the titles of Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag and yelled encore.
Dec 2013
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Dec 2013
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R... Rajkumar
The film begins pretty well and Shahid entertains in bits but there's only so much he can do to make this kind of stuff work.
Dec 2013
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Club 60
...starts off on a promising note but its downward spiral comes faster than one could apprehend.
Dec 2013
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Bullett Raja
...is rife with predictable scenes, bad editing and a lack of control over the script, which spirals into an unending loop of absurdity.
Nov 2013
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Nov 2013
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Singh Saab The Great
Although I appreciate that the makers of Singh Saab the Great tried to make a socially conscious and relevant film, they got pulled into giving a sermon instead.
Nov 2013
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Krrish 3
It’s not original. It’s not subtle. What Krrish 3 is is astonishingly eager to entertain with its stock of doodads that should amuse if not endear.
Nov 2013
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Sooper Se Ooper
Its beautiful how something so simple, and for a change, something so positive can turn out to be a no-brainer comedy -- as opposed to the crass, racist, misogynistic and homophobic tone found in the usual fare that appears Friday after Friday in the name of entertainment.
Oct 2013
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Ishk Actually
Obtuse, dispassionate and inert, Ishk Actually is one of the drabbest films I’ve seen all year.
Oct 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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Boss
Given the low benchmark of this genre, it’s akin to praise when I say Boss is neither as absurd as Rowdy Rathore nor as ghastly as Policegiri.
Oct 2013
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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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Besharam
...is so unbelievably sloppy and senseless, not even the best actors in the business can redeem it no matter how hard they try.
Oct 2013
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Sep 2013
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Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
Occasionally, I half-smiled at the laboured silliness put forth by this clean but clichéd farce. Only the darn poster is, ultimately, too phata, purana for anything to come out of it except disillusionment.
Sep 2013
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The Lunchbox
It is a film of multiple pleasures -- small ones and overwhelming ones and exquisitely crafted ones -- layered one on top of the other, with something for everyone, and so, so much for the cinematic glutton.
Sep 2013
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Horror Story
...if you like being horrified at things such as lack of logic or Bollywood films 'paying tribute' to their Hollywood counterparts, Horror Story is for you.
Sep 2013
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Grand Masti
...there is no way you can enjoy this movie and still claim you respect women.
Sep 2013
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Shuddh Desi Romance
...there's never a dull moment in Sahni's penetrating jibes and whimsical trifling, which strives to convey a simple but underrated philosophy in the most fun way possible -- marry because you want to, not because you must.
Sep 2013
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Zanjeer
Ram Charan makes his Hindi film debut with this Bachchan remake, and my heart goes out to his fans who will have to sit through this tediously trashy film.
Sep 2013
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Satyagraha
...one comes out with a feeling that Jha might have outsourced his job to somebody who was under no compulsion to do justice to his audience as well as to the film's superstar-cast.
Aug 2013
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Madras Cafe
After experiencing back-to-back idiocy on big screen, it’s refreshing to return to the theatres for a film that expects you to be educated, informed and attentive. Give it a chance, Madras Cafe deserves an audience.
Aug 2013
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
What is most upsetting is how the vital lines flounder the most: unrelated inanities pop up throughout, but it is when the script actually demands a line with some heft that there is none to be found.
Aug 2013
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Chennai Express
...evokes a few laughs but otherwise it decides to shift tracks from droll comedy to dreadful drama.
Aug 2013