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Mere Dad Ki Maruti
It’s a ride, a goofy, forgettable ride. One that throws up a debutant director with promise and actors who deserve to be in more films.
Mar 2013
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Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz
But the cake, as well as its icing, is Onir's deft direction. The man has got what it needs to make films that are sensible, thought-provoking and entertaining at the same time.
Feb 2018
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
...amasses a clutter of complicated issues and sometimes comes across as more messy than meaningful. But the delightful cast, utterly natural in their confusion as well as revolt, compelled me to cheer for its easily resolved conflicts even if deep down I wondered at the possibility of such extraordinarily ideal understanding.
Feb 2020
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Island City
...is quite unlike any recent Hindi film. The complex narratives, laced with humour and satire, keep us enthralled while also presenting the deeper issues of life.
Sep 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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Chhichhore
It’s the writing where Chhichhore shows solid talent.
At all times, its feel-good optimism is much too entertaining to resist.
Sep 2019
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Honestly, it's just good to watch a film with memorable comedy again. Heaven knows its been a while.
Nov 2009
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Bombay Talkies
...an absorbing ode to the language of cinema that is part of our collective system.
May 2013
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Aligarh
...the portrayal Aligarh offers is refreshing and respectful. But it’s much too multifaceted, at times for its own good, to be acknowledged for just that.
Feb 2016
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
There are times Baahubali shows the strain of expectation, especially in the second half's doddering pace and excessive, unconvincing VFX, but when it communicates from a place of heart, it moves and enthralls.
Apr 2017
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Aug 2012
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Jul 2015
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Manto
If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece, it's ironically because Nandita Das the filmmaker does not quite crack the Manto code herself: she doesn't quite see her subject with the same wholeness that Manto saw his people. This imperfection in the film, in a way, becomes the greatest tribute to Manto.
Sep 2018
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Badhaai Ho
...is a well-written, wholesome, entertaining film, simple and unpretentious, that tackles a serious subject comically, without losing out on entertainment or your attention.
Oct 2018
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Dream Girl
...goes in several exciting directions and comes out making light of it. It may not always be the best way to go about things but you’ll come out laughing till your sides hurt.
Sep 2019
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Dream Girl
...isn't a film for the feeble-minded. But it's refreshing. And enthralling.
May 2011
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Dream Girl
It's dark, it's violent, it's informative and it's packed with a load of shock value which keeps you at the edge of your seat from start to finish.
Oct 2010
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Jolly LLB 2
The story is more or less the same except around sharper wit seasoned in authentic local flavours that scorns at the intense rot eating up a noble profession without whitewashing the rascality of its titular character.
Feb 2017
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Panga
What it lacks in depth or surprise, Panga's slice of life makes up for in its gentle depiction of everyday struggles and pleasantries, lending it a consistently warm fuzzy feeling.
Jan 2020
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Kurbaan
Go watch Kurbaan, explore it, find your own points to agree, disagree, endorse, enjoy, debate and be angry about. Either way, you definitely cannot walk out without the film leaving an impression on you. And a strong one at that.
Nov 2009
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Kurbaan
...wish that a film, given its conscience-awakening plot, was more hard-hitting!
Jan 2011
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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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Befikre
...much of Befikre is loaded with a carefree spirit. It is joyful and it will make you smile.
Dec 2016
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Ishqiya
Rarely are grace and profanity cited in the same breath. Debutant filmmaker Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya, however, is a privileged exception.
Jan 2010
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Angry Indian Goddesses
...it's so good to see a film that revels in womanhood as much as this one.
Dec 2015
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Daas Dev
Has Sudhir Mishra just given us Indian Cinema's first Soap Opera Classic -- a Soap Opera for all our daytimes and all our nightly longings?
Apr 2018
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Pataakha
Fun, colourful, comical are adjectives you rarely use for a Vishal film, but that's exactly what Pataakha is.
Sep 2018