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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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No One Killed Jessica
...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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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
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Judgemental Hai Kya
...is an expedition into the unhinged, unstable, unreliable mind of a woman single-handedly refusing to be dictated by patriarchy. It's also a provocative commentary on society's tendency to label individuals refusing to subscribe to its established norms and decorum.
Jul 2019
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Apr 2014
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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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Hasee Toh Phasee
...is that rare film that allows you to know the two people you’re investing in. And the closer you get, the more they win you over.
Feb 2014
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Mar 2016
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Bala
Once again at the centre of an embarrassing problem, a nagging lie and potential heartbreak is Ayushmann Khurrana. And the actor channels everybody from SRK to Bobby Deol to Kamal Sadanah to play out a relevant issues of a real man and the idols we all create and emulate and fail to live up to.
Nov 2019
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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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Race 2
Tightly done action sequences, lots of glamour and one liners that cater to the classes and the masses is what makes Race 2 worth a watch.
Jan 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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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
This is a lark, a goofy film where you know what's going to happen but where you enjoy watching it unfold.
Jul 2014
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Lamhaa
Lamhaa's relevance lies in its ability to give you an overview, even if it's a crammed one, about the ugliness of greed and intolerance through the example of Kashmir. At the same time it's honest and practical enough to end on an unfulfilled, hopeless note.
Jul 2010
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Gone Kesh
It's a bit disappointing then how Gone Kesh dilutes its sweet, straightforward momentum for a predictable climax and amplified sentimentality. Still, what it is conveying holds good.
Mar 2019
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Newton
The picture wants you to craft change, but it first wants you to give up on your fantasies of quick and easy change.
Sep 2017
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3 Storeys
Writer Althea Kaushal and director Arjun Mukherjee have cleverly used this feature to fashion an absorbing new genre: The lower middle-class thriller.
Mar 2018
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Lakshmi
The worst part of Lakshmi is that it isn’t just a story. When you come out of it, you will forever be plagued by the knowledge that evil does exist in this world and we, as a society, are only enabling it.
Mar 2014
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Jagga Jasoos
...isn't a particularly bright caper. It's about seeking nirmal anand whose playful ingenuity is held together by a bag of unending tricks that lend the trip wind in its wings and cheer in its will.
Jul 2017
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Tumhari Sulu
Despite its love for feel-good, Tumhari Sulu isn't stuck in a fool's paradise and confronts the conflicts thrown in its path.
Nov 2017
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Phas Gaye Re Obama
...sharply-penned, rib-tickling adventure. It's insane. And it's awesome.
Dec 2010