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Bloody Isshq
...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
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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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Judgemental Hai Kya
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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Miss Lovely
...the film has achingly pleasurable performances from the cast and the brilliant sound design.
Jan 2014
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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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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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Main Tera Hero
...a total seeti-maar, paisa vasool film and refreshingly unpretentious.
Apr 2014
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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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Khoobsurat
Some movies are like candy. Wrapped in bright plastic and frequently too sweet for your own good, they act as sunny, unsurprising treats that lead to sticky, syrupy smiles.
Sep 2014
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Guddu Ki Gun
...funny one-liners and great performances from Kunal Khemmu and Sumit Vyas.
Oct 2015
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Indoo Ki Jawani
It's not the kind of film where you end up rooting for days, but while you watch it, it's quite engaging.
Dec 2020
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Striker
Clearly, Striker doesn't aim at being a bam-wham kind of flick. Instead it offers a study into the uneasy coming-of-age of an individual on-the-fence over the life he wants to embrace.
Feb 2010
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Striker
...engages best if you can read in between the lines and draw your own sub-text.
Feb 2011
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Rang Rasiya
...is not a consistent film, but one that tells a story of a pioneering artist and visionary, a story decidedly worth telling.
Nov 2014
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Rang Rasiya
It's not a flawless film that will change the course of cinema but a relevant one...
Apr 2011
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Sniff
...Gupte sources his own experiences growing up in the said neighbourhood, employing a large number of non-actors to fill the frames with authenticity and flavour the narrative in a humour that comes from a place of familiarity.
Aug 2017
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Soorma
...Diljit Dosanjh's striking self-possession, like the champion he's portraying, doesn't let it come in the way of a performance that screams g-o-a-l.
Jul 2018
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Soorma
Kiran Rao has tried to be as realistic as possible, and that's the USP of the film. Her choice of subject and handling is one of the reasons that makes this film watchable.
Jan 2011