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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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Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Every single scene of this freewheeling entertainer is peppered with witticism that deserves to be savoured and parroted. But it's not always an uproarious one-liner -- and rest assured they are there in abundance -- highlighting the broader picture of this wholeheartedly frolicsome rom-com.
Sep 2017
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Jul 2013
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Shortcut Romeo
...makes up for loose ends and bizarre twists in the plot by means of sheer masala power.
Jun 2013
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Shorgul
...had the potential to be a great movie but directors Jitendra Tiwari and P Singh seem lazy and incompetent.
Jul 2016
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Shor In The City
...an impossibly thrilling roller-coaster ride, backed by heart-thumping tunes, and some of the greatest performances we can recollect in recent times.
Apr 2011
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Shootout At Wadala
Instead of this self-indulgent gore-fest, we would have appreciated a little more focus on the gangsters' psyche.
May 2013
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Shivaay
To evoke a truly superb avalanche-filled film, this one may as well have been called Force Manure.
Oct 2016
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Aug 2012
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Jul 2013
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Shikara
...there could not have been a better timing for a story that tells us what happens when religion becomes the sole criterion to determine who belongs where.
Feb 2020
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Shanghai
Shanghai is all Dibakar, who we must lift on our shoulders with grateful pride.
Jun 2012
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Shamitabh
Bachchan is excellent, Dhanush does well, but both are straitjacketed by a flimsy, uneven story that is eventually just exhausting.
Feb 2015
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Shakeela
...is not unbearable, it's just not the kind of movie you would recommend to family and friends.
Dec 2020
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Shaitan
In the end, it's all flash. This Shaitan is more SprayTan than Satan, staring us down and daring us to look away. Who blinks first? We do. Several times over.
Jun 2011
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Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu
...an interesting watch for those who enjoy slice-of-life films.
Nov 2010
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Shab
...Onir documents the most intimate facets of his characters lives with confounding distance. Blame it on the sloppy screenplay and flimsy characterisation, but not a single character elicits any sort of emotional response -- good or bad.
Jul 2017
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Mar 2010
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Shaandaar
It’s an old-school Disney-esque film but sadly without the wit and -- as is more critical when it comes to candy manufacture -- the consistency.
Oct 2015
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Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
The melodrama is too much, the pace is too slow and the second half is unbearable.
Nov 2017
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Shaadi Ke Side Effects
...opens on this contrived note and meanders for an over-stretched 145 minutes, full of twists and turns, that one has come to so famously associate with soaps produced by Balaji.
Feb 2014
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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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Sep 2019
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Jul 2015
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Satyameva Jayate
...Satyamev Jayate's predictable twists and superficial emotions have absolutely nothing new to offer.
Aug 2018