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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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Nov 2019
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Sarkar 3
For me, a director's cinematic approach often says a lot about his larger philosophy, and Ram Gopal Varma's present approach suggests an extreme literalisation of the punkish values he once advocated through his interviews. This makes me wonder if Varma's ability for self-destruction was always built into his greatness.
May 2017
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Sarbjit
...is an irresponsibly sloppy film, a film so focused on artless emotional manipulation and trying to make the audience weep, that it trivialises an important true-life story.
May 2016
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Sanju
Under Hirani's light touch and unwavering optimism, the darkness of Dutt's life filled with too many misdemeanours to be overlooked as miscalculation, acquires the spirit of a sportsman, grit of a soldier, humour of a rascal and regrets of a son.
Jun 2018
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Sanam Teri Kasam
...would have been a *decent* watch if the makers hadn't stretched it like a rubber band. And if the script wasn't full of Bollywood cliches.
Feb 2016
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Sanam Re
In this schizophrenic rubbish -- for it’s certainly not a script, hardly a synopsis -- landscapes change faster than its cast’s wardrobe and characters suddenly appear or mysteriously vanish at the director’s whim.
Feb 2016
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Samrat & Co.
...might have a good enough screenplay burried somewhere beneath all the trash but none of it shows in the execution.
Apr 2014
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Saina
...despite being predictable and sluggish at some places, seems like something Parineeti Chopra would be proud of. It has its shortcomings but it is a one-time watch.
Mar 2021
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Saina
...on its own merit, blends the moodiness of Yeh Saali Zindagi and visuals of Khosla Ka Ghosla, a film that Parvin acted in but wish had picked a few chops from.
Aug 2011
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
...a theatrically indulgent entertainer, one that makes no bones about its pulpiness and stays well and truly juicy.
Mar 2013
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3
Out of place wit, flimsy motives, clumsily picturised songs, dispensable characters, phony instances of adultery and a parody of a climax ensure there is no hope for Dhulia's depthless, disappointing, drama.
Jul 2018
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Oct 2011
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Kanwar not only rakes an old-fashioned subject, his treatment is outmoded too. And there's nothing vintage about that.
Apr 2010
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Sab Kushal Mangal
Kashyap's adept handling of the film in the first half and most of the second does not justify the manner in which the film ends.
Jan 2020
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Saand Ki Aankh
If your tolerance for such movies is high, if you think there's a particular sort of joy to be discovered in revisiting stereotypes you have already formed in your head, then dipping into Saand Ki Aankh wouldn't hurt you.
Oct 2019
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Saala Khadoos
Between its many, many confused, underdeveloped, raucous ideas, hides the film Saala Khadoos set out to be. Too bad it never made it to the screen.
Jan 2016
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Saaho
After nearly three excruciating hours of clueless chaos and random action between cops pretending to be crooks and crooks pretending to be cops, my spirit is clobbered and crippled. I still have no idea what I just saw.
Aug 2019
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Rustom
...no possible fiction-based-on-fact disclaimer could have prepared me for the fact that Rustom is a parody. That, I believe, can be the only explanation for this daft film.
Aug 2016
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Rush
The shooting style in a lot of scenes and even the songs with spot lights on actors gives the feel of the 1980s cinema.
Oct 2012
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Running Shaadi
Only if the script was better. Only if the film maintained the promise of its beginning.
Feb 2017
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Roy
...is so tangled in its inflated, erratic ideas of a pseudo mystery around parallel lives and loves that it ceases to make sense even before it takes off. Mostly, though, it's just slow torture.
Feb 2015
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Rowdy Rathore
It can hardly be called a film, but ah well. Watch it if only to remind yourself of old Khiladi flicks...
Jun 2012
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Roohi
As a self-confessed scaredy-cat, I have to say I was dreadfully exhausted by the end and noting the sloppy visual effects and continuity glitches in Janhvi's ghostly makeup.
Mar 2021
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Romeo Akbar Walter
Despite having a decent storyline, Director Robbie Grewal isn't able to get us on the edge-of-our-seats with this thriller. The movie appears 'raw' at many instances and one only wishes that it was cooked better.
Apr 2019
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Rockstar
...a simple, unspectacular tale, sometimes even predictable, but director Imtiaz Ali masterfully weaves in details that draw us in.
Nov 2011
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Rocket Singh
It's not a film that grips you from the word go, or one that leaves you rolling in the aisles, but it's an impassioned effort that tosses skepticism out the window.
Dec 2009
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Rock On 2
Sure, it's a good-looking film featuring several long shots of people blessed with ridiculously gorgeous balcony views but its deadpan emotionality renders it bland. Soulless.
Nov 2016