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Bahubali
Every frame pulsates with the passion of a filmmaker openly staking his claim as the most adventurous soul travelling through mainstream cinema at the moment.
Jul 2015
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Salman Khan will regard Bajrangi Bhaijaan as a career redefining moment, but his limited acting skills show up in every scene.
Jul 2015
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Masaan
...has memorable performances and a sensitively observed account of decay and redemption.
Jul 2015
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Drishyam
...works just fine so long as it reproduces its original twisty quality, but it nevertheless suffers from miscasting and unnecessary scripting tweaks.
Jul 2015
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Bangistan
A comedy that is long on gags and short on satire, with a simplistic sermon straight out of dummies guide to secularism.
Aug 2015
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Gour Hari Dastaan
...is sluggishly paced, and fails to convey the monumentality of the protagonist's mission.
Aug 2015
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Aug 2015
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Aug 2015
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Phantom
The plodding pace, choppy editing and amateurish exposition are relieved by slick action sequences, suitably dressed-up foreign locations and convincing production design.
Aug 2015
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Welcome Back
...spilling over with some good gags, many great lines, and piles of tedium.
Sep 2015
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Hero
An ineffective remake of a 1983 box office hit mislabelled as a classic, Hero is yet another instance of the resilience of the ancient Indian tradition of nepotism.
Sep 2015
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Katti Batti
The humour misses its mark and the romantic entanglement rarely locks into place. This is a rom-com low on rom as well as com.
Sep 2015
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Meeruthiya Gangsters
Quadri’s writing isn’t half as sharply funny or piercingly deadpan as it thinks it is, but that’s par for the course in a movie that celebrates the virtues of taking the easy way out.
Sep 2015
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Calendar Girls
Low on surprises, shoddily made and poorly acted, this latest expose indicates that its filmmaker is running on empty.
Sep 2015
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Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
...a throwback to the 1980s and '90s, when comedies featuring clandestinely bigamous and harried husbands were common enough to qualify as a sub-genre.
Sep 2015
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Talvar
A legal petition disguised as a movie, the police procedural takes up cudgels on behalf of the dentist couple...
Oct 2015
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Singh Is Bliing
...is as overstretched as most Bollywood extravaganzas, but it coasts along on its often wacky humour, its minor characters (Lara Dutta is a hoot) and the chemistry between Jackon and Kumar.
Oct 2015
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Jazbaa
The movie loses momentum after the interval and the contradictions pile up as in a train wreck, but there is always a scorchingly lit corner in a never before-seen shade of yellow or green to gaze upon.
Oct 2015
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Wedding Pullav
This latest iteration of the big fat Punjabi wedding movie has nothing new to say or offer.
Oct 2015
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
The director expends so much energy in running women down that he forgets just how unintelligent and uninspiring his heroes are.
Oct 2015
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Shaandaar
...proceeds in a jerky and slapdash fashion, and only a few sequences hit the mark.
Oct 2015
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Guddu Ki Gun
The daring premise seals the movie’s destiny as a cult favourite, but at 124 minutes, it is stretched beyond belief and tolerance.
Oct 2015
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Titli
...a disturbing yet unforgettable portrait of a bunch of dark souls in search of redemption.
Oct 2015
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
...neither hitting the highs expected from such an expensive and high-profile project nor the lows that plague mid-career filmmakers. Like its intended audience, the movie sticks firmly in the middle.
Nov 2015
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X: Past is Present
...amateurish and poorly acted attempt at deconstructing romance, heartbreak and the merging of reality with fiction.
Nov 2015
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Tamasha
...doesn’t have enough depth or profundity to say anything that Ali hasn’t said before.
Nov 2015
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Dec 2015
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Bajirao Mastani
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s sumptuous retelling of the legend is strong on romance but weak on statecraft.
Dec 2015