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May 2011
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Sadda Adda
...has a few fun moments, but not enough for this writer to recommend the film.
Jan 2012
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Yeh Khula Aasmaan
The message is timely and important, but the film doesn't effectively communicate it.
May 2012
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Crazy Cukkad Family
With the premise it had, the film certainly could have been far funnier and crazier.
Jan 2015
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Jail
...lacks the realistic bite of other prison films and also falls short of connecting the audience to the character’s angst.
Nov 2009
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Patiala House
It's a decent cocktail, but how many times are viewers expected to order the same thing?
Feb 2011
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David
The film is stylish yes, but makes the fatal mistake of ODing. So you have at least three violent fights set against pacy music - a repetitive tactic. Conversations ramble on, making no point.
Feb 2013
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
...a disappointing effort. This mainstream Hollywood fare with Indian tadka, served cold, is hardly appetizing.
Oct 2010
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Mar 2013
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Jai Ho
The film appears to be a massive PR fillip for Salman—working on his image of a do-gooder with a volatile temper. The film and his image feed off each other. There's also some token nationalism forced in for good measure. You'll get a lot of Salman Khan here, but an entertaining movie, you will not.
Jan 2014
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Ungli
This could have been a highly impactful, immersing film that, despite its intent, falls tragically short.
Nov 2014
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Speedy Singhs
...yet another run-of-the-mill "sports movie" that relies heavily on proven formulas and genre clichés. It's an ok watch, if you don't mind a watered-down Bend it Like Beckham.
Sep 2011
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Club 60
The film is well-intentioned, and does have a few heartfelt moments that draw you in. But that's little respite in the otherwise muddled film.
Dec 2013
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Rakht Charitra – I
Ram Gopal Varma's storytelling has a Company and Sarkar hangover. Plus the films gets entangled in a repetitive cycle of revenge and counter-revenge, so the story doesn’t move anywhere.
Oct 2010
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
...it’s a melange of inflated dialogue desperate for applause, an unconvincing story, and love triangle we don’t really care for.
Aug 2013
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One By Two
Writer-director Devika Bhagat makes a film that's like an elongated sitcom. The film manages to stand initially, but goes quite berserk towards the finale, much like our characters.
Jan 2014
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Fugly
The film starts as an arresting concept, but that sadly hasn’t been realized to its potential.
Jun 2014
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MLA
More shaded and real characters would have taken the film notches higher. However, it's a decent attempt by debut director Shiv Dube.
May 2012
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Hello Darling
Watch it if you can forgive bad acting and inadequate storytelling for a few very few laughs and a novel premise.
Aug 2010
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What The Fish
This is one of those films you reckon the title and concept is far more absorbing than the film itself.
Dec 2013
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Fatso
...a film that had potential. But somewhere along the way, we just couldn’t understand what to make of the man in the fat suit and his pack of strange friends.
May 2012
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Love Express
...a simple, occasionally charming, and highly improbable romantic movie.
Jun 2011
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Khiladi 786
...here was great potential here - the successful Khiladi franchise, the A-list cast, good music and so on. But debut director Ashish R Mohan makes a film that's a diluted, washed-down version of several such films.
Dec 2012
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Pankh
The film has an interesting premise, but it hasn’t been fleshed out satisfactorily.
Apr 2010
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Game
Debut director Abhinay Deo makes the film slick and stylish, but is lacking in rock-solid content.
Apr 2011
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My Friend Pinto
...the only time the film sparkles is when super-charming actors Prateik and Kalki descend on the screen and make some magic. Unfortunately these moments are sparse, and snowballed under the sub-plot-stuffed story.
Oct 2011