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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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Yeh Saali Zindagi
...pretends to be intelligent, but it's just another 'it's cool to be bad' crime caper.
Feb 2011
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Jan 2011
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Dhobi Ghat
Kiran Rao's directorial debut is immersing, throbbing and full of life. Don't expect a commercial entertainer, this isn't one.
Jan 2011
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Yamla Pagla Deewana
It may not be the slickest film around, but it's got the emotions and the laughs.
Jan 2011
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No One Killed Jessica
...even if there are a few flaws, the film moves you. And nothing is above that.
Jan 2011
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Toonpur Ka Superrhero
The storytelling is flawed at several instances. But still, for the novelty and the relatively stronger second half, the film is worth a watch.
Dec 2010
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Mirch
...a reasonably fun film about infidelity that's neither chauvinist nor feminist, or perhaps both!
Dec 2010
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Band Baaja Baaraat
Finally you have a refreshing, fun, and intelligent rom-com that you want to watch with your friends and family.
Dec 2010
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Dec 2010
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
...fails to grasp your attention or convince you to invest our emotions. Which is a shame considering the potential of this story that's unique in so many ways and encapsulates a range of developments.
Dec 2010
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Dec 2010
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Phas Gaye Re Obama
Writer-director Subhash Kapoor whips up a crime comedy that’s sweet despite its flaws.
Dec 2010
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Nov 2010
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Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu
...an immersing enough premise, but a film that doesn't quite live up to its quirky title.
Nov 2010
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Guzaarish
Bhansali's love story doesn't move you the way it is intended to. It's unique, but not necessarily special.
Nov 2010
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Action Replayy
...two hours of boredom, unnecessary songs, and attempts at comedy. The retro look and feel is fun, but overdone in our films now.
Nov 2010
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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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Jhootha Hi Sahi
...a disappointing effort. This mainstream Hollywood fare with Indian tadka, served cold, is hardly appetizing.
Oct 2010
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Aakrosh
...despite its flaws, is a decent thriller with good performances, a dash of romance, and plenty of action. But an insightful, meaningful stand on honour killings, it is not.
Oct 2010
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Crook
...treatment of the subject is scattered and ridden with flashbacks. The film seems to have internalised its title - 'it's good to be bad'.
Oct 2010
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Oct 2010
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For Real
...commendable for its inclusion of a child's perspective. But the film needs to give the grown-ups a break as well.
Sep 2010
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Dabangg
...an evolved version of Wanted. The hero is not all-pervasive. He can beat up a roomful of baddies but also shed a tear over his estranged family. These nuances are appreciable, but the film lacks the pace and drama of a full-blown entertainer.
Sep 2010
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Mallika
...more gory than scary, the way unintentional horror-comedies were made way back.
Sep 2010
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Emotional Atyachar : The Film
...convoluted when it didn’t have to be, grisly for effect, and too tedious for a crime caper.
Sep 2010
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We Are Family
...old wine in a new, expensive bottle. It's evident in the characterisation, the dated dialogue, and the choice of the heavy-duty background score where you hear a woman's alaap for the most part; a mainstay in our saas-bahu soaps.
Sep 2010