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Zubaan
...is a film that you stay with till the end even as you rue that it could have been so much better.
Mar 2016
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Zero
The characteristic outstretched arms of SRK get smaller, as does his height, the creative ambition gets bigger but the film stays resolutely middling when it could have been much more.
Dec 2018
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Zanjeer
An unwarranted remake, this time it is the turn of the audience to turn angry!
Sep 2013
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Mar 2014
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Yeh Khula Aasmaan
The film unwinds at a lazy, sluggish pace which in itself wouldn't have been such a bad thing if it did create genuinely heart-warming moments without relying on melodrama or a sentimental overdose.
May 2012
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
An understated romance that takes ages to unfold but rich in detail.
Jun 2013
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Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Tries so hard to be funny that it makes you more sad than happy.
Jun 2013
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X: Past is Present
There is a big idea here, which gets communicated to the viewer at times and eludes at others.
Nov 2015
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Why Cheat India
Complex problems need complex cinema. Why Cheat India prefers to stay on the surface than dig deeper.
Jan 2019
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Welcome Back
...package for the audience which loves to switch off brains once the lights get dim in the theatre.
Sep 2015
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Welcome 2 Karachi
...seems like an extended version of a gag on a comedy reality show...
May 2015
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Wazir
Despite starting off promisingly with slick production values and good performances to boot Wazir unravels badly, especially in the second half as it heads towards the climax.
Jan 2016
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War Chhod Na Yaar
This silly, simplistic and conveniently resolved war comedy will make you smile a few times.
Oct 2013
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War
Despite there being nothing new and everything predictable about it, War is slick and smart and keeps the audience engaged and absorbed.
Oct 2019
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May 2016
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Vodka Diaries
In an effort to be cool and quirky the film sinks into the shabby and the amateurish. The twists and turns of the plot are totally random, thrown in for the heck of it.
Jan 2018
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Vishwaroop II
Add that to particularly tacky production design and uninspiring visuals, you realise that it’s easy for someone to mistake the first part as the newer film. By the end of Vishwaroopam 2, we’ve seen so many bombs being planted, only for them to be defused. What’s another 100 more?
Aug 2018
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Vicky Donor
Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor comes as a pleasant surprise - he deals with taboos combining hilarity and heart.
Apr 2012
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Veere Di Wedding
...at a time when the gender question is in such a serious churn and feminism debate at its sharpest, Veere’s light-hearted and giddy take would seem entirely out of depth.
Jun 2018
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May 2016
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Uri
At times I found myself standing clear of my own political biases to acknowledge his engaging craft. At other moments, I broke away from the film’s emotional sway to question its politics.
Jan 2019
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Ungli
A sloppy display of corporate social responsibility by a production house that usually indulges in fluff.
Nov 2014
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Ujda Chaman
The film is also unable to get its tone right. It can’t decide whether it wants to be funny, emotional or romantic or a mix of all. As a result it leaves the audience disconnected and confused as well. Should it laugh, cry or simply tear its hair out?
Nov 2019