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Barkhaa
Overwrought and laboured, the idea to reignite a good old flame fails lacks both passion and pain.
Mar 2015
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Teraa Surroor
...no compelling cinema here, just an out and out guilty pleasure that requires a huge suspension of disbelief to go with the flow.
Mar 2016
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Parched
The film is an unconvincing indictment of patriarchy that feels staged; its parts don’t quite add up to a compelling whole.
Sep 2016
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Poster Boys
Not offensive so much as infantile. And every single character is a cartoon.
Sep 2017
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Hate Story IV
There’s murder, double-crossing, plot twists, smart alec-y attempts and even a fist fight. And after the director is done with his titillation, there’s a very detailed explanation offered for all of it.
Mar 2018
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Paltan
J.P. Dutta’s brand of war films has a set recipe: take a stale base of background stories, layer it with some moments of valour, sprinkle some sappy songs and toss it all up with a healthy serving of heavy-duty dialogues.
Sep 2018
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Grand Masti
...nothing more than cheap revelry that can be watched only for some corny jokes.
Sep 2013
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O Teri
Umesh Bhisht does to Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron what RGV did to Sholay. Kills it and drags the corpse around. It’s no fun to watch.
Mar 2014
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7 Hours To Go
7 Hours To Go draws from films of the familiar genre but fails to do anything new with them.
Jun 2016
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Jodi Breakers
One doesn't know about the relationships it talks about, the film is dysfunctional for sure.
Feb 2012
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Joker
As noble as the idea may have been, it required a filmmaker with more sensitivity and finesse.
Sep 2012
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Jab Harry Met Sejal
...marks a thumping return to love at its most banal, hackneyed and exasperating. There is not much in the silly situations and trite conversations to get you invested or interested in the lovers.
Aug 2017
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Section 375
The film not only provides validation to all those dismissing sexual harassment cases as having ulterior motives but also does great disservice to women, who have only recently had the courage to risk social stigma and share their stories with the world.
Sep 2019
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Tezz
Set out to make a thriller, Priyadarshan delivers an unintentional comedy which is neither sharp nor sensible.
Apr 2012
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Heartless
A vehicle to relaunch his son, the director spends a lot of raw stock in showcasing his skills. The problem is he is short on content and a large portion of the film is reduced to a show reel of Junior Suman interspersed with songs that are shot like music videos.
Feb 2014
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Bangistan
The film, however, is most disappointing when it takes a sudden tonal shift from a silly satire to a preachy appeal for world peace.
Aug 2015
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Tubelight
Unfortunately piety and righteousness are written way too large on Tubelight. We need some inventiveness and chutzpah even when we take the bull by its horns. Afterall, what’s cinematic subversion without any sparkle?
Jun 2017
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Kabir Singh
Entitled, toxic hero and a heroine without any agency whatsoever. What’s new?
Jun 2019
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Dec 2013
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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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Baaghi 3
There is a phrase in Hindi: dimaag ka dahi, the curdling of brain. That’s what the film does to your mind, leaves you all woolly-headed.
Mar 2020
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Jannat 2
This is the kind of film that would have gone straight to video in Hollywood, made strictly for a niche audience of a niche film. So dont worry about missing this. Just a matter of time before they make it again as Jannat 3.
May 2012
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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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Dec 2015