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Madaari
...refuses to fly despite the ever reliable Irrfan Khan as its pivot and spine.
Jul 2016
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Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
A horror film that unravels like a daily soap, director Debaloy Dey’s attempt at spooking you out goes in vain.
Jun 2014
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Maatr
...like one of the vigilante justice sagas of the 80s—old fashioned, rough, loud, over the top, and all about offering some kind of emotional catharsis through violence to the woman wronged, rather than any significant thoughts for us to ponder on.
Apr 2017
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M.S. Dhoni
It would have been interesting to see Dhoni’s engagement with what it has become over the years—a world of big money and bigger misdemeanours. However, the film lets him remain in an idealistic bubble.
Sep 2016
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
As refreshing as it is to see Punjab outside the world of the Chopras and Johars, you do leave the hall with a half-empty stomach.Something is amiss here.
Nov 2012
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Love Wrinkle-free
...an edible experience for those who are bored of the routine menu at the box office!
May 2012
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Love Sonia
Granted that it is based on true events and the filmmaker can plead allegiance to reality, but what is the purpose of a film on human suffering that limits itself to a series of headline-grabbing incidents?
Sep 2018
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Love Games
...is a C Grade film trying hard to be cool (pitches itself as urban-thriller) making it worse for itself.
Apr 2016
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Love Aaj Kal
In the faux intensity and pointless philosophising of his newer lot of films the soul goes entirely missing and a turgidity underlines the telling.
Feb 2020
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Lootera
...I found myself restless in my seat, bored by the indulgence of a filmmaker to turn what seemed like a short, fun story with a smart twist on paper into an unwarranted drama with epic delusions of tragedy.
Jul 2013
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London Paris New York
...makes for a great date as you get a quick walking tour of the cities (cinematography by Sameer Arya), all for the price of a movie ticket and you'll be back in less than 100 minutes.
Mar 2012
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Lipstick Under My Burkha
Shrivastava’s women are identifiable, their predicaments and problems are easy to relate to. What adds more conviction to the portrayals are the persuasive performances by all the ladies at the helm.
Jul 2017
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Lakshmi
A gritty film that works largely because of the subject and sensitive treatment if you have the stomach for gore.
Mar 2014
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Laal Kaptaan
...had the makings of an unusual new genre; a barbaric, brutal, surreal, picaresque fantasy. Unfortunately, it is unable to pull it off.
Oct 2019
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Jan 2016
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Kuldip Patwal
If a half-baked script, sketchy situations and vague characters were not enough, the film is also marked by clutter and disarray in the telling.
Feb 2018
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Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi
It is entertaining as an episode for a daily soap but Kuku Mathur doesn’t fit the bill of a multiplex ticket.
May 2014
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Kuch Kuch Locha Hai
Neither adult nor comic, it is a puerile take on a common man’s fantasy to have a film star in his life.
May 2015
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Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
...comedy is a relatively new territory for Abbas Mustan, the masters of thrillers. They take time but once they connect the effect is suitably rib tickling.
Sep 2015
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Kill Dil
Oscillating between cool and cold, this one will only add to the monthly bill.
Nov 2014
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Kick
Bhaisexuals can watch it for kicks, the rest of us are going to come out feeling the pain.
Jul 2014
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Ki & Ka
A perennially righteous film that reinforces the very stereotypes it was promising to break.
Apr 2016
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Khiladi 786
If Rowdy Rathore, Dabbang or Singham is your idea of an entertainer, go for it. At least, these films don’t have any pretensions of being great, or even good, cinema.
Dec 2012
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Khandaani Shafakhana
...may have a laudable message at its core, but gets bogged down by it’s own overly righteous attempt to “educate” — that sex is not gandi baat, ashleel aur aapattijanak (bad thing, obscene and unacceptable), nothing to be shameful about.
Aug 2019
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Khajoor Pe Atke
Underneath the amateurish execution, sentimentality and clichés, lies an enjoyable fare best relished for the comic timing of its actors.
May 2018
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Kesari
All that has stayed on with me is the landscape—the brown, arid earth pitted against the majesty of the snow-laden, silver mountains. If only panoramic settings could make a good film.
Mar 2019