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Mar 2021
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
...a vivid, vibrant, dramatic, savagely tragic and unexpectedly humorous sequel with gutsy passionate performances.
Mar 2013
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
It's hard to pick a mistake in the stylish, fast-paced Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.
Oct 2011
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Oct 2019
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Rustom
...reduces a high profile case that's ripe for extracting drama into a fancy dress walkabout.
Aug 2016
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Running Shaadi
...Running Shaadi's unevenness doesn't allow it to become more than the sum of its parts.
Feb 2017
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Jun 2012
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Roohi
Just a few years into its revival, the Hindi horror-comedy has upped and died. The biggest blow was Laxmii (2020), with Akshay Kumar in a red saree, and now another is dealt by Roohi, starring Janhvi Kapoor as a human-witch hybrid.
Mar 2021
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Romeo Akbar Walter
Purportedly based on a real man, the film has little interest in truthfully engaging with its subject, clearly driven by the singular ambition of cashing in on patriot season.
Apr 2019
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Dec 2009
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Robot
Two words begin with the letter 'R' and are synonymous: Religion and Rajnikanth. A third has now been added to cinema folklore, 'Robot'.
Oct 2010
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Jan 2021
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Raman Raghav 2.0
The greatest thing that can be said about Raman Raghav 2.0 is that it is not a meaningless exercise in blood and violence. It is well thought out and has some great performances. But it also feels like it could have been fleshed out better.
Jun 2016
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Ragini MMS - 2
...is so enamoured by its luscious leading lady's lusty past that it doesn't know what it wants to be. Neither horrifying nor sexy...
Mar 2014
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Radio
...doesn't quite get the right tuning on. In the end, what remains with audiences is a good soundtrack and performances.
Dec 2009
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Radhe
Any Prabhudheva movie is a challenge to rote plot summaries; even then, Radhe takes the cake. There’s no logic between, under, over or in the middle of scenes.
May 2021
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Raavan
Mani succeeds in his own inimitable way. His team’s painstaking hard work shows in every frame of the film and his actors help him raise the film’s bar.
Jun 2010
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Raat Gayi Baat Gayi
Fans of the cast and team that have cornered the market on low budget ensemble pieces might find this enjoyable.
Jan 2010
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Raanjhanaa
...is entertaining enough at times, in the end, it feels - as a friend said - "like 7G Rainbow Colony and Kaadhal Kondein dubbed in Hindi".
Jun 2013
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Raajneeti
...an important film in today’s times. It is not to be missed by connoisseurs of good cinemas well as those who forever complain that Hindi cinema offers nothing different.
Jun 2010
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Raajneeti
...is but a compilation of familiar things which is a mishmash mess at best. In compiling familiar films, familiar characters, familiar punch lines and familiar murders, the director ought to have remembered that old English adage: familiarity breeds contempt.
Jun 2010
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Ra.One
It is probably one of the classiest movies seen in the Hindi film industry and a feather in Anubhav's hat.
Oct 2011
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R... Rajkumar
Neither silent nor offensively violent "R... Rajkumar" is a fun take on the hero and the tyrant.
Dec 2013
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Queen
There are some films that you simply don't want to end. And when they do, you want to spring out of your seat and give the darned thing a standing ovation. "Queen", directed by Vikas Bahl is that rarity.
Mar 2014
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Pyaar Impossible
...despite good performances by the entire cast and some really well penned sequences, Pyaar Impossible ends being just an average watch.
Jan 2010
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May 2019
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May 2015
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Pihu
The set-pieces are intriguingly imagined, but they mesh oddly, and entire sequences, like unmatched pieces of Lego, refuse to fit into each other.
Nov 2018
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Photograph
Ritesh Batra has crafted a sweet homage to the movies that complete our dreams. It takes a while but finds its heart. Don’t let the festival olives tell you otherwise. 'Photograph' is a Hindi film that’s happy to be one.
Mar 2019