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Tribhanga
While the content suffers from being stretched a bit too much, the performances make Tribhanga a decently engaging watch.
Jan 2021
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Batla House
All Nikkhil had to do was slow-bleed the suspense, and extend the moral tossup. But Batla House is not that kind of film.
Aug 2019
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Sui Dhaaga
In spite of mediocre humour and the predictable conclusion, Sui Dhaaga is a story worth investing in for all the fine instances of pathos.
Sep 2018
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Kalank
...is a sincerely-crafted, visually-robust film pulled apart by mediocre performances.
Apr 2019
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Go Goa Gone
...isn’t the most original zombie film made, but it is funny enough to make a light weekend watch.
May 2013
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Chhichhore
...has a big point to make about defeat and self-worth, but takes the laziest possible route to get there. For a film about the dignity of trying, it does not lead by example.
Sep 2019
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Badlapur
...Varun Dhawan completely draws you into his agony, his anger but when the villain of the film becomes more engrossing than the protagonist, we kind of lose the plot.
Feb 2015
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Dream Girl
...is consistently funny, but structured too much on Ayushmann’s own Vicky Donor to draw a fresh response.
Sep 2019
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Bajirao Mastani
Is there a filmmaker in Bollywood more relentless than Sanjay Leela Bhansali? Relentless in his choice of themes, palette, tone and mood.
Dec 2015
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Mar 2021
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Mar 2020
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Tanu Weds Manu
If you are looking for a great romantic comedy, this is not the one, but watch it for Madhavan and his chemistry with Deepak.
Feb 2011
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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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Street Dancer 3D
...Remo returns to what he does best — assemble one dance-off after another to string together a film that has its heart in the right place.
Jan 2020
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Dec 2019
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Jawaani Jaaneman
...is, like I said, a hangout film. It trims conflict for humour and chill vibes.
Feb 2020
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Blood Money
It’s one of those films which sucks when you see the end coming, and entertains when you don’t.
Apr 2012
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May 2015
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Haraamkhor
Haraamkhor is Siddiqui's film. We watch it for him. We watch it for what he can do and what more he is capable of.
Jan 2017
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AK vs AK
That’s the thing about the mockumentary format: unless you really dial it up, the fakeness starts to show.
Dec 2020
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Anjaana Anjaani
...was not a film I walked away from screaming for oxygen. I used to be the guy who unequivocally denounced such films but to my surprise, I actually enjoyed parts of it.
Oct 2010
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Junglee
While it is undoubtedly a decent watch, Junglee needed more madness, more unadulterated fun, and... obviously, more of those cute elephants, making themselves comfortable around a high-flying Vidyut.
Mar 2019
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India‘s Most Wanted
We don’t know who these officers were, and how many lives were saved because of their bravado. But, what’s the probability that despite Indian cinema churning out such films regularly, we won’t quite remember these sacrifices? High, sir.
May 2019
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Dec 2012
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Khoobsurat
Entertaining occasionally but never believable and always lost in a burst of colour.
Sep 2014
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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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Drishyam
Kamat’s Drishyam is not necessarily a dumbed-down version. It’s a version that lacks the nuances that were aplenty in the writing of the Malayalam version.
Aug 2015
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Kedarnath
Abhishek Kapoor melds two difficult subjects — interfaith romance, natural calamity — while working within a moderate budget. The writing is clunky and the payoff unearned, and everything feels like a drag at the two-hour runtime. The execution hurts the most.
Dec 2018
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Happy New Year
Irreverence is one thing. Disrespect is another. And maybe this time Farah Khan will find that when the line between the two is blurred, the joke is on the person who is cracking it.
Oct 2014
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Batti Gul Meter Chalu
...though Batti Gul Meter Chalu has a final message that is well intentioned, it is the poor execution (writing, acting, and directing) that lets it down.
Sep 2018