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P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar
...having the heart in the right place just doesn’t cut it anymore
Oct 2019
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Zero
This film reimagines the all-consuming charisma of its leading man with a cool spin, but constantly cushions it in padding just in case he falls. The result is a middling vaudeville occasionally lifted by a clever line or a peak in the music score, pushing towards a trite and predictable climax that can be seen from space.
Dec 2018
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Dabangg 3
...the forced comedy track and the laughably predictable twists undo a lot of the good.
Dec 2019
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Soorma
Here is one of the best stories celebrating will, talent and love for the game. But did you do it against Pakistan? No? Please close the door on your way out. Next candidate please.
Jul 2018
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania
...is not entirely a misfire. It works to a great extent and its ideas and attempts are noble even if the film as a whole is flawed.
Mar 2017
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Kaagaz
Satish Kaushik is one of our steadiest actor-directors, thriving especially in mainstream fare. But the social realism of Kaagaz largely eludes him.
Jan 2021
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Zoya does try desperately to transcend the obvious, to mean the message rather than say it, like say a 'Sideways' or 'Lost in Translation' does. And though she knocks on the door of this transcendence, she is unable to pass through.
Jul 2011
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Kabir Singh
There’s no forgetting an original performance, a sentiment this story coasts rather lazily on.
Jun 2019
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Good Newwz
It’s a silly move, ditching a laugh track and filling it up with beat drops and stings. In case the Indian TV industry hadn’t made it clear, noise isn’t news.
Dec 2019
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Aug 2016
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Total Dhamaal
Shall we blame a slapstick comedy for sticking to the slaps? There’s little that’s freshly funny about Total Dhamaal...
Feb 2019
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Besharam
...is devoid of rhythm, sur or taal. It's shot like an ongoing television sitcom where the actors are clueless about which way the intended laughter would take them.
Oct 2013
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The Tashkent Files
...becomes increasingly weird as it goes along. A chaos of quotes, citations, claims and counterclaims grab you by the throat.
Apr 2019
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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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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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Uri
...plays out in the precarious sub-genre of the 'well-made' propaganda. The ambitious production design and consistent visual flair come scarily close to masking out the timely histrionics. The film is well-executed, if not well-intended.
Jan 2019
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X: Past is Present
The idea is interesting, but is not executed too well as the screenplay seems fraught with confusion.
Nov 2015
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Feb 2018
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Malaal
The film is constantly aiming for a large-canvas treatment, often at the expense of local colour and depth. Only because it can.
And, because this is ultimately a launch film.
Jul 2019
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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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Dolly Ki Doli
When the film shifts to the story of a woman scorned does all its tonal inconsistencies show.
Jan 2015
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Luka Chuppi
...is a half-baked attempt at a fun-filled take on how politicians use religion and culture as election propaganda.
Mar 2019
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Maximum
...has all the right ingredients, but with several layers of extra garnish, it tastes wrong.
Jul 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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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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Aiyyaa
While it isn’t so much a fresh idea as an idea making a comeback, it could have been well-executed if Meenakshi’s character had been fleshed out to some extent.
Oct 2012
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Aiyaary
Almost every Pandey film has had a kinetic energy that never decelerates, but Aiyaary is a different breed. It doesn’t know what it wants to be.
Feb 2018
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London Paris New York
As the film collapses into an end as unimaginative as its title, try as one might to empathies with Nikhil Chopra, one ends up sympathizing with Ali Zafar.
Mar 2012
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Though beautifully picturised and entertaining enough, this film is old wine in a new bottle.
Jun 2013