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Tanu Weds Manu Returns
The authenticity in the writing (Himanshu Sharma) is perhaps the reason practically all the actors in the film leave a mark. The wit and repartee is absolutely top class.
May 2015
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Bombay Velvet
This over-written, over-produced film—suffering from what can only be called the ‘curse of the masterpiece’ or a ‘magnum opus complex’—spins around in so many circles at the same time, your mind boggles at the thought of what could be the point of it all.
May 2015
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Piku
More than anything else this comedy got me slightly emotional thinking about how distracted we get by life in general that we often begin to take our old folks—parents, grand parents—for granted.
May 2015
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Gabbar Is Back
Given the changing desi palette, these Bollywood super-star, super hero stuff really seem so much like regional language potboilers in comparison.
May 2015
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Nanak Shah Fakir
It’s sensibly made; for the most part deeply engaging; and therefore universal in its appeal.
Apr 2015
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Apr 2015
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Margarita With A Straw
The stories eventually boil down to common emotions. As does this film’s. Yes, there is a lot of pathos. But there is much joy. And enough empathy.
Apr 2015
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Ek Paheli Leela
If you needed any further proof that she is really a bona fide, solo Bollywood star, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. Does one need to sit through a whole mumbo-jumbo picture to appreciate that? No.
Apr 2015
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Dharam Sankat Mein
Popular entertainment, or a lively, mass-oriented film such as this, is perhaps our most potent counter to a frightening intolerance. That fact alone makes this a very important and brave film.
Apr 2015
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Hunterrr
The script on the other hand tries far too hard to be sensitive and serious at the same time. It begins to simultaneously disappoint at all levels.
Mar 2015
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NH10
The number of coincidences in a plot is obviously inversely proportional to how credible the story seems. There are quite a few coincidences here, and an equal number of moments where some suspension of disbelief is a must.
Mar 2015
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Ab Tak Chhappan 2
This picture is still in the ‘90s. I’m pretty sure the audience has moved on.
Mar 2015
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Together the characters in the film bring to life, almost to delightful perfection, the beats and rhythms of genuine small town Indian middle class...
Mar 2015
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Together the characters in the film bring to life, almost to delightful perfection, the beats and rhythms of genuine small town Indian middle class that isn’t poor enough to be on the street or rich enough to afford some very basic luxuries.
Feb 2015
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Feb 2015
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Rahasya
As for whether I can watch a film for a lead actor when everything else is rather second-rate? Maybe I can.
Jan 2015
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Jan 2015