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Aug 2014
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Singham Returns
...with its kitsch, hyperbole and melodrama, is a smartly-made film, where the manipulation is apparent, but not always a put-off.
Aug 2014
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Kick
The setting seemed ripe for an entertaining no-brainer, but Kick will remain as forgettable as most money-spinners lately.
Jul 2014
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Pizza
Pizza is big on visual trickery and distressingly casual as far as things like plot and credulity are concerned.
Jul 2014
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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
...keeps afloat due to some smart lines and breezy humour, and the camaraderie between its two endearing leads, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.
Jul 2014
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Bobby Jasoos
The film boasts of an interesting premise and an in-form Vidya Balan, but a weak third act plays spoilsport.
Jul 2014
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Ek Villain
A well-made potboiler that loses points for being the result of unabashed plagiarism.
Jun 2014
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Humshakals
Humshakals should set several online forums on fire, with topics ranging from “Is Humshakals Really Worse Than Himmatwala?” to “Saif Ali Khan’s Mid-life Crisis – Desperate For A 100cr Hit” to “Must Sajid Khan Get To Make Films Only He And His Friends Enjoy?”
Jun 2014
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Jun 2014
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Heropanti
Director Sabbir Khan abandons the promise of a mindless action entertainer in favour of a more mindless emotional drama, which he naturally finds himself inept at.
May 2014
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The Xpose
...the film fails spectacularly is in its inability to come together as either an unapologetic camp-fest or serious murder mystery, trying to walk the fine line unsuccessfully. As a movie set against the backdrop of the Hindi film industry, it’s neither outrageous, nor sardonic, and definitely not cheesy enough.
May 2014
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Children Of War
...a welcome indication that some Hindi filmmakers are starting to look outside India for stories. That Devvrat tackles his subject head-on is something else to feel encouraged about.
May 2014
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Hawaa Hawaai
...there’s so much goodness, so much warmth and such honesty in Hawaa Hawaai’s intentions, it’s hard to not have your heart melt.
May 2014
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Revolver Rani
Even a spunky Kangana Ranaut cannot save this spectacularly boring film.
Apr 2014
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Dekh Tamasha Dekh
The film is a searing satire, where fantasy and humour mingle with stark reality.
Apr 2014
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Apr 2014
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Main Tera Hero
Breezy at best and hilarious in parts, Main Tera Hero is a trip down memory lane, where the original king of comedy – I mean David Dhawan here – regains some of his touch.
Apr 2014
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Lakshmi
It’s heartening to see women’s issues being taken up by filmmakers, and what Lakshmi lacks in storytelling, it makes up with intention and sincerity.
Mar 2014
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Gang of Ghosts
...an absolute disaster and a golden example of how handing over creative control of your story to somebody else can be a bad idea.
Mar 2014
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Mar 2014
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Mar 2014
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Queen
...a consistently funny and heart-warming film made of little gems, Kangana Ranaut being the brightest, biggest jewel of the piece.
Mar 2014
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Shaadi Ke Side Effects
...displays massive potential, but never quite manages to live up to it. It tries to be too many things at once – a slice-of-life comedy, a tearjerker, commentary on marriage – without really managing to nail any one of them.
Feb 2014
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Highway
...Imtiaz Ali’s most honest, personal film and, hopefully, the beginning of a chapter in his career that will be dictated more by craft and intention and less by commerce and entertainment.
Feb 2014
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Gunday
...there’s little that oiled physiques, buttoned-down shirts and pectoral muscles can achieve without a decent script or good direction. Gunday has neither.
Feb 2014
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Feb 2014