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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
...fairly entertaining film never quite rises above its need to stick to the tried-and-tested.
May 2013
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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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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
The story needed to have been far more farcical – and an hour shorter – for the premise to have worked. The story drags despite frenetic editing that seems to be aimed squarely at gamers.
Sep 2011
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
The film’s resolution of its characters’ dilemmas tends to be a bit disingenuous, but Sharma has a knack – again, befitting someone who worked on DDLJ – for the sweetly engineered plot twist.
Nov 2012
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Tere Bin Laden
...a flair for irreverence, sharp political humour and deliberate tackiness.
Jul 2010
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Udaan
...flies on many counts. The movie tackles its themes with sobriety and honesty.
Jul 2010
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Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
The movie is as much heartless fun as the first, but it will also hopefully be the last word in the romanticisation of mofussil chic that has come to characterise a section of Hindi cinema.
Aug 2012
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Raanjhanaa
...a fairly enjoyable film, aided by a fast-paced narrative, a hummable score by AR Rahman and a great central protagonist.
Jun 2013
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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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Delhi Belly
While Khan and off-screen stand up comedian Das also live up to their parts, the film doesn't work in bits. There's no real emotional core to the characters.
Jul 2011
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Phas Gaye Re Obama
...not all of Kapoor's jokes score laughs. Also, one does wish that the movie were paced faster.
Dec 2010
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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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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
It seems that the temptation to cash in on Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster’s success – rather than a story that deserved to be told – is what drove the sequel. Despite that, there’s still a lot to be cherished in the film.
Mar 2013
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
The suggestion that emotional tangles can be unravelled by putting on a diving suit is daffy, but Zoya Akhtar's talent lies in creating rich characters that you're likely to remember afterwards even if you don't recall what they actually ended up doing.
Jul 2011
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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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Agent Vinod
...several shades lighter than Raghavan’s previous crime thrillers, Ek Hasina Thi and Johnny Gaddaar.
Mar 2012
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Shootout At Wadala
...would have been fun if it made no bones about being an unabashed crowd-pleaser, rather than the “authentic” docu-drama it annoyingly pretends to be and using the premise as a license to indulge in three Bs – bullets, breasts and (what you also end up telling yourself after watching it), “bhenchod.”
May 2013
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Desi Boyz
The movie is judgement-free, but it's also very pat. Buried underneath the piles of clothes discarded by Rocco and Hunter is a full-on sex comedy that's dying to come out.
Nov 2011
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Listen... Amaya
Too often, it feels like the film is straining for hipness, with its coffee table books and jogging and touristy Delhi locales like Khan Market and Chandni Chowk. All of which are at odds with the three living, breathing characters at its centre.
Feb 2013
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David
...given that David had the potential to be three great films in one. Instead, it ends up being only half of what it promised.
Feb 2013
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Chillar Party
...as soon as the kids take up matters bigger than their size and become preachy, the film loses its spark. Sometimes it is better to let kids be kids.
Jul 2011
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Speedy Singhs
...evokes nearly every Hollywood sport-movie cliche there is in tracing the transformation of the Speedy Singhs team from underdog to top dog.
Sep 2011
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Players
...it never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously and manages to successfully Bollywood-ise a Hollywood speciality - the big-budget heist movie.
Jan 2012
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Bbuddah...Hoga Terra Baap
Jagannadh has packed in just about enough to keep Bachchan fans sated.
Jul 2011
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
The film captures the bravado of the revolutionaries, but not their unique madness.
Dec 2010