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Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
...has a sharp beginning, a sagging middle and an inconclusive end that promises a sequel.
Aug 2010
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Aug 2011
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Mr Joe B. Carvalho
...is certainly cleaner than the average Bollywood comedy nowadays, but something’s been lost in the rinsing.
Jan 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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Maximum
Somewhere in the 90 minutes is a story that tells us nothing new or fascinating about the nexus between the cops and the underworld.
Jul 2012
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Mausam
...starts promisingly but runs into rough weather as soon as it leaves rural Punjab and goes globe-trotting.
Sep 2011
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Fans of Bhardwaj, meanwhile, will be happy he’s back filling the screen with life and colour after the strangely acrid 7 Khoon Maaf last year.
Jan 2013
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Aug 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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Madras Cafe
For the director, who chooses an unconventional theme but mounts it like a big-budget action entertainer, Madras Cafe is a major victory.
Aug 2013
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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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Luv Ka The End
If the film hits its target audience – undiscerning teenagers – then the poorly written characters and the script contrivances shouldn't matter.
May 2011
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Lootera
Just for its ability to engage you with pure aesthetics and technique, Lootera cannot be missed.
Jul 2013
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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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Lamhaa
In attempting to explore the issues facing the Kashmiri people through the prism of a thriller, Dholakia misses the wood for the chinars.
Jul 2010
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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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Aug 2012
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Nov 2013
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Kites
Character development is sacrificed for Hallmark moments between the leads, which are just about the only entertaining bits in the film.
May 2010
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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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Khiladi 786
Ashish R Mohan, making his directorial debut here after assisting Rohit Shetty on the Golmaal series, pops the Dabangg/Singham/Son of Sardar template into the microwave, lets it heat for a bit and serves it up to a public that seemingly can’t get enough of silly action comedies.
Dec 2012
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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
The film captures the bravado of the revolutionaries, but not their unique madness.
Dec 2010
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Kai Po Che!
...seems to have been made with much passion and dedication, and its intentions override its shortcomings. Casting, cinematography and music – and not the boys – are the film’s three heroes.
Feb 2013
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Kahaani
Sujoy Ghosh is capable of delivering a tight script. He shows us that you can make a Hindi movie without songs and nobody will miss them.
Mar 2012
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Apr 2014
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Jail
If there is anything unpredictable in this extremely familiar film, it is how non-sensational it is.
Nov 2009
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Jai Ho
...is so sloppily put-together, you wonder if footage of the actor taking a nap over two hours would have been more entertaining.
Jan 2014