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Jul 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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Jab Tak Hai Jaan
We’d rather not point out more flaws in Yash Chopra’s swansong. Instead, let’s celebrate what has been a singularly important career.
Nov 2012
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Rann
On the minus side, Rann’s story is so simplistic that it boils down the entire television news sector into two rival channels. The movie is as low on authenticity as it is on histrionics
Jan 2010
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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
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Guzaarish
...Guzaarish points to a limited imagination that is so much in thrall to European costume dramas it lacks a soul of its own.
Dec 2010
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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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Force
...isn't quite as offensive as some other recent releases, but it neither captures the thrills of the original nor fixes the flaws.
Oct 2011
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Dec 2012
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Boss
I imagine Akshay Kumar’s film slate to be decided thus: Look for public holiday, decide release date, work backwards. Script, cast and director are incidental.
Oct 2013
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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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Agneepath
...richly detailed and grandly mounted sequences that just about manage to conceal the fact that this is a redundant remake.
Feb 2012
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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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Delhi In A Day
...this film reminded us of being called up in front of a classroom. You know you’ve done something wrong, but it’s not a pleasant experience.
Aug 2012
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Ghanchakkar
It's a pity - given the collective talent on display – that the film never quite rises above its potential.
Jun 2013
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Jan 2013
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Nov 2013
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Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
The movie could have risen to become a nuanced drama about a couple in their forties, struggling to balance between their familial responsibilities and matters of heart. Instead we get a hokey love story that never quite beguiles or tickles.
Sep 2012
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Rakht Charitra 2
The law of diminishing returns catches up with Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra 2...
Dec 2010
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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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Bird Idol
The cityscape, however, looks out of a tacky video game, while the character animation is too plastic. The birds are straight out of a toy stall. The classic Bollywood story is humourous in parts, and Goel throws in some interesting characters...
May 2010
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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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Aug 2011
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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
...a confused, botched-up attempt at reworking the formula of the first film...
Aug 2013
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Revolver Rani
Even a spunky Kangana Ranaut cannot save this spectacularly boring film.
Apr 2014
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Yeh Saali Zindagi
Mishra wants to be cool and quirky, like Guy Ritchie, but to paraphrase New Yorker critic Anthony Lane, he forgets the first rule of cool: don’t try to be.
Feb 2011
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Table No. 21
Bhatt initially keeps the audience engaged with a quick pace and amusing vignettes such as a machine which measures the decibel levels of a slap. But he loses his grip in the second half, especially as the audience is able to put together the clues and predict the game’s end.
Jan 2013