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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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Oct 2010
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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
...has everything you can expect from a Bhandarkar production: tacky production values, barbs at the wealthy and Westernised, caricatured gay characters.
Feb 2011
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Dhoom 3
...fairly enjoyable in a knock-back-a-few-drinks-and-watch-some-cars-blow-up kinda way.
Dec 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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Department
...the movie is a self-consciously parodic version of the cops-and-gangster genre that Varma has mined successfully in the past as a director and producer.
May 2012
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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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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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Dekh Tamasha Dekh
The film is a searing satire, where fantasy and humour mingle with stark reality.
Apr 2014
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Jan 2014
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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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Dec 2012
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Dabangg
...has some smart writing, many riveting action sequences and quite a few yawn-inducing moments.
Sep 2010
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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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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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Chalo Dilli
...loses the chance to create dramatic tension between the ill-matched leads.
Apr 2011
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Bullett Raja
The acting is inconsistent, the screenplay patchy, the background score jarring and the editing jumpy.
Nov 2013
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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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May 2013
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Bol
Rather than schadenfreude, the emotion likely to linger on after the film is over is empathy.
Sep 2011
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Bodyguard
Until somebody comes up with a smart way to channelise his brawny appeal and knack for self-deprecating humour – as Abhinav Singh Kashyap did in Dabanng – we are condemned to watch bad films repeat themselves.
Sep 2011
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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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Jul 2011
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Bheja Fry 2
Ballary depends too heavily on the lead character and soon runs out of ideas.
Jul 2011
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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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May 2010