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Radhe
The film is not supposed to be taken seriously, and not to be reviewed seriously for sure.
May 2021
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Tribhanga
So, so many difficult issues dealt with a light, matter-of-factly hand. Lots of ground covered in a breezy 90 minutes without being rushed. An engaging watch from start to finish.
Jan 2021
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Kaagaz
...ends up being an underwhelming affair despite having a unique story to tell.
Jan 2021
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AK vs AK
Meta has a certain charm. But the tell-don’t-show climax that is typical of thrillers is a put-off. Even so, it is an interesting watch for how the medium is used.
Jan 2021
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Angrezi Medium
Guilt-tripping masked under the garb of a parent-daughter relationship. If the masking is intentional, it’s a shame. If it isn’t, then the writing is all over the place.
Mar 2020
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Baaghi 3
Has the power to numb your brain to inane action, to bore you with same ol’ action, to tire you with relentless action.
Mar 2020
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Thappad
Powerful. Moving. Will empower women, might even awaken men. Real in its own way, filling you with hope.
Feb 2020
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
In its attempt to keep things light, the film becomes loud and meanders. In its attempt to make a point, it breaks into spurts of short speeches. In the one aspect, it wants to create awareness about, it doesn’t go beyond a couple of wisecracks.
Feb 2020
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Bhoot – Part One
I am as disappointed to report as I am glad that I didn’t get scared once through the two hours.
Feb 2020
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Malang
It's all over the place, and yet the mystery and the characters are intriguing.
Feb 2020
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Shikara
An ineffective summary of the tragedies that people might have suffered in real life. And yet makes you wonder, if this is a summary, how horrifying might the details have been.
Feb 2020
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Jawaani Jaaneman
It is funny, but not enough. It is a good one-line plot but stays just about that. It tries very hard to tug at your heart but eventually is a collection of carefully laid out tropes.
Jan 2020
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Street Dancer 3D
An excuse to choreograph a whole load of dances, though it seemed like one long dance broken by bits of story around empathy and international integration.
Jan 2020
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Panga
A charming, uplifting film, about a mother going about the business of being a mother, the warmth of which you will feel well after you have left the theatre.
Jan 2020
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Tanhaji
Overt dramatisation, powerful delivery of over-written dialogue, considerably awful CGI. Yet a moderately engaging film, partly because of the story of bravery and partly because of decent performances.
Jan 2020
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Chhapaak
The extra effort to not make it exploitative is evident. The audience is guided to follow the victims’ lead—be with what is and what can be, rather than what has been. In the process, the film misses out on becoming an immersive experience, and we get a breezy film on a weighty topic.
Jan 2020
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Good Newwz
A story different from the norm gets short-changed because it is treated with a loud dose of melodrama.
Dec 2019
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Dabangg 3
A slowwww clap for the social messaging—as slow as the slo-mo used, without which too the film would have been slow. A genuine clap for the attempt at story, though. As amusing and self-important as it was, at least they tried.
Dec 2019
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Mardaani 2
The makers have obviously worked on improving the aspects that were little off in the first episode while making what was done well even better. Except for a couple of quibbles, Mardaani 2 works as a thriller for sure.
Dec 2019
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Panipat
A Hindi war movie that spends a lot more time on strategy than action extravaganza. ‘True’ to real-life or not, the politics of the situation engaged me enough to think that digesting the complexity needed the 3-hour run-time.
Dec 2019
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Pati Patni Aur Woh
When you are expecting the worst, the not-bad feels decent, and the possibly-bad gets the benefit of the doubt. That is the middle ground at which Pati Patni aur Woh manages to reach.
Dec 2019
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Nov 2019
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Bala
In that a body-shaming-themed film HAS to follow a certain trajectory, Bala holds no surprises. The one-liner insights and performances though are enough to see you through two hours. It actively avoids a few eye-rolls too.
Nov 2019
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Ujda Chaman
So, I am supposed to find people laughing at perceived body flaws funny? Thank goodness for some great supporting cast, and decent lead cast performances.
Nov 2019
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Housefull 4
Were it not for the general slapstickiness, the extra half hour, the flippant attitude towards writing women characters, Housefull 4 might’ve worked for the few laughs it brings.
Oct 2019
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Laal Kaptaan
The length of the film shoots down a lot of the good done by the film—acting, ambiance, action.
Oct 2019
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The Sky Is Pink
Great performances and a touching story bring in a lot of tears despite knowing how it all ends. Might have worked even better, were it shorter.
Oct 2019
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War
Slick action, chiselled heroes, stunning locations make up for the uneven writing. Yep, the story is part-clever and part-amusing, making it a guilty-pleasure kind-of-a-watch.
Oct 2019
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The Zoya Factor
Attempts to keep things light, which work at times and don’t at others. A film that wouldn’t kill you if you watched it, but one you wouldn’t miss if you didn’t.
Sep 2019