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Dec 2014
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Ungli
Makes you feel empowered, even though you can see their solutions are way too simplistic.
Nov 2014
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Zid
A whodunnit that goes about in so many circles that you stop wondering about who did it.
Nov 2014
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Happy Ending
An urban romcom that tries to get a grapple on love. It is charming in its own way, but ultimately ends up having very little more than a regular romedy, as it likes to call itself.
Nov 2014
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Kill Dil
Plot that should've been done away with in the 70s - lingers on unimaginatively and bores.
Nov 2014
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Rang Rasiya
A misunderstood, controversial painter could've made for a more engaging film. But this ain't a bad start for bold topics at all.
Nov 2014
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Happy New Year
...is a little more than what you'd expect. A tiny surprise that gives you more of the same, but with some structure - even if it tries do a lot in one go and all of it is predictable.
Oct 2014
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Sonali Cable
One of the rare cases where I allow myself to use the cliché, "Had it's heart in the right place, but..."
Oct 2014
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Tamanchey
An attempt at being imaginative at a regular love story gone too long and dry.
Oct 2014
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Haider
As good an adaption as it could be, even if it loses pace every once in a while, the other elements keep it going.
Oct 2014
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Bang Bang!
Expectations met. Action-packed, lots of Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, passable stunt and close to no story.
Oct 2014
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3 A.M.
...suitably horrifies for a good part of the film before it cops out in a hurry towards the end.
Sep 2014
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Daawat-e-Ishq
A complicated way to send across a simple social message. Engages, though only in pieces.
Sep 2014
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Khoobsurat
...might not sweep you off your feet, but it will take you into its dreamy, even if contemporary, world for those two hours.
Sep 2014
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Finding Fanny
The much promised eccentricity doesn't live throughout and you slowly lose interest in characters in this character-centric film. Yet worth a watch for the performances even if some are caricatures.
Sep 2014
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Mary Kom
Over-dramatized. Over-fictionalized. Over-commercialized. Too episodic. An inspiring story nevertheless.
Sep 2014
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Katiyabaaz
Insightful, scathing and even a tad bit depressing at times, the film is crisp and thoroughly entertaining, but with also a rather pertinent point to it all.
Sep 2014
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Aug 2014
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Mardaani
A slick even if not taut thriller more than a film that keeps the social issue it is about in your mind after you walk out.
Aug 2014
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Singham Returns
An action film which is actually trying to make a point through its story, even if it is an over-simplified one.
Aug 2014
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Entertainment
There are reasonable attempts at keeping the humor "different", but nowhere close to good enough.
Aug 2014
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Kick
...is as typical a Salman Khan film as it gets, plus a tad bit of a story, a tad bit of an attempt at keeping things sorted, a tad bit of an attempt at acting more than usual by Salman Khan.
Jul 2014
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Amit Sahni Ki List
Like its lead character, the film is a little lost. Which by itself isn't a bad thing, but difficult to make an interesting story out of.
Jul 2014
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Jul 2014
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Ek Villain
A revenge saga that works so hard in trying to make you feel for the characters that it fails and you are left gaping at the screen in bewilderment for over two hours.
Jun 2014
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Humshakals
It is insensitive at multiple levels, yet it is borderline "not as bad as I thought". And then of course, it goes into one bad sub-plot after another till you are sick and tired of it all.
Jun 2014
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Fugly
Yet another, "let's fight the system" film. This one takes on way too much and takes way too much time to express itself too.
Jun 2014
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Filmistaan
The first half of Filmistaan makes you want to recommend it to everyone around. The second half, though not boring, becomes cliché-ridden.
Jun 2014