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Chhichhore
The makers choose a slice of their hostel lives as a thread to ~~sermonise~~ tell the kids who take failure too hard to take it easy. The nostalgic tone works, but the build-up to the “lesson” part is overdone.
Sep 2019
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Aashayein
There is hint of a soul and as fate would have it, the hope dies as the post interval period starts.
Aug 2010
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Dil Dhadakne Do
A few laugh out loud moments, a smile through and through. A few real problems looked at superficially. Some #FirstWorldProblem you smile a cynical smile at. Unfortunately, a little shallow, a little too flaky and preachy too.
Jun 2015
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Saala Khadoos
Been there, seen that. As predictable as the next underdog film. Good performances though.
Jan 2016
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
There is drama in a film and then there is grand drama. In the latter, the story matters even less. It is the scale, the action, the special effects that the film is shooting for and achieves.
Apr 2017
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Mere Pyare Prime Minister
At best, serves as an introduction to a Mumbai slum’s dire toilet situation. A rather tepid narration of a story that aims to tug at our heart and awaken a sleeping Mr. System. Succeeds at neither owing to its simplistic take.
Mar 2019
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Jhootha Hi Sahi
...initial set-up is hilarious and mucho fun. But, set that aside and almost everything is superficial, improbable, and many-a-time outright stupid.
Oct 2010
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Shor In The City
...is well-shot and has good performances. It also has a few well-developed, interesting characters. Yet, the plot gives a very "been there, seen that" feel.
Apr 2011
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Sui Dhaaga
Finesse comes through in language, costumes, and even performances. Not so much in the story writing or telling.
Sep 2018
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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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Milenge Milenge
Unfortunately, the engaging situations are detailed with lame lines and the good performances are packaged in tacky overalls.
Jul 2010
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Bhindi Baazaar Inc.
Same old underworld world. Same old violence. Same old attempt at creating value through shock.
Jun 2011
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Heroine
Except for a difficult performance by Kareena Kapoor and the lost character she plays, Heroine is one dramatic scene after another without anything substantial.
Sep 2012
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Hunterrr
Trailer covers all the novelty of the plot. The rest is a regular coming-of-age cum love story masked under the garb of a sex comedy. Neither very funny, nor insightful.
Mar 2015
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Uri
Slick war action could make it worth a watch. But be warned, the forced and never-ending emotional drama is a bit much and the propaganda is inescapable.
Jan 2019
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Utt Pataang
...a 100-minute film with a reasonably interesting story, a fantastic flow in the screenplay, and decent performances seems slow and boring...
Feb 2011
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Yeh Khula Aasmaan
...is a partial success at an attempt to show how children succumb and lose their confidence to pressure from parents. Soon enough though, it contradicts itself and becomes a predictable story.
May 2012
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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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Ghayal Once Again
A racy first half gives way to mundane not-so common man vs. system.
Feb 2016
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Kadvi Hawa
A quiet film that aims to simmer uneasiness within. But, alternating between showing life in a village and telling a story, Kadvi Hawa manages to pace itself too unevenly to create impact.
Nov 2017
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Gold
Playing the “independence + partition” card with all its strength but ineffectively, there isn’t anything else too novel about the film.
Aug 2018
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Photograph
Made specifically for people who can enjoy a film for its mood. A plain and mundane one, in this case. Like most days in life. The plainness that started out as charming becomes lifeless by the end.
Mar 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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Gali Gali Chor Hai
A loud and tacky story with more distractions than the story itself makes a decent idea, with a common man behaving like a common man, ineffective.
Feb 2012
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Bol Bachchan
It's chaos as usual in Rohit Shetty-land. Save a few funnies, it is typical nonsense one would expect in a film from this genre.
Jul 2012
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Mumbai Mirror
Yet another crime drama about the goon-police nexus in the Mumbai underworld. Yawn.
Jan 2013
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Dhoom 3
It is one really long chase sequence, lots of Aamir Khan for Aamir Khan fans and of course you have some smart action sequences. Nothing more than that.
Dec 2013
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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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Phantom
There are way too many ways to trash Phantom. But, I'll go with just silly. Plain silly.
Aug 2015
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Shivaay
Action for the sake of action. Story that wavers in its focus. And long, way too long.
Oct 2016