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Veerappan
Better than some RGV products. Yes, that isn't saying much in favor of the film.
May 2016
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Nanu Ki Jaanu
Social messages in a ghost-romantic-comedy. Yes, that’s 4 genres in one sentence. And that’s not counting the many “Public Service Announcements” within those social messages. A bit much that alas adds to not much.
Apr 2018
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Yamla Pagla Deewana
Over-the-top, no-head-nor-tail, senselessness served in the name of unpretentious cinema.
Jan 2011
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Loot
Loot is confused between being a regular, loud slapstick and being one of those several threads converge to make a "cool" pulp kind-of a film.
Nov 2011
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Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
Pretty much what you'd expect - silly and more silly which is funny occasionally, story that has no idea when to stop, and so on.
Sep 2013
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Youngistaan
I hope young India's vision is not as shallow, superficial or short-sighted.
Mar 2014
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Zubaan
Confused. Both me and the film. Is it a coming-of-age story masked as a family drama or a family drama masked as a coming-of-age story?
Mar 2016
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Student Of The Year 2
Wouldn’t saying, “SOTY 2 is predictable,” predictable in itself? Let’s just say, you get what you expect. Even if there might just have been some potential for change in dynamics between characters, ultimately they are only sly story-telling tactics.
May 2019
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Kucch Luv Jaisaa
...is almost as boring as a woman-going-through-mid-life-crisis' life.
May 2011
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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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Roy
A romantic rumination trying to be sold as a thriller it is not. Interesting but not enough. Lots of philosophy but towards no tangible direction.
Feb 2015
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2.0
My worst fear came true–the action and CGI are good but not enough by themselves to pull you through the overdrawn public service announcement that the film ends up being.
Nov 2018
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Batla House
Accomplished police officers have to defend themselves against allegations of fake encounters–the topic as a central theme for a film is relatively fresh. However, the story doesn’t budge ahead until the last 20 minutes and thus is sadly a tiring bore.
Aug 2019
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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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Miley Naa Miley Hum
Miley Naa Miley Hum ends up being a bland family drama about parents burdening their children with aspirations they have for themselves. It could have been so much better. Oh well...
Nov 2011
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Jannat 2
...feels like a film that could've been a film worth watching once if it had a little better of everything, especially better actors to play the side characters and the villain.
May 2012
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Student Of The Year
...picks of several themes of love, friendship, parenting, unhealthy competition in society. But it does no justice to even one of them.
Oct 2012
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Mohenjo Daro
The least Mohenjo Daro could have done is awe you with its scale. Well, It doesn't. Save a few action pieces the film has nothing to enamor you.
Aug 2016
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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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Crook
When one proudly believes in the goodness of being bad, there's little left to say. The win-win situation - They were good both when the film started well and also when it ended ridiculously bad
Oct 2010
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Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
A cut-and-dry romantic comedy which half-heartedly tries to do more.
Nov 2013
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B.A. Pass
Not too often is women's sexuality or rather her openness about her sexuality explored in Hindi films. For that, BA Pass can be appreciated. But other than that, it is a pretty hollow affair.
Aug 2013
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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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Toh Baat Pakki
A wannabe-Hrishikesh Mukherjee film. It’s one of those simple one-line plots that if told well could be both entertaining and insightful. But, this is neither, mainly because its loud and tries too hard to keep it light.
Feb 2010
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Chalk N Duster
...gets predictably preachy. No surprises there. It fails to teach in an interesting way despite being in the capable hands of Shabana Azmi, Juhi Chawla and Divya Dutta.
Jan 2016
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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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Pankh
Disturbing abstract stuff. The entire film feels like one huge hallucination. Even if you are ready to take the flight of fancy with a boy who's seriously troubled because his mom made him play girl-roles in films when he was young, it won't be a fun ride at all.
Apr 2010
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Dum Maaro Dum
...makes a crime thriller as disinteresting as it could be. The lines are limp and the situations are far from creative. The plot is strung together with a series of events that have no flow.
Apr 2011
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Bullett Raja
Lots of "dialogue", earthy style and of course bullets. Unfortunately, it also means repetitive, predictable, and tiring.
Nov 2013