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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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Omerta
Omertà is a work of intense, sweeping and frightening moral clarity. Unerring, unflinching and unrelenting, the result is a devastatingly, seriously good film.
May 2018
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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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Lakshmi
...a very difficult and intense watch - for women, for sure, and hopefully for men too.
Mar 2014
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Kapoor & Sons
It is an amazingly mature film. Who would have thought that could be said about a 100% family drama?
Mar 2016
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha
That there is a pointer at the scores of social dynamics in an arranged marriage – pressure, gut, looks, submissiveness and so on. Dum Laga Ke Haisha has captured it all so well and in just the right measure to not make it dramatic and yet keeping you completely engrossed.
Feb 2015
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Raazi
A thriller that has your heart beating constantly for the protagonist’s safety is gripping because it is based on real life events and has strong performances.
May 2018
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Bubble Gum
A clean, fresh movie about growing up in 1980's India. Family, friendship and love (in that order) are the elements of this teen-capers flick.
Jul 2011
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Sep 2012
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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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Kahaani
An extremely quirky atmosphere is created by the camera, the narrative, the sound, the music and Vidya Balan. An experience that might seem incomplete if not watched on the big screen.
Mar 2012
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Mulk
An extremely gripping courtroom drama despite the standard and more or less predictable ups-downs-climax. Helped by rock-solid writing and performances.
Aug 2018
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
The film slices and dices emotional relationships in many, many ways. Watch but please not with cynical unromantics.
Oct 2016
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Udta Punjab
Gritty film that makes you uncomfortable enough for it to stay long after you leave the theater. Yes, that makes for a good film.
Jul 2016
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Ugly
The repulsion you feel towards Ugly is what makes it a good film. A thriller that makes you uncomfortable from within.
Dec 2014
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Fan
“You want real acting from me? Here! Take that! And some more!” an emphatic announcement by Shah Rukh Khan in a not-bad thriller.
Apr 2016
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Phoonk 2
Not that it was very difficult to make anything better than the first in this series, yet, this one came as a pleasant shock.
Apr 2010
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Kai Po Che!
...is sketchy yet engaging. It is abrupt and half-baked but the performances and music alone make the film worth a watch.
Feb 2013
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Highway
A warm yet emotionally violent story that sweeps you off your feet, but for a few scenes that go amiss.
Feb 2014
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Raman Raghav 2.0
A creepy crawl under your skin that goes away because it tries to stay for too long.
Jul 2016
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
Fine performances and some fresh, earthy dialogue keep the momentum and interest in this otherwise plain plot.
Nov 2012
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Go Goa Gone
Much fun and gore - a combination I never thought would've worked. But owing to some witty dialogue and perfectly timed dialogue delivery make Go Goa Gonea watch well worth it.
May 2013
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Meri Pyaari Bindu
Get swooned by the dialogue, the chemistry, the familiar give-and-take of a love relationship. Same story and yet so charming.
May 2017
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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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Emotional Atyachar : The Film
...there is enough in the film to warrant a trip to the theater if dark, pulp-type fiction is your kind of entertainment.
Sep 2010
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I Am Kalam
Its simplicity is works as both an advantage and a disadvantage. The easy-going narrative is a pleasant watch but too-good-to-be-true plot is distracting.
Aug 2011
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Lootera
...reminds you of the times you have wondered, why people fall in love despite themselves.
Jul 2013
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Andhadhun
An absolutely absorbing first half written, performed and executed so well that the slightly convoluted and stretched second half cannot mar the experience.
Oct 2018
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Hindi Medium
The film uses mildly-comical satire to put its point across. However, the problem arises when writers fail to wrap it up as satire and succumb to sermonizing.
May 2017