An archive of Hindi movie reviews and ratings from 2010 to 2020.

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  • It is a tale well told and brilliantly acted. Must watch!

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  • ...is an espionage venture with heart and soul tempering its gritty core. Even as it kept me on the edge of my seat for its entire 140 minutes, it broke my heart.

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  • Amidst all the compelling performances, this is Alia’s film as she continues to push her boundaries as an actor while challenging our expectations of her.

    79

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  • ...Meghna weaves multiple threads together in a relevant, provoking and conflicting view on war where everything is fair and has no room for emotions and relations.

    79

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  • Do not miss...

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  • ...it's one of the most fiercely patriotic films you'll ever see. That a female star holds centre stage makes for a welcome change. Alia Bhatt’s histrionics alone are worth the price of the ticket.

    79

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  • This is a meditative version of a war film, subtly weighing in on human loss and ruthlessness, even as it seldom wavers from checking off all the crackling elements of an espionage thriller.

    79

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  • ...is a sensibly written and finely performed film that takes a close look at the ordinary lives of extraordinary people. Not to miss.

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  • Meghna has a clear vision as a filmmaker. She manages to strike an adequate balance between realism and thrill.

    79

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  • ...is a rarity. It is intense, riveting, clever, dark, sad, lyrical, heartfelt, relevant and understated.

    79

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  • 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.

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  • ...is an interesting thriller brilliantly narrated by Meghna Gulzar that makes for mature viewing.

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  • Unlike most films within the genre that focus chiefly on the ‘operation’, Raazi also delves into the debilitating position that secret agents who stumble in and out of the margins of history must sometimes assume.

    69

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  • Like she did in Talvar, Gulzar assembles and marshals an expert ensemble. It’s a pleasure watching a detail-oriented director like her collaborate with an actor like Bhatt, who has a knack of making the tiniest gestures count.

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  • That Raazi never becomes a chest-thumping spectacle of jingoism, despite all that is tempting in the preceding sentence, is presumably the work of the refiner sensibilities of writer-director Meghna Gulzar...

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  • The film is admirable also because it’s a measured, mostly intelligent thriller that asks us to consider concepts of patriotism and honor without spoon-feeding us with manipulative background music or provocative dialogue.

    69

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  • The stakes feel dramatic but unreal, and the film feels slow as a result. It certainly doesn't earn its running time of two hours and twenty minutes. By the time the shrill climax comes around, dullness has set in.

    59

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  • There’s a lot going for Raazi yet there’s a nagging lack of novelty — whether it is the film’s plot, message or Bhatt’s ability to cry.

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  • She (Alia Bhatt) is present in almost every scene post her character's introduction and she shines throughout even when the film stutters near the end.

    49

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  • I’m happy Raazi is a hit. We need more heroine-driven films to work broadly — and not just in a few metro pockets. But the film is broad, too, as is Alia Bhatt’s performance, though she is a victim of the writing and filmmaking.

    49

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  • ...the movie is unable to liberate itself of the outlandishness and questionable themes of the novel on which it is based.

    39

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