Ankur Pathak reviews
23 reviews of Indian films, average rating 2.2/5.
Though the film shows remarkable restraint in certain scenes, it is over-dramatic in others, which kills the flow. The musical interludes, fairly relevant for once, are too many.
Read the full reviewMiley Na Miley Hum is a film where nothing works, and nobody benefits (that is, if you don't count random product-placements).
Read the full reviewAalaap could have been better if it provided some critical evaluation of the situation by first time director Manish Manikpuri, instead of passing judgment on Naxal politics.
Read the full reviewFilms where the hero assumes another identity to win over the girl, and that uphold traditional family values, are part of the contrived clichés club and no longer relevant.
Read the full reviewMakkhi could have been a far more engaging product had it eliminated the last 20 minutes which just stretch out the film. A suitable closure could have been achieved earlier.
Read the full reviewWhere the film required an overall evolution, it remains a recycled version of its predecessor, barely going anywhere relying hands-off on Pathak’s poorly timed futility.
Read the full reviewWhat is pleasantly surprising and distinctive about The Help, adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling debut novel of the same name, is that though it conveys lucidly the disturbing racial injustice in 1960s America, it does…
Read the full reviewShor In The City is a classic instance of one of the finest screenplays written with phenomenal editing (Ashmith Kunder), all this shot crisply — the attention of the camera zooming at certain instances leave you captivated, too…
Read the full reviewLuv Ka The End, because of the cleverly written characters and their traits, manage to bear realism even in its highly unrealistic context.
Read the full reviewIf the film’s first half is a sensibly written built-up, the latter half consequentially explodes with utter horror.
Read the full reviewTere Mere Phere is the kind of film where the embarrassing performances by the lead pair fail a genuinely well-thought story.Final word: Tere Mere Phere is set on a premise that had enormous potential to pass off as a great…
Read the full reviewPicture Abhi Baaki Hai is an interesting premise gone awfully wrong in the direction department.
Read the full reviewIt's a scary mix that makes for an unbearable mess. Stay safely away.
Read the full reviewOn the whole, Table No. 21 should be watched for the reactive social commentary that it is, and should not be misconceived as a vigilante film.
Read the full reviewIt is impossible for me to process how this works. And it probably is beyond the realm of human comprehension to understand the rationale that goes behind funding these kinds of films.
Read the full reviewWe have seen this picture before. Many times before. Hindi cinema has abundantly explored the complex nexus among cops, underworld and the political class.
Read the full reviewShree, a film that delves into the concept of time-travelling with a set-up that is engaging initially.
Read the full reviewShree, a film that delves into the concept of time-travelling with a set-up that is engaging initially.
Read the full reviewShree, a film that delves into the concept of time-travelling with a set-up that is engaging initially.
Read the full reviewHowever, instead of engaging the viewers with a well-written screenplay, the films story runs all over the place with horrendous dialogues peppered with the most crass expletives that sound more inconsequential than sinister.
Read the full reviewAshwini Iyer Tiwari’s 'Panga' is a quiet triumph, a film that gently explores the guilt women are made to feel for pursuing their dreams and why they should go ahead nonetheless.
Read the full reviewThe film works despite being saddled with a rather cliched plot.
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