2017 · Hindi · SpotBoye
This Farhan Akhtar-led prison escape drama, supplemented with music, is a sorry aama gaama paa | Read at SpotboyE
Khalid Mohammed reviews
47 reviews of Indian films, average rating 2.5/5.
47reviews
2.48/5average rating
4highest: My Name Is Khan
1lowest: Housefull
23Under 2.25
52.25 to 2.9
123 to 3.9
74 and up
Naam Shabana1/5
2017 · Hindi · SpotBoye
Devoid of a smidgen of slickness, a must for thrillers, the outcome is like being held captive in a torture chamber, aggravated by the pounding background music, tacky set d©cor, the usual aerial shots, papyrus-thin plot and…
Rock On 22/5
2016 · Hindi · SpotBoye
Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Co. can’t save this sequel from giving you a case of the rock-n-roll blues | Read at SpotboyE
Mirzya2.5/5
2016 · Hindi · SpotBoye
On the positive side, this love story introduces the gifted newcomers Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher | Read at SpotboyE
Baar Baar Dekho2.5/5
2016 · Hindi · SpotBoye
Technically BBD is top-grade, but the to use the corporate argo, the content is a mind-bender. Mehras direction is serviceable, concentrating largely on the star value of Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif.
The Lunchbox4/5
2013 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
What stays in the mind at the end of ‘The Lunchbox’ is pretty much what stays in mind at the end of a memorable set by jazzmen not their lapses but the heights they scale. Bottomline: Bon appetit!
Nasha2/5
2013 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
The second-half literally runs out of steam. And at long last, the finale ends the purported erotic love story on an offensively male-chauvinistic note.Honestly, with a far more sensitive and clich©-free screenplay, this ‘Nasha’…
2013 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
Without contriving a thread to sew the triptych together, Anand Gandhi invites the viewer to share his take on humanitarian values, and especially on social responsibility.
Cocktail3.5/5
2012 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
Thats Homi Adajanias Cocktail, a hip, happening, happy date flick which right till the intermission point has you going hurray hic hic.
2012 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
Good:There are more daredevil stunts than youd find in a vintage Dharmendra or Amitabh Bachchan flick. Bad:Sense, logic, clean entertainment are conspicuous by their absence.
Kahaani4/5
2012 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
Despite laughable flaws in the writing, the outcome invites the forgiveness factor from the viewer.
2012 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
Okay, so the script may belong to to your grandmas era but redeemingly there are some breezy segments which prevent you from committing harakiri over the frantic antics of Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia DSouza.
2012 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
Batra directs with a cool candour, avoids shrieking melodrama and in fact, the end is one of the subtlest seen at the movies in years.Derivative of a DVD libraryful of Hollyhits ranging from The Graduate and Sweet November to…
The Dirty Picture3.5/5
2011 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
She says it the way it is. Director Milan Luthrias The Dirty Picture, is remarkable for creating a woman of spunk whos had it with assorted skunks.Suffice it to say that the films trump card is the supportive stand taken for a…
Ra.One4/5
2011 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
The Anubhav Sinha-directed Ra-One revels in being a zippy, zany, zowie ride.
Force2/5
2011 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
If Force is a half a notch above the average, its for the technical sheen.The script strives to be oversmart: since you dont get any backgrounders to Tattoo or Sweety, they both coo within breathing distance, €œI dont have a…
Bodyguard2/5
2011 · Hindi · Deccan Chronicle
In Bodyguard the effort may be once again in the tradition of Wanted, Dabangg and Ready. Snag is that its majorly unsteady. Result, its the least likeable of the lot. Of niceties like plausibility it doesnt have a jot.
7 Khoon Maaf2/5
2011 · Hindi · Passionforcinema
Sorry, however valiantly you try to connect with this saat-saat, its a lost cause. Is it a night-black comedy? A kill dil? A serial murder fest? A saga about a wronged woman who launches into a sado-masochistic spree?
2011 · Hindi · Passionforcinema
This motley crew inhabit Mishras somewhat convoluted noir thriller, in which the double and triple-crosses keep multiplying till youve run short of your fingers and toes.
2011 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
Put your hands together. Lets applaud this expertly crafted piece of faction,blending a true story with chunky interludes of dramatic licence.
2010 · Hindi · PassionforCinema
Generally, a biopic isnt invited to a Bollywood party, since it could frighten away too many other guests. However, out here a freedom fighters life kicks down the front door and sits at the head of the table.
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
Danish Aslams Break ke Baad which keeps going from baad to worse. Designed as a date flick, the result is Preity close to producer Kunal Kohlis Salaam Namaste which had also tossed a bickering twosome under the same roof.
Guzaarish2/5
2010 · Hindi · Passionforcinema
Bhansali has never really opted for 100 per cent originality. Rather he has re-distilled old whine into classy new bottles the result is neither engrossing nor edifying.
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
In fact, this romcorn is absolutely na-na unless you want to tee-hee at some inspired moments from Notting Hill, or believe in Bollywoods recently coined theory that grown-up men break into a stammer on facing a woman they…
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
Heres a sweet, Delhicatessen surprise packet. Neither rabidly formulaic nor elliptically arty, this look at the aspirations and anxieties of a lower middle-class family, evokes a smile of rueful recognition.
Aakrosh1/5
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
So despite the promotions crying out loud that Aakrosh 2010 touches on the topical subject of honour killings, its just copy time with Mistah Priyadarshan. Why, sir, why?
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
As improbable as a low-cost airline serving caviar-`n-champagne, the weakest aspect of Siddharth Anands Anjaana Anjaani is that its not the kind of romcom youd recommend to your nana-naani.
Dabangg2/5
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
Sorry, even in the name of a mindless, paisa vasool entertainer (!?), first-time director Abhinav Singh Kashyaps Dabangg just doesnt give you sufficient bang for your bucks.
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
.Because even in the tear-jerking pursuit WaF flounders badly, evoking more derisive guffaws than half a sob. Practically every character is pure cardboard.
Antardwand3/5
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
Gratifyingly FTII-trained Sushil Rajpals Antardwand is worth the trudge to the multiplex €” if essentially for the eye-opening subject of bridegroom kidnappings in the Bihar badlands, where life is cheaper than the naarangi hooch…
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
More yelps. Truly, Pradeep Sarkars third film Lafangey Parindey produced by Aditya Chopra would unsettle even the most patient cobra. Its two-hours running length seems like 20.
Peepli Live3/5
2010 · Hindi · PassionforCinema
The Aamir Khan produced-and-massively-promoted Peepli [Live], directed by journalist Anusha Rizvi, comes with a three-pronged agenda: to examine farmer suicides, snipe at the media exploitation of the tragedies, and expose the…
Aisha3/5
2010 · Hindi · PassionforCinema
In the adaptation from Emma (or Clueless), the screenplay drizzles with excellently written material, but alas also runs dry after the fun-stacked opening reels.
2010 · Hindi · Passion4cinema
Now despite a monsoon downpour of cliches which are duly acknowledged by the dialogue debut-making Punit Malhotras I Hate Luv Storys oozes a fair amount of charm.
Raavan2.5/5
2010 · Hindi · Passionforcinema
Ratnams modern take on mythology dares to be politically incorrect. Mercifully, he doesnt opt for a traditional, marshmallow denouement. Now revealing the finale would be that classic spoiler.
Kites2/5
2010 · Hindi · Passionforcinema
To put it more politely, though, this manically hyped roam-com is a vast let-down: as redundant as flying those titular kites without manja.
Housefull1/5
2010 · Hindi · PassionforCinema
Ouch, how the cheeks hurt. Practically, everyone is given tight slaps here, including a Dracula-toothed baboon. Swoon.
Phoonk 21.5/5
2010 · Hindi · PassionforCinema
Produced by the tireless Ram Gopal Varma and written-directed by firstimer (it shows) Milind Gadagkar, Phoonk 2 doesnt scare you out of your pantaloons.
Lahore2.5/5
2010 · Hindi · Passionforcinema
Okay, so Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhans Lahore seeks a state of pacifism, employing sport kickboxing if you please as a means for narrating a plot that has been bludgeoned to death. Alas khallas really.
2010 · Hindi · Passionforcinema
Vijay Lalwanis Karthik Calling Karthik, in principle an enterprise of potential. In fact, youre all keyed up for a psycho-thriller which seeks to yoke matters of the heart with a disturbed mind. Dilwala meets Cuckoo?
2010 · Hindi · PassionForCinema
Karan Johars plea for global secularism,in the wake of the 9/11 devastation ,brims over with quite a few emotionally stirring punctuation marks. The entire text, alas, is neither convincing nor insightful.
2009 · Hindi · Hindustan Times
After Rock On!!, Farhan Akhtar is an actor you look forward to. And hes unpretentious and a likeable natural once again. Konkona Sen-Sharma is amazingly flawless.
2009 · Hindi · Hindustan Times
To be honest youre in agony throughout Mohit Suris Raaz TMC too.That Hashmi, Ranaut and Suman are humdrum is not likely to remain a Raaz for very long.
2009 · Hindi · Hindustan Times
Hai hai, Hindi-Chini bye bye. Out there at the Great Wall of China, theres a bizarre beggar who laughs lustily like a hyena. Meanwhile, his lost-and-still-not-found daughter Meow Meow sings like a mynah.
2009 · Hindi · Hindustan Times
Pure grief. The only slightly amusing aspect of BLGg is Zakir Hussain, the actor not the tabla maestro, whos shown to develop female characteristics. He even wants to shave his legs. Sorry her legs.
2009 · Hindi · Hindustan Times
Small can be tall, a budget thats low can glow, newcomers can be with you the rest of your lifes summers. Forget the popcorn-`n-chais, just buck the formula guys.All said and guffawed at The Prez has its moments of absurd humour.
2008 · Hindi · Hindustan Times
Besides spinning a charming yarn, Benegal bankably draws a first-rate ensemble performance. Shreyas Talpade, after Iqbal, gets a role worthy of his calibre. Hes terrific. Amrita Rao is sweetness personified.
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