2015 · Hindi · Rediff
The Perfect Girl has caused a crater to form on my desk because I keep hitting my head against it as I recount this less than perfect slow poison of a film to you.
Paloma Sharma reviews
53 reviews of Indian films, average rating 1.9/5.
53reviews
1.87/5average rating
5highest: Filmistaan
0.5lowest: Bullett Raja
33Under 2.25
62.25 to 2.9
103 to 3.9
44 and up
Jaanisaar1/5
2015 · Hindi · Rediff
... in its present form, Jaanisaar is a test of endurance. A film that helped me discover that dark space between frustration and boredom, Jaanisaar would have been a more honest work of art if it were titled Jaanleva.
2015 · Hindi · Rediff
It's hard to root for Aisa Yeh Jahaan despite its beautiful concept, says Paloma Sharma.
Ishqedarriyaan1.5/5
2015 · Hindi · Rediff
Lost in a world of its own, the film forgets to engage the viewer. The makers of the film might need to offer free tea at the screenings to give the audience an incentive to stay awake.
2015 · Hindi · Rediff
Margarita, With a Straw is a refreshingly, brutally honest film which ends up making the tiny mistake of adding an emotional, clich©d ending.
2015 · Hindi · Rediff
Though there are more flaws in the film's execution, at the heart of it Leela is a genuinely intriguing, if slightly predictable story and the twist at the end could have been a game changer had it been played out better.
Alone0.5/5
2015 · Hindi · Rediff
Alone is as good as a B-grade film, featuring several sequences that are very corny, says Paloma Sharma.
Main Aur Mr. Riight0.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Main Aur Mr Riight is an a desi-fied, darker and deeply deranged version of the Debra Messing-Dermot Mulroney starrer The Wedding Date.
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Sulemani Keeda — which is slang for pain in the rear (as one of Mainak’s crude writings explain in the film) — is slacker comedy at its best.
Fireflies0.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Fireflies is is one giant cesspool of sadness and agony that is ever-expanding and will engulf every barely happy soul it can get its hand on...
Roar2.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Roar’s strengths lie in the novelty of the concept and the judicious use of CGI. Sure, the special effects could have been better but compared to standards set by its contemporaries, Roar doesn’t far badly.
Spark0.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Spark's title, like everything else about it, is random. Filled with twisted morality and creepy old uncles who like to watch (and how I hate to use this term) item girls sing about their 'jawaani' and 'solah baras ki kahaani'…
Tamanchey2/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Tamanchey is funny, fast paced and fierce but begins to fizzle out just when you’re starting to like it.
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
A vague reminder of another Anupam Kher classic, Khosla ka Ghosla, Ekkees Toppon ki Salaami may not be fast paced but you never really wonder about how long it will take to end.
Creature 3D≈3/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
There are so many loopholes in the plot that I could embroider on it a cross-stitched portrait of Sajid Khan, which would be a lot scarier.
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Some very good writing, particularly in the dialogue department, is overshadowed by some uninterested acting, amateurish camera work and horrible, horrible music (only a teenage brain that is very, very high on pot could have…
Bobby Jasoos2.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Bobby Jasoos boils down to one of the worst climaxes I have ever watched. It is an end for the sake of an end, not because the story demands it to be so; and even though it is present, it does not serve its purpose.
Filmistaan5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Filmistaan chooses to speak about the sensitive issue of Pakistan and does so with amazing clarity.
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Mighty Raju: Rio Calling is just an animated, toned down version of Krrish 3 for children -- and it's mighty awful.
Manjunath3/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
You might find it a little boring, perhaps even insipid in the beginning and frustrating around the interval but you will be rewarded in the end.
Yeh Hai Bakrapur1.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Yeh Hai Bakrapur gets off to an interesting start but plunges into a lull soon after. It is hard to believe that an issue so volatile could be woven into such a yawn-inducing story.
Purani Jeans0.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Purani Jeans lacks vision, originality and the spunk one expects from a college romance film, says Paloma Sharma.
Revolver Rani2.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Revolver Rani is perfect on paper but if it really wanted to generate that spark, it should have probably taken the character-centric route.
Samrat & Co.0.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
A blatant, unashamed and at times, scene-by-scene copy of films like Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Bhoolbhulaiya, Samrat & Co.
2 States3.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
2 States’ romantic angle is a little difficult to connect given the way it is moved along in such a hurry in order to incorporate everything, but the family side of the bargain is truly touching.
Main Tera Hero3.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
The first in a long enough list of good news is that at least, for once, it is original(ish).The second half is primarily where the problem lies. The script dwindles slightly.
Youngistaan1/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Youngistaan neither says something new nor does it reinforce time-tested wisdom in a way that you actually want to pay attention to it.
Lakshmi3.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
It is difficult to watch Lakshmi. It gives you a headache inside the theatre. It gives you nightmares when you go home. Take a box of tissues along for this one.
Lakshmi3.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
It is difficult to watch Lakshmi. It gives you a headache inside the theatre. It gives you nightmares when you go home. Take a box of tissues along for this one.
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
The highest point of Darr @ The Mall is the soundtrack- highly predictable, but it is the only thing that keeps the horror factor up.
Heartless1/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
If you woke up late/were caught in traffic/didn’t get bail in time and happened to miss the first half of the film, don’t worry.
Karle Pyaar Karle0.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Never mind political correctness or even basic human decency, everything goes in Lavasa City. Parents keep abusing/getting abused, kids keep killing people and everyone has guns.
Miss Lovely3.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
A much-touted film festival favourite, Miss Lovely is a frustrating film. Neither does it go forward, nor does it go back — it only keeps a steady pace where it is like a creaky old rocking chair.
Yaariyan0.5/5
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
Yaariyan, it was claimed, is a college romance. But if you look closely, you will find that it is not one but several college romances put together such as Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikandar, Main Hoon Na and Ishq Vishk.
2014 · Hindi · Rediff
The pun on Joe B Carvalho’s name is a long-running ‘joke’ €” one of the many instruments of torment that the film employs.
Jackpot0.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Much like Boom (I shudder every time I say it), Jackpot too stars a creepy old rich man and a young cunning seductress.
R… Rajkumar1.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
R… Rajkumar is characterised by the most absurd camera angles. The relentless close-ups are similar to those from Ekta Kapoor’s many melodramatic television shows.
Bullett Raja0.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Bullett Raja is rife with predictable scenes, bad editing and a lack of control over the script, which spirals into an unending loop of absurdity.
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
The first half of Singh Saab the Great is enjoyable but overshadowed by the loud, sometimes nonsensical music. The other half is unnecessarily gory and overshadowed by even louder and more nonsensical music.
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein2.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein is essentially two different films separated by an intermission, with a few, weak common threads between the two.
Rajjo1/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Rajjo is based on the timeless love/lust triangle — we have a beautiful courtesan, her poor but sensitive lover and the heartless businessman who is hell-bent on acquiring her — but that does not imply that the director (Vishwas…
Rajjo1/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Rajjo is based on the timeless love/lust triangle — we have a beautiful courtesan, her poor but sensitive lover and the heartless businessman who is hell-bent on acquiring her — but that does not imply that the director (Vishwas…
Rajjo1/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Rajjo is based on the timeless love/lust triangle — we have a beautiful courtesan, her poor but sensitive lover and the heartless businessman who is hell-bent on acquiring her — but that does not imply that the director (Vishwas…
Satya 20.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
The film is categorised as an action thriller. But there is very little action. Characters spend most of their time talking, brokering deals and playing the “dimag ka khel”.
Mickey Virus2/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Mickey Virus is based on an interesting idea, the plot is good and the film is relevant at a time when cyber crime is increasing. However, with weak direction, even the best of stories cannot be told well.
Horror Story0.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
At one-and-a-half odd hours, the film is unusually long. The first half of the film drags as much as it possibly can The second half offers some respite because the director has been kind enough to explain why the ghost refuses…
John Day0.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
While John Day is supposed to be based on a very philosophical line of thought, I really didn’t get the excessive use of religious imagery to prove a point.
Satyagraha3/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Satyagraha attempts to speak about important issues but ends up over-simplifying them.
Bajatey Raho2.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Bajaaey Raho thankfully skips several stereotypes it could have used and sticks to a more rational script.
D-Day4/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
D-Day is what people like me wait Friday after Friday for. It does what it needs to and does not preach but leaves an impact strong enough to make you ask questions. It manages to bring out patriotism in you without the theatrics.
Shorts3/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
The good news is that indie short filmmakers are beginning to carve a niche for themselves in an industry that is dominated by Bollywood.
Shortcut Romeo2.5/5
2013 · Hindi · Rediff
Slowly but surely, Shortcut Romeo begins to look like a Rohit Shetty film attempting to (unsuccessfully) ape an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Stereotypes and age old formulas are generously added to the mixture.
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