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182 reviews of Indian films, average rating 2.6/5.
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A slew of fine supporting performances by Rahul Bose, Jaideep Ahlawat and Shekhar Kapur, among others, adds weight to an already formidable film. Vishwaroop is a must watch.
Read the full reviewIf you are drawn by the raw magnificence of the setting and the inevitable excitement of the occasion – after all an SLB offering cannot but be an event film – here's sound advice: your travel agent could do a better job of…
Read the full reviewLove in Bombay is loud, over the top, and without the slightest pretension to subtlety, but it is marked by a certain degree of innocence that sometimes makes popular Hindi cinema of the 1970s and 1980s tolerable even when they…
Read the full reviewDoes Teraa Surroor have any redeeming feature at all? Well, the length is a bit of a relief. The film's runtime is 15 minutes under two hours. So, it isn't as patience-trying as it otherwise might have been.
Read the full reviewDoes Teraa Surroor have any redeeming feature at all? Well, the length is a bit of a relief. The film's runtime is 15 minutes under two hours. So, it isn't as patience-trying as it otherwise might have been.
Read the full reviewIf only the disparate elements were better dovetailed into the larger picture it seeks to paint, Bollywood Diaries might have had more to write home about.
Read the full reviewLaced with sly wit and captivating storytelling feints, Island City touches heights that Hindi films do only once in a blue moon. It is absolutely unmissable.
Read the full reviewIt is a rare Hindi film that travels to the heart of rural landscape...
Read the full reviewWhen a Bollywood filmmaker turns cheerleader for a government drive, especially when the jury is still out on its success rate, you know you've been had.
Read the full reviewGame Over, which is presented by Anurag Kashyap, is not without its share of failings, but director Saravanan is clearly endowed with an exceptional sense of the potential of the cinematic medium to probe complex aspects of…
Read the full reviewFor the most part, Lafangey Parindey trundles along at a fair clip, although it never turns into anything more than a predictable ride. On the way, there is much bump and grind, and flying fists and bloodied noses too.
Read the full reviewWe Are Family looks pretty. But then which Karan Johar production doesnt? Trouble is there is little in the film that could take your attention away from the surface-level inducements.That is true of We Are Family as a whole.
Read the full reviewIts one filmi formula that has traditionally been failsafe. Herd a bunch of frisky and fancy-free kids together, throw them into an emotional whirligig that pushes them to raise the banner of revolt against insensitive adults and…
Read the full reviewIs Murder 2 a slicker flick than the 2004 Mallika Sherawat starrer that it is a follow-up to? Yes, quite patently. Is it darker in tone and texture? Yes, most definitely. And is it steamier? Yes again, beyond an iota of doubt.
Read the full reviewThe pace of Chala Mussaddi is painfully sluggish despite the fact that the film isn’t long at all. Thank God for small mercies.We’ve seen umpteen comedies about the hapless common man in the past.
Read the full reviewThe lovers are anything but loveable characters. And this tale is a tragedy woven around the ugly face of love. Downbeat? Yes. But it's engaging and watchable – if for nothing else, for the flashes of the RGV of yore.
Read the full reviewBodyguard is an out-and-out Salman Khan film meant to be taken in the festive spirit of the season.
Read the full reviewThe superbly crafted, wonderfully acted and consistently evocative That Girl in Yellow Boots paints a dark, dismal and desperate portrait of life inside Mumbais daunting entrails where Ruth hopes to find salvation and a father…
Read the full reviewMausam is nowhere near flawless. Its first half is visually scrumptious and eminently watchable; the second is a touch erratic and unconvincing.
Read the full reviewThe film goes where Krrish and Robot went before and doesnt stop there. It strives desperately hard to venture beyond. The breakneck ride certainly has its moments of fun.
Read the full reviewin its initial build-up, informed with a robust sense of quirky humour, Rockstar shows a fair degree of promise.Sadly, the narrative, lacks the substance that a film as long as this would have needed to sustain itself.But despite…
Read the full reviewPeepli Live lampoons an entire range of usual suspects voyeuristic media persons, smarmy bureaucrats, scheming local-level political goons and self-serving rulers, all of whom want a piece of the sleepy village where a farmer is…
Read the full reviewAn air of unabashed, if generally harmless, imbecility pervades Rowdy Rathore. With very little substance to play around with, the film spreads itself dangerously thin.
Read the full reviewHere at long last is a Hindi film that dares to defy the conventions of its chosen genre.
Read the full reviewIt is a tad difficult not to like a movie that celebrates the extraordinary dreams of ordinary folk. Why, then, does Ferrari Ki Sawaari feel like a less than perfect joyride?
Read the full reviewIt may not be for the faint-hearted and the prissy. Gangs of Wasseypur is a heavyweight knockout punch. You're down for the count!
Read the full reviewIt is unlikely that the rather soulless Teri Meri Kahaani will last beyond the first week in the multiplexes.
Read the full reviewThis ones strictly for Bollywood junkies whose funny bones are easy to tickle. Yes, Bol Bachchan is a hot air balloon with no air, hot or otherwise. So expect no genuine comic highsBe warned.
Read the full reviewFor the most part, Cocktail, directed by Homi Adajania and scripted by Imtiaz Ali (a sort of high priest of the genre), steers clear of the pitfalls and delivers an eminently watchable love story that breaks the mould.
Read the full reviewJism 2 fails to create the atmosphere of menace and foreboding that a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with a heartless annihilator should necessarily have generated.
Read the full reviewGangs Of Wasseypur II is as distinct from Gangs Of Wasseypur as todays Wasseypur must be from the nondescript but dangerous boondocks that the first part dealt with.The sequel gets to the point infinitely quicker than Gangs Of…
Read the full reviewEk Tha Tiger poses no such worries. A smartly scripted, crisply edited and stylishly mounted love story cloaked in the garb of an espionage thriller, it makes enough sense for the most part to blow away the air of scepticism.Ek…
Read the full reviewThe concept is fresh, the casting inspired, the narrative tone and tenor unconventional, and the film has more mirth than girth. So, is Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi as enjoyable as it sounds?
Read the full reviewJoker is a crude joke of a film that will leave you in tears unless you have a stomach strong enough to digest such unmitigated junk.Occasionally, trash does have its uses in the domain of entertainment.
Read the full reviewThe film that Bhandarkar has made is indeed disappointingly mechanical. Mercifully, Kareena does demonstrate that she has a feel for the character. But, then, why wouldn't she? After all she plays herself in Heroine.
Read the full reviewSo, despite the high fun quotient inherent in the concept and the steady flow of droll one-liners from the principal players, OMG never rises to particularly great heights either as an entertainer or a social message-oriented…
Read the full reviewIf you don't, you might actually feel a little lump in your throat. That is the kind of film English Vinglish is. It would work strictly for those who can discount the film's oversimplified worldview.
Read the full reviewKLPD is a messy jumble that lurches almost blind from one free-for-all situation to another in the fond hope of tickling the funny bone. It ends up trying the patience of the audience. Stay away!
Read the full reviewIt definitely isn't the film of the year. But if you like your entertainment to be served up with glitzy but pulpy garnishing, pirouette your way to the nearest screen by all means.
Read the full reviewSon of Sardaar is a vengeance drama in the garb of a slapstick comedy – a tangled mess that has no way of working its way around the sloppy screenplay, co-written by director Ashwni Dhir himself.
Read the full reviewIt is apparent from the outset that the unusual narrative triptych that constitutes David has inherent potential. It is another matter that it is, at best, only partially realized.
Read the full reviewSingham, aimed at those who like their cinema stirred and shaken in familiar and simple ways, is a rare cop-and-crook drama that carries little excess baggage.Singham is refreshingly crisp and utterly uncluttered all the way…
Read the full reviewI Am Kalam is a sure-footed cinematic essay that delivers its essential social message without working up the sort of gratuitous preachy froth that films of this genre often end up doing.I Am Kalam draws its lifeblood primarily…
Read the full reviewA violent action film that has been designed to give Shahid Kapoor a tough-guy makeover, R Rajkumar is weighed down by just the kind of music-and-machismo formula that worked for Wanted and Rowdy Rathore, but has now lost its…
Read the full reviewYaariyan seeks to pass off the most putrid and regressive ideas as representative of the thoughts and aspirations of Generation X. Calling Yaariyan silly would be the understatement of the year. It is mind-numbingly idiotic.
Read the full reviewSadly, Ishaqzaade isn’t quite as pulsating as the plot line might suggest.
Read the full reviewKyaa Super Kool Hain Hum strives very hard indeed to be a worthy adult comedy, a poor Indian country cousin of American Pie, but all it manages to be is a juvenile and clunky ride through unending yards of the kind of laboured…
Read the full reviewShaadi Ke Side Effects, via the words of Ranvir, hands out some dodgy pop psychology to justify a somewhat far-fetched formula for a happy marriage.Shaadi Ke Side Effects isnt exceptionally engaging fare.
Read the full reviewBy no means is Talaash the end of your search for the perfect whodunit.
Read the full reviewWhy are the characters in our horror films so intellectually challenged?
Read the full reviewDedh Ishqiya is in many respects appreciably more enthralling than Ishqiya. Dedh Ishqiya entertains, but does so in a manner that does not trifle with the intelligence of the audience.
Read the full reviewDoes Ab Tak Chhappan have any redeeming feature at all? Well, it has no songs. But, then, who would feel like singing when trapped in a darkened hall where Ab Tak Chhappan 2 is playing?
Read the full reviewDirty Politics is just plain bad. Give it a miss and put your Holi weekend to holier use.
Read the full reviewNH10 centres on an innocuous road trip that turns into a nightmare for a well-heeled Gurgaon couple.The film, however, holds its path right down to the shocking final moments.NH10 is an adventurous Bollywood film that breaks the…
Read the full reviewThe film also plays with contrasts to great effect. The characters wear desi outfits of the period, but stylistically the film has the look and feel of a modern international thriller.The eclectic background score composed of…
Read the full reviewWhat you choose to focus on - the sexy siren who apes everybody from Zeenat Aman to Aishwarya Rai or the visual compositions that caress the natural beauty of the locales - will determine what impact Ek Paheli Leela will have on…
Read the full reviewEverything is larger than life in this unidimensional portrayal of a universe where passion for dance overshadows all else. Despite its rather lame storyline, ABCD 2 does not scrimp one bit on melodrama.
Read the full reviewBangistan, for all the hoopla that it whips up, is a damp squib that does not deliver much bang for the buck. It is neither a blast nor a riot.
Read the full reviewOverall, Jazbaa feels like a wasted effort, a clear case of superficial style triumphing over substance by a fair distance.But it has just enough for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan fans to justify a trip to the multiplexes.
Read the full reviewWhile it does not live up to its title as a package, it fulfils much of the expectations that the audience might have from a film produced jointly by Karan Johar on the one hand and Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap on the…
Read the full reviewThe real find of Titli is Shivani Raghuvanshi. In a male-dominated cast, she provides the spark that injects a degree of tangible humanity into the dystopian drama.Even when she is at the receiving end of grave threats and…
Read the full reviewMain Aur Charles is a film without songs although it has a remix of Jab chhaye mera jadoo koi bachh na paaye (Lootmaar, 1980) lip-synched by a cabaret performer in a Bombay nightclub – an indication of the period the film is set…
Read the full reviewJugni is a simple, heartfelt tale filmed with skill (DOP: Divakar Mani), edited crisply (Navnita Sen Datta) and narrated with remarkably restraint.
Read the full reviewSanam Re is purported to be a more mature romance. Nothing that transpires in the film comes anywhere near living up to that expectation.But it is all an utter waste in the end. Sanam Re is a surefire cure for insomnia.
Read the full reviewBaby is a dreary drama that meanders from one action sequence to another without making the audience any wiser.
Read the full reviewThis is a film that has no saving graces at all: not worth wasting time or money on, even if you happen to be a diehard Boman Irani fan.
Read the full reviewNil Battey Sannata is easy to recommend. It is light-hearted, easy on the eyes and mind, and full of heart. This film says a great deal about a girl-child’s struggles, a mother’s hopes and the ways of the education system.
Read the full reviewThe director, who is also the co-writer of the dialogue, knows the primacy of a kahani, if the lines his characters spout are any indication.
Read the full reviewNo matter how hard the director tries to liven up the proceedings, the absence of genuine substance prevents One Night Stand from rising above the irretrievably banal.
Read the full reviewThat actually reflects the state of Do Lafzon Ki Kahani as a whole. It is a cinematic calamity. One question: what is more abominable - the soap opera that the heroine is hooked to or this insipid and lachrymose tale?
Read the full reviewMadaari might be worth the price of a multiplex ticket solely for Irrfan's flawless one-man show.
Read the full reviewWhole lot of noise and bluster, if one discounts the stylish mounting and sparkling cinematography. The audience sits through the cacophony hoping for a genuine knockout blow to be delivered somewhere down the line.
Read the full reviewThe film celebrates an improbable dream and mourns its untimely death, both with infectious passion, and ends with a fervent appeal on a behalf of a social media campaign to put Budhia back in his running shoes.
Read the full reviewHappy Bhag Jayegi isn't the kind of film that will have audiences rolling in the aisles. But it might occasionally induce faint smiles on some faces.
Read the full reviewA Death In The Gunj is a chiselled gem of a film - as resplendent as it is sobering.
Read the full reviewRarely does a film press so much noise into service to achieve so little in the end. Heed this warning: don't get within the earshot of Banjo.
Read the full reviewCommando Karanvir Singh (Vidyut Jammwal) is a superhero-crusader without the Superman costume. His guiding principle is: Jab tak jaan hai koshish karte rehna hai. He tries too hard. It weighs down the film
Read the full reviewMeri Pyaari Bindu is a whimsical look at youthful ambition and the urge for freedom. The lead characters nurture opposing approaches to life and yet they get along like a house on fire.
Read the full reviewArjun Kapoor is far less consistent in his double role, but he does strike a few purple patches along the way, demonstrating a comic flair that cries out for a better film than this one.
Read the full reviewFirst half: breezy but unabashedly banal. Second half: riddled with toe-curling romantic mush. Sum total: a journey without maps that weaves concentric circles around sweet nothings and empty prittle-prattle.
Read the full reviewBaadshaho does have a couple of passable performances – one from Sanjai Mishra, whose comic timing as ageing, alcoholic cat burglar Tikla is phenomenal; the other comes from Emraan Hashmi as the loveable, fatalistic rogue Dalia.
Read the full reviewA warm, charming and bittersweet family drama, Piku turns the genre completely on its head. The result is a magnificently original film that delivers a memorably unique movie experience.
Read the full review...is as entertaining and engaging a film as any that Bollywood has delivered this year. Do not miss it.
Read the full reviewFor all that is going for it, Ribbon falls a trifle short of hitting home, but it does provide enough evidence to suggest that Rakhee Sandilya has it in her to be a director to watch.
Read the full reviewShaadi Mein Zaroor Aana? Ignore the invite. But if you still want to give it a shot simply because of Rajkummar Rao, heed this advice: he has done, and will do, infinitely better films? Wait for the next one.
Read the full reviewFor Irrfan, Qarib Qarib Singlle is a veritable breeze. He cruises through the film with customary elan without breaking a sweat. His comic timing is at its scintillating best.
Read the full reviewScale of ambition: gargantuan. Quality of VFX: out of the ordinary. Content: only occasionally gripping. Final impact: pretty strong.
Read the full reviewTumhari Sulu isn’t a perfect film, but it is definitely well worth a viewing as much for the quality of the acting and for its technical finesse.
Read the full reviewDripping pain and poetry in equal measure, the film presents intertwined stories of repression, rebellion and repentance set against the funeral pyres of a Varanasi cremation ghat.
Read the full reviewAs the girl who does not have a voice but possesses a mind of her own, she uses her face, eyes and body and finger gestures to etch out a character of stunning depth.
Read the full reviewAll Is Well is obviously built on the myth of Shravan Kumar, celebrated for his devotion to his parents, ends with two weddings, one planned out to the last detail, the other accidental but facilely opportune.For audiences that…
Read the full reviewBeyond the Clouds employs the same narrative construct placed in a different setting and context. It thrives on taking in the sights and sounds of a seedy part of Mumbai where survival is a daily, bruising struggle.
Read the full reviewJohn Abraham does his best to lend some frisson to his role, but he is weighed down by a ridiculously fanciful screenplay...
Read the full reviewThough the returns might be meagre, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon is not the end of the road for Kapil Sharmas big screen aspirations.
Read the full reviewOne of the high points of Talvar is a long climactic sequence in which two investigating teams sit across a table and have a go at each other as they strive, with no holds barred, to get their respective points across.
Read the full reviewBut in a film that glides in and out of the make-believe, it is no big deal if the love story, which anyways runs parallel to the main narrative track of the film, flirts with the unreal.
Read the full reviewSaheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3. The title has a resonance thanks to the impact that the film’s two predecessors had made. Frittering it away on a flimsy Russian roulette-style effort isn’t a good idea.
Read the full reviewThe worse a Bollywood film is these days the more desperate it seems to be to fall back on patriotic fervour as a ploy to gloss over its glitches.
Read the full reviewGali Guleiyan is obviously not a conventional entertainer. Just as well. The film stands out because of the balance it attains in depicting a man sinking steadily into incoherence and yet clinging to his humanity.
Read the full reviewAbhishek and Vicky give their roles all they have but the screenplay does not give them the bandwidth reserved for Taapsee...
Read the full reviewShraddha Kapoor is occasionally fetching but what unfolds on the screen is precariously low on wattage.
Read the full reviewWith Sanya Malhotra's Full-Throated Performance, It's A Cracker Of A Film...This is a cracker of a film that blends the dynamics of a rustic burlesque with a stylised cinematic sensibility
Read the full reviewSaif Ali Khan Is Rock-Solid In A Passable Film...But Rohan Mehra struggles to tide over his limitations while Radhika and Chitrangada make their presence felt
Read the full reviewWhile Sushant Singh Rajput does much of the heavy lifting with a great deal of flair, the biggest asset is Sara
Read the full reviewKajarya is a powerful and important film that finds vestiges of genuine humanity in an area of impenetrable darkness. But it offers no false hopes. This film is for discerning audiences who have a stomach for the bitter truth.
Read the full reviewIn a film like Total Dhamaal, the actors are reduced to such chumps that the animals that they run into in the climax - elephants, chimps, tigers, lions, gorillas and other poor creatures who deserve much better - seem to look as…
Read the full reviewRafi tells his customers that it is the sunlight in the Photographs that they will remember long after their visit to the tourist spot. That is true of this film as well.
Read the full reviewSaala Khadoos, for all the storm that it seeks to whip up in the ring and outside it, does not string together enough points to be declared an outright winner. It has enough heart. It's the heat that is missing.
Read the full reviewSunny Deol’s acting takes the standard path. He hollers when he is angry, he scowls when he is flummoxed, and he breathes fire when he means business.
Read the full reviewSonam is of course the lynchpin. Even when pushed well out of her comfort zone, she is completely convincing and real as the bubbly youngster with nerves of steel.
Read the full reviewZubaan also has considerable space for two other actors – Manish Chaudhary and Raaghav Chanana.Chaudhary is of course a proven quantity and has the presence to fill up the screen.
Read the full reviewPrakash Jha has a perpetual all-knowing smirk on his face in the early portions of the film – well, he is the director and he should know – but his performance gets infinitely better after Bhola Nath Singh is assailed by a wave…
Read the full reviewAlia Bhatt lends the free-spirited and fun-loving Tia impressive malleability.
Read the full reviewWhat is commendable is that Judgementall Hai Kya delivers the message without turning preachy or self-conscious.
Read the full reviewThe problem with Kabali, to put it simply, is that it is a weak film weighed down by a multiplicity of characters and a web of interconnected stories about a dead wife (Radhika Apte), an unknown daughter (Dhanshika), a fidgety…
Read the full reviewSome of the action seems far-fetched and the way Rohan uses his ability to mimic voices in order to create disarray among the cops and the thugs is near-farcical.
Read the full reviewIt should to be held up as an example of what a mainstream Bollywood banner can achieve when it lends its clout to an out-of-the-box idea executed by a director who clearly knows his onions better than most in the business today.
Read the full reviewWhen a Bollywood filmmaker turns cheerleader for a government drive, especially when the jury is still out on its success rate, you know you've been had.
Read the full reviewRukh makes no sweeping, startling, macrocosmic statements about growing up, parenting and business ethics.
Read the full reviewIn Sweden, the two run into an Indian lad, Vasu Bergman (newcomer Arslan Goni) – Ingmar must be turning his grave – and go on a wild romp on a beach with him.
Read the full reviewBajrangi Bhaijaan is a supercharged cross-border drama that goes all out – and then some – in delivering its message of subcontinental peace. Watch Bajrangi Bhaijaan even if you aren't an inveterate Salman Khan fan.
Read the full reviewAiyaary wants to be a daring thriller that calls out smarmy politicians and arms dealers. But it only fires blanks.
Read the full reviewBut that definitely isn’t meant to be an inspiration for Dhadak to shrug off its inertia. The film saunters rather than sprints. In Sairat, that strategy clicked famously because that film had its heart in the right place.
Read the full reviewAt the heart Mulk is a fearless spirit that is a far cry from the abject timidity of Bollywood, an industry that believes in upholding the status quo even if it threatens to endanger the precious pluralistic ethos that lies at…
Read the full reviewNawazuddin Siddiqui Is Outstanding Performer In A Film Best Left Alone...
Read the full reviewManikarnika is agonizingly soulless. Platitudes piled upon synthetic platitudes do not add up to great cinema, especially when none of the film's war cries delivers any bang for its buck.
Read the full reviewBajirao Mastani is for those that think history is boring. There isn't a dull moment in this colourful and dramatic film that embraces excess with unabashed abandon.
Read the full reviewAirlift is a film that every Indian, and every Bollywood buff despairing for genuinely high quality storytelling, must watch.
Read the full reviewThis entire final episode is as bizarre and as difficult to digest as the weird name he adopts.
Read the full reviewThe film remains a middling affair because it asks many important questions but answers only a handful with any degree of clarity.
Read the full reviewKaranvir, Ishita get their moments in the sun but are not allowed any shots at cornering the limelight. That privilege is reserved for Sunny-Karan.
Read the full reviewThe Fan, seems only superficial and incidental.The Hollywood psychological thriller was set in the world of baseball and the fan, played by Robert De Niro, wasn’t a lookalike.
Read the full reviewLaal Rang, director Syed Ahmad Afzal’s sophomore venture, is one more feather in his cap. Given how surprisingly good the film is, Hooda’s spellbinding star turn isn’t a wasted effort.
Read the full reviewIt isn't possible to completely dislike Hindi Medium. So, ignore its hiccups and watch it for the relevance of the questions it poses and the remarkable quality of the acting.
Read the full reviewhis film simply isn’t interested in achieving any balance. The emphasis is unwaveringly on Salman the saviour. Katrina, fetching but flimsy, is compelled to take a backseat.
Read the full reviewWhile the film’s mammoth run time (2 hours, 25 minutes!) can exhaust you a bit, Mukkabaaz is a total knockout.
Read the full reviewRani Mukerji's energetic, engaging performance apart, Hichki is a huff-and-puff show marked by too much mush and fuss. But it has just enough to keep tearjerker junkies interested.
Read the full reviewThe 160-minute film, essentially a touching father-son drama that also pays tribute to some of Hindi cinema’s greatest lyricists, glides through its busy, pulsating narrative without suffering anything akin to an ungainly wobble.
Read the full reviewVicky Kaushal plays a steady hand and delivers the goods to an extent that, at times, seems wasted on it
Read the full reviewThe character-driven, female-centric film looks erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and low sperm motility in the eye.
Read the full reviewPowered by two loose-limbed and resolutely stone-faced male leads, Hrithik and Tiger, War is all style and no substance.
Read the full reviewHum Do Hamare Do is the sort of romp that depends wholly on ensuring a willing suspension of disbelief, which proves to be an unattainable goal for a screenplay that knows no better.
Read the full reviewKanguva is a visual treat enhanced by Suriya's tremendous screen presence
Read the full reviewNot even Mani Ratnam's style and Kamal Haasan's presence are enough to pull the bacons out of the fire.
Read the full review... a manic, sometimes befuddling, mix of history, myth, cinematic craft and performative power. When the disparate components and conceits blend well, it is an undeniably compelling watch.
Read the full reviewMrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway Movie Review 2023 : Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway Critics Rating /5. MRS CHATTERJEE VS NORWAY is the story of a mother fighting against a foreign government.
Read the full reviewPadmavati Movie Review: Padmavat / Padmaavat is an entertaining, large canvas experience, brought to life by strong performances combined with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s stroke of visual brilliance.
Read the full reviewOMG 2 is a simplistic satire that, despite lively performances from Akshay Kumar, fails to deliver meaningful commentary on its subject matter.
Read the full reviewAnimal is a sickeningly violent father-son action drama that is off-putting and tiresome, rarely pausing for breath despite Ranbir Kapoor's powerful performance.
Read the full reviewThe film does not rely on action for effect. And the script ensures that talk isn't dull.
Read the full reviewSidharth Malhotra to pull this mess out of the dumps. He leaps around, runs, throws punches, fires in all directions and holds his ground as bedlam erupts around him – most of it of his own making – but the actor cannot rise…
Read the full reviewAe Watan Mere Watan makes its points with clarity and directness.
Read the full reviewThe film is mournful and festive, animated and pensive, consciously crafted and seemingly spontaneous.
Read the full reviewKalki 2898 AD has the firepower that an aspiring futuristic franchise needs and it harnesses it pretty well. So, for all its flaws, it does not ever careen out of control.
Read the full reviewIt is taut, tense and terrifically inventive with the acts of staggering violence that it executes inside the coaches of a train hurtling through the night. The film is definitely not for the squeamish.
Read the full reviewSonu Sood delivers a no-frills lead performance that is perfectly in sync with the spirit and substance of the film.
Read the full reviewIt isn't as punishingly long as such action films usually are.
Read the full reviewAnd as a time-loop comedy, it goes completely overboard with its central premise without being able to create a logical context for the perplexing goings-on in the life of a lad trapped in a limbo.
Read the full reviewIt flies in multiple directions and never finds a steady orbit. Only for Kajol fans
Read the full reviewStar turns from Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte elevate this classic whodunnit with strong performances, while the supporting cast delivers equally impressive work across the board.
Read the full reviewThe film is directed by Bollywood newbie A Harsha, but it is more an action choreographer's movie than his
Read the full reviewNawazuddin Siddiqui brings an exceptional level of flash and flair to bear upon the titular role.
Read the full reviewRani Mukerji delivers a power-packed, unblemished star turn that should rank among the finest of her 30-year acting career.
Read the full reviewSunny Deol makes the most of the film's quieter moments and emotive scenes to add a kind of weight that is far more powerful than his fists of fury.
Read the full reviewNothing, not even two immensely popular social media stars, can lift Bhai Tera Star Hai out of the trough that it insists on wallowing in
Read the full reviewVibe isn't deliriously funny, certainly not in the way that Madgaon Express was. But it has just enough steam to keep rolling without letting the missteps get in the way of the vibes that it wants to transmit.
Read the full reviewSoorma is more drag than flick, a hockey film sans genuine impetus. It is nowhere near the league of Chak De India despite telling a story that is no less intense than a wrongly victimized coach’s struggle for redemption.
Read the full reviewTowards the end of the film, the narrator asserts that duniya ki tarah kahani chalti rehti hai (like the world at large, stories never stop) and that there is no such thing as “a perfect end”.
Read the full reviewDhanak paints a portrait of hope in which the magic of popular Hindi cinema €” Pari and Chotu are engaged in constant banter over who is more puissant, Shah Rukh or Salman €” and the power of a childs unbridled imagination merge…
Read the full reviewThe tonal restraint of Chauranga is strengthened by the solid and sedate acting all around.
Read the full reviewWedding Pullav appears to have been made by people high on cheap liquor. They believe that overkill works best.
Read the full reviewThe worst offender on this count is the over-enthusiastic Nushrat Bharucha, who hams away to glory.About the only relatively likeable performance is delivered by Sunny Singh, who plays the boy who is reduced to running errands…
Read the full reviewThe film takes a dramatic turn from this point on as it tracks the evolution of the Laila-Khanum relationship and the consequent threat of the protagonist drifting away from her mom.Of the many surprises that Margarita, With A…
Read the full reviewZindagi Na Milegi Dobara has a simple enough narrative core that revolves around the three male protagonists seeking to breakfree from the confines of their respective boxes.
Read the full reviewThe result is a film that neither looks pretty nor sounds right. Talk overshadows action and logic gets drowned out in the confusing din of clashing decibel levels
Read the full reviewAyushmann Khurrana sinks into the skin of a man who is the very antithesis of a big-screen secret agent.
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