Suhani Singh reviews
99 reviews of Indian films, average rating 1.9/5.
As temperaments rise, shootouts become common and the body count increases, Dishkiyaoon becomes more cumbersome to watch. There is nothing "poetic", as Lakwa likes to say, about the proceedings.
Read the full reviewSoundarya has stated in interviews that Kochadaiiyaan is her way to immortalize her father. Despite having two Rajinis in the film, she doesn't succeed as the revenge action drama the film never quite engrosses you.
Read the full reviewA lot of parts of the story seem juvenile which can't be ignored because the scale is so large and so are the expectations. Full marks to Shankar's vision and Vikram's acting and that's reason enough to watch I.
Read the full reviewUltimately, Kaakka Muttai celebrates the joys of childhood and the vivid imagination of kids, who find a way to reach their goal even if it is the most arduous one.
Read the full reviewThere are far too many songs, all of which seem akin. It is not just that Jaanisaar doesn't draw viewers to the epic romance of Ameer and Noor, it also fails to evoke any animosity for the British who are shown here to destroy…
Read the full reviewIt's hard to not see the influence of Anurag Kashyap, who enjoys credits not only as a presenter but even as an editor. Kashyap's style here sees a few slo-mos and a pivotal gun fight sequence unfolding in fast motion.
Read the full reviewBarring a few whistle-worthy scenes which amp up Reshammiya's quest to take himself seriously so much so that it borders on hilarious, there is nothing remotely engaging about this very listless love story.
Read the full reviewA romantic, cloying story to avoid at all costs...
Read the full reviewBarring a few whistle-worthy scenes which amp up Reshammiya's quest to take himself seriously so much so that it borders on hilarious, there is nothing remotely engaging about this very listless love story.
Read the full reviewThe manufactured climax aims for a brisk resolution without much explanation. The cameo preceding it makes even lesser sense.
Read the full reviewMenon throws in a decent mix of father-son friendship and footage of food to keep Chef from falling flat. Some delightful moments emerge courtesy the generation gap between Roshan and Armaan.
Read the full reviewDaas Dev hit the theatres this week and here is our movie review.
Read the full reviewIt is amateurish, crass and listless take on the trials and tribulations of a young woman trying to escape her difficult past. Patil’s story has the reverse effect. Instead of tugging one’s heartstrings it makes you cringe.
Read the full reviewIt is amateurish, crass and listless take on the trials and tribulations of a young woman trying to escape her difficult past. Patil’s story has the reverse effect. Instead of tugging one’s heartstrings it makes you cringe.
Read the full reviewDedh Ishqiya doesn’t want to be a successful franchise, it wants to be a good movie which keeps the viewers entertained.
Read the full reviewInstead the film turns into an unfunny comedy of errors. One misfortune after another befalls Aman who finds his day getting worse as he is humiliated and insulted by Asha’s family. There is no consistency in the plot either.
Read the full reviewUltimately, Ankhon Dekhi's biggest strength lies in the subtlety of its emotions. This is a profound film but it never comes across as preachy.
Read the full reviewKukunoor opts for a documentary-style approach which offers little new insight about the plight of the women thrown into prostitution.
Read the full reviewKukunoor opts for a documentary-style approach which offers little new insight about the plight of the women thrown into prostitution.
Read the full reviewIt is amateurish, crass and listless take on the trials and tribulations of a young woman trying to escape her difficult past. Patil’s story has the reverse effect. Instead of tugging one’s heartstrings it makes you cringe.
Read the full reviewUltimately, Heropanti becomes all about Shroff's athletic ability and has little to do with his acting ones.
Read the full reviewFilmistaan depends far too much on its hero to control the proceedings. The climax drags as one awaits Sunny’s fate. As a film recognising the influence of cinema, Filmistaan is engaging, but not as a kidnapping thriller.
Read the full reviewMawkish, preachy and contrived, Super Nani is a tiring watch.
Read the full reviewMawkish, preachy and contrived, Super Nani is a tiring watch.
Read the full reviewMawkish, preachy and contrived, Super Nani is a tiring watch.
Read the full reviewWhat was Vidya Balan thinking when she agreed to play a distressed, self-sacrificial, traditional wife making the most foolish choices for herself? How is it possible to waste Rajkummar Rao's talents?
Read the full reviewWhat was Vidya Balan thinking when she agreed to play a distressed, self-sacrificial, traditional wife making the most foolish choices for herself? How is it possible to waste Rajkummar Rao's talents?
Read the full reviewGood intent doesn't translate into a good movie. As Pravin and Hafeez engage in religious discourse, they get a better understanding of their own religion. But these scenes are so contrived that they irk more than enlighten.
Read the full reviewProducer Salman Khan, who is also the singer of the only tolerable track in the film, continues his rather poor innings as a supporter and encourager of new talent in Bollywood.
Read the full reviewIt's an annoying series of rants rather than an entertaining film The heroes are frustrated, bullied and unhappy fools in love. The heroines are unsympathetic, unreasonable, temperamental, deceptive and intrusive.
Read the full reviewIt's an annoying series of rants rather than an entertaining film The heroes are frustrated, bullied and unhappy fools in love. The heroines are unsympathetic, unreasonable, temperamental, deceptive and intrusive.
Read the full reviewWriter-director Raman spells everything out to build an aura around a character that is inspired by the infamous criminal Charles Sobhraj.
Read the full reviewWriter-director Raman spells everything out to build an aura around a character that is inspired by the infamous criminal Charles Sobhraj.
Read the full reviewTitli works because it is not just a poignant character study of an angry young man but also an incisive and intense family drama.
Read the full reviewThere are images that will haunt viewers in their nightmares for a while including seeing the septuagenarian Asrani dress up in leafy underwear and get drenched.
Read the full reviewSunny Deol cries, screams, fights, jumps off trains, runs, falls and occasionally also attempts to act. The last one is especially hard but he is unfazed.
Read the full reviewThe film within a film format doesn't pay humorous dividends. A few bright ideas such as terrorists playing landmine jump, bomb relay and enjoying a retrospective of Osama films draw a chuckle.
Read the full reviewLike Shahid, Siras's fate was also tragic. He was found dead in his apartment, just a few days after he won the legal battle in Allahabad High Court and the day when the University sent a letter reinstating him.
Read the full reviewRecovering from the mind-numbing assault of Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 and Mastizaade was hard enough, now audiences have to deal with yet another deadly blow in Santa Banta.
Read the full reviewMother's Day is on May 8 and Nil Battey Sannata is a timely, fitting tribute to the paramount figure in all our lives without whom we are all lesser beings.
Read the full reviewVisaaranai is an emotionally intense and engrossing drama which gets its point across without being overly preachy.
Read the full reviewTraffic is inspired by a real-life incident, but the filmmaker has turned an interesting idea into a mawkish drama and a stretched thriller.
Read the full reviewThe makers tie the loose ends together albeit with a few contrived events and a few question lurking. Nonetheless with Phobia Kripalani succeeds in his mission to keep the audiences engaged and also constantly thinking.
Read the full reviewFor a film which makes a call for cleaning up the system, its last scene is rather off putting. Kamath's second release of the year is better than his earlier effort, Rocky Handsome. Here the saving grace is Irrfan's act.
Read the full reviewUdta Punjab is not the most comprehensive film on the state's vicious drug crisis.
Read the full reviewThe longer The Legend of Michael Mishra proceeds more the laughs come at unwarranted moments. Jha's exaggerated set-up turns into a shambolic mess with poor production values and a listless romance.
Read the full reviewFor a film about music none of the tracks scored by Vishal-Shekhar make an impression, with a few being indistinguishable from the other thanks to Jadhav's extravagant staging and Bosco-Caesar's uninspiring choreography.
Read the full reviewParched packs in many social issues into the film – from violence against women to the need of education of girls – and it does so without screaming from the rooftop.
Read the full reviewLacking the pace of the first half, Kahaani wavers in the second even after its leading lady gets to her feet.
Read the full reviewAli brings little other than a few visual flourishes to the original. OK Jaanu is a carbon copy which lacks the emotional cadence and vigour of the original.
Read the full reviewInstead of being a story about looking at historical from a lesser-seen perspective, we get a tacky movie which soon seems like an exploitation flick.
Read the full reviewMaatr despite the gravity of the theme is a subpar drama. The film would have been more effective if the mawkish, flashback-heavy songs were skipped.
Read the full reviewThe only thing that Noor gets right about journalism today is that it takes little to go viral.
Read the full reviewThis film about the eternalness of first love has its moments - the nifty use of a few old hits such as Meri Pyaari Bindu and Sapno Ki Rani - and is laden with nostalgia (Dear old Rs 500 note, how we miss you) but unlike those…
Read the full reviewNeither a compelling tearjerker nor an epic contemporary romance, Half Girlfriend is definitely not the film to celebrate modern love.
Read the full reviewLipstick Under My Burkha is truly an ensemble film in which every performer leaves her or his mark.
Read the full reviewTiger Shroff's moves are all that's worth watching in this dance-action film...
Read the full reviewLess tone-deaf humour, more quirks, a shorter running time and a more able younger cast and Mubarakan could have been more delightful.
Read the full reviewDespite the permanent sense of predictability Jab Harry Met Sejal works albeit only for the first half. The first 70 minutes are like the fun part of a holiday, when you are excited to discover and try new things.
Read the full reviewSiddiqui is in command here be it as the hitman or the passionate lover but there is only so much he can do in a film which for all its activity of backstabbing and killings gradually begins to lose momentum.
Read the full reviewThe nonstop action is a distraction for a lack of narrative. Luthria's great truck robbery is a thriller without thrills.
Read the full reviewDaddy isn't lionizing or demonizing its hero but in its neutral stance it is also does not do a credible job of making him compelling for the audience.
Read the full reviewIt is for Kalki's fine performance and Bose's commendable effort to treat its lead just like any other person, we recommend watching Margarita, With a Straw.
Read the full reviewSiddhanth Kapoor gives Farhan Akhtar stiff competition in being the dullest Dawood Ibrahim on screen this year.
Read the full reviewOmung Kumar's obsession for stylised cinematic moments is more melodramatic intolerable fare. Raaj Shaandaliya writes the most cringe-worthy dialogue of the year to reinforce the trauma inflicted on the father-daughter duo.
Read the full reviewRukh has its moments as a story about a son driven to ensure that his father's reputation is not maligned after his death.
Read the full reviewRibbon is an insightful and mature relationship drama that showcases the trials and tribulations of parenting in the city.
Read the full reviewIn Baahubali, SS Rajamouli manages to break many rules even as he stays close to the formulaic path. The film has all the essential ingredients of a mythical epic.
Read the full reviewAll good things come to an end so that they aren't stretched and made bad. Perhaps they should listen to the advice of their own creation Hunny who says "Yeh aukaad ka zamaana hai".
Read the full reviewMastizaade has no masti whatsoever. This is intolerable cruelty, a vicious attack on the senses.
Read the full reviewShah Rukh Khan is the star but you'll cheer more for Nawazuddin Siddiqui...
Read the full reviewThe boy-meets-girl story of the first half hour is a cloying affair. Rajesh Roshan's dated soundtrack consists songs that drag the proceedings.
Read the full reviewBadrinath isn't always successful in its continuous attempt to tickle and touch the heart.
Read the full reviewBaahubali: The Beginning ended with the question that left everyone perplexed. Bahaubali: The Conclusions leaves you with another: How long before viewers are treated to another Rajamouli film? Is Bollywood the next stop?
Read the full reviewLove aaj kal, flowers, chocolates, kisses, Pritam, Deepika. Vijan lays out all his trump cards and tried-and-tested elements of his ouevre, but nothing can save Raabta.
Read the full reviewThe good message gets lost in the overload of 'yakeen' yarn. For a film that starts out by celebrating Gandhi's legacy, it's surprising to see Laxman lose his cool towards the end.
Read the full reviewNewton makes you want to be a more diligent Indian. It's a film that tells you that cynicism won't take us anywhere. It's a film that makes you want to not give up on incredible India.
Read the full review...even Varun Dhawan 's high-octane performance which includes many digs at the film industry can't hide how David Dhawan's idea of funny is loud, sexist, mostly cringe-worthy and frankly too outdated.
Read the full reviewIn Golmaal Again, director Rohit Shetty takes pains to have a story even though the goal is the same: to laugh at all costs and here is our movie review.
Read the full reviewThe blame lies largely in the script which doesn't leave much for its actors to do other than excessively cry or scream or otherwise sit sulking.
Read the full reviewThe film is not pitch perfect, but it has few memorable moments and a superstar-in-the-making in Zaira Wasim.
Read the full reviewPlanning to watch Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee's Aiyaary this weekend? The film is painfully boring, says our review.
Read the full reviewUnlike Deo-directed Delhi Belly! Blackmail's black comedy lacks pace and absurdity for viewers to be entirely sold to the events.
Read the full reviewDoes Omerta, starring Rajkummar Rao, live up to its hype? Not really. The film is sketchy and unimpressive.
Read the full reviewEverything is so rosy and pretty in Veere Di Wedding that all the issues are needlessly amplified to build a sense of drama and conflict.
Read the full reviewThe Saheb Biwi aur Gangster movies have thrived on the combination of sex, power, lies and backstabbing but this time around Dhulia is low on ideas, humour and most importantly a compelling narrative.
Read the full reviewWith the clock ticking past the two hour mark, all the spiel on farz, izzat, imaandari is too familiar. You are left with a realisation: truth hurts but Satyamev Jayate hurts more.
Read the full reviewThe Gujarati-Punjabi culture clash offers nothing ingenious; the courtroom scenes are a farce and the special appearances of Asrani and Shatrughan Sinha are risible to say the least.
Read the full reviewNandita Das film is a brilliant portrait of a self-destructive creator...
Read the full reviewPataakha, starring Sanya Malhotra and Radhika Madan, marks the return of Vishal Bhardwaj to direction. The film is entertaining in parts, but fails to leave a mark...
Read the full review...is an exasperating romantic drama with astounding levels of ludicrousness...
Read the full reviewIt doesn’t bode well that Baazaar ends with a factual inaccuracy.
Read the full reviewA two-year-old actress rules this exploitative horror...Vinod Kapri's Pihu, which is inpsired by a true story, is not for the faint-hearted
Read the full reviewHamid starring Rasika Dugal is a poignant drama set in Kashmir, which puts a child's innocence and curiosity at the forefront. Hamid is heartbreaking and deserves a watch.
Read the full reviewKi and Ka is a novel idea given a heavy-handed, didactic treatment. Balki's film, a contemporary, hipster take on Abhimaan, looks at role reversal in marriage.
Read the full reviewBadhaai Ho, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Neena Gupta, is delightful in the first half but soon loses its fizz...
Read the full reviewIt doesn’t take long for writers to run out of ideas on a flimsy premise. There are only so many laughs than one can draw from the foolishness and morally- depraved ways of the characters.
Read the full reviewSaid to be inspired by real incidents in 1960s Hindi film industry, The Xpose celebrates the cinema of the decade with references to Teesri Manzil, Johnny Tera Naam and Satyam Shivam Sundaram.
Read the full reviewFor a film which is billing itself as India’s first horrex (horror and sex) genre film, Ragini MMS 2 is hardly a spine-chilling tale.
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