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Promising to start with, but soon begins to get overbearing and irritating
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | May 27, 2013
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It’s fun, sharp, smart and irreverent. Pushes many of our sanctimonious envelopes.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | May 27, 2013
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A comedy of errors that has its moments. But the director fails to do justice to the script
Minu Ittyipe
Magazine | May 20, 2013
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A touching story that delves into the mind of an artist who can’t understand why society considers him crazy
Dola Mitra
Magazine | May 20, 2013
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This enchanting and humorous tale is also a heartrending tale of loneliness and longing
Dola Mitra
Magazine | May 13, 2013
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Another recent Hindi film that suffers from the curse of the second half.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | May 06, 2013
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Looks set to hit the box-office bull’s eye even though some of us may keep missing the original.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Apr 22, 2013
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The acting is great and pace unhurried. But what you notice most are the small things. Joy forever.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Apr 15, 2013
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Not worth buying a ticket; wait for it to come to a TV screen near you.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Apr 15, 2013
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Shows how a fine film (in this case Samuthirakani’s Naadodigal) can be remade into utter mess and muddle.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Apr 08, 2013
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Lapses into the familiar cliches of Indian horror films, capped by a resolution that is way too underwhelming
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Apr 08, 2013
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In Hindi there’s a saying: “ek se bhale do” (better two than one). The director duo of Shantanu and Sheershak disproves that
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Apr 01, 2013
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Gets moralistic, cliched and cringingly sanctimonious. But with a riveting performance by Saurabh Shukla
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Mar 25, 2013
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Despite its flaws, it is engaging and enjoyable. And what a gangster Irrfan makes!
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Mar 25, 2013
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Things remain utterly dull, uninspiring and don’t get engaging. It’s badly cast — the actors just don’t measure up
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Mar 18, 2013
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Ghose almost unapologetically scrapes the surface by not bothering to delve deeper.
Dola Mitra
Magazine | Mar 18, 2013
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The focus is not on Modi, Godhra, or the quake, but the implications of political events in the personal space.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Mar 11, 2013
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Every member of the cast hams much too much and tries hard at seeming mysterious.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Mar 04, 2013
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Fairly gripping, with the proverbial twist in the tale, much like the director's earlier A Wednesday
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Feb 25, 2013
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Unfortunately, as with most films released this week, it falls short of its inherent possibilities.
Namrata Joshi
Magazine | Feb 18, 2013
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Promising to start with, but soon begins to get overbearing and irritating
It’s fun, sharp, smart and irreverent. Pushes many of our sanctimonious envelopes.
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