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Rating –  ( 4/5 ) RAAZI directed by Meghna Gulzar is a well-made film. It is a simply narrated espionage drama, sometimes appearing over-simplified and many a times hinging on improbability.     Alia Bhatt...

Rating –  ( 4/5 )   Umesh Shukla, who wrote and directed of OMG-Oh My God, makes this film version of Gujarati play of the same name, written by Soumya Joshi, brother of Abhijat (Lage...

Rating –  ( 3/5 )   BLACKMAIL is a film full of hangovers. Director Abhinav Deo, under the hangover of his very successful DELHI BELLY, tries to recreate a story of commotions and unlikely twists,...

Rating –  ( 4/5 ) Films like OTOBER happen once in a while. These are brave films, shot right from the heart and makers don’t bother to think- will this film work at the...

Rating –  ( 3.5 – though**** with liberal checking ) HICHKI, produced by Maneesh Sharma, under the banner of Yash Raj Films, may not touch the standards set by TAARE ZAMEEN PAR(2007), but is much much...

NEWTON is the type of movies that critics wait for -to applaud. Yet, the solid reason it is pulling in crowds is that it is India’s official entry for Oscars this year. NEWTON is...

BANK CHOR can be seen and might even be enjoyed by few, who don’t really care for plausibility and who don’t actually mind being taken for granted. Actually, with a little more care for...

Rating: ( 1/5 ) Had it not been for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s MIRZYA, RAABTA would go down as the most unwanted film made this decade. It is bizarrely confused, unconnected, uninspiring, over-baked, underperforming film, which...

Rating:  ( 4/5 ) Not devoid of flaws and loopholes, HINDI MEDIUM scores highly because of its performances, comedy, story idea, and even its social message. But in sending across the message, it tumbles into...