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Jayeshbhai Jordaar
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Jayeshbhai Jordaar Is A Backward Step For Hindi Cinema

  • Posted on May 13, 2022May 16, 2022
  • by Rahul Desai
Some may call the film’s Gandhi-esque stance feel-good and necessary in this age of intolerance, but it comes at the cost of the integrity of the cause
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Jayeshbhai Jordaar
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Jayeshbhai Jordaar Is Sometimes Farcical, But Always Heartfelt

  • Posted on May 13, 2022
  • by Anupama Chopra
The seriousness of the issues at hand is constantly punctured by humor, which sometimes lands and sometimes doesn’t
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  • 9 min

Vishal Bhardwaj And Hansal Mehta Light Up Modern Love: Mumbai

  • Posted on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
  • by Rahul Desai
The two best segments of the anthology speak of inclusivity through the language of music and food
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Thar, On Netflix, Is A Tense, Startling Saga About Crime And Punishment

  • Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
  • by Anupama Chopra
This is a revenge drama in which the least interesting thing is the motive for revenge
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Thar, On Netflix, Is Cumbersome And Compelling In Equal Parts

  • Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
  • by Rahul Desai
Thar is situated in the middle of nowhere, but it aspires to be the middle of everywhere
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Heropanti 2 Is Actively Terrible

  • Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
  • by Anupama Chopra
There are so many levels of ridiculous in Heropanti 2 that it’s hard to know where to begin
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Heropanti 2 Is A Hammer To Our Fragile Skulls

  • Posted on April 29, 2022
  • by Rahul Desai
The film itself is not a film so much as a cheap theme park ride, where one unimaginative set piece follows another without any sort of narrative logic connecting them
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Runway 34 Is A Turbulent Flight Through The Cinema Of Masculinity

  • Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
  • by Rahul Desai
Runway 34 is a film about an alpha male who also happens to be a star commercial pilot, a stylish chain smoker, a drinker who parties between flights, and an arrogant genius
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Ajay Devgn’s Runway 34 Breaks Away From The Bollywood Formula

  • Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
  • by Anupama Chopra
The film is inconsistent, but also ambitious and in places, thrilling
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Jersey Falls Well Short Of Its Crease

  • Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022
  • by Rahul Desai
The film has a few nice moments but these little details are the exception rather than the norm
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Jersey Movie Review: An Almost-Identical Remake Of A Rousing Saga

  • Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022
  • by Anupama Chopra
Jersey is like a xerox copy – exactly the same as the original but with less colour, vibrancy and soul
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Dasvi, On Netflix, Fails Every Exam It Pretends To Study For

  • Posted on April 7, 2022April 18, 2022
  • by Rahul Desai
It’s like a sanitized Adam Sandler comedy gone wrong, which is saying a lot, because Adam Sandler comedies are wrong to begin with
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