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Ajit Duara

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Hate Story 2

A cut-and-dried execution of a good concept renders this film an insipid watch

23 July 2014
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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya

A boorish film with one-dimensional acting, this is a poor parody of DDLJ

16 July 2014
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Bobby Jasoos

Despite nailing its sociocultural context, this mildly entertaining film is uneventful

09 July 2014
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Ek Villain

This film is a badly written melodrama with misogynist undercurrents

02 July 2014
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Humshakals

This film packs in thrice the crudity and vulgarity found in Sajid Khan’s cinema

25 June 2014
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F*Ugly

A film that underlines the ugliness of Delhi’s underbelly, but fails to make a cinematic impact

18 June 2014
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CityLights

Authentic characters and an honest depiction of Mumbai make this movie an absorbing watch

04 June 2014
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Kochadaiiyaan

For all its animation gimmicks, this film feels like a cut-and-paste job

28 May 2014
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The Xpose

A lousy script, poor direction and pretentious settings render this movie a letdown

21 May 2014
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Hawaa Hawaai

After the winsome realism of Stanley ka Dabba, Amole Gupte resorts to pure sentimentality

16 May 2014

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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