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Tanu Weds Manu

A predictable love triangle, buoyed by some deft, startling sequences and accomplished star turns

7 Khoon Maaf

Its director seems to think that if you light a movie dimly enough, depth and meaning will emerge. Alas, it never does

Patiala House

With its formulaic perspective and wishy-washy characters drawn from British sitcoms, this is no Bend It Like Beckham. Or even close

Yeh Saali Zindagi

Yet another disappointment to add to Sudhir Mishra’s list of ho-hum flicks

A Tamilian in Bollywood

Actor Madhavan on his harmless stalker, weight issues and sexy vegetarians

127 Hours

Danny Boyle specialises in turning the corporeal existence of humans into high art, evoking a rare empathy from the audience

Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji

Unlike a Bhandarkar movie, it has no memorable characters, no social commentary, and sadly, no big laughs either

The Narrative of the Multi-Linear Plot

The braided storyline, used so stylishly in Dhobi Ghat, can actually be traced back to Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace and DW Griffith’s 1915 film, The Birth of a Nation

Smita’s Boy

Prateik Babbar on friend, mentor and ‘father’ Aamir Khan, and Kiran Rao’s disconcerting stare

Dhobi Ghat

The city of great texture and matching indifference is poignantly captured by Kiran Rao in a sparkling debut

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