Udta Punjab Director: Abhishek Chaubey Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dhosanj Rating: 4/5 “Human resources ki baat ki, Europe ka ambassador keh raha hai, ‘Bhaiya, Hindustan mein human resources ki kami nahin hai.’ Aur Punjab mein
Sarbjit Director: Omang Kumar Starring: Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai, Richa Chadda, Darshan Kumar Rating: 2/5 “I was punched, kicked, beaten very badly. In order to humiliate me and to break me down [they] made me stand for long hours and
Buddha in a Traffic Jam Director: Vivek Agnihotri Starring: Arunoday Singh, Anupam Kher, Mahie Gill, Pallavi Joshi, Anchal Dwivedi Rating: 1.5/5 I should have been more pissed. After all, I’d come all the way to Rajarhat and run up
Kapoor and Sons (Since 1921) Director: Shakun Batra Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Fawad Khan, Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt Rating: 3.5/5 Is there such a thing as a truly happy family? Before you issue your self-righteous
Fitoor Director: Abhishek Kapoor Starring: Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Rahul Bhat, Akshay Oberoi Rating: 2/5 This will probably alienate about half the people who read it, but I must begin this review by reflecting on the events
Dilwale Director: Rohit Shetty Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon Rating: 1/5 Bajirao Mastani Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Starring: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Rating: 2/5 In Calcutta, you can tell that winter is coming
Tamasha Director: Imtiaz Ali Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Piyush Mishra, Javed Sheikh Rating: 2.5/5 Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha lays its cards on the table quite early on, in the opening sequence itself. The film begins with a Brechtian
Talvar Director: Meghna Gulzar Starring: Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Tabu Rating: 3.5/5 “The Aarushi case has been battering our rawest nerve endings for almost three years now. First it riveted the nation with successive sensational discoveries:
Masaan Director: Neeraj Ghaywan Starring: Richa Chadda, Vicky Kaushal, Sanjay Mishra, Shweta Tripathi Rating: 4/5 The English title of Neeraj Ghaywan’s directorial debut is key to understanding the central theme of the story, and its ambiguous ending. As titles go, Fly Away Solo
Bajrangi Bhaijaan Director: Kabir Khan Starring: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra, Sharat Saxena Rating: 2/5 The first cheers—not counting the obligatory applause and whistling at Bhai’s first appearance on screen, of course—only came near the end