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'Baaghi 4' review: Some old Tiger Shroff in the franchise's worst entry

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- I'm not sure how I feel about Tiger Shroff doing a stealth Vertigo remake. On the one hand, if the muse leads you to Hitchcock-via Animal, Road House and The Naked Gun-then you m... Read More


'Baaghi 4' review: Same old Tiger Shroff in the franchise's worst entry

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- I'm not sure how I feel about Tiger Shroff doing a stealth Vertigo remake. On the one hand, if the muse leads you to Hitchcock-via Animal, Road House and The Naked Gun-then you m... Read More


'Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra' review: A nimble, triumphant superhero film

Brahmastra, Sept. 5 -- Part One-Shiva cost 400 crore rupees. Game Changer cost about the same. Adipurush is estimated between 500 and 700 crore. So much spent, so little to show for it. You can buy al... Read More


'Param Sundari' review: Kerala cliches aplenty in this clash-of-cultures comedy

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Param Sundari is assemble-your-own-Kerala for dummies. Start with backwaters. Add elephants. Better still: elephants being sung the Malayalam lyrics from 'Jiya Jale'. Toss in a M... Read More


'Coolie' review: Not enough Lokesh Kanagaraj in Rajinikanth's latest

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- There are four key pieces of information on the Coolie poster. Above the title: 'Superstar Rajinikanth'. And below: 'Written & directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj', 'An Anirudh musical'... Read More


'War 2' review: Laboured sequel fails to capture the silly joy of first film

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Metaphors in Hindi films come with brass bands and neon signs. War 2 opens, as Pushpa 2 (2024) and Thug Life (2025) did, with dreams of Japan. A yakuza family is sitting down to ... Read More


'Saare Jahan Se Accha' review: Netflix spy series is a missed opportunity

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Saare Jahan Se Accha spends most of its time listing differences between India and Pakistan. But Netflix's new spy series can't help draw attention to a common heritage: language... Read More


'Saare Jahan Se Accha' review: Netflix spy series focuses on the wrong lead

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Saare Jahan Se Accha spends most of its time listing differences between India and Pakistan. But Netflix's new spy series can't help draw attention to a common heritage: language... Read More


'Ghich Pich' review: A modest, diverting coming-of-age film

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- It's rare to see architecturally attuned Hindi films. Basu Chatterjee in the '70s had an eye for it. Last year, Atul Sabharwal's Berlin used Brutalist buildings to suggest forbidd... Read More


'Dhadak 2' review: An urgent, at times electric film about caste oppression

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Flush with pride from having joined law school, Neelesh (Siddhant Chaturvedi), the first in his Dalit family to attend college, brings home a problem from class. He opens it up fo... Read More