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Black Warrant Review: Excellent!

Black Warrant Review: Excellent!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2025

Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh have created an excellent but grim series, applauds Deepa Gahlot.

Singham Again Review: Simmba Saves The Day

Singham Again Review: Simmba Saves The Day

Rediff.com1 Nov 2024

Singham Again is action heavy, so its appeal is limited to fans of the genre, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Reeta Sanyal Review: No Sense In This Series!

Reeta Sanyal Review: No Sense In This Series!

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

Adah Sharma, who seems to be holding back an eye roll, is the only half-way decent actor amidst the crowd of amateurs and a bored-looking Rahul Dev in Reeta Sanyal, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Waack Girls Review: Worth A Watch

Waack Girls Review: Worth A Watch

Rediff.com22 Nov 2024

Waack Girls, that captures the moods of Kolkata, follows an oft-used template. So there's not much novelty to look for in the plot, but the actors are excellent, applauds Deepa Gahlot.

Shekhar Home Review: Riveting Watch

Shekhar Home Review: Riveting Watch

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Six episodes are not enough, applauds Deepa Gahlot.

Zero Se Restart Review: Riveting

Zero Se Restart Review: Riveting

Rediff.com13 Dec 2024

Zero Se Restart is a must watch for cinema students, and also, perhaps for the layperson who has never been on a film set, and is curious about what goes into the making of a movie, recommends Deepa Gahlot.

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam Comes With A Message

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam Comes With A Message

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam, with its retro-inspired title song and background score just tries too hard, both with the comedy and the message, feels Deepa Gahlot.

Sector 36 Review: Nightmarish

Sector 36 Review: Nightmarish

Rediff.com13 Sep 2024

Sector 36 goes for the gruesomeness and shock; watching it needs a tough heart or a quick averting of the eyes, warns Deepa Gahlot.

OTT's 10 Best Female Performances

OTT's 10 Best Female Performances

Rediff.com5 Dec 2024

It is a pleasure to watch talented actresses break out of their comfort zones.

Will Kalki 2898 AD Be A Game-Changer?

Will Kalki 2898 AD Be A Game-Changer?

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

The Kalki Universe might just take off, but it will still owe its gee-whizery to Hollywood movies, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Uzbekistan: Land Of Arabian Nights

Uzbekistan: Land Of Arabian Nights

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

Uzbekistan lives comfortably in several centuries but is also a forward-looking nation, Deepa Gahlot discovers on a visit to this Central Asian country.

Review: Citadel: Diana Has Fast-Paced Action

Review: Citadel: Diana Has Fast-Paced Action

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

Citadel: Diana is fun to watch, in a popcorn entertainment way, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Bandish Bandits 2 Review: Music Saves The Show

Bandish Bandits 2 Review: Music Saves The Show

Rediff.com13 Dec 2024

The many episodes in which the characters quarrel, sulk and rehearse would have been boring were it not for the music, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Stree 2 Promises More Chills

Stree 2 Promises More Chills

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

It looks like Stree 2 has been granted a bigger budget for VFX and sound, bringing with it a promise of more chills, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Manvat Murders Review: Sensational But Not Sickening

Manvat Murders Review: Sensational But Not Sickening

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The casting of Marathi theatre and screen actors gives Manvat Murders its stamp of authenticity, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Review: Kota Factory 3 Gets Darker

Review: Kota Factory 3 Gets Darker

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

The new season takes the students out of their preoccupation with studies to other problems -- jealousy of another's easy success, a blip in a romance, financial crunch, meltdowns, discovers Deepa Gahlot.

Bad Cop Review: Dj Vu

Bad Cop Review: Dj Vu

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Bad Cop is not unwatchable. For older viewers, there may even be some comfort in the familiar, notes Deepa Gahlot.

Vedaa Review: Action Packed Caste Drama

Vedaa Review: Action Packed Caste Drama

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Vedaa is realistic but also has the kind of mainstream elements and action sequences that make a film gripping, observes Deepa Gahlot.

The Roshans Review: Delightful!

The Roshans Review: Delightful!

Rediff.com17 Jan 2025

The Roshans is somewhat like leafing through a glossy coffee table book full of trivia -- no depth, but such a shiny collection of memories, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Review: Old-Style Romance In The Age Of Tinder

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Review: Old-Style Romance In The Age Of Tinder

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Right from the lofty title, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha keeps aiming to be an epic, and keeps falling short, discovers Deepa Gahlot.

Dedh Bigha Zameen: Pratik Gandhi's Show All The Way

Dedh Bigha Zameen: Pratik Gandhi's Show All The Way

Rediff.com31 May 2024

Pratik Gandhi once again proves that he is an actor who can bring any character to life with his dedication to his craft and instinctive understanding of what the role requires, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Aranmanai 4 Review: Dull!

Aranmanai 4 Review: Dull!

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The Hindi dubbed (badly) version of the Tamil hit Aranmanai is out, and it turns out to be lengthy, noisy and mostly tedious, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Savi Review: Anil Kapoor Saves The Day

Savi Review: Anil Kapoor Saves The Day

Rediff.com31 May 2024

Divya Khossla does not have the magnetism to carry a film by herself. If it weren't for Anil Kapoor playing his part with far more gusto than required, Savi would have been tough to sit through, points out Deepa Gehlot.

Wicked Review: The Witches Rock!

Wicked Review: The Witches Rock!

Rediff.com22 Nov 2024

At 160 minutes, Wicked is too long, and knowing the undercurrents running through the plot, the candyfloss cheeriness gets too much after a point. Still, it is a worthwhile page-to-stage-to screen journey, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Maamla Legal Hai Review: A Gem!

Maamla Legal Hai Review: A Gem!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

Another season of these legal antics would be welcome, applauds Deepa Gahlot.

Kartam Bhugtam Review: Baffling!

Kartam Bhugtam Review: Baffling!

Rediff.com17 May 2024

If there is any actor who emerges from this wreck with his talent unscathed, it is Vijay Raaz, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Baahubali: Crown Of Blood Review: Intermittently Entertaining

Baahubali: Crown Of Blood Review: Intermittently Entertaining

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Baahubali has generated an enterprise of television spin-offs, video games, graphic novels and what not, but a memorable Game Of Thrones it is not, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Murshid Review: Gangster Overkill

Murshid Review: Gangster Overkill

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Perhaps Kay Kay Menon should choose his projects carefully, instead of wasting his talent like this, observes Deepa Gahlot.

The Diary Of West Bengal Review: Senseless!!

The Diary Of West Bengal Review: Senseless!!

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

How can a film that has a character declare that secularism is an illness be taken seriously, asks Deepa Gahlot.

Kakuda Review: Neither Scary Nor Funny

Kakuda Review: Neither Scary Nor Funny

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Since Kakuda is made for OTT, the film might find its audience of horror fans but it is not particularly scary, and not the least bit funny, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Squid Game 2 Review: The Blood Sports Rage On

Squid Game 2 Review: The Blood Sports Rage On

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

Squid Game 2 is almost a rehash of the earlier season, discovers Deepa Gahlot.

Yaariyan 2 Review: Collection Of Music Videos

Yaariyan 2 Review: Collection Of Music Videos

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

Yaariyan 2 evokes a tinge of nostalgia for the time when music (and lip sync songs) used to be the mainstay of a commercial film, notes Deepa Gahlot.

Dil Dosti Dilemma Review: Sweet

Dil Dosti Dilemma Review: Sweet

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

Dil Dosti Dilemma is a coming-of-age series without profanity, and that by itself breaks the current mould, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Life Hill Gayi Review: Groan-Worthy

Life Hill Gayi Review: Groan-Worthy

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

Vinay Pathak, Divyenndu Sharma and Kusha Kapila are comfortable enough in their comic skins to play their parts with ease, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Salaar Trailer: Non-Stop Action!

Salaar Trailer: Non-Stop Action!

Rediff.com2 Dec 2023

If Salaar is just a compendium of violent action, and an overuse of CGI, it would be a tedious watch, sighs Deepa Gahlot.

Luv Ki Arrange Marriage Review: Loud Comedy

Luv Ki Arrange Marriage Review: Loud Comedy

Rediff.com14 Jun 2024

If this were a French farce, nobody would have batted an eyelid if the father of the groom and mother of the bride fell in love and wanted to marry. But here, some crude comedy is generated with a dash of melodrama, feels Deepa Gahlot.

The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh Review: Unfunny

The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh Review: Unfunny

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

If a show about Gujaratis or Indians in the US had to be made, it could have been more authentic, sighs Deepa Gahlot.

Yeh Meri Family 3 Review: Sweet Nostalgia

Yeh Meri Family 3 Review: Sweet Nostalgia

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

Yeh Meri Family 3 is developing into a Wonder Years kind of coming-of-age comedy that Indian viewers can relate to, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Apurva Review: Give It A Miss

Apurva Review: Give It A Miss

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

With no other stand-out performance (besides Tara Sutaria's) or impressive scene, Apurva falls by the wayside, where other quickly made films end up, points out Deepa Gahlot.

Bloody Ishq Review: We've Seen It All Before

Bloody Ishq Review: We've Seen It All Before

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Bloody Ishq comes off looking even more shoddy and ill-conceived when there is so much superior content to entertain the horror buff, observes Deepa Gahlot.