As mainstream Hindi cinema often teaches us, when in doubt: Sting operation. When in further doubt, let the heroes ignore journalistic ethics and indulge in morally ambiguous hidden-camera tactics more criminal than the villain.

Hindi cinema, unlike its documentaries, has a long way to go before becoming effective agents of awareness and change. Till then, my loyalties lie with sensationalist news tickers and good newspapers.

I suppose there’s a poignant message in having a Hindu play a Maulvi, and a Muslim actor essay the role of a Pandit, but such meta attempts are best left to the confines of an elevated wooden stage.

I feel sorry for the crew that works hard on these goodwill efforts, for they’re at the mercy of unprogressive creative minds.

This sequel will only dilute memories of the original. Unless you’re looking for 56 shades of dull, dated and contrived grey.

Just like cinematic villains verbally spell out their master plans, children in this movie seem to be completely self-aware. Their lines are like recitals; a little girl who can barely pronounce her own name tells her friends that she fails purposely so that her parents don’t expect too much. It’s clear that these kids don’t know any better, and are voicing their writers’ opinions.

Bar dancer Tarannum Khan financed C-grade movies at her prime, only to have an F-grade film “loosely based” on her made a decade later.
…if this is a sign of things to come in 2015, I might consider alternate career options.

Badlapur Boys, a remake of Tamil hit Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, is yet another unfortunate account of a sport that doesn’t deserve to play second fiddle anymore.

This film is surreal in its lack of structure, tone and motivation.

I’ve watched many poor movies this year, but none as consistently cringe-worthy as this delusional fashion parade.

Kill/Dil is eventually the kind of lightweight effort watchable not for its content, but because you see the makers enjoying themselves. We admire the way they laugh, not the joke they laugh at. That said, more is expected of director Shaadi Ali (Saathiya), and perhaps this is just the rusty beginning of his comeback.