Padmaavat is sparkling, extravagant, dazzling, magnificent and wonderful. It’s a feast for the eyes. It leaves you craving for something more meaningful than a mere re-telling of Jayasi’s poem. But it has enough to bedazzle you, so go for the sheen and Ranveer Singh’s lunacy. After all, Padmaavat has passed so many hurdles to reach you.

Vodka Diaries is about under-utilised actors and losing a promising opening. It probably needed a more thorough approach.

The 156-minute Mukkabaaz is the best film in last one year or so, and this year couldn’t start on a better note. Let’s cherish Vineet Singh and his thickheaded brawler with open heart.

There’s still some time to catch up with Hollywood, but Tiger Zinda Hai is probably the best a filmmaker could do with a superstar. Just wait for the moment when Salman Khan dodges the most dreaded criminals and their rocket launchers while riding a horse.

Fukrey Returns is a tedious 141-minute watch which is unfunny, unintelligent and repetitive.

Ajji is a unpretentious revenge saga served with proper dose of blood and gore.

Raai Laxmi gyrates in shining bikinis for this weirdly shocking film

The plot is not absolutely water-tight (the movie would have blown you away with its twists, if that was the case), but Chopra does put his resources to good use. Ittefaq tries its best to create intrigue, and doesn’t give the audience a lot of time to think twice about a single event. That is its biggest achievement.

Ittefaq is a decent crime story that will keep you hooked, and guessing.

Rukh has its own narrative technique. To categorise Rukh as an art-house film would be an injustice to Atanu Mukherjee’s talent. It’s a ‘different’ film, for the want of a better word.

Secret Superstar will still make you laugh and cry with ease. Show some appetite for drama and you have an entertainer at your service.