Udta Punjab is not family entertainment, but it is an undeniably magnificent – and purposeful – commercial Hindi film. Do not miss it.

The screenplay is the star in Dhanak. With Hetal Gada and Krrish Chhabria drawing the audience effortlessly into the tale, it takes on magical dimensions.

And, of course, it is impossible not to mention the ever-dependable Vipin Sharma in the role of the deeply concerned but powerless guardian whose own dreams are no less touched by benign madness.

Do yourself a favour: make sure Dhanak is a part of your plans this weekend.

It isn’t an edge-of-the-seat humdinger. The motivations of its key characters are at times rather fuzzy. And it suffers from a pronounced Kahaani hangover (which is not surprising given that director Sujoy Ghosh is the producer). But Te3n is never less than eminently watchable.

That actually reflects the state of Do Lafzon Ki Kahani as a whole. It is a cinematic calamity.

One question: what is more abominable – the soap opera that the heroine is hooked to or this insipid and lachrymose tale? It is a toss-up.

Walk into this storm only if you have the disposition to withstand the ugly gusts.

The onus is eventually on Akshay, Riteish and Abhishek to give the film some direction. But all that they do is flow along with the mindless tale, often hitting dead-ends from where there can be no return to sanity.

Housefull 3 is strictly for fans of the franchise. Are there any left?

This film is another reminder: it is time to launch a manhunt for the Ram Gopal Varma that Bollywood watchers once knew.

Or, else, let us just move on just as Hindi cinema has done from the heydays of the gangster flick.

Phobia is a canny flick that places known genre conventions in fresh light, the kind that bestows new life on them.

Watch this film for the many surprises it springs and, of course, for Radhika Apte in full flow.

An understated and superbly acted film about loss, grief and the human need to cling on to the physical presence of loved ones, Anu Menon’s Waiting is at once heart-wrenching and uplifting.

With the star not shining all that bright and the actors in the mix not allowed to play the game their way, Sarbjit is a well-meaning outing that fails to do justice to its subject.

Watch it only if you are an Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan fan no matter what.

No matter how hard the director tries to liven up the proceedings, the absence of genuine substance prevents One Night Stand from rising above the irretrievably banal.