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Sneha Bengani

CNBC-TV18·Hindustan Times

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2Publications
Dhurandhar: The Revenge

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

2026 · CNBC-TV18 · Mar 2026

Dhurandhar: The Revenge suffers terribly from Akshaye Khanna's absence and makes the same mistake as Game of Thrones by killing its juiciest characters too soon. Though Aditya Dhar is a skilled filmmaker, the film's 229-minute runtime, indulgent filmmaking and contrived plotting increasingly begins to feel reverse-engineered as it plods towards the end.

12th Fail

12th Fail

2023 · CNBC-TV18 · Oct 2023

At 71, he is young in the way few are, enough to break free from the trappings of his trademark filming style that he has successfully honed over decades to make a movie that's timeless. For struggle cannot be confined to a timeline.

War Dogs

War Dogs

2016 · Hindustan Times · Aug 2016

The movie is replete with unmistakable characteristics of his earlier films — cocaine-snorting protagonists pulling off acts unimaginable by the regular you and me. There is just one major difference this time – War Dogs is based on true events.

5.0
TRM 6.0
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