Newton makes you want to be a more diligent Indian. It’s a film that tells you that cynicism won’t take us anywhere. It’s a film that makes you want to not give up on incredible India. And it brings all these feelings by keeping you invested in the outcome of the election.

Daddy isn’t lionizing or demonizing its hero but in its neutral stance it is also does not do a credible job of making him compelling for the audience. As Gawli makes a plea for an opportunity to redeem himself by doing public service one wonders if the Shiva devotee knows that karma’s a bitch and it always catches up with you. Audiences won’t cheer nor be mesmerised by Daddy and it’s this detachment from the leading man that is Daddy’s biggest pitfall.

The manufactured climax aims for a brisk resolution without much explanation. The cameo preceding it makes even lesser sense. Nonetheless Shubh Mangal Saavdhan is yet another feel-good romance which, much like Bareilly Ki Barfi, works because of credible performances.

The nonstop action is a distraction for a lack of narrative. Luthria’s great truck robbery is a thriller without thrills.

Siddiqui is in command here be it as the hitman or the passionate lover but there is only so much he can do in a film which for all its activity of backstabbing and killings gradually begins to lose momentum. Babumoshai Bandookbaaz sticks to the crime drama template of guns, girls, sex and foul language, but ultimately like its hero runs short on ideas to keep the viewers hooked.

Despite the permanent sense of predictability Jab Harry Met Sejal works albeit only for the first half. The first 70 minutes are like the fun part of a holiday, when you are excited to discover and try new things.

Less tone-deaf humour, more quirks, a shorter running time and a more able younger cast and Mubarakan could have been more delightful.

Tiger Shroff’s moves are all that’s worth watching in this dance-action film…

Lipstick Under My Burkha is truly an ensemble film in which every performer leaves her or his mark.

The good message gets lost in the overload of ‘yakeen’ yarn. For a film that starts out by celebrating Gandhi’s legacy, it’s surprising to see Laxman lose his cool towards the end.