Wooden performances and a weak plot drag this thriller down.
Verdict tier Unfavorable, most critics didn't like it, on a scale of Unfavorable, Mixed, Recommended, Exceptional.
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Critic consensus
Critical reception for Hate Story 3 is overwhelmingly negative, with the majority of reviewers finding the film's plot convoluted, predictable, and narratively weak. A small number of critics acknowledged the film's skin show, music, and fast-paced editing as elements that may satisfy its target audience. The most consistent criticisms centered on poor performances — particularly from Zarine Khan and Daisy Shah — laughable dialogue, and a derivative screenplay drawing unfavorable comparisons to films like Race and Raqeeb. A handful of reviewers conceded the film could function as mindless entertainment for fans of the franchise, but most concluded it fails even on those modest terms.
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There are bed bits with generous displays of slithering lingerie on chest-and-thigh, and surprisingly for a time when 'boldness' is being dealt with by archaic moral standards, lots of open mouth-and-tongue action.
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...has a combo of skin show as well as melodious music which adds tremendous value to the project. This film has the potential to woo the masses and the youth, thus springing a big surprise at the ticket window. The film will turn out to be a profitable venture for its makers.
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...it has gripping suspense which keeps you hooked till the end and also for the good performances by the lead actors.
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Hate Story pushes the envelope so hard, all the contents spill out in a torrential tumble of tantalising power-play set within the world of corporate battles and gender conflicts. This is a most riveting and aesthetic saga of a woman's revenge against the man who's wronged her since RK Nayyar's Inteqaam - except for the fact that Paoli does things Sadhana in Nayyar's film could have never imagined.
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...has kept the interest alive in this series.
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...while the film is good-looking, the plot is convoluted. There's bizarre justification for the poison-ivy women and avaricious despots. But then again, these sequels are about erotica being served piping hot Bollywood style.
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The erotic revenge thriller takes the audiences through relationships, love, hatred and vengeance and you can give it a shot this Friday!
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Hate Story 3 has so many twists that after a while you start recollecting Abbas Mustan's hit multi-starer thriller Race. Director Vishal Pandya's story is complex but the way it is narrated is laughable. Once the film is on the verge of unfolding the truth, you are bound to feel that Hate Story 3 is a modified version of films like Raqeeb and Race with a little altered climax.
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At the end of the day, watch Hate Story 3 only if you want to, and if you've enjoyed the other two films in the franchise.
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This movie is definitely a front bencher's delight.
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Here is every Indians ultimate tolerance test: sit through this film. I dare you.
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Watch Hate Story 3 only if you are willing to accept copious amounts of skin show as compensation for this train-wreck.
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Hate Story 3 can boast of some fast paced editing and cool tunes. However, as a Kumar Sanu fan, I am still scarred by the newer version of 'Tumhe apna banane ki kasam khayi hai'. It's actually the film's sleek editing which manages to keep the audience on their seats till the end credits. Hate Story 3 is not a bad watch — if you're looking for some mindless fun.
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In short, if you liked "Hate Story" and loved "Hate Story 2" (and thrillers should be cerebral and logical), then "Hate Story 3" will be a complete anti-climax despite the smart mounting. Go home and think, and you will realize that the film conned you — of the believable story that it could so easily have narrated within the same context.
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If you do decide on watching it, do so for the dialogues. They are gems. The film evokes hate of another level. It is vile, disgusting and you'll repeat what a character says - just get me get out of this goddamn place. It gives bad a new meaning.
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When all is said and done, it becomes clear that this attempted sequel is nothing more than a damp squib which fails to do justice to the high standards set by the earlier parts of the series.
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Zarine and Daisy's acting skills make you curse Salman Khan for having introduced them to the world. Vishal throws in a few twists but they fail to hold one's attention. His biggest failure is the weak narrative, the flow of which is often broken by songs that don't deserve a listen. In a nutshell, "Hate Story 3" is so bad it makes "MSG: The Messenger" look good.
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Both Zarine and Daisy were supposed to make the film a sleaze-fest, but their acting only contributed in making Hate Story a snooze-fest. However, Zarine takes the cake as the most wooden performer of the film despite the fact that it is she who will draw crowd to theatres.
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Hate Story 3 is a shoddy attempt at serving a erotic revenge drama. You will Hate yourself for wasting your time on this Hate Story.
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If you are still alive at the end of the film, you would notice a book in apna Bravo's house. It reads Isaac Newton. That makes perfect sense. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, subtly establishing it as a revenge story. Errr NOT!
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There are films you love and those you hate. This one falls in the third, the ones you'd love to hate.
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I think I have one word for Hate Story 3 - atrocious! Watch and decide.
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Hate Story 3 is not the film that you hate when it ends; you hate yourself for venturing out to watch such a film.
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Hate Story 3 is a small-budget thriller that's designed with the specific idea of catering to the needs of its audience. With the right amount of oomph and risqué content, you can laugh all the way to the bank. Perhaps it doesn't matter that those paying money won't be as amused.
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Hate Story 3 adds up to zilch. If there is anything I've said so far that might for a moment suggest that this film has ANY redeeming factors, let me say it loud and clear here: it does not.
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The Hate Story movies, due to their box office success, have become a legit series now. This wouldn't have been as troubling had these films been good erotica, but they are, at best, bland potboilers. It may not say a lot about these films, but it does say something about us: How repressed are we? Now that's not an easy question to answer.
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On the whole, Hate Story 3 is a very ordinary and routine fare but it definitely has skin show and intimate scenes to lure the masses and youngsters to the cinemas in the first weekend. Given its lovely start, it will prove to be above-average.
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There are some laugh-out-loud moments when the screenplay plummets to the absolute depths of Bollywood inanity. Apart from such moments of hilarity, "Hate Story 3" has absolutely nothing going for it.
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There simply isn't enough here for 131 minutes. Sharman Joshi looks pained throughout at the prospect of having to profess undying love for Zarine Khan, deal with Daisy Shah's incompetence, and pretend that Grover is a dastardly villain.
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Things get way too predictable with twists and turns that are a yawn. The dialogue is cringeworthy with archaic gems like "Kab tak bekasoor auraton ke aanchal ke peeche chhupta rahega" (How long will you hide behind an innocent woman). If you were to take the film seriously then women who possess brains along with beauty are dangerous. The plot, incidentally, is Maggi-inspired. How?
From our readers
6 ratings · user score 2.8
Daily soap has better plot ...poor acting...only kissing scenes
Only open sensuality which surrenders to the male gaze can be the reason why the Hate Story series has been going on unhindered since it first started to annoy us in 2012. Hate Story 3 is as ridiculous as its predecessors with greater sleaze and a dumber storyline.<br /> <br /> Industrialist Aditya Deewan (Joshi) has been successfully carrying out his multiple businesses mainly because he gets laid every night, all thanks to his well-endowed wife, Siya (Khan), who was formerly his sister-in-law before his brother died in an plane crash. Out of the blue, their matrimony as well as Aditya's businesses are targeted for sabotage by a mysterious man named Saurav (Grover) who wants to enjoy Siya for a night. (Man, she must be good.) As the husband-wife duo begin to find out about this guy, skeletons start to tumble out of the closet.<br /> <br /> The story, at first, reminds us of Abbas-Mustan's hit film Race (2008), however, the lack of enthusiasm involved in the narration confirms that Mr. Pandya, an amateur, is the man at the helm. Basically, all the characters in the film are antagonists. Maybe because the makers wanted the audience to don the cap of protagonists and escape from the torture that follows after the outline is laid out.<br /> <br /> Unnecessary songs slipped in at various nodes, unpleasant, badly directed, and horrendously enacted sequences of romance add to further annoyance. There is also this rocky background music that fades in and out of every scene that is supposedly major, forcing its audience to use cotton plugs.<br /> <br /> The cast performance is nowhere near satisfactory. Joshi shouts and curses at his co-actors and looks hapless mostly because of the idea of bearing with the incompetent Ms. Shah and of making love to the enemy of acting, Ms. Khan. Grover, too, looks as if he is in a body- building tournament and is purely intimidated by his female co-actors who also seem be to flashing their bodies with great fervor.<br /> <br /> In addition to the poor acting, direction, and dialogs, the climax is unbelievable and will force one to shout.<br /> <br /> BOTTOM LINE: Hate Story 3 is a dark and unambitious story of people who want to share bodily fluids with each other, but want someone to shout "action" at them so that they can go about it. Easily avoidable.<br /> <br /> GRADE: F<br /> <br /> Can be watched with a typical Indian family? NO<br /> <br /> Kissing/Vulgarity: Medium | Profanity: Medium | Alcohol/Violence: Medium | Gore: High
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