Tejas Nair

Baaghi 32020

For what it's worth, Baaghi 3 (Rebel) does give some form of entertainment with its ultra-high-octane action that is based on an illogical and borderline slapstick story line and setting that is perhaps the hallmark of the trilogy if you manage to ignore the obvious issues that were apparent even before you began to consider watching it. TN.

Malang2020

Kunal Khemu shines in Malang (Loco), a revenge drama lined with cheesy romance and philosophy that takes itself far too seriously for its own mistakes, one of which is the terrible performance of Disha Patani and an overall loose screenplay. TN.

Split2017

I was impressed by James McAvoy's ultra performance as a person with dissociative identity disorder and his ability to quickly change from one personality to another at a click of two fingers but I was largely unimpressed by director Shyamalan's slow-paced first 90 minutes in Split where nothing really happens. TN.

Pati Patni Aur Woh2019

It looks like the only reason to rehash this old wine and present it in a new and sexier bottle was to add the preachy and superficial didacticism that you will find in the second half of this romance drama that is high on comedy and punchy one-liners but fails to pass the muster because of the double standards it has that was evident in the final dialogue. TN.

Jawaani Jaaneman2020

The problem with Jawaani Jaaneman (Love My Youth) is that it plays safe with the notion of a solo life where a womanizer bachelor (Saif Ali Khan) well past his prime is forced to experience the family life when a mysterious young woman approaches him with a startling question, making me classify it as just another drama that carries a few genuine laughs for your entertainment. TN.

Bala2019

Amar Kaushik's second venture, Bala (given Hindi pet name; hair connotation), is a solidly made comedy drama that commentates about the critical social stigmas currently plaguing the country (and the world) and uses the perfect possible container to deliver it, by centralizing itself around a young balding self-conscious bachelor (Ayushmann Khurrana) from a city in Uttar Paradesh, and providing enough entertainment to sit back and relax but still uses a formulaic approach that dampens the enjoyment and which is, however, second only to the horrendous, unbearable makeup work (on Bhumi Pednekar) involved in it. TN.