[mks_button size=”medium” title=”Average Rating of All ‘Dear Dad’ Review – 2.7 stars” style=”rounded” bg_color=”#1e73be” txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=””] Dear Dad Review by Mohar Basu on The Times Of India Rating: It takes guts for the father of a teenaged boy to come out of the closet. And even more, to profess the truth to him. The kid, who fancies looking at adult magazines and has a crush on a girl from the neighbouring school, is shattered when he discovers why his parents are getting a divorce. Director Tanuj Bhramar whips up a charming story that effectively beats the stigma of homosexuality. He paints a poignant tale filled with warmth and some genuine sweet moments. Dear Dad Review by Shubhra Gupta on Indian Express Rating: ‘Dear Dad’ makes a stab at it, and the intention is great : there’s a welcome beginning in Bollywood of examining family and relationships and the complications which arise from just something as simple as different people who are wired differently living together. But the execution is half-baked. Dear Dad Review by H Shivkumar on Bollywood Life Rating: Only a few things pull the film down just a bit. First is overall slow pace of the film which is more or less balanced by amazing cinematography. Another problem with Dear Dad is tries to be too realistic and towards the end it sort of loses track of itself. The story begins to lose direction a bit and rambles on. Finally, for such an emotional film, the makers could have taken more time to establish the characters for a much deeper connect with the audience. In the end, all are minor flaws which dents Dear Dad just a bit. Dear Dad Review by Tushar Joshi on DNA India Rating: The pace of Dear Dad takes away whatever good the story and narrative do in the second half. The portions past interval are lethargic and heavy. Also with Kapoor and Sons dealing with a similar subject showed us that socially relevant subjects can be entertaining as well. While comparisons between these two films are unwarranted, Dear Dad fails to live up to the charm it set out to achieve. Also, the scenes between Arvind and Himanshu at times seem rehearsed and technical than natural and easy. Dear Dad Review by Asira Tarannum on Deccan Chronicle Rating: Director Tanuj Bhramar could have explored gay relationships deeper. But in this film, he is almost content to let it all rest with a son’s acceptance — if willy-nilly — of his father’s sexuality. It’s good to see Arvind Swamy come back after so many years with a different yet powerful role. Review by Sukanya Verma on Rediff Rating: The lightly mustached Himanshu plays out this shift from shock to anger to confused to proud with low-key wisdom and warmth. His on screen daddy Arvind Swamy provides rock steady support in a role that falls short of depth and empathy. Now here’s an actor so incredibly self-assured and collected in his impact, it would be a crime not to see more of him. Preferably in something better defined than Dear Dad. Review by Shubha Shetty Saha on Mid-Day India Rating: A good subject, but unfortunately, there is no meat in the script or the screenplay for it to hold the attention of the viewer. All we are subjected to for the rest of the movie are the beautiful landscapes en route to Mussoorie and some everyday conversations. It’s good to see Swamy on screen again, but wish he was part of a better film. Uppal shows potential. This could have been a better film dealing with a real issue, but sadly, the script and direction did not seem confident enough to deal with it. Review by Kunal Guha on Mumbai Mirror Rating: Arvind Swamy fans will be happy to learn that the actor still has what it takes. Unfortunately, his character doesn’t give him many opportunities to reveal his signature sheepish smile— much like a toddler’s, having relieved himself without anyone’s knowledge. His dramatic pauses hold the audience even when his character fumbles while constructing what he wants to say. However, it is arguable whether trading his trademark mooch for a stubble was a decision that paid off. Hemanshu Sharma, playing the teenage son, is convincingly gullible and his character (thankfully) isn’t overtly sardonic or unnecessarily rebellious like teens in most films. Ekavali Khanna makes her short part count by exuding a casual charm. Review by Martin D’Souza on Glamsham Rating: Thank you Tanuj Bhramar for this wonderful journey on celluloid. You have done a marvelous job. Thank you Arvind Swamy, Himanshu Sharma and Ekavali Khanna; all of you deserve kudos for bringing alive such wonderful, genuine characters on screen. Dear Dad Review by Indiaglitz Rating: ‘Dear Dad’ has a sensitive subject with ace performance by Arvind Swamy, which gets diluted due to weak, slow and lethargic treatment. It could have been one among all those great feel good film, instead succumbs to an average to decent watch. Review by Subhash K Jha on Bollyspice Rating: Though this is a film about painful revelations, Dear Dad is not a sad film. It doesn’t celebrate human frailty. But it tells us it’s okay to be what we are, who we are and never mind why we are what we are Review by Jaidev Hemmady on Movietalkies Rating: We must say that though Arvind has made a comeback after many years, he has lost none of his charm and it is a sheer delight to watch him in the film. Himanshu as his teenage son Shivam too has done a decent job though the makers could have come up with better dialogues for their scenes. Best Rated Films in 2016 Neerja – 4 stars The Jungle Book – 3.8 stars Airlift – 3.7 stars Kapoor & Sons – 3.7 stars Nil Battey Sannata – 3.7 stars Aligarh – 3.6 stars Fan – 3.5 stars Traffic – 2.6 stars Laal Rang – 2.5 stars Ki & Ka – 2.5 stars Jai Gangaajal – 2.3 stars Fitoor – 2.3 stars Baaghi – 2.2 stars Rocky Handsome – 2.1 stars One Night Stand – 1.9 stars Love Games – 1.7 stars 1920 London – 1.3 stars Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd – 1.1 stars

[mks_button size=”medium” title=”Average Rating of All ‘Buddha In A Traffic Jam’ Review – 2 stars” style=”rounded” bg_color=”#1e73be” txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=””] Buddha In A Traffic Jam Review by Mohar Basu on The Times Of India Rating: It is tricky to make a balanced political drama that holds a mirror at the ugly realities which plague India. Director Vivek Agnihotri smartly raises all the right questions. Finding his muse in socialist thinking, his narrative unravels the workings of the volatile Naxalite Movement which functions aggressively in the sinister underbelly of society. Buddha In A Traffic Jam Review by Rohit Bhatnagar on Deccan Chronicle Rating: Vivek Agnihotri brings us an untouched issue of the hidden war going on in the country — between naxals and the tribals, a race for supremacy over the other in dark areas hardly touched by civilisation. Vivek Agnihotri and Rohit Malhotra’s screenplay is the film’s strength. It pans out in ten chapters, each as taut as the other in this socio-political thriller. When the mystery unravels, you realize the system is rotten to the core. Buddha In A Traffic Jam Review by Raja Sen on Rediff Rating: Yet in a film this feeble, this kind of criticism feels, ironically enough, like nitpicking. I could dedicate this review to the politics of Buddha In A Traffic Jam, but that would be giving it too much credit; here there isn’t competence enough for this film to be discussed as a genuine statement of political cinema. Buddha In A Traffic Jam Review by Jaidev Hemmady on Movietalkies Rating: The first thing about the film that hits you is that though it deals with issues like Naxalism, socialism, capitalism and corruption, which most youngsters may not really relate to, Vivek makes it quite relevant and significant through his characters. The characters in the film are quite real and the conversations that take place between them, are quite relatable because Vivek makes his characters speak the language of the youth. Notwithstanding the liberal use of expletives, the film is quite easy to follow despite the heavy subjects it tackles. The film also strives to raise questions about the various ‘isms’ that we tend to believe are good for the nation. Review by Manisha Lakhe on Nowrunning Rating: It doesn’t matter. They try very hard to say it’s a marketing campaign to give tribals their rights, but you can see a mile away that the professor is a bad guy. And it doesn’t help when Mahie Gill who is supposed to be working for the tribals exposes her body for the flimsiest reason. Yes, yes, it’s the bad guy who tears her shirt off. But the whole thing is so unnecessary, you are glad when she blows herself up. Don’t ask where she gets a suicide vest from. No one in the audience seemed to care either. It’s an awful attempt to ‘save the tribals’. If they actually watched the film, they would choose to step on to land mines the naxals have laid out for them. Review by Martin D’Souza on Glamsham Rating: The harassment of a tribal family by the powers that be and the Naxalites highlights their no-win situation. The exploitation of their craft where they receive just Re 1 from the Rs 100 sale is something that has been happening over the ages. Same is the case with farmers. Knock off the middlemen, and the tribals will be a happy lot. But are the tribal people really our concern? These and many more questions will be left unanswered as you leave the theatre after watching this ‘mentally stimulating fare’. Review by Kunal Guha on Mumbai Mirror Rating: This film draws a parallel to Arunoday Singh’s career: it progressively goes south. Anupam Kher’s high voltage hamming is what acting schools warn you about. Mahie Gill completes her NGO avatar with ethnic accessories, cotton kurtas, heavy kohl and faraway glances. Pallavi Joshi, as the reluctant art curator, puffs just enough cigarettes to get by. This seems like Hate Story director Vivek Agnihotri’s last ditch effort to redeem himself. Unfortunately, it does just the opposite. The issue with this film is not that it packs in too many issues. It’s just that it has too many of its own. Review by meeta on Wogma Rating: Even so it is different from the norm. It has decided on making a point and does its best. It has its share of good performances. Arunoday Singh for example is brilliant and finally shows that he can act. His accent does come in the way, but it passes. Anupam Kher, Pallavi Joshi, Mahie Gill are all in good form too. They are all given their share of heavy-handed dialogue and they deliver those as they are meant to be – with reassured enthusiasm and conviction. Review by Sarit Ray on Hindustan Times Rating: Good cinema must be convincing. Good propaganda even more so. Buddha… doesn’t manage to be either. At one point, Pandit is delivering a speech on corruption, and how students can change it all. But how?, someone asks. His solution? “Do it by thinking it.” Pandit is Agnihotri on screen, naturally; the film is “autobiographical”. They’re both utterly self-convinced. We are not. Review by Shubha Shetty Saha on Mid-Day India Rating: Even though Arunoday can barely pass off as a young student in his early 20s, he is earnest and gives a decent performance. Kher yet again shows his brilliance as an actor as you want to believe him even when he is spouting the most unbelievable, silly lines in the film. Joshi reminds us of the naturally talented actress that she is, and one wishes to see more of her.

Azhar has received mixed reviews. The average rating for the film is 2.6 stars from 13 reviews that we have so far...