December 16, 2007 by anandrr

Indiatimes.com (2.5/5)
…While all the stories in the first half revolve around sexual repression, the second half includes the super-natural and the underworld as well. There are small doses of humor but each story has a climax, some of which are very well written and executed…Though the films depend a lot on performances, the 10 minute duration of each film leaves very less scope for an actor to leave an impact…See full review
Apunkachoice.com (3/5)
…The appeal of ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’ lies in the novelty of its concept. Almost all the stories are about ordinary characters in extraordinary circumstances…See full review
Hindustan Times (2/5)
…[Y]et another multi-snorer…Sorry to say, the result is as much of a bargain as your Uncle collaring you to tell you his bio-data. Of Sanjay Gupta and Gang’s yarns, one is plain silly…See full review
MTV (2.5/5)
…Most of the stories have extraordinarily slow and tiresome build ups without a powerful enough twist in the end to justify it. Several of the stories will leave you with…[a] hollow kinda reaction…See full review
Rediff (2.5/5)
I did not have high hopes for what was going to play out on the big screen…Sanjay Gupta and his merry band seem to have succeeded…See full review
Sify.com (1.5/5)
…The so-called twists promised in every story are so predictable, you find your intelligence offended ten times over in this movie…See full review
Times of India (3.5/5)
… Almost all the stories are deftly told, with the mandatory twist in the climax which keeps you riveted…[T]he stories are all geared to keep boredom at bay…See full review
Tags: 2.5 ande, 2.5 stars, Anand Raj Anand, Apoorva Lakhia, Bappi Lahiri, Bollywood, Gourav Dasgupta, Meghna Gulzar, Nana Patekar, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Gupta, Shafqat Ali Khan, Vidya Balan
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December 16, 2007 by anandrr

Rediff (3/5)
…This is one of the filmmaker’s most simplistic films, however, where the characters are clearly-delineated but utterly lack subtext. It is a neat love story, conflicted yet obvious, dramatic and basic — not that there’s anything wrong with that…See full review
IndiaTimes(2/4)
…isn’t really gripping…[has]a weak plot from the very beginning…See full review
Glamsham.com(1/5)
…[A] movie which is lost in translation[sic]…The only saving grace is the music…See full review
Nowrunning.com(2/5)
…Sudhir Mishra’s direction falls short to take this interesting script to great heights. The movie begins with a slow pace and just when you feel that the pace has picked up, it dips yet again. Also the screenplay at times is confusing…See full review
ApunKaChoice.com(2.5/5)
…The film is a passionate tribute to the cinema and film industry of the 1950s and early 60s. And at the heart of it, there is a good story as well…What goes against the film is its long duration, and also the style of acting Sudhir told his actors to do…See full review
Buzz18.com (2/5)
…KKC is well-intentioned; but you don’t know whether it is about making movies or the troubled personal life of a female superstar. It’s an inconsistent film…See full review
MTV (5/5)
…shooting sequences interwoven in the storyline – brilliant. Technically the film is almost flawless …See full review
Hindustan Times (2.5/5)
…[Y]ou want to hug Mishra for the Herculean effort invested in the recreation of the period atmosphere – be it in the display of vintage cars, walnut wood furniture and dainty cups-`n’-saucers. But heavens, it’s raining clichés here…See full review
Sify.com (2.5/5)
…It’s Sudhir Mishra, an antithesis of his ruthlessness in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. His love here is a mix of the tender and the brutal; it’s charismatic, cunning and cruel at the same time… The less-than-perfect take on love, usually put on the tallest pedestal in our films, is a refreshing take…See full review
Times of India 3/5
…The background is perfect, the cinematography is arresting, the music…has a glorious retro tone and the performances…are riveting….the narrative keeps dipping and dipping, leaving the film to hang on as a mere string of montages…See full review
Tags: 2.5 ande, 2.5 stars, Bollywood, Prakash Jha, Rajat Kapoor, Shantanu Moitra, Shiney Ahuja, Soha Ali Khan, Soniya Jehan, Sudhir Mishra, Vinay Pathak
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