Film critic

Jyoti Kanyal

Writes for India Today

2.5 / 5median score given

Scoring tendencyMean 2.5 / 5 — 0.2 below the TezFlicks-wide scored-review average of 2.7.

Languages coveredHindi

Genres coveredBiographyDramaActionCrimeFinancialHistorical

The Big Bull 2021 The Big Bull
The Big Bull 2021 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2.5/5

in India Today

It will be unfair to compare the web series and the film, but comparisons are natural. One must add here that the web series is better made and presents the story in an entertaining way without unnecessary emotional angles. We are not saying that the web series is devoid of any emotions. From writing, direction, casting and performances, Scam 1992 fares well in every aspect. However, the same isn't true about The Big Bull. The film lags behind in writing as it ends up Bollywoodising the story in an attempt to satisfy the taste buds of Bolly freaks. While the web series lets us decide whether Harshad was a victim or a criminal, while making sure it shows us the person he was, the film shows him as a hero.
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Tanhaji 2020 Tanhaji

in India Today

Om Raut's Tanhaji: The Unsung Hero is a weak attempt to glorify the Maratha warrior. The director takes a lot of CGI help, which makes the film a grand affair, but poor writing and its slow pace make it unbearable in parts. The action sequences have been shot with absolutely zero consideration for basic Physics. Men are walking on the walls parallel to the ground and there's no logic behind how the ropes are able to pull the men by just being hung on the sidewalls of the fort. We understand that Issac Newton was a few years late in discovering gravity (he discovered it in 1687 and the Battle of Sinhagarh was fought in 1670), but then again, gravity always existed. No?
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