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Anuj Kumar

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Anuj Kumar is a film critic and political journalist with The Hindu group in India. A member of the Film Critics Guild, his writing is situated at the intersection of popular culture and politics.

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Ikkis (2025) 100% EDIT “An intimate exploration of duty, loss, and the human side of conflict, the film’s plea for empathy across borders is noble, emphasising the futility of war and the personal toll it exacts.” – The Hindu Jan 10, 2026 Full Review Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri (2025) 10% EDIT “It is the kind of cinema where there is an unwritten pact between people on both sides of the screen that the film will not cause any emotional discomfort for consumers of the product.” – The Hindu Jan 10, 2026 Full Review Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders (2025) 79% EDIT “Honey Trehan crafts a mystery that intertwines crime and social commentary. Though uneven in pacing, the film deftly examines the intersection of entitlement and morality in society.” – The Hindu Jan 10, 2026 Full Review The Great Shamsuddin Family (2025) EDIT “ Anusha Rizvi lays out the contours of the times without connecting the dots... Filled with female characters, careful not to let their agency wither, its life-like, uneven perspective is a welcome departure from the tidy tales of empowerment. ” – The Hindu Jan 10, 2026 Full Review Dhurandhar (2025) 42% EDIT “Aditya Dhar has emerged as a dhurandhar, an expert who can soft pedal nationalist propaganda with aesthetic execution. After Uri and Article 370, here he turns a potential OTT series into a 212-minute unyielding character study of ‘enemies’.” – The Hindu Jan 10, 2026 Full Review Tere Ishk Mein (2025) 33% EDIT “It is a long, meandering story that takes off and comes back to earth, both literally and metaphorically, but it is a story that needs to be discussed.” – The Hindu Jan 10, 2026 Full Review 120 Bahadur (2025) 73% EDIT “120 Bahadur is a sincere, technically proficient tribute that gives both heart and mind their due on the battlefield. It aligns the beats and the attitude and swagger that are very much of today, without diluting the details of the military manoeuvre...” – The Hindu Nov 25, 2025 Full Review De De Pyaar De 2 (2025) 55% EDIT “Ayesha doesn’t wish Ashish to keep a door open for her to exit the ‘odd’ relationship just because of the age gap. It is an interesting take that empowers girls to stand by their decision, right or wrong. ” – The Hindu Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Agra (2023) 87% EDIT “Driven by strong performances, the festival favourite exposes the suffocating underbelly of small-town India with an unflinching gaze that builds on the layers of sexual repression and familial dysfunction that Behl explored in his debut, ‘Titli.’ ” – The Hindu Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Baramulla (2025) 54% EDIT “Director Aditya Suhas Jambhale gets the mood, the atmospherics, and the suspense right, but when the fog subsides, the bombast of the ‘us vs them’ narrative becomes discernible ” – The Hindu Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Haq (2025) 77% EDIT “Suparn Varma sees the complex space with an even-handed gaze, refusing to vilify faith itself but probing its interpretation. He ensures that the film is not reduced to a Muslim social that either romanticises or pities women...” – The Hindu Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Thamma (2025) 33% EDIT “Hamstrung by a stop-start screenplay and an undisguised effort to keep the Maddock multiverse connected, the festive fare of ‘Thamma’ lacks the emotional depth of ‘Stree’ and the bite of ‘Bhediya’” – The Hindu Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Homebound (2025) 97% EDIT “Lit up by endearing performances of Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa, the uplifting friendship drama, set against an environment of social mistrust and a notorious virus, is a significant document of our times” – The Hindu Oct 4, 2025 Full Review Nishaanchi (2025) 64% EDIT “A little off the mark, a little overdone, this unruly tale of crime and revenge feels like an indulgent tribute to the best of Anurag Kashyap ” – The Hindu Oct 4, 2025 Full Review Jolly LLB 3 (2025) EDIT “ In the realm of mainstream entertainment, Kapoor once again punches above the genre’s weight to say that in the social contract, there can’t be separate clauses for the haves and have-nots. ” – The Hindu Oct 4, 2025 Full Review The Fable (2024) 100% EDIT “The atmospheric visuals and magic realism remind one of Marquez and Manoj Night Shyamalan, but Raam sets up his own enchanting leela in the hills of the Himalayas. ” – The Hindu Sep 13, 2025 Full Review Baaghi 4 (2025) EDIT “The hero is suffering from hallucinations. Tiger takes it as an opportunity to indulge in a freestyle wrestling version of acting. He looks here, there, everywhere, but fails to make a connection.” – The Hindu Sep 13, 2025 Full Review Inspector Zende (2025) 64% EDIT “A string of heart-warming moments and a malleable Manoj Bajpayee keep one invested in this otherwise generic hunt for the Serpent. ” – The Hindu Sep 13, 2025 Full Review Param Sundari (2025) 7% EDIT “A formulaic rom com with stock characters and templated conflict, ending up as a tedious watch.” – The Hindu Sep 13, 2025 Full Review War 2 (2025) 30% EDIT “More posturing than performance, director Ayan Mukerji loses grip on the narrative while balancing the screen time of Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR ” – The Hindu Aug 16, 2025 Full Review Ghich Pich (2025) EDIT “It is not just the cover; the soul of the film, too, is very middle-class, capturing its value system and the little latent volcanoes families carry in their folds.” – The Hindu Aug 16, 2025 Full Review Son of Sardaar 2 (2025) 15% EDIT “Lined with India-Pakistan jokes, the stereotypical Punjabi entertainer intermittently comes alive with its politically incorrect humour ” – The Hindu Aug 16, 2025 Full Review Dhadak 2 (2025) 63% EDIT “Debutante director Shazia Iqbal makes a brave statement on everyday caste discrimination in society, but the parts of speech don’t add up to create a consistently stirring experience ” – The Hindu Aug 16, 2025 Full Review Saiyaara (2025) 63% EDIT “In the digital age, Mohit Suri dials back to the pre-rom-com era, when heartache travelled through the screen on the wings of melodies, sacrifice was considered a virtue, and selfless love was celebrated.” – The Hindu Jul 21, 2025 Full Review Maalik (2025) 23% EDIT “A typical gangster story born out of class struggle in the Hindi heartland, the film is less than the sum of its parts ” – The Hindu Jul 21, 2025 Full Review
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