Review of Shanghai (2012) by Asad S — 28 Feb 2015

Excellent, best Bollywood movie seen in a while.

This review of Shanghai (2012) was written by Asad S on 28 Feb 2015.

Shanghai has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Narsimh K (1) on 23 Jun 2012

Good - Abhay Deol and Emran Hashmi's performances. Bad - slow plot development, weak climax and Kalki's performance…

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By Saurabh G (40) on 07 Jun 2012

Shanghai is a brilliant political thriller buoyed by stellar performances from Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin but the real hero…

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By Amodini S (2) on 30 Jun 2012

The truly great films portray truths, and they portray them in a way that hits close to home…

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By Sudhakar M (8) on 08 Jun 2012

Shanghai holds a mirror to the India of Today, makes you look at yourself and think, and stills keeps you hooked for under 2 hours of its running…

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By Aroonav D (28) on 19 Jun 2012

Old wine in a sleek new bottle. That's it. People who are saying this is a 'political' thriller, should get their brains checked…

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By Kartik J (19) on 27 Jul 2012

Take a bow once again, Mr. Banerjee. Special mention for Micky McCleary's background score…

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 20 Aug 2012

A taut political thriller with brilliant performance make this movie worth a watch…

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By Aman S (24) on 18 Jun 2012

Superb powerful political thriller! just awesome…

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By Umesh N (42) on 05 Aug 2012

Such an overrated movie....Emraan Hashmi is the only one who had done some semblance of a decent job…

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By Dinesh P (313) on 09 Jun 2012

First of all, every Indian should watch this movie. It's one of those rare and important movies ever in India…

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