FILMISTAAN - "Mere Paas Cine'Maa' Hai"

GOOD - Sharib Hashmi's confident, unabashed yet sincere effort (both in acting & dialogue writing); Inaamulhaq who has been in the industry for a long time, deserves a noteworthy mention this time; Kumud Mishra is a pure character actor and has done a remarkable work; The message that has been put forward is the soul of the film and you realise why the makers got their due appreciation in the form of 'National Award for Best Feature Film'.
BAD - The screenplay takes a lot more time to grow on you as you wait for what's in the box; the first half is plain while the second half picks up the pace; The expectations were higher and at some points viewers may tend to loose interest.
FILMISTAAN is a remarkable attempt from director Nitin Kakkar and gives out a beautiful message that people of India and Pakistan are of similar human nature and share common interest, be it Bollywood films, cricket matches, Sunny Deol or Sunny Leone.
P.S. FILMISTAAN also won the Best Feature Film Award at Delhi International Film Festival, 2012 where our Short Film - Sab Maal China (Made in China) was also the official selection.

HOLIDAY - Akshay Kumar is off his regular duty after a long time

GOOD - It's been more than an year (after Special 26) when AK can be seen into something to be taken seriously and he does justice; The plot is unique; enthralling action sequences (Greg Powell of Skyfall); Patriotism factor; Entertainment quotient.
BAD - Slow-paced screenplay (which should be an edge-of-the-seat thrilling types); Running time of 161 min makes the film intolerable (song sequences are the worst part of them); Even Murugadoss couldn't get over with the AK-factor (some lame sequences are there); Freddy Daruwala as the negative lead never looks convincing throughout; The climax is quickly wrapped up and in a sense looked funny (to me). 
HOLIDAY is a sincere attempt but it is not at all an out of the box film. It is a good entertainer but doesn't fulfill the high expectations from its director (after Ghajini). WATCHABLE.

CITYLIGHTS - "Take a bow Rajkummar Rao"

GOOD - Rajkummar's to the core fusion of Deepak's character (I can't forget the "drunk" scene and his superbly delivered performance throughout the film); Another appreciable find is debutante Patralekha (a perfect choice for the role); Apart from all, one man comes out of the blue and delivers a power-packed performance along with the lead cast, the name is Manav Kaul (Bitto Mama of Kai Po Che) and you're going to love his job; Flawless screenplay (though it dips a bit in the middle portion); Beautiful picturisation.
BAD - Some parts of the film looks cliched (Beer Bar sequences); the story in the middle portion seems to be going nowhere; YES, some people may find it a bit more depressing than usual.
Citylights can be easily counted among the best films made on poverty in the big cities. Hansal Mehta once again proves his worth to the industry after 'Shahid'. The best part is "Bhatt Camp" has officially adapted the story from 2013 Filipino film Metro Manila and even gave credits to its director and writers (strange!) RECOMMENDED!

REVOLVER RANI - "Humne Police Ko Chaaron Taraf Se Gher Lia Hai"

GOOD - The confidence of Kangana; the brilliance of Piyush Mishra, Vir Das & Zakir Hussain; the interesting & witty dialogues; some cleverly written sequences (some Tarantino inspiration); in-the-face satire.
BAD - The story is half-baked; lot of flaws in the screenplay; not too lengthy still looks stretched towards the end.
RR is purely a director's film and debutante Sai Kabir (writer of Lamhaa, Kismat Konnection) did a great job. Kangana Ranaut once again surprises and puts a long pause over her criticism. It's an entertaining, paisa-vasool film (for those who read b/w the lines) with some power-packed performances and excellent writing. WATCHABLE.
P.S. The title sequence by Battalion is impressive and opens up the film with a bang. 

2 STATES - 2 States - 149 minutes or 267 pages ?

GOOD - Amrita Singh proves herself once again portraying probably the best character of the novel to the core; Ronit Roy who always surprises you with that extra punch in his acting; some songs; comparative enhancement in the lead pair's acting skills.
BAD - The screenplay which is adapted page-by-page from the novel; dull moments; cliched dialogues; poor editing; continuity flaws; too lengthy and stretched.
2 States was one of the most anticipated films of the year (thanks to Chetan Bhagat). But the worst thing is, you're not going to enjoy this film if you've already read the novel. To Sum Up - "Going for, Buying Tickets of & Watching 2 States - 3 Mistakes of My Life". AVOIDABLE.

GUNDAY - "Hum Gunday Hain, Slo-Mo Humari Puri Film Me Hai, Tere So Jane Se Kuch Nahi Hoga"

GOOD - Undoubtedly Irrfan Khan, though in a special appearance but this man sets the screen on fire each time he comes in action; the huge production value making it a typical Yashraj film; the music and BG score suits the mood; Ranveer Singh easily outshines Arjun Kapoor.
BAD - Loose screenplay; nothing exceptional about the plot; easily predictable plot points; the "Gunday" who are shown like larger than life characters overacts; overdose of slow-motion; the reason for this mishap and mishandling of a film which had huge expectations and better potential is bad direction.
GUNDAY is a sure-shot entertainer without any mindless masala factor but it lacks on content making it a one-time good watch nothing exceptional. 
P.S. You get to see very little of him but 0.5+ for Irrfan Khan only.

ONE BY TWO - "I'm Just Pakaoed"

GOOD - The intention of making a sensible rom-more-com-less film is appreciable; though it's one of his weakest performances but Abhay Deol steals the show so does Preeti Desai; all the split-screens and unusual camerawork gives a soothing look to the film; Khushfehmiyan is a beautiful song.
BAD - Weak screenplay; never-ending length of the film; forgettable dialogues; cheesy characters; the total lack of any romance; the lead characters doesn't meet each other in the whole film except split-screens (i.e. 1/2); it's a story of two different people colliding into each other's life unknowingly but is presented otherwise, so it could be it's biggest TURN OFF.
ONE BY TWO is undoubtedly a light-heart feel good film but it is far from being entertaining. It's a big 139 min bore which is funny in bits n pieces. 
AVOIDABLE!