Kaagaz Ke Phool

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Star Rating: ★★★★★

Slightly better than Pyaasa. Most of the songs are filler, but there's a couple of pretty good ones. Dutt's ego is showing again, and the self-pity is laid on incredibly thick. There's some really masterful stuff going on with camera movement and lighting. It's just a shame it isn't more consistent. The moments of brilliance are superb, but ultimately they're overshadowed by the rest of it, which is mostly dull, corny and/or predictable. And the comedy is very broad and stupid.

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This is pretty good, but didn't really do much for me. A fairly typical rise and fall kind of story, complete with being too proud to take help and a lot of self-pity.

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