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Moviekoop

Reviewed by: Saurabh S Nair | Rating:

Action, comedy, pop-culture references and breaking the fourth wall. This film as all the elements of the movie Deadpool but it is yet original. Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota is a whimsically joyful ode to the 80’s cult martial art movies and Bollywood commercial potboilers. Read full review

India Today

Reviewed by: Lakshana N Palat | Rating:

The film tells the tale of a middle-class boy Surya (Abhimanyu), whose superhero’ qualities are essentially a congenital disorder that prevents himself from feeling any pain. There is a rather grim backstory behind this though. His grandfather (Manjrekar) tells him that every time he sees blood, he needs to say Ouch’. So our hero, while being picked on in school by bullies and gundas, would half-heartedly say ouch every time he is attacked. His close friend and crush Supri saves him and delivers punches left right and center. Yet, he wonders, 'why does she not say ouch when she bleeds?' That’s some smooth overturning of gender stereotypes. Read full review

Hindustan Times

Reviewed by: Raja Sen | Rating:

Thirty years ago, the job given to me whenever the family would rent a VHS cassette would be to “check the print.” The tapes inside would get worn out after multiple playback in multiple players, and eagerly anticipated screenings would go wrong if the quality wasn’t — behold the pun — up to scratch. These scratches of overuse indicated something seen so often it had literally been rendered unwatchable, but also something beloved. Something worth pausing and rewinding and cueing up and watching again. Those who love the movies also love when movie clichés line up just right. Read full review