Monthly Archives: August 2009

Review : Sikandar

Posted on August 28, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Poor (2/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2009Running time : 1 hour 50 minutesDirector : Piyush JhaCast : Parzan Dastur, Ayesha Kapur, Madhavan, Sanjay Suri, Arunoday SinghKid rating : PG-13 SIKANDAR : A waste of time and moneyYou know, if … Continue reading →

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Indian Film Festival Houston 2009

Posted on August 26, 2009 by amodini

The Indian Film Festival will for the very first time be held in Houston, from Sept 21-25 2009. Local papers like the Voice of Asia have been covering this first-time-ever event, and in yesterday’s paper there was a full page … Continue reading →

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Bollywood dance as genre

Posted on August 23, 2009 by amodini

The series “Bollywood Hero” starring Chris Kattan and Neha Dhupia started on TV sometime back. I posted about a Flash Dance Mob which happened in Times Square, here. Fellow blogger Shelby, who blogs at BelbCorinne posted a comment on the … Continue reading →

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Blogging update

Posted on August 21, 2009 by amodini

Currently this blog contains movie review, previews, film recommendation lists (Top 10 by genre, Top 10 by year etc.), while my other blog “Review Room” contains general Bollywood related articles, Hollywood movie reviews, book reviews, opinion pieces and posts of … Continue reading →

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Review : A Wednesday

Posted on August 20, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2008 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Neeraj Pandey Cast : Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Jimmy Shergill, Aamir Baashir, Deepal Shaw Kid rating : PG13 A WEDNESDAY … Continue reading →

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Review : Kaminey

Posted on August 14, 2009 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Excellent (4.4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 15 minutesDirector : Vishal BharadwajCast : Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte, Chandan Roy Sanyal, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming films : August 2009

Posted on August 11, 2009 by amodini

This is a new “column” which will appear at the begining of every month, with information on the new films of the month, their directors and actors. Here’s the first one for the month of August : Release Date Film … Continue reading →

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Preview : Kaminey

Posted on August 9, 2009 by amodini

And now that you’ve read the background on Vishal Bharadwaj, you know why “Kaminey” is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Keeping in line with his previous films, this one stars different people (unlike say the Bhatt … Continue reading →

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Directors to watch out for : Vishal Bharadwaj

Posted on August 6, 2009 by amodini

The filmi Gods are smiling down on me. Last week, “Love Aaj Kal” by Imtiaz ali, and next week, “Kaminey” by Vishal Bhardwaj! I am in Bollywood-ian heaven. Because really, I ask for so little; one fantastic desi film by … Continue reading →

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Review : Luck

Posted on August 5, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Below average (2.5/5)Genre : Suspense/Action/ThrillerYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 30 minutesDirector : Soham ShahCast : Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Danny Denzongpa, Sunjay Dutt, Ram Kishen, Mithun Chakraborty, Chitrashi RawatKid rating : PG-13LUCK : THE 80s DONE … Continue reading →