Monthly Archives: February 2014

Movie Preview : Gulaab Gang (7th March 2014)

Presumably inspired by the vigilante group Gulabi Gang (although the director denies it) Gulaab Gang stars Madhuri Dixit as the group leader and Juhi Chawla as a wily politician. Director Soumik Sen hasn’t had many successes; the only one of his … Continue reading

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #16

[amazon_link id=”0792846427″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Fargo (USA, 1996): I’ve watched this film a couple of times; it is an impeccable Coen brothers film. Frances Dormand is absolutely fantastic as pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson of Brainerd, Minnesota. William H. Macy … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Shaadi Ke Side Effects (28th Feb 2014)

Remember Pyaar Ke Side Effects? Here’s life a few years later : Shaadi Ke Side Effects by the same director Saket Chaudhary. SKSE stars Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan.

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Movie Review : Hasee Toh Phasee (2014)

Rating : Below Average (2.5/5) Genre : Romance/Comedy Year : 2014 Running Time : 2 hour 20 minutes Director : Vinil Mathew Cast : Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth Malhotra, Adah Sharma, Manoj Joshi, Sharat Saxena, Nina Kulkarni Kidwise : G This … Continue reading

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Movie Review : The LunchBox (2013)

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2013Running time : 1 hour 45 minutesDirector : Ritesh BatraCast : Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lilette Dubey, Nakul VaidKidwise : G The film starts off showing us a young Mumbai … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Highway (21st Feb 2014)

Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda? Who would’ve thunk it? From the trailer Highway looks like Stockholm Syndrome in Kashmir, but this is an Imtiaz Ali product, so there’s got to be more. Here’s a preview:

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