Category Archives: book to film

Movie Preview : The Zoya Factor (releases September 20th)

Posted on September 14, 2019 by amodini

The Zoya Factor is based on Anuja Chauhan’s debut novel of the same name. Sonam Kapoor plays Zoya Singh Solanki, advertising agency exec and unwitting lucky charm for the Indian Cricket Team. Dulquer Salmaan, whom you might remember from Karwaan, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Pataakha (2018)

Posted on October 7, 2018 by amodini

Rating : 1/5 (Poor) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 14 minutes Director : Vishal Bharadwaj Cast : Vijay Raaz, Sanya Malhotra, Radhika Madan, Sunil Grover Kid rating : PG I’ve long been an admirer … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Padmaavat

Posted on April 28, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Historical Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 44 minutes Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast : Deepika Padukone, Ranvir Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Raza Murad, Jim Sarbh, Anupriya Goenka Kid … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #30

Posted on September 23, 2017 by amodini

Suburra (Italy, 2015) This engrossing film stars Pierfrancesco Favino, among a huge star cast. Set around a plot involving Ostia, a real estate development of a Las Vegas style town, this stylish neo-noir thriller has local mafia bosses, corrupt politicians … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bajirao Mastani (2015)

Posted on June 19, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 38 minutes Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast : Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Tanvi Azmi, Milind Soman Kid rating: PG-13 Bajirao Mastani is a very Bhansali-esque … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Fitoor (releases 12 Feb 2016)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by amodini

Watching the trailer, I thought Tabu’s character reminded me of a fictional character – Miss Havisham. And indeed, looking this up on Wikipedia, I see that this is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations”. With a director like Abhishek … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : The Martian (releases October 2nd 2015)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by amodini

If you are a reader of my Book Blog, “Review Room”, you already know that I LOVED “The Martian”, and that it dethroned Ender’s Game as my favorite sci-fi book of all time. Combine that with the fact that I … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bombay Velvet (2015)

Posted on May 18, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Romantic Thriller Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Kaykay Menon, Karan Johar, Satyadeep Misra, Siddharata Basu, Manish Chaudhary, Vivaan Shah Kidwise … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Detective Byomkesh Bakshi (3rd April 2015)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by amodini

I’m really looking forward to Byomkesh Bakshi. For starters, it’s a detective film, which we have precious few of (there was Manorama Six Feet Under, but it’s been a few years), and then it is directed by Dibakar Banerjee. And … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #15

Posted on January 18, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00BB8XEJY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Little White Lies (“Les petits mouchoirs”, France, 2010) : I loved this film. This is a fine, fine film, and one of the best movies I have seen recently. The movie is about a … Continue reading →