Category Archives: humor

Movie Review : Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui (2021)

Posted on July 1, 2022 by amodini

Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2Genre: Drama Year: 2021 Running time: 2 hours Director: Abhishek Kapoor Cast: Ayushmann Khurana, Vaani Kapoor, Kanwaljeet Singh, Anjan SrivastavaKid rating: PG-13 Manvinder “Manu” Munjal (Khurana) is a gym owner and body-builder and Maanvi Brar (Kapoor) is a … Continue reading →

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Series Review : Kota Factory (2021)

Posted on June 4, 2022 by amodini

Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genre : Comedy Year : 2022 Seasons: 2Director : Raghav SubbuCast : Jitendra Kumar, Mayur More, Ranjan Raj, Alam KhanKid rating : PG-15 From the TVF stable, Kota Factory initially released on YouTube and was widely appreciated before its release on Netflix. … Continue reading →

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Series Review : Eternally Confused And Eager For Love (2022)

Posted on May 20, 2022 by amodini

Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 Genre : Comedy Year : 2022 Seasons: 1 Episodes: 8 Director : Rahul Nair Cast : Vihaan Samaat, Rahul Bose, Suchitra Pillai, Jim Sarbh, Dalai, Ankur RatheeKid rating : PG-17 Ray is a young man in his early 20s, looking to find … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Badhaai Do (2022)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by amodini

Movie Review : Badhaai Do (2022) – LGBTQ lives through the Bollywood lens Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Pagglait

Posted on March 28, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : DramaYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 55 minutesDirector : Umesh BistCast : Sanya Malhotra, Ashutosh Rana, Sheeba Chadha, Raghubir Yadav, Sayani Gupta, Aasif Khan, Rajesh TailangKidwise : G Pagglait (meaning crazy) is such an … Continue reading →

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Series Review : Zindagi inShort

Posted on February 28, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Romance, drama, suspense Year : 2021 Platform : Netflix Number of Episodes : 7 Director : Tahira Kashyap, Vinay Chhawal, Vijayeta Kumar, Punarvasu Naik, Smrutika Panigrahi, Rakesh Sain, Gautam Govind Sharma Cast : Neena Gupta, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi (releases Jan 1st 2021)

Posted on December 30, 2020 by amodini

Ram Prasad ki Tehrvi is directed by Seema Bhargava-Pahwa, who’s an accomplished actress (we saw her in the quirky Shubh Mangal Saavdhan and the lovely Ankhon Dekhi), and I’m hoping her directorial venture is as good. The film has an impressive starcast … Continue reading →

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Best TV Shows of 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020 by amodini

This was the year of watching stuff at home, and these 10 shows made it to the binge-worthy list. In descending order, they are: : 10. Masaba Masaba (Netflix) Featuring Masaba, mom Neena Gupta and a healthy dose of pop-psychology, … Continue reading →

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Best Hindi Movies of 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by amodini

What with Covid and all, 2020 has been a low-key year for movie releases in general. Still, even from the few that did release on OTT platforms (Netflix, Prime etc.), I have managed to cobble together a Top 10 2020 … Continue reading →

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Series Preview : Bhaag Beanie Bhaag (releases Dec 4, 2020)

Posted on November 28, 2020 by amodini

Lately we’ve seen more and more female comics take to the stage. Not that they weren’t there before, but the exposure on Netflix/Prime has increased with specials – like Comicstaan which featured many female comedians, and Ladies Up, which was … Continue reading →

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