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Movie Review : Blackmail (2018)

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama, Comedy Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Abhinay Deo Cast : Irrfan Khan, Kirti Kulhari, Arunoday Singh, Divya Dutta Kid rating : PG-15 When Dev Kaushal (Khan) finds … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Secret Superstar

Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Advait Chandan Cast : Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun, Aamir Khan, Tirth Sharma Kid rating : G Insia (Wasim) is … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Shorts

[amazon_link id=”B00FK3VD08″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Above Average (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 1 hour 35 minutes Director : Neeraj Ghayawan, Siddharth Gipt, Rohit Pandey, Anirban Roy, Shlok Sharma Cast : Huma Qureishi, Nawazuddin … Continue reading

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Watching NFDC Films: Cinemas of India

Blogger Subra Narayan pointed me to this excellent website featuring NFDC films. Cinemas of India has about 80 films, but they are the kinds of films you watch and remember for a long time to come. I remember watching Mirch … Continue reading

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant : Edition #13

[amazon_link id=”B0030BKNIK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Shall We Kiss? (“Un baiser s’il vous plaît”, France, 2007) : A quirky film, this one is about Emilie and Gabriel meeting unexpectedly. When he offers her a ride to the place she is … Continue reading

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Documentary: The World Before Her by Nisha Pahuja

Just last week saw this very interesting documentary on Indian women and the dichotomy of culture in society, on PBS’s POV series: From the blurb: The World Before Her is a tale of two Indias. In one, Ruhi Singh is … Continue reading

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Watching Hindi Movies Online – II (Hindi Movies on Youtube)

This is Part 2 of the “Where to watch Hindi movies” post. Here’s Part 1. This might be common knowledge already, but it is worth repeating. Youtube has quite a collection of films and some of them are Hindi films … Continue reading

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Watching Hindi Movies Online – I

Maybe Hindi movies don’t play at a theater nearby or you are looking to watch an old classic which no video rental place seems to have. You could then try to stream/download over the internet. Here are some of the … Continue reading

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant : Edition #12

[amazon_link id=”B006S07AZ4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]– Muriel’s Wedding (1994) : Toni Collette can certainly pick her movies. From the lovely “Little Miss Sunshine” to “About A Boy” to “Emma”, she brings grace and charm to every character she portrays. Here … Continue reading

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What to Watch on Netflix : Edition #11

[amazon_link id=”B006G3MZRQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]– Warrior (USA, 2011) : This stars Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgarton as a family of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighters. The estranged brothers, played by Hardy and Edgarton vie to win the high-prize-money … Continue reading

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