Category Archives: quirky

Movie Preview : Ludo (releases 12th November)

Ludo has a large star cast – 4 heroes, and at least 2 heroines that I could see in the trailer. And it is directed by Anurag Basu, who also brilliantly helmed one of my favorite movies of all time … Continue reading

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Podcast Review : Masaba Masaba (2020)

Episode 6 is now live! In this I review the relatively new Netflix Series Masaba Masaba about a mother-daughter pair, Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta, living their celebrity lives. Neena is a Bollywood actress and Masaba is a fashion designer, … Continue reading

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What To Watch on Netflix and Prime Video – Edition #37

– Bulbbul (Netflix, 1 hour 34 minutes, Tripti Dimri, Rahul Bose) What’s with Anushka Sharma and the supernatural 🙂 ? After producing and acting in Pari, Sharma returns with Bulbbul, a historical tale featuring a chudail (witch). Bulbbul is about … Continue reading

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Series Review : Panchayat (Season 1)

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Episodes : 8 Running time : 30 minutes (per episode) Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Director : Deepak Kumar Mishra Cast : Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghuvir Yadav, Chandan Roy, Faisal Malik … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Rating : 2.8/5 Genre : Action Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 18 minutes Director : Vasan Bala Cast : Abhimanyu Dassani, Radhika Madan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah Kid rating : PG-13 You might think it’s a crazy … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Jawaani Jaaneman

Rating : 3.6/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Nitin Kakkar Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya Furniturewala, Faria Jalal, Kumud Mishra Kid rating : PG London-based 40 year old … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Motichoor Chaknachoor (releases 15th November 2019)

Motichoor Chaknachoor stars Athiya Shetty and Nawazuddin Siddiqu, a pairing I’d never thought I’d see. Leggy Ms Shetty plays Anita, a small-town girl who’s looking for marriage as a ticket to go abroad. Siddiqui is Pushpinder Tyagi, a 36 year … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Bala (releases 7th November 2019)

Ayushmann Khurana plays Bala, a balding young man searching for true love. Yami Gautam plays the love interest, who falls for the wigged-out (pun intended) Bala. Ah, deception! What will it lead to? The trailer looks interesting and reminds me … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Chhichhore

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Comedy Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 23 minutes Director : Nitesh Tiwari Cast : Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma, Prateik Babbar, Tahir Singh Bhasin, Navin Polishetty, Tushar Pandey Kid rating … Continue reading

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

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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