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Movie Review : Unpaused

Posted on May 7, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5Genre : AnthologyYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 53 minutesDirector : Nikhil Advani, Avinash Arun, Krishna DK, Raj Nidimoru, Tanishttha Chatterjee, Nitya MehraCast : Ratna Pathak Shah, Lilette Dubey, Gulshan Devaiah, Saiyami Kher, Rinku Rajguru, Richa Chaddha, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ajeeb Daastaans

Posted on April 29, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5Genre : AnthologyYear : 2021Running time : 2 hours 22 minutesDirector : Neeraj Ghaywan, Kayoze Irani, Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Aditi Roy Hydari, Shefali Chaya, Jaideep Ahlawat, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Manav Kaul, Nusrat … Continue reading →

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What to Watch On Netflix, Prime and SonyLIV – Edition #40

Posted on April 22, 2021 by amodini

In this edition, we have three lovely and very-different-from-each-other series – for your viewing pleasure: Gullak (Sony LIV, Hindi) This is a lovely series about a family of four – the father Santosh Mishra (Jameel Khan), the mother Shanti (Geetanjali … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Sir

Posted on April 15, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4.3/5Genre : RomanceYear : 2022Running time : 1 hour 39 minutesDirector : Rohena GeraCast : Tilotama Shome, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali KulkarniKidwise : PG-13 I’m watching a Tillotama Shome film after a long, long time. I remember her vaguely … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ajeeb Daastaans (April 16th, Netflix)

Posted on April 9, 2021 by amodini

What’s with the anthologies these days? We seems to have a surfeit of them. We just had Zindagi InShort which was an anthology of seven shorts, and now Ajeeb Daastaans is another of 4 more. Directed by four different directors, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The Great Indian Kitchen

Posted on April 3, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5Genre : DramaYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 40 minutesDirector : Jeo BabyCast : Nimisha Sajayan, Suraj VenjaramooduKidwise : PG The Great Indian Kitchen is not a loving ode to Indian cooking or culture; quite the reverse. … 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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Movie Preview : BellBottom (releases April 2nd, 2021)

Posted on March 19, 2021 by amodini

Akshay Kumar’s spy-thriller Bellbottom is directed by Ranjit Tewari, who also directed Lucknow Central. Haven’t seen that and am a bit skeptical going by the IMDB rating. The trailer is not much more than music and slo-mo, but the cast … Continue reading →

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Series Review : What The Love! with Karan Johar

Posted on March 7, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5Genre : RealityYear : 2021Platform : NetflixEpisodes : 7Kidwise : PG-13 What The Love is a reality show hosted by Karan Johar where he helps 6 young people find true love, or at least get started on the journey. The series … 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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