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Movie Review : Raid (2018)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 8 minutes Director : Rajkumar Gupta Cast : Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla, Ileana D’Cruz Kid rating : PG Long time no see! That’s what I … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Blackmail (releases 6th April, 2018)

Posted on March 24, 2018 by amodini

From Abhinay Deo, director of Delhi Belly, comes Blackmail. Kirti Kulhari (of the lovely Pink) and Irrfan Khan star in this tangled story of blackmail.

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The Best Hindi Films of 2017

Posted on March 17, 2018 by amodini

The interesting thing in the below 10 movies is that they actually have a story, an interesting premise, a situation which keeps us interested. The 10 are: #10: Bareilly ki Barfi Small-town girl meets small-town boy. Rajkummar Rao and Ayushman … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Raid (releases 16th March, 2018)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by amodini

The honest Indian cop/bureacrat story has long since been a favorite of film-makers, right from Manoj Bajpayi’s remarkable Shool, to Arshad Warsi’s Sehar and many more. Here’s another movie of the same genre with Ajay Devgan playing an imaandar tax … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Padman

Posted on March 3, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (4.3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : R. Balki Cast : Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor Kid rating : PG Akshay Kumar is Lakshmikant Chauhan, a semi-literate … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Newton

Posted on February 24, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (4.3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 1 hour 46 minutes Director : Amit Masurkar Cast : Rajkummar Rao, Anjali Patil, Pankaj Tripathi, Raghubir Yadav, Sanjay Misra Kid rating : PG-13 Rajkummar Rao (is … Continue reading →

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Large Short Films

Posted on February 17, 2018 by amodini

Ever think we need well-made Hindi films with great story-lines and less of the frivolous dramebaazi and naach-gaana? And yes, wish they were shorter? Well, your prayers have been answered. Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films gives a platform … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Hichki (releases Feb 23rd, 2018)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by amodini

Rani Mukherjee is Naina Mathur, an aspiring teacher who has Tourette Syndrome. The film is about her overcoming challenges to make a difference in the life of the kids she teaches.

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Movie Review : Mukkabaaz (2018)

Posted on January 27, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Vineet Kumar Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Zoya Hussain, Ravi Kishan, Sadhana Singh Kid rating : PG-15 Shravan Singh … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.7/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Shree Narayan Singh Cast : Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Anupam Kher, Divyendu Sharma, Sudhir Pandey, Rajesh Sharma Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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