Author Archives: amodini

Movie Preview : Dear Zindagi (releases November 23)

Posted on November 12, 2016 by amodini

Dear Zindagi features Alia Bhatt and Shahrukh Khan, two people who seem incongruous in one frame if romantically linked. This film is directed by Gauri Shinde, who did such a marvelous job with English Vinglish, so there’s hope. The trailers … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)

Posted on October 31, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 38 minutes Director : Karan Johar Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Fawad Khan Kid rating: PG-13 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil reminds me … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Parched (2016)

Posted on October 15, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 27 minutes Director : Leena Yadav Cast : Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, Riddhi Sen, Mahesh Balraj, Lehar Khan, Sumeet Vyas Kid rating: R Parched … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Pink (2016)

Posted on October 7, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 16 minutes Director : Aniruddha Roy Chaudhary Cast : Kirti Kulhari, Taapsee Pannu, Andrea Tariang, Amitabh Bachchan, Piyush Mishra, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Angad Bedi Kid rating: PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (releases 28th Oct 2016)

Posted on September 30, 2016 by amodini

Quite a smoldering trailer, that one! Karan Johar gets deeper with each movie 🙂

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Movie Preview : M. S. Dhoni (releases September 30, 2016)

Posted on September 17, 2016 by amodini

Neeraj Pandey (of Special 26, A Wednesday fame) directs this bio-pic of Mahindra Singh Dhoni. Sushant Singh Rajput plays the lead role.

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Movie Review : Baar Baar Dekho (2016)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 27 minutes Director : Nitya Mehra Cast : Katrina Kaif, Siddharth Malhotra, Sarika, Rajit Kapoor, Ram Kapoor, Sayani Gupta Kid rating: PG I heard someone say … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Baar Baar Dekho

Posted on September 3, 2016 by amodini

From Nitya Mehra, the director of 24: India (television series) comes Bollywood’s foray into time-travel: Baar Baar Dekho.

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Movie Review : Margarita with a Straw (2014)

Posted on August 14, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 40 minutes Director : Shonali Bose Cast : Kalki Koechlin, Revathy, Kuljeet Singh, Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal, Tenzing Dalha, William Moseley, Malhar Khushu Kid rating: R, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Nil Battey Sannata (2015)

Posted on August 7, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 1 hour 40 minutes Director : Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Cast : Swara Bhaskara, Ratna Pathak Shah, Riya Shukla, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Suri Kid rating: G Chanda Sahay (Bhaskara) … Continue reading →