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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #28

Posted on April 16, 2016 by amodini

Katiyabaaz (2013, India) Directors: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa In India, electric wires supplying electricity to homes run above ground. Illegal connections and electricity theft is commonplace, and done by calling in a “katiyabaaz” who will splice up a connection to … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Masaan (2015)

Posted on April 9, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours Director : Neeraj Ghaywan Cast : Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Bhagwan Tiwari, Pankaj Tripathi, Nikhil Sahni Kid rating: PG-15 Devi Pathak (Chaddha) is a … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #27

Posted on April 2, 2016 by amodini

Gangs of Wasseypur – This is on Netflix as an 8 part series, each episode approximately 40 minutes or so. This series is actually 2 Bollywood movies (5 hours in total) which have been split up to make them easily palatable. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ki & Ka (releases April 1st, 2016)

Posted on March 26, 2016 by amodini

This challenge to Hindustani “sabhyata” hits theaters April 1st. Given that this comes via R.Balki, it will actually do what it says it will, and not go the usual Bollywood way.

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Movie Review : Kapoor and Sons (2016)

Posted on March 20, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 12 minutes Director : Shakun Batra Cast : Rishi Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Siddharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan Kid rating: PG-13 Kapoor & … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Titli (2015)

Posted on March 12, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 7 minutes Director : Kanu Behl Cast : Shashank Arora, Ranvir Shorey, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Lali Behl, Prashant Singh, Amit Sial Kid rating: R “Titli” is the … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Kapoor & Sons (releases March 18th, 2016)

Posted on March 5, 2016 by amodini

Dharma Productions touts it as a “dramedy with soul”. One can always hope, I suppose. Regardless, Kapoor and Sons should be an entertainer, ablaze the way it is with star power. Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Ratna Pathak Shah, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Neerja (2016)

Posted on February 27, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama/Bio-pic Year : 2016 Running time : 1 hour 42 minutes Director : Ram Madhvani Cast : Shabana Azmi, Sonam Kapoor, Tikku Kid rating: PG-13 Neerja is based on the real-life story of courageous airflight … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Wazir (2016)

Posted on February 6, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama/Mystery/Thriller Year : 2016 Running time : 1 hour 42 minutes Director : Bejoy Nambiar Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Haideri, Manav Kaul Kid rating: PG-13 It is hard giving this film … Continue reading →