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Movie Preview : Te3n (Releases June 10th, 2016)

From Ribhu Dasgupta, the director of the TV series Yudh, comes Te3n – a mystery. If the trailer is any indication this should be good.

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Kaifi Aur Mein

Recently saw Kaifi Aur Mein, the play based on Shaukat Azmi’s book and memories of Kaifi. The “play” is performed by Shabana Azmi and her husband Javed Akhtar. And I put the “play” in double quotes, because it is less … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Ki and Ka (2016)

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 6 minutes Director : R. Balki Cast : Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Swarup Sampat, Rajit Kapoor Kid rating: PG Ki and Ka is the Bollywoodian take … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Udta Punjab (releases 17th June)

Long and meandering trailer, but the film looks good. Director Abhishek Chaubey has also made “Ishqiya” and “Dedh Ishqiya”.

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #28

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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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