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Movie Preview : Fitoor (releases 12 Feb 2016)

Watching the trailer, I thought Tabu’s character reminded me of a fictional character – Miss Havisham. And indeed, looking this up on Wikipedia, I see that this is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations”. With a director like Abhishek … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Airlift (2016)

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Raja Menon Cast : Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Purab Kohli, Kumud Mishra, Prakash Belwadi Kid rating: PG-13 Watching Airlift, I am reminded … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Talvar

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Meghna Gulzar Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Sohum Shah, Prakash Belwadi, Sumit Gulati Kid rating: PG-15 Talvar … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Bajirao Mastani (release Dec 18th 2015)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is back to doing what he does best – make films on a grand scale. His upcoming venture Bajiao Mastani is the story of Hindu Peshwa Baji Rao and his second wife, the half-Muslim Mastani. Ranveer Singh, … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Tamasha (2015)

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama/Romance Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Imtiaz Ali Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Piyush Mishra, Javed Sheikh Kid rating: PG A man and woman meet in lovely … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Tamasha (releases Nov 25th 2015)

It’s been a while since I could get behind an Imtiaz Ali film. I think this could be the one. Doesn’t hurt that the film stars the most charismatic couple in Bollywood.

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Movie Review : Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Rating : 3.3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 43 minutes Director : Kabir Khan Cast : Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Harshaali Malhotra, Om Puri, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Kid rating: PG Yeah, so I finally watched … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (releases Nov 11th 2015)

Rajshri Productions Prem Ratan Dhan Payo hits theatres this Diwali. From the trailer, this is another epic scale production, and reportedly took more than an year to shoot. It promises to be another Barjatya cocktail with grand sets (the palace … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Shaandaar

Rating : 1/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Vikas Bahl Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapoor, Sanah Kapoor Kid rating: PG If you read the subtitles of this … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Shaandaar (Releases Oct 22nd 2015)

Not too gaga about the trailer, because there is very little happening in it. A bit of tomfoolery, attempts at humor, but then the leads are so very likable. Let’s hope for the best. Given Karan Johar’s penchant for shiny, … Continue reading

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