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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 Preview : Jai Gangaajal (releases Mar 4th, 2016)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by amodini

From the director who brought you middling films like Raajneeti and Gangajal comes Jai Gangajal. Why am I featuring this, you ask, if they were only middling? Because they did have flashes of brilliance and I hope that that brilliance … 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 →

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Movie Preview : Fitoor (releases 12 Feb 2016)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by amodini

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)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by amodini

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

Posted on December 11, 2015 by amodini

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)

Posted on December 4, 2015 by amodini

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)

Posted on November 27, 2015 by amodini

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)

Posted on November 20, 2015 by amodini

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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