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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #19

Posted on July 22, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B009UHGW7Y” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- The Scapegoat (UK, 2012) John Standing lives a lowkey life as a teacher at a boarding school. At a local pub one day, he spies someone who looks exactly like him. The other guy, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Amit Sahni Ki List (18th July 2014)

Posted on July 17, 2014 by amodini

Is Vir Das (of Delhi Belly/Revolver Rani fame) finally getting his due? Das also makes his singing debut in this film with the song “Pyar Hai Ek Kutti Cheez”. Ah! The romance! The poetry! 🙂

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Movie Review : Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya

Posted on July 13, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 18 minutes Director : Shashank Khaitan Cast : Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Shukla, Ashutosh Rana, Kenny Desi, Gaurav Pandey, Sahil Vaid Kidwise : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bobby Jasoos (2014)

Posted on July 10, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00KZHYAKY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Rating : Excellent (4.2/5) Genre : Mystery Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 57 minutes Director : Samar Shaikh Cast : Vidya Balan, Ali Fazal, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, Rajendra Gupta, Zarina … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ek Villain (2014)

Posted on July 7, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Poor (1/5) Genre : Thriller Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 9 minutes Director : Mohit Suri Cast : Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Reitesh Deshmukh Kidwise : PG-15 “Ek Villain” looked so good from the trailer that … Continue reading →

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Har Kisi Ko : Redux

Posted on July 4, 2014 by amodini

Here’s the classic version – from the 1986 Sridevi – Feroze Khan starrer Janbaaz: And then there is this remix version, from Boss, Akshay Kumar – Sonakshi Sinha’s latest venture. Boss is apparently forgettable, but the remix is nicely done.

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Movie Review : Her (2013)

Posted on June 30, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00KATY250″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3.5/5 I was intrigued when I saw the trailer for Her. What an interesting premise! Isaac Asimov in his books and short stories has written about a society where humanoid robots are ubiquitous … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya (releases 11th July 2014)

Posted on June 26, 2014 by amodini

Dharma Productions brings together the young folk from SOTY, in another romance. Hopefully this will be as entertaining.

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Movie Review : Total Siyapaa

Posted on June 22, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00JB9SEJU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Poor (-1/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 48 minutes Director : Eeshwar Nivas Cast : Yami Gautam, Ali Zafar, Anupam Kher, Kirron Kher, Jia Singh Kidwise : … Continue reading →