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Movie Review : Bewakoofiyaan (2014)

Posted on March 16, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00IIJVXXI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Rating : Above Average (3.5/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours Director : Nupur Asthana Cast : Sonam Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurana, Rishi Kapoor, Gurpal Singh Kidwise : PG Mohit … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Bewakoofiyaan (releases 14th March 2014)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by amodini

Bewakoofiyaan releases tomorrow. High expectations from this one, because it is directed by Nupur Asthana who also directed the rather cute “Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge?”. )

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Movie Review : Queen (2014)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 26 minutes Director : Vikas Bahl Cast : Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Mish Boyko, Guithob Joseph, Jeffrey Chee Eng Ho Kidwise : … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Queen (7th March 2014)

Posted on March 5, 2014 by amodini

This film looks interesting because it stars Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao (you might remember him from Talaash), both great actors. Queen, about a conservative middle-class girl Delhi Rani who inadvertently sets out to roam the world, is directed by Vikas … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Gulaab Gang (7th March 2014)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by amodini

Presumably inspired by the vigilante group Gulabi Gang (although the director denies it) Gulaab Gang stars Madhuri Dixit as the group leader and Juhi Chawla as a wily politician. Director Soumik Sen hasn’t had many successes; the only one of his … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #16

Posted on February 20, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”0792846427″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Fargo (USA, 1996): I’ve watched this film a couple of times; it is an impeccable Coen brothers film. Frances Dormand is absolutely fantastic as pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson of Brainerd, Minnesota. William H. Macy … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Shaadi Ke Side Effects (28th Feb 2014)

Posted on February 15, 2014 by amodini

Remember Pyaar Ke Side Effects? Here’s life a few years later : Shaadi Ke Side Effects by the same director Saket Chaudhary. SKSE stars Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan.

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Movie Review : Hasee Toh Phasee (2014)

Posted on February 9, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Below Average (2.5/5) Genre : Romance/Comedy Year : 2014 Running Time : 2 hour 20 minutes Director : Vinil Mathew Cast : Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth Malhotra, Adah Sharma, Manoj Joshi, Sharat Saxena, Nina Kulkarni Kidwise : G This … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The LunchBox (2013)

Posted on February 6, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2013Running time : 1 hour 45 minutesDirector : Ritesh BatraCast : Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lilette Dubey, Nakul VaidKidwise : G The film starts off showing us a young Mumbai … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Highway (21st Feb 2014)

Posted on February 1, 2014 by amodini

Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda? Who would’ve thunk it? From the trailer Highway looks like Stockholm Syndrome in Kashmir, but this is an Imtiaz Ali product, so there’s got to be more. Here’s a preview:

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