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Movie Review : Dedh Ishqiya (2014)

Posted on January 28, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 32 minutes Director : Abhishek Chaubey Cast : Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Huma Qureshi Kid rating : PG-13 “Dedh Ishqiya” is a better … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Hasee Toh Phasee (7th Feb 2014)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by amodini

You might remember Siddharth from “Student Of The Year”. Here he returns with peppy Parineeti Chopra (of Shuddh Desi Romance fame). HTP is produced by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap; Kashyap’s inclusion gives me hope that this will be more than … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #15

Posted on January 18, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00BB8XEJY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Little White Lies (“Les petits mouchoirs”, France, 2010) : I loved this film. This is a fine, fine film, and one of the best movies I have seen recently. The movie is about a … Continue reading →

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The Music of Mademoiselle Chambon

Posted on January 13, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0045W9D3E” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I recently saw Mademoiselle Chambon on Netflix, and while I didn’t care for the film too much, the soundtrack of the film is magnificent. It is composed of classic violin pieces, played in the film … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dhoom 3

Posted on January 9, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Action/Thriller Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 52 minutes Director : Vijay Krishna Acharya Cast : Amir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra Kidwise : PG-13 Many die-hard Dhoom … Continue reading →

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Bollywood Roundup : 2013

Posted on January 4, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00FOP6SOI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Good Hindi Movies are like a mirage – the closer you get the more it seems to deteriorate. Pickings were slim this past year, but nevertheless, I valiantly cobbled together for you The Best Movies of … Continue reading →

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Best Hindi Films of 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00GFLULF2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]2013 was an average year for movies. Lots of big banner films just turned out the same old commercial crap and succeeded (Chennai Express), while others failed miserably. Reasonable films were few and far between, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hindi Film Songs of 2013

Posted on December 21, 2013 by amodini

Lately clangy music has started giving me a headache (I think I’m turning into my mother), so most of these songs are on the softer side. Unless of course the number is just too good to be ignored. I assume … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Dedh Ishqiya (2013)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by amodini

Another Vishal Bharadwaj movie directed by the director of Ishqiya, this one has a fantastic cast : Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz and releases 10th January 2014. I feel good about this one.

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