Author Archives: amodini

Movie Preview : Kai Po Che

Posted on February 14, 2013 by amodini

This one I’m really looking forward to. Via the director of “Rock On” – Abhishek Kapoor – comes this book-to-film adaptation based on Chetan Bhagat’s “The 3 Mistakes of My Life”. This is a story of three friends Ishaan, Omi … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Life of Pi

Posted on February 7, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”0547848412″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 3 minutes Director : Ang Lee Cast : Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Adil Hussain, Suraj Sharma, Rafe Spall Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Midnight’s Children

Posted on January 31, 2013 by amodini

This Deepa Mehta directed film, based on Salman Rushdie’s book of the same name, hits theatres in India Feb 1 – hopefully it comes to the US soon also. It features an impressive star cast – there’s Seema Biswas, Shahana … Continue reading →

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What to watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #6

Posted on January 26, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0064NLRG8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- The Double Hour (“La Doppia Ora” – Italian with subtitles) – Hotel maid Sonia encounters one tragedy after another, and she cannot find peace and love in any relationship she’s been in. And lately … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Aiyyaa

Posted on January 19, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Sachin Kundalkar Cast : Rani Mukherjee, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Satish Alekar, Anita Date, Amey Wagh, Nirmiti Sawant, Subodh Bhave, Jyoti Subhash Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dabangg2

Posted on January 10, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Arbaaz Khan Cast : Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Prakash Raj, Vinod Khanna, Arbaaz Khan Kid rating : PG-13 Chulbul Pandey is back … Continue reading →

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2012 : Watchable Hindi Films (or The Great Hindi Movie Wrap-Up – II)

Posted on January 5, 2013 by amodini

Yeah, so where were we ? Ah, counting down the watchable films of 2012! If you haven’t seen my Top Ten Films for 2012, go ahead and check that out! Here are the ones that didn’t make that list : … Continue reading →

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2012 : The Great Hindi Movie Wrap-up – I

Posted on December 31, 2012 by amodini

A good year for Hindi cinema as I’ve said before – I was spoilt for choice picking the Top Ten Films, and that rarely happens! Generally I’m scrambling around trying to pick ten films to make the cut. The end … Continue reading →

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Best Films of 2012

Posted on December 26, 2012 by amodini

2012 was a good year for Hindi cinema – I haven’t had this little trouble deciding the Top 10 Movies in years ! Here you go : [amazon_link id=”B007SLF9ZK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]10. Paan Singh Tomar : A bio-pic on … Continue reading →