Author Archives: amodini

New Releases : Aiyyaa, Student of the Year

Posted on October 13, 2012 by amodini

After a dry spell, it looks like it’s raining good (OK . . . at least watchable) Hindi films. What, you don’t think so? Have you taken a look at this and this and this? This weekend it’s Aiyyaa, Rani … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : English Vinglish

Posted on October 7, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 12 minutes Director : Gauri Shinde Cast : Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Sulabha Deshpande, Priya Anand Kid rating : G I went in to see … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Looper

Posted on October 4, 2012 by amodini

A sci-fi film, with time-travel AND Bruce Willis. I’ll be watching Looper this weekend and I can’t wait.

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Movie Review : Heroine

Posted on September 25, 2012 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00945G1E6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : Madhur Bhandarkar Cast : Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Shahana Goswami, Divya Dutta, Sanjay Suri, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Barfi!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Basu Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D’Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Akaash Khurana, Roopa Ganguly Kid rating : G With Barfi, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Barfi!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by amodini

I’ll be watching this next weekend, and I hope it’s good. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and newcomer-to-Hindi-films Ileana D’Cruz (she looks sad and wistful in the trailer below), so I hope they release it here (you can … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Gangs of Wasseypur II

Posted on August 24, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chaddha, Zeishan Quadri, Aditya Kumar, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Piyush Mishra, Vineet Singh Kid rating … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, bollywood, crime, drama, outstanding, rating-A, rating-R, recommended | 14 Comments

Movie Review : Gangs of Wasseypur I

Posted on August 18, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chaddha, Piyush Mishra, Jameel Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurita Jha, Huma Qureshi, Jaideep Ahlawat, … Continue reading →

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What to watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #3

Posted on August 10, 2012 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B004KAQQ5E” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] A TV edition this time, so here are a few television show favorites. Some of these are BBC originals while others are Masterpiece Theatre. Rest assured they are all superb! 1. Downton Abbey : … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Gangs of Wasseypur II

Posted on August 3, 2012 by amodini

Oh, yes! Another film which won’t release in the US (imagine my joy)! Will I have to make a trip to India to see them 🙂 ? Anyway, this releases 8th August in India, and features violent talk in polite … Continue reading →

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