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Movie Preview : Cocktail

You have doubtless heard the many popular songs from upcoming film Cocktail (releases 13 July). It stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and model Diana Penty, and is directed by Homi Adjania (director of Being cyrus). Imtiaz Ali is the … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Ladies vs Ricky Bahl

[amazon_link id=”B006P3E6RO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Maneesh Sharma Cast : Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Dippanita Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Sharma Kid rating : … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Ferrari ki Sawaari

[amazon_link id=”B008C7P4PY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : Rajesh Mapuskar Cast : Sharman Joshi, Ritwik Sahore, Boman Irani, Seema Bhargava, Paresh Rawal, Satyadeep Mishra Kid … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Teri Meri Kahaani (2012)

Mukhtasar is one of my favorite songs these days, and I’m looking forward to the film. It stars Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, two big stars who’ve done very well for themselves considering they had no family push or fawning … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Shanghai

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 1 hours 55 minutes Director : Dibakar Banerjee Cast : Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Farook Shaikh, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Pitobash Tripathi Kid rating : PG-13 Dibakar … Continue reading

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What to watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #1

[amazon_link id=”B001CIOCJ4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I get asked often about what movies to watch on Netflix, so here’s a list of 5 great films to watch on Netflix Instant. I don’t know if they are available on streaming (although 4 … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, All Netflix, bollywood, drama, foreign, hollywood, lists, movies online, Netflix Recommendations, recommended, WhaTWON | 6 Comments

Movie Preview : Gangs of Wasseypur

A juicy revenge drama from the Bihari badlands, this is Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film. Gangs of Wasseypur stars Manoj Bajpai, and it’s been a while sine he’s been in a film worth his mettle. This also has Piyush Mishra and … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, bollywood, crime, drama, Previews, rating-A, rating-R | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Dharm

[amazon_link id=”B001KQFARG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Bhavna Talwar Cast : Pankaj Kapoor, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Hrishitaa Bhatt, K.K. Raina Kid rating : PG … Continue reading

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Movie Review : The Avengers

[amazon_link id=”B001KVZ6HK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Action Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 23 min. Director : Joss Whedon Cast : Robert Downey Jr., Samuel Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, … Continue reading

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Movie Preview : Shanghai

Here’s a film I’m waiting for. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, this stars Abhay Deol – who always picks interesting films, and in this he appears to be playing a Tamilian – T.A. Krishnan, quite a departure from his last film. … Continue reading

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