Author Archives: amodini

What you didn’t know about La Tomatina . . .

Posted on June 19, 2011 by amodini

. . . can seriously curtail your knowledge of Bollywood. But worry not – there is a cure : go see Zoya Akhtar’s new film “Zindagi na milegi dobara”. It releases on July 15th, and stars one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Sticky Post : Welcome to Amodini’s Movie Review’s new home

Posted on June 16, 2011 by amodini

If you are being redirected here from Blogger, don’t panic; this is where you want to be. Bookmark and proceed. And scroll down for regular programming. (If you need more info. on this transition see : Amodini’s Movie Reviews is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, how-what-why | Tagged status | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Chalo Dilli

Posted on June 16, 2011 by amodini

Rating : Below average (2.5/5) Genre : Comedy / Drama Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Shashant Shah Cast : Lara Dutta, Vinay Pathak, Akshay Kumar, Gaurav Gera, Rahul Singh Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, bollywood, comedy, drama, rating-PG13 | Comments Off

Movie Review : The King’s Speech

Posted on June 11, 2011 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00474AB7W” target=”_self” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I had three reasons to watch this film – 1. Starred Colin Firth 2. Academy Award Winner 3. The intriguing true-life storyline (a stammering king no less !) I was expecting a totally wonderful film, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, All Netflix, drama, english, historical, hollywood, outstanding, rating-G, recommended | Tagged colin firth | Comments Off

Welcome to Friday Nirvana !

Posted on June 5, 2011 by amodini

Welcome to Amodini’s Movie Reviews on Friday Nirvana ! New here, eh ? Browse around. Read. Enjoy. I hope you like what you see. To all my former Blogger readers : Thanks for following me out here ! All posts … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, how-what-why | Tagged blogging, status | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Yeh Saali Zindagi

Posted on May 27, 2011 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0054PAOUM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Above Average (3.8/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Sudhir Mishra Cast : Irrfan Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Chitrangada Singh, Arunoday Sigh, Yashpal Sharma, Prashant … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, bollywood, drama, rating-PG15, recommended | 2 Comments

Movie Preview : Delhi Belly

Posted on May 19, 2011 by amodini

Amir Khan’s film “Delhi Belly” releases July 1, 2011. The film starts Imran Khan, Kunal Roy Kapoor, model, MTV VJ and now actress Shenaz Treasurywala. And then there is the fantastic Vijay Raaz. The trailer looks interesting, and the lyrics … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, All Netflix, drama, Hindi movies on Netflix, Previews | Tagged amir khan, imran khan | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Black Swan

Posted on May 14, 2011 by amodini

Director : Darren Aronofsky Starring : Natalie Portman, Barbara Hershey, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder Genre : Thriller Rating : 4.5/5 I could not have imagined a thriller set in such a delicate and improbable setting. But in the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dum Maaro Dum

Posted on May 3, 2011 by amodini

Rating : Below Average (2.5/5) Genre : Thriller Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Rohan Sippy Cast : Abhishek Bacchan, Bipasha Basu, Govind Namdeo, Rana Daggubati, Smit-Prateik Babbar, Anaitha Nair, Aditya Pancholi Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Tell no one

Posted on April 28, 2011 by amodini

Director : Guillaume CanetStarring : Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre DussollierGenre : ThrillerLanguage French (with English sub-titles)Rating : 4.5/5 I haven’t read the book upon which this film is based. I did intend to read it once; it lay on … Continue reading →