Author Archives: amodini

Hello and a very Happy New Year !

Posted on February 8, 2011 by amodini

Yes, it’s kind of late for the wish above :-). But, bear with me, since it’s taking a while to find my feet again in Blogger World in the New Year. I did see “No one killed Jessica”, “Phas gaye … Continue reading →

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The Best Hindi Films of 2010

Posted on December 27, 2010 by amodini

2010 had a lot of films, but the good ones were few and far between. Here are my Top 10 : #10 – Karthik calling Karthik : A who-dun-it involving some heavy phone usage. A passable for a thriller, this … Continue reading →

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Moview Review : Do Dooni Char

Posted on December 19, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.75/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Habib Faisal Cast : Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Archit Krishna, Aditi Vasudev, Akhilendra Mishra, Supriya Shukla Kid rating : G DO … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, rating-G, recommended | Tagged habib faisal, humor | 4 Comments

Movie Review : The Tourist

Posted on December 15, 2010 by amodini

Director : Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarring : Angeline Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven BerkoffRating : 3.5/5 The Tourist starts off with our introduction to Elise Ward (Angelina Jolie), in Paris currently and being followed by the Parisian … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Band Baaja Baaraat

Posted on December 11, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Maneesh Sharma Cast : Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh Kid rating : PG-13 BAND BAAJA BAARAT : A CHARMER OF A … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dabangg

Posted on December 10, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.3/5) Genre : All-in-one Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours Director : Abhinav Kashyap Cast : Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Mahie Gill, Arbaaz Khan, Sonu Sood, Tinnu Anand, Om Puri, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The Next Three Days

Posted on December 7, 2010 by amodini

Director : Paul HaggisStarring : Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam NeesonRating :4/5 Russell Crowe is John Brennan, a community college teacher living a contented life with his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) and Luke, their three year old son. Lara is … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Manish Acharya

Posted on December 4, 2010 by amodini

Manish Acharya, the young director of “Loins of Punjab”, and one of the narrators in “Sita sings the blues” passed away today in a road accident. Manish was also involved in Farhan and Zoya Akhtar’s “Luck by Chance”. Not even … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Atithi tum kab jaoge ?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.3/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours Director : Ashwani Dhir Cast : Ajay Devgn, Konkona Sen Sharma, Paresh Rawal, Satish Kaushik Kid rating : G ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE : … Continue reading →