Author Archives: amodini

Review : Welcome

Posted on January 21, 2008 by amodini

Rating : The worst (-25/5)Genre : Comedy (??)Year : 2007Running time : 2 hours 30 minutesDirector : Anees BazmeeCast : Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Nana Patekar, Katrina Kaif, Feroz Khan, Mallika Sherawat, Paresh Rawal WELCOME : DUMB, DOLTISH, DENSE !This … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, comedy, ecstatically stupid | 2 Comments

Review : Halla bol

Posted on January 15, 2008 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Above average (3.8/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2008Running time : 3 hoursDirector : Raj Kumar SantoshiCast : Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapoor, Darshan Jariwalla HALLA … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008, bollywood, drama, watchable | 2 Comments

Review : Dus kahaniyan

Posted on January 7, 2008 by amodini

Rating : Below average (2.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours Director : Sanjay Gupta, Meghna Gulzar, Jasmeet Dhodi, Hansal Mehta, Apoorva Lakhia, Rohit Roy Cast : Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrita Singh, Manoj Bajpai, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, rating-PG13 | 5 Comments

Review : Khoya khoya chand

Posted on January 2, 2008 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here Rating : Above average (3.8/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2007Running time : 2 hrs and 11 minutesDirector : Sudhir MishraCast : Soha Ali Khan, Rajat Kapur, Shiney Ahuja, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, recommended | 2 Comments

Worst Movies of 2007

Posted on December 31, 2007 by amodini

This year was a bad one for big banner desi films. They crashed and burned all over the place. From the clichéd “Laaga Chunari mein daag” to the over-hyped “Saawariya” and “Om shanti Om” the terrible films kept coming. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, Top 10 | 6 Comments

Best Films of 2007

Posted on December 28, 2007 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this post appears in the Spotlight Section of Planet Bollywood, here. This was the year of the little known film-maker. While big banners floundered with their attempts at crowd-pleasing cinema, small-time, independent film-makers carved … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, Best hindi movies, bollywood, recommended, Top 10 | 12 Comments

Review : Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

Posted on December 21, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Poor (0.5/5)Genre : Action / Sports / DramaYear : 2007Running time : 2 hours 45 minutesDirector : Vivek AgnihotriCast : John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Raj Zutshi, Bipasha Basu, DHAN DHANA DHAN GOAL (DDDG) : NO GOALS … Continue reading →

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Review : Aaja Nach le

Posted on December 19, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.8/5) Genre : Musical / Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 25 minutes Director : Anil Mehta Cast : Madhuri Dixit, Akshaye Khanna, Raghuvir Yadav, Divya Dutta, Irfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, family-friendly, rating-G, recommended | 2 Comments

Review : Manorama six feet under

Posted on December 1, 2007 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B001KQFANU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Very good (4.0/5) Genre : Suspense / thriller Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Navdeep Singh Cast : Abhay Deol, Vinay Pathak, Gul Panag, Raima Sen, Sarika, … Continue reading →