Author Archives: amodini

An ode to fallen films

Posted on October 15, 2007 by amodini

I interrupt regular programming to bring to you an ode. It’s an inspired ode. It’s a song, which describes the condition of our fallen films. I currently have no reviews to pen unless I make a trek into memory-land, since … Continue reading →

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“Om Shanti Om” vs. Saawariya

Posted on October 3, 2007 by amodini

2007’s been such a slow year for films. I can count the number of decent movies on my fingers. Which is what makes me wait with bated breath for the Oct. 12th release of “Laga chunari mein daag”. And then … Continue reading →

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Review : Everybody says I’m fine

Posted on September 21, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.7/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2001Running time : 1 hr and 40 minutesDirector : Rahul BoseCast : Rehaan Engineer, Pooja Bhatt, Koel Purie, Boman Irani, Anahita Ueroi, Rahul Bose, Sharokh Bharucha, Junelia Aguilar EVERYBODY SAYS I’M FINE … Continue reading →

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Review : The Namesake

Posted on September 18, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2006Running time : 2 hoursDirector : Mira NairCast : Tabu, Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Zuleikha Robinson, Jacinda Barrett THE NAMESAKE : HEART-FELTI haven’t read “The Namesake”, the book upon which this film is … Continue reading →

Posted in bollywood, drama, recommended | 7 Comments

Mini-reviews : Films I must mention

Posted on September 13, 2007 by amodini

I normally never do this folks, but I’m writing this because these are just absolutely wonderful films, and worth watching. This is kind of inspiring me to do a whole my-favorite-oldie list, but that’s another post. Now these movies – … Continue reading →

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Review : The Blue Umbrella

Posted on September 5, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Above average(3.6/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2005Running time : 1 hr and 30 minutesDirector : Vishal BharadwajCast : Pankaj Kapoor, Shreya Sharma THE BLUE UMBRELLA : CAPTIVATING ! I remember reading Ruskin Bond’s “A Flight of pigeons” many years … Continue reading →

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Review : Gandhi my father

Posted on August 24, 2007 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Above average (3.7/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 17 minutes Cast : Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Shefali Shah, Bhoomika … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, historical | 5 Comments

Review : Chak de India

Posted on August 15, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2007 Running time : 2.5 hoursCast : Shahrukh Khan, Anjan Srivastav, Chitrashi Rawat, Tanya Abrol, Shilpa Shukla, Sagarika Ghatge, Vidya MalvadeDirector : Shimit Amin CHAK DE INDIA : GLORIOUS !Until about 10 years … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, recommended | 8 Comments

Review : Apne

Posted on August 8, 2007 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2007 Running time : about 3 hours Director : Anil sharma Cast : Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, ecstatically stupid, rating-PG | 4 Comments

Review : Partner

Posted on July 22, 2007 by amodini

Rating : The worst (-20/5)Genre : ComedyYear : 2007Director : David DhawanCast : Salman Khan, Lara Dutta, Govinda, Katrina Kaif, Rajpal Yadav, Dalip Tahil, Suresh Menon, Ali Haji PARTNER : STUPID, STUPIDER, STUPIDESTIt’s amazing – you talk about “Jhoom Barabar … Continue reading →

Posted in 2007, bollywood, comedy | 11 Comments