Author Archives: amodini

Review : Hazaron khwaishen aisi

Posted on June 20, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.9/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2005 Director : Sudhir Mishra Running time : 2 hrs Cast : Shiney Ahuja, Chitrangada Singh, Kaykay Menon HAZAARON KHWAISHEN AISI : The do-gooders and the fixers HKA, a Pritish Nandy … Continue reading →

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Review : Parineeta

Posted on June 10, 2005 by amodini

This is a good, moderately-paced, story-based entertainer. Not the urban, slick film of the modern world, this old-ish tale still keeps the viewer engrossed. Continue reading →

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Review : Kabhi khushi kabhi gam

Posted on June 8, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.5/5) Genre : All-in-one Year : 2005 Running time : 3 hrs and 40 minutes Director : Karan Johar Cast : Amitabh Bachhan, Jaya Bachhan, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Kajol , Kareena Kapoor KABHI KHUSHI KABHI … Continue reading →

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Review : Zeher

Posted on June 7, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Poor (1.5/5) Genre : Thriller Year : 2005 Director : Mohit Puri Cast : Emran Hashmi, Shamita shetty, Udita Goswami, Ninad Kamath ZEHER : Like poison, only worse ! This film is one the tried-and-tested formula films of … Continue reading →

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Review : Kaal

Posted on June 6, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Poor (2/5) Genre : Thriller Year : 2005 Running time : 2 hrs Director : Soham Cast : Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Esha Deol, Lara Dutta, John Abraham KAAL : Weak thriller falls flat This film, although trying … Continue reading →

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Review : Dil pe mat le yaar

Posted on June 2, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2000 Running time : 149 minutes Director : Hansal Mehta Cast : Manoj Bajpai, Tabu, Saurabh Shukla, Divya Jagdale, Aditya Srivastav Music : Vishal Bhardwaj DIL PE MAT LE YAAR : … Continue reading →

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Review : Maqbool

Posted on June 2, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (4.75/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2004 Director : Vishal Bharadwaj Cast : Irfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri MAQBOOL : Well-enacted gangster drama Borrowing from “Macbeth” this intriguing drama tells the story of … Continue reading →

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Review : Jo bole so nihaal

Posted on June 1, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Worse than I imagined (-13/5) Genre : All-in-one Year : 2005 Director : Rahul Rawail Cast : Sunny Deol, Surekha Sikri, Shilpi Sharma, Kamaal Khan Music : Anand Raj Anand JO BOLE SO NIHAAL : Stupidity honed to … Continue reading →

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Review : Bunty aur Babli

Posted on June 1, 2005 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : All-in-one Year : 2005 Running time : About 3 hrs Director : Shaad Ali Sahgal Cast : Rani Mukherjee, Amitabh Bachhan, Abhishek Bachhan, Raj Babbar, Rameshwari, Ranjeet, Prem Chopra, Ravi Baswani, Kiran Joneja, Puneet … Continue reading →

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Hinglish films

Posted on May 25, 2005 by amodini

Hinglish films : This is a slightly ambigous “genre” so to speak, and encompasses a broad range of films like English films made in India, which are a hodge-podge of English and Hindi. Then there are the diaspora films, which … Continue reading →

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