Category Archives: 2020

Podcast Episode 8: Bollywood For Beginners

Posted on October 20, 2020 by amodini

I had so much fun making this Podcast episode about Bollywood For Beginners. When I’m recording my podcasts I’m always on the fence about just starting to speak and letting go, or preparing the script beforehand (speaking naturally generally wins). … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Cargo

Posted on October 17, 2020 by amodini

Rating : Poor (2/5) Genre : Sci-fi Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Arati Kadav Cast : Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav Kidwise : PG Cargo’s premise is an interesting mix of Hindu … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ginny Weds Sunny

Posted on October 14, 2020 by amodini

Rating : Poor (1.5/5) Genre : Romance, Comedy Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Puneet Khanna Cast : Vikrant Massey, Yami Gautam, Ayesha Raza, Rajiv Gupta Kidwise : PG The trailer promised a lively … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Lootcase

Posted on October 11, 2020 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Suspense Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 12 minutes Director : Rajesh Krishnan Cast : Ranvir Shorey, Kunal Khemu, Vijay Raaz, Rasika Duggal, Gajraj Rao Kidwise : PG Nandan Kumar (Khemu) lives … Continue reading →

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Podcast Review : Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (Episode 7)

Posted on September 29, 2020 by amodini

The Podcast Review of Dolly Kitty And Those Shining Stars is live now – listen on Anchor here! The written review is here.

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Movie Review : Kadakh

Posted on September 26, 2020 by amodini

Rating : Very good (4.3/5) Genre : Suspense Year : 2020 Running time : 1 hour 48 minutes Director : Rajat Kapoor Cast : Ranvir Shorey, Mansi Multani, Rajat Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Tara Sharma, Shruti Seth, Sagar Deshmukh, Cyrus Sahukar, … Continue reading →

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Series Preview : Mirzapur Season 2 (coming October 23rd)

Posted on September 22, 2020 by amodini

For all of you waiting for the second season of Mirzapur, there is light at the end of the tunnel! This comes to Amazon Prime October 23rd – time enough to binge (again) on Season 1 and remember that it … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (2020)

Posted on September 19, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama/Feminist Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Alankrita Shrivastav Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Vikrant Massey, Karan Chandra, Amol Parasher, Amir Bashir, Neelima Azim, Kubbra Siat Kid … Continue reading →

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Podcast Review : Masaba Masaba (2020)

Posted on September 16, 2020 by amodini

Episode 6 is now live! In this I review the relatively new Netflix Series Masaba Masaba about a mother-daughter pair, Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta, living their celebrity lives. Neena is a Bollywood actress and Masaba is a fashion designer, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (releases 18 September, Netflix)

Posted on September 12, 2020 by amodini

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare is a tale of two sisters, both finding their lives not going according to plan. This movie stars Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sen Sharma and Vikrant Massey, who was in the recent Cargo as well … Continue reading →

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