Category Archives: action

Movie Preview : Chennai Express (2013 – Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone)

Posted on July 21, 2013 by amodini

This film is from director Rohit Shetty, maker of mindless masala like Singham, Golmaal etc. Am expecting this to be of the same genre, i.e.; a full-on mindless masala film, although Deepika Padukone with that Southie accent is hilarious. Releases 9th … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Aurangzeb (2013)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : Atul Sabharwal Cast : Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Amrita Singh, Tanvi Azmi, Deepti Naval, Swara Bhaskara, Sasha Agha Kid rating … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #9

Posted on April 27, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0081HLM2E” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Headhunters (“Hodejegerne”, Norwegian, subtitled, 2011) : Short-statured Roger Brown is a very successful head-hunter in Norway. He is also, unbeknownst to his beautiful wife Diana, a skilled art thief. When he comes to know … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Looper

Posted on October 4, 2012 by amodini

A sci-fi film, with time-travel AND Bruce Willis. I’ll be watching Looper this weekend and I can’t wait.

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Movie Review : The Avengers

Posted on May 16, 2012 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B001KVZ6HK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Action Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 23 min. Director : Joss Whedon Cast : Robert Downey Jr., Samuel Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Paan Singh Tomar

Posted on March 29, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours Director : Tigmanshu Dhulia Cast : Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Zakir Hussain, Vipin sharma, Jahangir Khan Kid rating : PG-13 I’ve been hearing of this movie … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Contraband

Posted on March 8, 2012 by amodini

Contraband is a thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi and Kate Beckinsale. It is a remake of an Icelandic film and directed by Baltasar Kormakur, the star of that movie. This is a pretty good film, well-paced, engrossing and well … Continue reading →

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Preview : Agent Vinod

Posted on February 9, 2012 by amodini

I’m excited about this film because it is directed by Sriram Raghavan, the director of such fantastic thrillers as “Johnny Gaddar” and “Ek Hasina Thi”. Agent Vinod releases March 23rd; here is the trailer :

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Movie Review : Agneepath

Posted on January 31, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 45 minutes Director : Karan Malhotra Cast : Hrithik Roshan, Sunjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Om Puri, Zarina Wahab, Rishi Kapoor, Sachin Khedekar, Rajesh Tandon, Chetan Pandit … Continue reading →

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Best Films of 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by amodini

This year was better than most; there were quite a few “sensible” films. Here then, are my Top 10 Hindi Movie Picks for 2011 : [amazon_link id=”B004SNCXWS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]10. Patiala House : A predictable family film, this brings … Continue reading →