Category Archives: bollywood

Movie Preview : Shakuntala Devi (releases July 31st, 2020)

Posted on July 5, 2020 by amodini

Shakuntala Devi will premiere on Amazon Prime on the 31st of July. The film is directed by Anu Menon and stars Vidya Balan, Amit Sadh and Sanya Malhotra (whom we saw in Badhaai Ho). Director Menon also helmed Waiting (availabale … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Gulabo Sitabo (2020)

Posted on June 13, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 4 minutes Director : Shoojit Sircar Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurana, Vijay Raaz, Brijendra Kala, Srishti Srivastav, Farrukh Jaffer Kid rating : PG Gulabo Sitabo … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Mulk (2018)

Posted on June 6, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : Anubhav Sinha Cast : Rishi Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa, Neena Gupta, Rajat Kapoor, Prateik Babbar, Kumud Mishra, Prachi Desai Kid rating : PG-13 … Continue reading →

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Rishi Kapoor: Films to remember him by

Posted on May 10, 2020 by amodini

Two great film actors are no more. One was Irrfan Khan, whom I talked about in my last blog post, and the second was Rishi Kapoor. Even though Rishi had acted as a child artiste in some films, he debuted … Continue reading →

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Irrfan Khan: 5 Great Films

Posted on May 3, 2020 by amodini

Irrfan Khan passed away this week at the young age of 53. There are few actors who grace the screen quite as he did. It is an immense loss. He starred in a number of movies both Indian and international, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Tumbbad

Posted on April 12, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Horror Year : 2018 Running time : 1 hour 44 minutes Director : Rahi Anil Barve Cast : Sohum Shah, Jyoti Maishe, Anita Date, Deepak Damle, Mohammad Samad Kid rating : PG-15 Hindi films suck … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Posted on March 28, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2.8/5 Genre : Action Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 18 minutes Director : Vasan Bala Cast : Abhimanyu Dassani, Radhika Madan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah Kid rating : PG-13 You might think it’s a crazy … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Guilty

Posted on March 21, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 1 hour 59 minutes Director : Ruchi Narain Cast : Kiara Advani, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Taher Shabber, Gurfateh Pirzada, Niki Walia, Dalip Tahil Manu Rishi chaddha Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Panga

Posted on March 3, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Cast : Kangana Ranaut, Jassi Gill, Neena Gupta, Richa Chaddha Kid rating : G Panga is about ex-kabaddi player … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Thappad (2020)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.1/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Anubhav Sinha Cast : Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak-Shah, Geetika Vaidya Olhyan, Tanvi Azmi, Maya Sarao, Dia Mirza, Ram … Continue reading →

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