Category Archives: bollywood

Movie Review : Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl

Posted on August 14, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Bio-pic Year : 2020 Running time : 1 hour 48 minutes Director : Sharan Sharma Cast : Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Vineet Singh, Angad Bedi, Manav Vij Kid rating : G Podcast … Continue reading →

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Introducing Amodini’s Movie Reviews Podcast

Posted on August 11, 2020 by amodini

I am very excited to announce the new Amodini’s Movie Reviews Podcast! The podcast is currently available on Spotify and Anchor and will soon be on other platforms as well. There are currently 2 episodes – the first introductory one, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Raat Akeli Hai

Posted on August 8, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.1/5 Genre : Mystery Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hour 29 minutes Director : Honey Trehan Cast : Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Ila Arun, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Nishant Dahiya, Aditya Shrivastav, Tigmanshu Dhulia Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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What To Watch on Netflix and Prime Video – Edition #37

Posted on July 11, 2020 by amodini

– Bulbbul (Netflix, 1 hour 34 minutes, Tripti Dimri, Rahul Bose) What’s with Anushka Sharma and the supernatural 🙂 ? After producing and acting in Pari, Sharma returns with Bulbbul, a historical tale featuring a chudail (witch). Bulbbul is about … Continue reading →

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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 →