Category Archives: bollywood

Movie Preview : Jai Gangaajal (releases Mar 4th, 2016)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by amodini

From the director who brought you middling films like Raajneeti and Gangajal comes Jai Gangajal. Why am I featuring this, you ask, if they were only middling? Because they did have flashes of brilliance and I hope that that brilliance … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Wazir (2016)

Posted on February 6, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama/Mystery/Thriller Year : 2016 Running time : 1 hour 42 minutes Director : Bejoy Nambiar Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Haideri, Manav Kaul Kid rating: PG-13 It is hard giving this film … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Fitoor (releases 12 Feb 2016)

Posted on January 30, 2016 by amodini

Watching the trailer, I thought Tabu’s character reminded me of a fictional character – Miss Havisham. And indeed, looking this up on Wikipedia, I see that this is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations”. With a director like Abhishek … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Airlift (2016)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Raja Menon Cast : Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Purab Kohli, Kumud Mishra, Prakash Belwadi Kid rating: PG-13 Watching Airlift, I am reminded … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Talvar

Posted on December 11, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Meghna Gulzar Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Sohum Shah, Prakash Belwadi, Sumit Gulati Kid rating: PG-15 Talvar … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Bajirao Mastani (release Dec 18th 2015)

Posted on December 4, 2015 by amodini

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is back to doing what he does best – make films on a grand scale. His upcoming venture Bajiao Mastani is the story of Hindu Peshwa Baji Rao and his second wife, the half-Muslim Mastani. Ranveer Singh, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Tamasha (2015)

Posted on November 27, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama/Romance Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Imtiaz Ali Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Piyush Mishra, Javed Sheikh Kid rating: PG A man and woman meet in lovely … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Tamasha (releases Nov 25th 2015)

Posted on November 20, 2015 by amodini

It’s been a while since I could get behind an Imtiaz Ali film. I think this could be the one. Doesn’t hurt that the film stars the most charismatic couple in Bollywood.

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Movie Review : Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Posted on November 7, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 43 minutes Director : Kabir Khan Cast : Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Harshaali Malhotra, Om Puri, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Kid rating: PG Yeah, so I finally watched … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (releases Nov 11th 2015)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by amodini

Rajshri Productions Prem Ratan Dhan Payo hits theatres this Diwali. From the trailer, this is another epic scale production, and reportedly took more than an year to shoot. It promises to be another Barjatya cocktail with grand sets (the palace … Continue reading →

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