Category Archives: bollywood

Movie Review: Baby (2015)

Posted on January 28, 2015 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 40 minutes Director : Neeraj Pandey Cast : Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Tapsee Pannu, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubatti, Kaykay Menon Going by Akshay Kumar’s recent … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Detective Byomkesh Bakshi (3rd April 2015)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by amodini

I’m really looking forward to Byomkesh Bakshi. For starters, it’s a detective film, which we have precious few of (there was Manorama Six Feet Under, but it’s been a few years), and then it is directed by Dibakar Banerjee. And … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Tevar (2015)

Posted on January 20, 2015 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00QPSMMTS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Rating : Poor (1/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 37 minutes Director : Amit Sharma Cast : Arjun Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Manoj Bajpayee, Raj Babbar, Rajesh Sharma Tevar’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Roy (releases 13th February 2015)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by amodini

This stars Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez, and is directed by newbie director Vikramjit Singh. Looks interesting and mysterious, but could go either way.

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #23

Posted on January 9, 2015 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0069IZHTQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- The Heir Apparent : Largo Winch (“Largo Winch”, France, 2008) If this were not in French, I could almost mistake it for a Bollywood movie, so masala-packed is this film. Billionaire Nerio Winch is … Continue reading →

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Best Hindi Films of 2014

Posted on December 28, 2014 by amodini

Yes, I know you have been waiting for this post all year (with bated breath etc.) so I will get to it. But instead of doing the mini-review thingy like I usually do, I’ll tell you why the film made … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Dolly ki Doli (releases 23rd January 2015)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by amodini

This looks fairly entertaining. It even stars Rajkumar Rao! And Sonam and Pulkit Samrat, who was the one bright spot in Fukrey. The only problem here is that this is an Arbaz Khan production – he’s got a tendency to … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #22

Posted on December 19, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00IIUATDM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) Based (loosely, I assume) on Wall Street conman Jordan Belfort, this is a 3 hour long ride, featuring lots of over-the-top sexual situations and Leonardo DiCaprio in his … Continue reading →