Category Archives: bollywood

Movie Preview : Blue

Posted on October 14, 2009 by amodini

My intuition is wishy-washy on this one. Promises to be another blown-up, bloated, can-you-do-this stunt-filled film with more hype and very little matter (hopefully will be more complimentary in the Blue movie review) i.e.; another wanna-be Indian action/thriller. For starters … Continue reading →

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Upcoming films : October 2009

Posted on October 9, 2009 by amodini

October has more than the usual number of releases, and there’s something for everyone : romance, comedy, thriller, kiddie stuff. And Sanjay Dutt (I’m not a fan) Govinda and Fardeen Khan star in a lot of them : Release Date … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Wake up Sid !

Posted on October 3, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.75/5) Genre : Romance/Drama Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Ayan Mukerji Cast : Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Khanna, Shikha Talsania, Namit Das, Kashmira … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : What’s your rashee ?

Posted on September 25, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.3/5)Genre : Comedy / RomanceYear : 2009Running time : 3 hours 12 minutesDirector : Ashutosh GowarikerCast : Priyanka Chopra, Harman Baweja, Anjan Srivastav, Darshan Jariwala, Manju Singh, Dilip JoshiKid rating : PG WHAT’s YOUR RASHEE (MOVIE REVIEW) … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Wake up Sid !

Posted on September 22, 2009 by amodini

Update : Here’s the review. “Wake up Sid” is produced by Karan Johar and Ronnie Screwvala, and written and directed by Ayan Mukerji (Rani Mukherjee’s cousin). From the promos WUS appears to be a “coming of age” film, much like … Continue reading →

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Review : Dil bole hadippa

Posted on September 18, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.5/5) Genre : All-in-one Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Singh Cast : Anupam Kher, Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, Rakhi Sawant, Vrajesh Hirjee, Dalip Tahil, Poonam Dhillon, Sherlyn Chopra … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : What’s your Rashee ?

Posted on September 15, 2009 by amodini

Update : Movie review here. Ashutosh Gowariker does romantic comedy. With trusted producer Ronnie Screwvala backing him up. Note that Screwwalla started his producing career with TV, producing popular Hindi serials but has now progressed to some of the best … Continue reading →

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Review : Chintuji

Posted on September 8, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.7/5) Genre : Comedy / Drama Year : 2009 Running time : 1 hour 56 minutes Director : Ranjit Kapoor Cast : Rishi Kapoor, Grusha Kapoor, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Kulraj Randhawa, Annu Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Films : September 2009

Posted on September 6, 2009 by amodini

A whole bunch of “sidey” films hitting the big screen this month. Here are some which I’m hoping won’t fall flat on their faces : Release Date Film Title Genre Director Actors Sep 11 Baabarr Crime/thriller Ashu Trikha Soham, Mithun … Continue reading →

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Preview : Dil Bole Hadippa

Posted on September 3, 2009 by amodini

Update : Here’s the review. Aditya Chopra produces again, this time taking bankable stars Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee. “Dil bole hadippa” is another spin-off off of the (reliable ?) oft-repeated formula : rebellious girl dresses up as boy to … Continue reading →