Category Archives: comedy

Movie Preview: Stree (releases 31st August, 2018)

Posted on August 18, 2018 by amodini

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. who gave us the magnificent “Shor in the City” return with a horror film based on the legend of Nale Ba. Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor are the leads in the film.

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Movie Review : Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety

Posted on June 2, 2018 by amodini

Rating : 2/5 Genre : Drama, Comedy Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 17 minutes Director : Luv Ranjan Cast : Nusrat Bharucha, Sunny Singh Nijjar, Karthik Aaryan, Ayesha Raza, Deepika Amin, Alok Nath, Viendra Saxena Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Tumhari Sulu (releases 1st December, 2017)

Posted on October 28, 2017 by amodini

Vidya Balan is Sulu or Sulochana, a jolly looking, middle class housewife, whose life changes when she becomes a radio jockey in Mumbai. In the trailer, we see Sulu doing husky voiceovers and bursting into paroxysms of mirth. So, Sulu … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Jolly LLB 2 (2017)

Posted on May 6, 2017 by amodini

Rating : 3.4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : Subhash Kapoor Cast : Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra Kid rating: PG This is what … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Phillauri (releases March 24th, 2017)

Posted on March 18, 2017 by amodini

A Punjabi love-tale involving a ghostly spirit, Phillauri stars Anushka Sharma (who is also the producer) and Diljit Dosanjh. Seems decent and comedic. The only downside to this is Dosanjh, who I have trouble seeing as a hero. Anushka, however … Continue reading →

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Best Hindi Films of 2015

Posted on January 28, 2017 by amodini

10. Bajirao Mastani The grandeur and beauty of this film was quite something. While I wasn’t totally floored by this film, it was quite the visual spectacle – Bhansali made sure of that. 9. Badlapur Badlapur was a violent, gory … Continue reading →

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Best Hindi Films of 2016

Posted on January 14, 2017 by amodini

My Top 10 movies for 2016 are below. These are, from my point of view, the best hindi films of 2016. Do let me know if you disagree 🙂 10. Wazir Wazir should have been rated higher, but this revenge … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant: Edition #26

Posted on August 1, 2015 by amodini

A Series Edition this time – here are 5 recent Netflix Series I enjoyed: [amazon_link id=”B00WK6ZE26″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Witnesses (“Les témoins”, France, 2014) This is a very atmospheric mystery-thriller series with two detectives in a small, sleepy, coastal French … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)

Posted on May 31, 2015 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00WSLEA6O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Romantic Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 8 minutes Director : Aanand L. Rai Cast : Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Shergill, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar, Eijaz … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #25

Posted on April 10, 2015 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B006INDMEE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]The Debt (US, 2010) The Debt is a spy film about three Mossad agents who try to apprehend a dangerous Nazi criminal in 1965’s East Berlin. The three are considered war heroes at home when … Continue reading →