Category Archives: directors

Movie Preview : Gold (releases 15th August, 2018)

Posted on June 23, 2018 by amodini

Based on India’s historic hockey win in the 1948 Summer Olympics, Gold stars Akshay Kumar as hockey player Balbir Singh. Gold is helmed by director Reema Kagti, who has also directed Talash and “Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd”.

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Movie Preview : Sanju (releases 29th June, 2018)

Posted on June 9, 2018 by amodini

A biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt’s life, this stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal (whom we just recently saw in Raazi) among others – the star cast is large. Sanju is directed by Raj Kumar Hirani.

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Movie Preview : Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (releases 1st June, 2018)

Posted on May 26, 2018 by amodini

Director Vikramaditya Motwane needs no introduction – he’s directed wonderful movies like Udaan and as a part of Phantom Films produced gems like Queen and Ugly. Now, he brings us Behaves Joshi Superhero, which is the story of friends against … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Raazi (2018)

Posted on May 20, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Watchable (3/5) Genre : Spy thriller Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 18 minutes Director : Meghna Gulzar Cast : Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajit Kapoor, Soni Razdan, Arif Zakaria Kid rating : PG-13 … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Padmaavat

Posted on April 28, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Historical Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 44 minutes Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast : Deepika Padukone, Ranvir Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Raza Murad, Jim Sarbh, Anupriya Goenka Kid … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Qarib Qarib Singlle

Posted on April 8, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.5/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2017 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Tanuja Chandra Cast : Irrfan Khan, Parvathy, Neha Dhupia, Brijendra Kala, Navneet Nishan Kid rating : PG Love stories featuring “mature” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Raid (2018)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 8 minutes Director : Rajkumar Gupta Cast : Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla, Ileana D’Cruz Kid rating : PG Long time no see! That’s what I … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Blackmail (releases 6th April, 2018)

Posted on March 24, 2018 by amodini

From Abhinay Deo, director of Delhi Belly, comes Blackmail. Kirti Kulhari (of the lovely Pink) and Irrfan Khan star in this tangled story of blackmail.

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Large Short Films

Posted on February 17, 2018 by amodini

Ever think we need well-made Hindi films with great story-lines and less of the frivolous dramebaazi and naach-gaana? And yes, wish they were shorter? Well, your prayers have been answered. Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films gives a platform … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Mukkabaaz (2018)

Posted on January 27, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Vineet Kumar Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Zoya Hussain, Ravi Kishan, Sadhana Singh Kid rating : PG-15 Shravan Singh … Continue reading →

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