Category Archives: directors

3 Great Hindi Films NOT To Remake

Posted on April 12, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0011W8DPU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Watching the trailer for the new “Chashme Baddoor” makes me want to list out all the films that should not be remade, especially by David Dhawan. The list is long, but here are 3 out of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, comedy, directors, family-friendly, humor, lists, mini-reviews, outstanding, quirky, recommended, remake | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Shanghai

Posted on June 10, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 1 hours 55 minutes Director : Dibakar Banerjee Cast : Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Farook Shaikh, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Pitobash Tripathi Kid rating : PG-13 Dibakar … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, bollywood, directors, drama, politics, rating-PG13, recommended, thriller | 1 Comment

Preview : Agent Vinod

Posted on February 9, 2012 by amodini

I’m excited about this film because it is directed by Sriram Raghavan, the director of such fantastic thrillers as “Johnny Gaddar” and “Ek Hasina Thi”. Agent Vinod releases March 23rd; here is the trailer :

Posted in 2012, action, bollywood, crime, directors, Previews, thriller | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2010 Running time : 1 hour 40 minutes Director : Kiran Rao Cast : Amir Khan, Kriti Malhotra, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kitu Gidwani Kid rating : PG-13 Dhobi Ghat is Kiran … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, All Netflix, bollywood, directors, drama, Hindi movies on Netflix, hinglish, rating-PG13, recommended | 2 Comments

Movie Review : Dil to baccha hai jee

Posted on March 1, 2011 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.75/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2011 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Madhur Bhandarkar Cast : Ajay Devgun, Emran Hashmi, Omi Vaidya, Shazahn Padamsee, Tisca Chopra, Shradha Das, Shruti K Haasan Kid … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011, bollywood, comedy, directors, Good Hindi Movies To Watch, humor, rating-PG15, recommended | Tagged bhandarkar | 2 Comments

R.I.P. Manish Acharya

Posted on December 4, 2010 by amodini

Manish Acharya, the young director of “Loins of Punjab”, and one of the narrators in “Sita sings the blues” passed away today in a road accident. Manish was also involved in Farhan and Zoya Akhtar’s “Luck by Chance”. Not even … Continue reading →

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Gulzar turns 74

Posted on September 12, 2010 by amodini

Gulzar, Indian film lyricist, poet and director, recently celebrated a birthday on August 18th. Born Sampooran Singh Kalra in a Sikh family, he took the name of Gulzar Deenvi when he started writing. Although he has a number of beautiful … Continue reading →

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Directors to watch out for : Vishal Bharadwaj

Posted on August 6, 2009 by amodini

The filmi Gods are smiling down on me. Last week, “Love Aaj Kal” by Imtiaz ali, and next week, “Kaminey” by Vishal Bhardwaj! I am in Bollywood-ian heaven. Because really, I ask for so little; one fantastic desi film by … Continue reading →