Category Archives: drama

Movie Preview : Mission Mangal (releases August 15th)

Posted on July 27, 2019 by amodini

Based on India’s successful launch of Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission), Mission Mangal has a great cast: Vidya Balan, Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari (of Pink) and Sonakshi Sinha. And the trailer looks interesting!

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Movie Preview : Super 30 (releases July 12th, 2019)

Posted on July 6, 2019 by amodini

Super 30, based on the real life work of mathematician Anand Kumar in educating and preparing under-privileged children for the IIT JEE entrance exam, stars Hrithik Roshan and Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles. Me thinks Hrithik too pretty to … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Kabir Singh (releases 21st June 2019)

Posted on June 15, 2019 by amodini

The trailer looks a little disturbing. But Kabir Singh should be promising given that this is Shahid Kapoor, who can act, and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who helmed the original Telugu move “Arjun Reddy” on which this film is based. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Student Of The Year 2

Posted on June 8, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 1/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 26 minutes Director : Punit Malhotra Cast : Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, Ananya Pandey Kid rating : PG-13 Karan Johar’s films may not always make logical … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Kalank (releases 17th April 2019)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by amodini

Kalank is a set during the partition era and is replete with beautiful women and sets to gladden a Bhansali’s heart. It is directed by Abhishek Varman who also directed the entertaining “2 States”. The trailer looks interesting and although … Continue reading →

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What To Watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime – Edition #32

Posted on April 7, 2019 by amodini

– Made in Heaven (Amazon Prime, Series) From the makers of Gully Boy comes Made in Heaven. Zoya Akhtar, Alankrita Shrivastava (director of Lipstick Under My Burkha), Nitya Mehra (director of Baar Baar Dekho) and Prashant Nair direct. MIH is … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Kesari (releases 21st March 2019)

Posted on March 16, 2019 by amodini

Kesari is a historical movie about the battle of Saragarhi (1897). It stars Akshay Kumar, Parineeti and per IMDB Bhagyashree (of Maine Pyar Kiya fame)!! I haven’t see any of director Anurag Singh’s previous work, so am crossing my fingers … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Kedarnath (2018)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 2.5/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 25 minutes Director : Abhishek Kapoor Cast : Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan, Nishant Dahiya, Pooja Gor, Nitish Bharadwaj, Alka Amin, Sonali Sachdeva Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Gully Boy (2019)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2019 Running time : 2.5 hours Director : Zoya Akhtar Cast : Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raaz, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Amruta Subhash, Vijay Verma, Kalki Koechlin, Sheeba Chaddha Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →