Category Archives: drama

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 : 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 Preview : Raazi (release 11th May, 2018)

Posted on April 21, 2018 by amodini

A spy story starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal (of Masaan fame), this thriller is directed by Meghna Gulzar.

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Movie Review : Secret Superstar

Posted on April 15, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Advait Chandan Cast : Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun, Aamir Khan, Tirth Sharma Kid rating : G Insia (Wasim) is … 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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Movie Preview : Raid (releases 16th March, 2018)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by amodini

The honest Indian cop/bureacrat story has long since been a favorite of film-makers, right from Manoj Bajpayi’s remarkable Shool, to Arshad Warsi’s Sehar and many more. Here’s another movie of the same genre with Ajay Devgan playing an imaandar tax … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Padman

Posted on March 3, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (4.3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : R. Balki Cast : Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor Kid rating : PG Akshay Kumar is Lakshmikant Chauhan, a semi-literate … Continue reading →

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