Category Archives: drama

Preview : Dil Bole Hadippa

Posted on September 3, 2009 by amodini

Update : Here’s the review. Aditya Chopra produces again, this time taking bankable stars Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee. “Dil bole hadippa” is another spin-off off of the (reliable ?) oft-repeated formula : rebellious girl dresses up as boy to … Continue reading →

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Review : Sikandar

Posted on August 28, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Poor (2/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2009Running time : 1 hour 50 minutesDirector : Piyush JhaCast : Parzan Dastur, Ayesha Kapur, Madhavan, Sanjay Suri, Arunoday SinghKid rating : PG-13 SIKANDAR : A waste of time and moneyYou know, if … Continue reading →

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Review : A Wednesday

Posted on August 20, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2008 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Neeraj Pandey Cast : Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Jimmy Shergill, Aamir Baashir, Deepal Shaw Kid rating : PG13 A WEDNESDAY … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008, bollywood, drama, rating-PG13, recommended, thriller | 3 Comments

Review : Kaminey

Posted on August 14, 2009 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Excellent (4.4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 15 minutesDirector : Vishal BharadwajCast : Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte, Chandan Roy Sanyal, … Continue reading →

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Preview : Kaminey

Posted on August 9, 2009 by amodini

And now that you’ve read the background on Vishal Bharadwaj, you know why “Kaminey” is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Keeping in line with his previous films, this one stars different people (unlike say the Bhatt … Continue reading →

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Review : Luck

Posted on August 5, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Below average (2.5/5)Genre : Suspense/Action/ThrillerYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 30 minutesDirector : Soham ShahCast : Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Danny Denzongpa, Sunjay Dutt, Ram Kishen, Mithun Chakraborty, Chitrashi RawatKid rating : PG-13LUCK : THE 80s DONE … Continue reading →

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Review : Sankat City

Posted on July 29, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (4.5/5)Genre : ComedyYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 30 minutesDirector : Pankaj AdvaniCast : Anupam Kher, Kaykay Menon, Rimi Sen, Chunky Pandey, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Hemant Pandey, Jahangir Khan, Veerendra Saxena, Shri Vallabh … Continue reading →

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Review : New York

Posted on July 22, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 10 minutesDirector : Kabir KhanCast : Katrina Kaif, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irfan KhanKid rating : PG-13 NEW YORK : GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT DOESN’T STAND IT’S GROUND … Continue reading →

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Review : 99

Posted on June 30, 2009 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Above average (3.9/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru Cast : Kunal … Continue reading →

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Review : Aa dekhen zaraa

Posted on April 30, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Below average (2.8/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours Director : Jehagir Surti Cast : Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev, Sophie Chaudhary Kid rating : PG AA DEKHEN ZARAA : Predictable … Continue reading →