Category Archives: family-friendly

Review : Rab ne bana di jodi

Rating : Above average (3.75/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2008 Running time : 2 hours 47 minutes Director : Aditya Chopra Cast : Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak Kid rating : G RAB NE BANA DI JODI : … Continue reading

Posted in 2009, bollywood, dance, drama, family-friendly, rating-G, recommended | 9 Comments

Review : Hulla

Rating : Above average (3.8/5) Genre : Drama /Comedy Year : 2008 Running time : 1 hours 50 minutes Director : Jaideep Verma Cast : Sushant Singh, Rajat Kapoor, Vrajesh Hirjee, Kartikadevi Rane, Mandeep Mazumdaar, Chandrachood Karnik, Kid rating : … Continue reading

Posted in 2008, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, humor, rating-PG, recommended | 1 Comment

Review : Superstar

Rating : Above average (3.75/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2008Director : Rohit JugrajCast : Kunal Khemu, Tulip Joshi, Darshan Jariwalla, Aushima Sawhney, Sharat Saxena, Reema Lagoo, Vrajesh Hirjee, Anjan Srivastav, Zafar Karachiwala SUPERSTAR : DOPPELGANGER DRAMA I am not a fan … Continue reading

Posted in 2008, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, rating-G, recommended | 1 Comment

Review : Jodhaa Akbar

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Above average (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2008 Running time : 3 hours 35 minutes Director : Ashutosh Gowariker Cast : Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya … Continue reading

Posted in 2008, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, historical, rating-G, recommended | 7 Comments

Review : Taare zameen par

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Above average (3.8/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2007Running time : 2 hours 45 minutesDirector/Producer : Amir KhanCast : Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Tanay Cheda, Tisca Chopra, … Continue reading

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, rating-G, recommended, social issues | 7 Comments

Review : Aaja Nach le

Rating : Above average (3.8/5) Genre : Musical / Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 25 minutes Director : Anil Mehta Cast : Madhuri Dixit, Akshaye Khanna, Raghuvir Yadav, Divya Dutta, Irfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal … Continue reading

Posted in 2007, bollywood, family-friendly, rating-G, recommended | 2 Comments

Review : Jab we met

Rating : Above average (3.6/5) Genre : Comedy / Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Imtiaz Ali Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Tarun Arora, Kiran Joneja, Divya Seth JAB WE MET : … Continue reading

Posted in 2007, All Netflix, bollywood, comedy, family-friendly, Hindi movies on Netflix, rating-G, recommended | 9 Comments

Review : The Blue Umbrella

Rating : Above average(3.6/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2005Running time : 1 hr and 30 minutesDirector : Vishal BharadwajCast : Pankaj Kapoor, Shreya Sharma THE BLUE UMBRELLA : CAPTIVATING ! I remember reading Ruskin Bond’s “A Flight of pigeons” many years … Continue reading

Posted in bollywood, drama, family-friendly, recommended | 2 Comments

Review : Gandhi my father

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Above average (3.7/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 17 minutes Cast : Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Shefali Shah, Bhoomika … Continue reading

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, historical | 5 Comments

Review : Chak de India

Rating : Good (4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2007 Running time : 2.5 hoursCast : Shahrukh Khan, Anjan Srivastav, Chitrashi Rawat, Tanya Abrol, Shilpa Shukla, Sagarika Ghatge, Vidya MalvadeDirector : Shimit Amin CHAK DE INDIA : GLORIOUS !Until about 10 years … Continue reading

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, family-friendly, recommended | 8 Comments