Category Archives: family-friendly

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 : Qarib Qarib Singlle

Posted on April 8, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.5/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2017 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Tanuja Chandra Cast : Irrfan Khan, Parvathy, Neha Dhupia, Brijendra Kala, Navneet Nishan Kid rating : PG Love stories featuring “mature” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dhanak (2016)

Posted on December 2, 2017 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 46 minutes Director : Nagesh Kukunoor Cast : Hetal Gada, Kkrish Chhabria, Vipin Sharma, Rajiv Laxman Kid rating : G Dhanak (Rainbow) is about Chhotu (Chhabria) … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Secret Superstar (releases Oct 19th 2017)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by amodini

Among the depressingly bombastic films upcoming in the later part of the year, comes this little gem – or what looks like it. Zaira Wasim (of Dangal fame) stars as a wannabe singer who sings undercover because of familial strictures. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story (2016)

Posted on June 20, 2017 by amodini

Rating : 3.9/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : Neeraj Pandey Cast : Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher, Disha Patani, Kumud Mishra, Rajesh Sharma Kid rating: G I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dangal (2016)

Posted on January 2, 2017 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 49 minutes Director : Nitesh Tiwari Cast : Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Sanya Malhotra, Girish Kulkarni Kid rating: G Dangal is based on … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Nil Battey Sannata (2015)

Posted on August 7, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 1 hour 40 minutes Director : Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Cast : Swara Bhaskara, Ratna Pathak Shah, Riya Shukla, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Suri Kid rating: G Chanda Sahay (Bhaskara) … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (releases Nov 11th 2015)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by amodini

Rajshri Productions Prem Ratan Dhan Payo hits theatres this Diwali. From the trailer, this is another epic scale production, and reportedly took more than an year to shoot. It promises to be another Barjatya cocktail with grand sets (the palace … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Shaandaar

Posted on October 25, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 1/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Vikas Bahl Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapoor, Sanah Kapoor Kid rating: PG If you read the subtitles of this … Continue reading →

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Jurassic World and The Minions

Posted on July 18, 2015 by amodini

No, this is not a formal review. And no, I am not watching Bajrangi Bhaijaan. For now. Let’s see how the old will-power holds up. I remember watching the first Jurassic Park. How long ago that was! The time when … Continue reading →

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