Category Archives: New Films

Movie Preview : Sherni (June 18th)

Posted on June 4, 2021 by amodini

From Amit Masurkar, the director of Newton, comes this very interesting tale, from the looks of the trailer, about the politicking around tiger preservation. Vidya Balan plays a female Forest Officer in Sherni, and the fantastic cast includes Neeraj Kabi … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Gangubai Kathiawadi (July 30th)

Posted on May 13, 2021 by amodini

Sanjay Leela Bhansali directs Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raaz and Seema Pahwa in this biographical film about Mumbai’s influential brothel madam. Even from the trailer you can tell that this will be classic Bhansali – opulent, glossy and detailed, shot in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ajeeb Daastaans

Posted on April 29, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5Genre : AnthologyYear : 2021Running time : 2 hours 22 minutesDirector : Neeraj Ghaywan, Kayoze Irani, Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Aditi Roy Hydari, Shefali Chaya, Jaideep Ahlawat, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Manav Kaul, Nusrat … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ajeeb Daastaans (April 16th, Netflix)

Posted on April 9, 2021 by amodini

What’s with the anthologies these days? We seems to have a surfeit of them. We just had Zindagi InShort which was an anthology of seven shorts, and now Ajeeb Daastaans is another of 4 more. Directed by four different directors, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The Great Indian Kitchen

Posted on April 3, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5Genre : DramaYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 40 minutesDirector : Jeo BabyCast : Nimisha Sajayan, Suraj VenjaramooduKidwise : PG The Great Indian Kitchen is not a loving ode to Indian cooking or culture; quite the reverse. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : BellBottom (releases April 2nd, 2021)

Posted on March 19, 2021 by amodini

Akshay Kumar’s spy-thriller Bellbottom is directed by Ranjit Tewari, who also directed Lucknow Central. Haven’t seen that and am a bit skeptical going by the IMDB rating. The trailer is not much more than music and slo-mo, but the cast … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The White Tiger (2021)

Posted on January 24, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2021 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Ramin Bahrani Cast : Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, Manish Asharya, Kamlesh Gill, Mahesh Manjrekar, Swaroop Sampat Kidwise : PG-13 The … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi (releases Jan 1st 2021)

Posted on December 30, 2020 by amodini

Ram Prasad ki Tehrvi is directed by Seema Bhargava-Pahwa, who’s an accomplished actress (we saw her in the quirky Shubh Mangal Saavdhan and the lovely Ankhon Dekhi), and I’m hoping her directorial venture is as good. The film has an impressive starcast … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Yeh Ballet

Posted on December 19, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 1 hour 57 minutes Director : Sooni Taraporevala Cast : Julian Sands, Jim Sarbh, Manish Chauhan, Danish Husain, Achintya Bose Kidwise : G Yeh Ballet is the story … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : The White Tiger (releases Jan 22nd 2021)

Posted on December 12, 2020 by amodini

The White Tiger is based on Arvind Adiga’s Booker prize-winning book of the same name. I reviewed it here on my book blog. The film is directed by Iranian director Ramin Bahraini and stars Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh … Continue reading →

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