Category Archives: outstanding

3 Great Hindi Films NOT To Remake

Posted on April 12, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0011W8DPU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Watching the trailer for the new “Chashme Baddoor” makes me want to list out all the films that should not be remade, especially by David Dhawan. The list is long, but here are 3 out of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, comedy, directors, family-friendly, humor, lists, mini-reviews, outstanding, quirky, recommended, remake | 1 Comment

Movie Review : Antardwand

Posted on March 22, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2010 Running time : 1 hr 48 min. Director : Sushil Rajpal Cast : Vinay Pathak, Raj Singh Chowdhary (aka Raja Chowdhary), Akhilendra Mishra, Jaya Bhattacharya, Himanshi, Swati Sen Kid rating : … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, All Netflix, crime, drama, film festival, Hindi movies on Netflix, outstanding, rating-PG15, recommended, social issues, suspense | 1 Comment

Best Films of 2012

Posted on December 26, 2012 by amodini

2012 was a good year for Hindi cinema – I haven’t had this little trouble deciding the Top 10 Movies in years ! Here you go : [amazon_link id=”B007SLF9ZK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]10. Paan Singh Tomar : A bio-pic on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, annual roundup, Best hindi movies, bollywood, crime, drama, humor, lists, mini-reviews, outstanding, ratings, recommended, romance, social issues, thriller, Top 10 | 10 Comments

Disco Deewane : The Old and the New

Posted on October 25, 2012 by amodini

First there’s the gussied up version of “Disco Deewane” – the “Disco song” in “Student of the Year”. The song does keep some of the orignal lines in Hassan’s voice: Then there’s the original by Nazia Hassan, sung in the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Barfi!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Basu Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D’Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Akaash Khurana, Roopa Ganguly Kid rating : G With Barfi, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, bollywood, drama, Hindi movies on Netflix, outstanding, rating-G, recommended | 13 Comments

Movie Review : Gangs of Wasseypur II

Posted on August 24, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chaddha, Zeishan Quadri, Aditya Kumar, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Piyush Mishra, Vineet Singh Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Gangs of Wasseypur I

Posted on August 18, 2012 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chaddha, Piyush Mishra, Jameel Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anurita Jha, Huma Qureshi, Jaideep Ahlawat, … Continue reading →