Category Archives: Previews

Movie Preview : Thappad (release 28th February 2020)

Posted on February 22, 2020 by amodini

Oh, how far we’ve come! Bollywood’s going bleeding edge – in Thappad, a woman’s seemingly happy marriage crumbles when her husband slaps her, and she files for divorce. Taapsee Pannu stars and Anubhav Sinha (director of Article 15) directs.

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Movie Preview : Panga (releases 24th Jan, 2020)

Posted on January 18, 2020 by amodini

Panga stars Kangana Ranaut, Jassi Gill, Richa Chaddha and Neena Gupta and is about a national level kabaddi player striving to get back in the game at the ripe old age of 32 AND post-motherhood. Ashwini Iyer Tiwari (of Nil … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Chhapaak (releases 10 January, 2020)

Posted on January 4, 2020 by amodini

Chhapaak is based on the real-life story of acid attack survivor Laxmi. Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey star. Megan Gulzar directs.

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Movie Preview : Dabangg 3 (releases 20th December 2019)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by amodini

Another Dabangg; this ones seems the silliest of the three. And it is directed by Prabhudeva, so hope is almost lost. Villain Sudeep looks impressive, and Mahesh Manjrekar’s daughter Saiee Manjrekar makes her debut.

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Movie Preview : Motichoor Chaknachoor (releases 15th November 2019)

Posted on November 3, 2019 by amodini

Motichoor Chaknachoor stars Athiya Shetty and Nawazuddin Siddiqu, a pairing I’d never thought I’d see. Leggy Ms Shetty plays Anita, a small-town girl who’s looking for marriage as a ticket to go abroad. Siddiqui is Pushpinder Tyagi, a 36 year … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Bala (releases 7th November 2019)

Posted on October 26, 2019 by amodini

Ayushmann Khurana plays Bala, a balding young man searching for true love. Yami Gautam plays the love interest, who falls for the wigged-out (pun intended) Bala. Ah, deception! What will it lead to? The trailer looks interesting and reminds me … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Laal Kaptaan (releases 18th October, 2019)

Posted on October 12, 2019 by amodini

From Navdeep Singh, the director of the fabulous “Manorama 6 feet under” and “NH-10“ comes, comes Laal Kaptaan. It stars Saif Ali Khan (who’s having a come-back of sorts, especially after the very successful Sacred Games) and Zoya Hussain (remember … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : The Zoya Factor (releases September 20th)

Posted on September 14, 2019 by amodini

The Zoya Factor is based on Anuja Chauhan’s debut novel of the same name. Sonam Kapoor plays Zoya Singh Solanki, advertising agency exec and unwitting lucky charm for the Indian Cricket Team. Dulquer Salmaan, whom you might remember from Karwaan, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Saand ki Aankh (releases Oct 25th, 2019)

Posted on August 31, 2019 by amodini

The trailer for Saand ki Aankh looks really interesting. It also has a fabulous cast – Bhumi Pednekar, Taapsee Pannu and Vineet Kumar Singh (of the gorgeous Mukkabaaz). The only unknown quantity here is Tushar Hirandani who debuts as director … Continue reading →