Category Archives: quirky

Best TV Shows of 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020 by amodini

This was the year of watching stuff at home, and these 10 shows made it to the binge-worthy list. In descending order, they are: : 10. Masaba Masaba (Netflix) Featuring Masaba, mom Neena Gupta and a healthy dose of pop-psychology, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ludo

Posted on November 23, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : All-in-one Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 29 minutes Director : Anurag Basu Cast : Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanya Malhotra, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Rohit Saraf, Pearle Maaney … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ludo (releases 12th November)

Posted on October 24, 2020 by amodini

Ludo has a large star cast – 4 heroes, and at least 2 heroines that I could see in the trailer. And it is directed by Anurag Basu, who also brilliantly helmed one of my favorite movies of all time … Continue reading →

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Podcast Review : Masaba Masaba (2020)

Posted on September 16, 2020 by amodini

Episode 6 is now live! In this I review the relatively new Netflix Series Masaba Masaba about a mother-daughter pair, Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta, living their celebrity lives. Neena is a Bollywood actress and Masaba is a fashion designer, … Continue reading →

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What To Watch on Netflix and Prime Video – Edition #37

Posted on July 11, 2020 by amodini

– Bulbbul (Netflix, 1 hour 34 minutes, Tripti Dimri, Rahul Bose) What’s with Anushka Sharma and the supernatural 🙂 ? After producing and acting in Pari, Sharma returns with Bulbbul, a historical tale featuring a chudail (witch). Bulbbul is about … Continue reading →

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Series Review : Panchayat (Season 1)

Posted on April 6, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Episodes : 8 Running time : 30 minutes (per episode) Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Director : Deepak Kumar Mishra Cast : Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghuvir Yadav, Chandan Roy, Faisal Malik … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

Posted on March 28, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2.8/5 Genre : Action Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 18 minutes Director : Vasan Bala Cast : Abhimanyu Dassani, Radhika Madan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah Kid rating : PG-13 You might think it’s a crazy … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Jawaani Jaaneman

Posted on February 8, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.6/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Nitin Kakkar Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya Furniturewala, Faria Jalal, Kumud Mishra Kid rating : PG London-based 40 year old … Continue reading →

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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 →