Category Archives: recommended

Watching NFDC Films: Cinemas of India

Posted on November 8, 2013 by amodini

Blogger Subra Narayan pointed me to this excellent website featuring NFDC films. Cinemas of India has about 80 films, but they are the kinds of films you watch and remember for a long time to come. I remember watching Mirch … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Listen Amaya (2013)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00DTV6AYC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 1 hour 48 minutes Director : Avinash Kumar Singh Cast : Deepti Naval, Farooque Shaikh, Swara Bhaskar Kid rating : PG-13 Before I … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Gravity

Posted on October 11, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B005LAIIGW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Sci-fi Director : Alfonso Cuaron Cast : Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Paul Sharma You probably know what Gravity is about : astronauts marooned in space because of a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : D-Day (2013)

Posted on September 29, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Thriller Year : 2013 Running Time : 2 hours 33 minutes Director : Nikhil Advani Cast : Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Rishi Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Nasser, Shruti Haasan, Aakash Dahiya Kid Rating : PG-15 Well-done … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, action, bollywood, drama, outstanding, rating-PG15, recommended, spy movie, suspense, thriller | 9 Comments

Documentary: The World Before Her by Nisha Pahuja

Posted on September 24, 2013 by amodini

Just last week saw this very interesting documentary on Indian women and the dichotomy of culture in society, on PBS’s POV series: From the blurb: The World Before Her is a tale of two Indias. In one, Ruhi Singh is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Love Sex aur Dhokha (LSD) – 2011

Posted on July 11, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2011 Running time : 1 hour 43 minutes Director : Dibakar Banerjee Cast : Nusrat Bharucha, Neha Chauhan, Raj Kumar Yadav, Anshuman Jha, Herry Tangri, Arya Banerjee, Amit Sial Kid rating : … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ghanchakkar (2013)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Comedy/Suspense Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 17 minutes Director : Rajkumar Gupta Cast : Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Sharma, Namit Das, Parvin Dabbas Kid rating : PG-15 Now, Ghanchakkar is directed by … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, bollywood, comedy, crime, drama, goofy, quirky, rating-PG15, recommended, suspense | 3 Comments

What to Watch on Netflix : Edition #11

Posted on June 27, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B006G3MZRQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]– Warrior (USA, 2011) : This stars Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgarton as a family of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighters. The estranged brothers, played by Hardy and Edgarton vie to win the high-prize-money … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Jolly LLB (2013)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Subhash Kapoor Cast : Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao, Boman Irani, Harsh Chaya, Mohan Agashe, Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Mishra Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Kumare

Posted on May 29, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00AOCDEF2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 4/5 Genre : Documentary Year : 2011 Running time : 1 hour 24 minutes Director : Vikram Gandhi Cast : Vikram Gandhi, Purva Bedi Kid rating : PG-13 What is faith? Is it … Continue reading →

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