Category Archives: recommended

Review : Johnny Gaddar

Posted on October 28, 2007 by amodini

Review : Johnny Gaddar Rating : Very good (4.3/5) Genre : Thriller Year : 2007 Director : Sriram Raghavan Cast : Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vinay Pathak, Govind Namdeo, Zakir Hussain, Daya Shetty, Ahswini Kalsekar, Rimi Sen JOHNNY GADDAR : YOU … Continue reading →

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Review : The Namesake

Posted on September 18, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2006Running time : 2 hoursDirector : Mira NairCast : Tabu, Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Zuleikha Robinson, Jacinda Barrett THE NAMESAKE : HEART-FELTI haven’t read “The Namesake”, the book upon which this film is … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews : Films I must mention

Posted on September 13, 2007 by amodini

I normally never do this folks, but I’m writing this because these are just absolutely wonderful films, and worth watching. This is kind of inspiring me to do a whole my-favorite-oldie list, but that’s another post. Now these movies – … Continue reading →

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Review : The Blue Umbrella

Posted on September 5, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Above average(3.6/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2005Running time : 1 hr and 30 minutesDirector : Vishal BharadwajCast : Pankaj Kapoor, Shreya Sharma THE BLUE UMBRELLA : CAPTIVATING ! I remember reading Ruskin Bond’s “A Flight of pigeons” many years … Continue reading →

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Review : Chak de India

Posted on August 15, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2007 Running time : 2.5 hoursCast : Shahrukh Khan, Anjan Srivastav, Chitrashi Rawat, Tanya Abrol, Shilpa Shukla, Sagarika Ghatge, Vidya MalvadeDirector : Shimit Amin CHAK DE INDIA : GLORIOUS !Until about 10 years … Continue reading →

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Review : Jhoom barabar jhoom

Posted on July 18, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Above average(3.6/5)Genre : RomanceYear : 2007Running time : 2 hrs and 10 minutesDirector : Shaad Ali SehgalCast : Abhishek Bachhan, Preiti Zinta, Lara Dutta, Bobby Deol, Amitabh Bachchan, Ameet Chana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar JHOOM-BARABAR-JHOOM : LITTLE STORY, … Continue reading →

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Review : Ek chalis ki last local

Posted on June 27, 2007 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood Rating : Above average (3.65/5) Genre : Comedy / Thriller Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 40 minutes Director : Sanjay Khanduri Cast : Abhay Deol, … Continue reading →

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Review : Cheeni Kum

Posted on June 23, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Good (4.3/5) Genre : Romance / comedy Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : R. Balakrishnan Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Zohra Sehgal CHEENI KUM (CK) : THIS SPARKLY THING CALLED … Continue reading →

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Review : Life in a metro

Posted on June 15, 2007 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours Director : Anurag Basu Cast : Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Kaykay Menon, Konkona Sen Sharma, Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali Sodhi, Sharman Joshi, Irfan Khan, Manoj Pahwa, … Continue reading →

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Review : Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.

Posted on April 3, 2007 by amodini

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood. Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours Director : Rima Kagti Cast : Shabana Azmi, Diya Mirza, Kaykay Menon, Raima … Continue reading →