Category Archives: recommended

Series Preview : Mirzapur Season 2 (coming October 23rd)

Posted on September 22, 2020 by amodini

For all of you waiting for the second season of Mirzapur, there is light at the end of the tunnel! This comes to Amazon Prime October 23rd – time enough to binge (again) on Season 1 and remember that it … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (2020)

Posted on September 19, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama/Feminist Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Alankrita Shrivastav Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Vikrant Massey, Karan Chandra, Amol Parasher, Amir Bashir, Neelima Azim, Kubbra Siat Kid … 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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Movie Preview : Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (releases 18 September, Netflix)

Posted on September 12, 2020 by amodini

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare is a tale of two sisters, both finding their lives not going according to plan. This movie stars Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sen Sharma and Vikrant Massey, who was in the recent Cargo as well … Continue reading →

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Series Review : Masaba Masaba (Season 1)

Posted on September 8, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Episodes : 6 Running time : 30 minutes (per episode) Streaming Platform: Netflix Director : Sonam Nair Cast : Neena Gupta, Masaba Gupta, Neil Bhopalam, Rytasha Rathore, Sunita Rajwar, Smaran Sahu, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Raat Akeli Hai

Posted on August 8, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.1/5 Genre : Mystery Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hour 29 minutes Director : Honey Trehan Cast : Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Ila Arun, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Nishant Dahiya, Aditya Shrivastav, Tigmanshu Dhulia Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Kumbalangi Nights (2019)

Posted on July 26, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.1/5 Genre : All-In-One Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hour 15 minutes Director : Madhu C. Narayanan Cast : Shane Nigam, Soubin Shahir, Anna Ben, Fahadh Faazil, Sreenath Bhasi, Matthew Thomas Kid rating : PG Kumbalangi … Continue reading →

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Series Review : Indian Matchmaking (Season 1)

Posted on July 20, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Contemporary Year : 2020 Episodes : 8 Running time : 35 minutes (per episode) Streaming Platform: Netflix Director : Smriti Mundhra Cast : Sima Taparia Kid rating : G The big fat Indian wedding has … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Mulk (2018)

Posted on June 6, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : Anubhav Sinha Cast : Rishi Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa, Neena Gupta, Rajat Kapoor, Prateik Babbar, Kumud Mishra, Prachi Desai Kid rating : PG-13 … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix and Prime Video – Edition #36

Posted on May 30, 2020 by amodini

– Safe (Netflix, Series) A British TV series created by author Harlan Coben, Safe is about widower Dr. Tom Delaney who’s 16 year old daughter Jenny suddenly goes missing. While searching for her Tom uncovers many surprising secrets of so-called … Continue reading →