Category Archives: social issues

What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #16

Posted on February 20, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”0792846427″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Fargo (USA, 1996): I’ve watched this film a couple of times; it is an impeccable Coen brothers film. Frances Dormand is absolutely fantastic as pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson of Brainerd, Minnesota. William H. Macy … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The LunchBox (2013)

Posted on February 6, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2013Running time : 1 hour 45 minutesDirector : Ritesh BatraCast : Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lilette Dubey, Nakul VaidKidwise : G The film starts off showing us a young Mumbai … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bombay Talkies

Posted on December 14, 2013 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 7 minutes Director : Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap Cast : Rani Mukherjee, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ranvir Shourie, … 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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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 : Shuddh Desi Romance (2013)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 6 minutes Director : Maneesh Sharma Cast : Parineeti Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput, Vaani Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma Kid rating : PG-15 The trailer promised a … 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 : Antardwand

Posted on March 22, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2010 Running time : 1 hr 48 min. Director : Sushil Rajpal Cast : Vinay Pathak, Raj Singh Chowdhary (aka Raja Chowdhary), Akhilendra Mishra, Jaya Bhattacharya, Himanshi, Swati Sen Kid rating : … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix : Edition #8

Posted on March 15, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B005NGKKC4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]– Point Blank (“À bout portant”, French with subtitles, 2010) : A male nurse rescues the wrong guy. His henchmen kidnap the nurse’s wife promising to kill her unless he manages to extricate the criminal from the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Kai Po Che

Posted on February 26, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 6 minutes Director : Abhishek Kapoor Cast : Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkumar Yadav, Amrita Puri, Amit Sadh, Manav Kaul, Asif Basra Kid rating : PG-13 Kai … Continue reading →

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