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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 : Paatal Lok (Season 1)

Posted on May 24, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Mystery/Suspense Year : 2020 Episodes : 9 Running time : 45 minutes (per episode) Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Directors : Prosit Roy, Avinash Arun Cast : Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh, Gul Panag, Neeraj Kabi, Abhishek … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Guilty

Posted on March 21, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 1 hour 59 minutes Director : Ruchi Narain Cast : Kiara Advani, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Taher Shabber, Gurfateh Pirzada, Niki Walia, Dalip Tahil Manu Rishi chaddha Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Thappad (2020)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.1/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Anubhav Sinha Cast : Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak-Shah, Geetika Vaidya Olhyan, Tanvi Azmi, Maya Sarao, Dia Mirza, Ram … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Posted on February 24, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours Director : Hitesh Kevalya Cast : Ayushmann Khurana, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Sunita Rajwar, Maanvi Gagroo, Manu Rishi Chadha Kid rating : PG Shubh … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Chhapaak (releases 10 January, 2020)

Posted on January 4, 2020 by amodini

Chhapaak is based on the real-life story of acid attack survivor Laxmi. Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey star. Megan Gulzar directs.

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The Best Hindi Movies of 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by amodini

10. Mardaani 2 Rani Mukerji’s cop drama takes up the last slot. Interesting, but not as impressive as its prequel, Mardaani 2 is a relevant for-the-times drama featuring a fearless policewoman in pursuit of a cold-blooded killer. 9. Super 30 … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Mardaani 2

Posted on December 28, 2019 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.7/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2019 Running time : 1 hour 43 minutes Director : Gopi Puthran Cast : Rani Mukerji, Vishwa Jethwa, Prasanna Ketkar, Taswi Singh Ahlawat Kidwise : PG-15 Where Mardaani dealt with child … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Mardaani 2 (releases 13th December, 2019)

Posted on November 23, 2019 by amodini

Rani Mukherjee returns in Mardaani 2. Gopi Puthran who was a writer for Mardaani, turns director for this one. Let’s hope he is able to deliver!

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Movie Review : Bala

Posted on November 17, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 11 minutes Director : Amar Kaushik Cast : Ayushmann Khurana, Bhumi Pednekar, Yami Gautam, Saurabh Shukla, Seema Pahwa, Sunita Rajwar, Abhishek Banerjee Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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