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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 →

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Series Review : Panchayat (Season 1)

Posted on April 6, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Episodes : 8 Running time : 30 minutes (per episode) Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Director : Deepak Kumar Mishra Cast : Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghuvir Yadav, Chandan Roy, Faisal Malik … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Panga

Posted on March 3, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Cast : Kangana Ranaut, Jassi Gill, Neena Gupta, Richa Chaddha Kid rating : G Panga is about ex-kabaddi player … 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 Preview : Thappad (release 28th February 2020)

Posted on February 22, 2020 by amodini

Oh, how far we’ve come! Bollywood’s going bleeding edge – in Thappad, a woman’s seemingly happy marriage crumbles when her husband slaps her, and she files for divorce. Taapsee Pannu stars and Anubhav Sinha (director of Article 15) directs.

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Movie Preview : Panga (releases 24th Jan, 2020)

Posted on January 18, 2020 by amodini

Panga stars Kangana Ranaut, Jassi Gill, Richa Chaddha and Neena Gupta and is about a national level kabaddi player striving to get back in the game at the ripe old age of 32 AND post-motherhood. Ashwini Iyer Tiwari (of Nil … 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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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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What To Watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime – Edition #33

Posted on December 1, 2019 by amodini

-Unbelievable (Netflix, Series) The series is based on the true life story of Marie Adler, a young woman who’s moved from foster home to foster home. She’s finally starting to find friends and some confidence as she settles into a … Continue reading →