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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 Review : Love Aaj Kal 2

Posted on February 15, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2.8/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 22 minutes Director : Imtiaz Ali Cast : Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan, Randeep Hooda, Aarushi Sharma Kid rating : PG Imtiaz Ali’s reputation precedes him … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Jawaani Jaaneman

Posted on February 8, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.6/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Nitin Kakkar Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya Furniturewala, Faria Jalal, Kumud Mishra Kid rating : PG London-based 40 year old … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Music Teacher

Posted on January 25, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.6/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 1 hour 41 minutes Director : Sarthak Dasgupta Cast : Manav Kaul, Amrita Bagchi, Neena Gupta, Divya Dutta Kid rating : PG13 Beni Madhav Singh (Manav Kaul) is … Continue reading →

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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 Review : Good Newwz (2019)

Posted on January 11, 2020 by amodini

Rating : Average (2.7/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 12 minutes Director : Raj Mehta Cast : Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh, Kiara Advani, Adil Hussain, Tisca Chopra Kidwise : PG-15 Good … 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 →