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Movie Preview : Kalank (releases 17th April 2019)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by amodini

Kalank is a set during the partition era and is replete with beautiful women and sets to gladden a Bhansali’s heart. It is directed by Abhishek Varman who also directed the entertaining “2 States”. The trailer looks interesting and although … Continue reading →

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What To Watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime – Edition #32

Posted on April 7, 2019 by amodini

– Made in Heaven (Amazon Prime, Series) From the makers of Gully Boy comes Made in Heaven. Zoya Akhtar, Alankrita Shrivastava (director of Lipstick Under My Burkha), Nitya Mehra (director of Baar Baar Dekho) and Prashant Nair direct. MIH is … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Romeo Akbar Walter (releases 5th April 2019)

Posted on March 30, 2019 by amodini

This spy movie stars John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Boman rani and Goving Namdeo. Television actress Mouni Roy, who made her debut in Gold, plays the female lead. Although one wonders how much there will be for her to do since … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Kesari (releases 21st March 2019)

Posted on March 16, 2019 by amodini

Kesari is a historical movie about the battle of Saragarhi (1897). It stars Akshay Kumar, Parineeti and per IMDB Bhagyashree (of Maine Pyar Kiya fame)!! I haven’t see any of director Anurag Singh’s previous work, so am crossing my fingers … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Badla (2019)

Posted on March 9, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Mystery Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours Director : Sujoy Ghosh Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Amrita Singh, Tony Luke, Manav Kaul Kid rating : PG-13 I went in with high expectations … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Badla (releases 8th March 2019)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by amodini

A mystery at long last! It is directed by Sujoy Ghosh who directed both Kahaani and it’s sequel and the very interesting short Ahalya, from Large Short Films.

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Movie Review : Kedarnath (2018)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 2.5/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 25 minutes Director : Abhishek Kapoor Cast : Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan, Nishant Dahiya, Pooja Gor, Nitish Bharadwaj, Alka Amin, Sonali Sachdeva Kid rating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Gully Boy (2019)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2019 Running time : 2.5 hours Director : Zoya Akhtar Cast : Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raaz, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Amruta Subhash, Vijay Verma, Kalki Koechlin, Sheeba Chaddha Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Gully Boy (releases 14th Feb, 2019)

Posted on February 9, 2019 by amodini

Zoya Akhtar directs Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in Gully Boy. Quite a different tack for Akhtar because she has in the past directed films like “Zindagi na Milegi Dobara” and “Dil Dhadakne Do” (both of while I loved) which … Continue reading →