Author Archives: amodini

Movie Preview : Madaari (releases July 15th, 2016)

Posted on July 10, 2016 by amodini

From the director of Drishyam, comes this suspenseful, based-on-true-events film. Also Jimmy Shergill after a very long while.

Posted in 2016, based on true events, bollywood, directors, Previews, suspense | 3 Comments

Movie Review : Bajirao Mastani (2015)

Posted on June 19, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 38 minutes Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast : Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Tanvi Azmi, Milind Soman Kid rating: PG-13 Bajirao Mastani is a very Bhansali-esque … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, bio-pic, bollywood, book to film, directors, drama, historical, rating-PG13, romance, women | 2 Comments

Movie Preview : Te3n (Releases June 10th, 2016)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by amodini

From Ribhu Dasgupta, the director of the TV series Yudh, comes Te3n – a mystery. If the trailer is any indication this should be good.

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Kaifi Aur Mein

Posted on May 14, 2016 by amodini

Recently saw Kaifi Aur Mein, the play based on Shaukat Azmi’s book and memories of Kaifi. The “play” is performed by Shabana Azmi and her husband Javed Akhtar. And I put the “play” in double quotes, because it is less … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, 2016, bollywood, event | 2 Comments

Movie Review : Ki and Ka (2016)

Posted on May 7, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 6 minutes Director : R. Balki Cast : Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Swarup Sampat, Rajit Kapoor Kid rating: PG Ki and Ka is the Bollywoodian take … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, bollywood, drama, rating-PG | 2 Comments

What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #28

Posted on April 16, 2016 by amodini

Katiyabaaz (2013, India) Directors: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa In India, electric wires supplying electricity to homes run above ground. Illegal connections and electricity theft is commonplace, and done by calling in a “katiyabaaz” who will splice up a connection to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, All Netflix, documentary, Hindi movies on Netflix, Netflix Recommendations, rating-PG13, real-life-based, recommended, social issues, WhaTWON | 2 Comments

Movie Review : Masaan (2015)

Posted on April 9, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours Director : Neeraj Ghaywan Cast : Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Bhagwan Tiwari, Pankaj Tripathi, Nikhil Sahni Kid rating: PG-15 Devi Pathak (Chaddha) is a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, bollywood, directors, drama, film festival, outstanding, rating-PG15, recommended, social issues, women | 1 Comment

What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #27

Posted on April 2, 2016 by amodini

Gangs of Wasseypur – This is on Netflix as an 8 part series, each episode approximately 40 minutes or so. This series is actually 2 Bollywood movies (5 hours in total) which have been split up to make them easily palatable. … Continue reading →