Category Archives: 2015

Movie Preview : Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (releases Nov 11th 2015)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by amodini

Rajshri Productions Prem Ratan Dhan Payo hits theatres this Diwali. From the trailer, this is another epic scale production, and reportedly took more than an year to shoot. It promises to be another Barjatya cocktail with grand sets (the palace … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Shaandaar

Posted on October 25, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 1/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Vikas Bahl Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapoor, Sanah Kapoor Kid rating: PG If you read the subtitles of this … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Shaandaar (Releases Oct 22nd 2015)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by amodini

Not too gaga about the trailer, because there is very little happening in it. A bit of tomfoolery, attempts at humor, but then the leads are so very likable. Let’s hope for the best. Given Karan Johar’s penchant for shiny, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Talvar (releases 2nd Oct 2015)

Posted on September 25, 2015 by amodini

Directed by Meghna Gulzar, written and produced by Vishal Bharadwaj, Talvar is based on the real-life Aarushi murder case. It stars Konkons Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi and Irrfan Khan.

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Movie Review : Phantom (2015)

Posted on September 11, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 28 minutes Director : Kabir Khan Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif, Zeeshan Ayub, Kidwise Rating: PG-13 Phantom is based on Hussain Zaidi’s book “Mumbai … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Katti Batti (releases 18th September 2015)

Posted on September 4, 2015 by amodini

From the director of the fantastic D-Day comes romance Katti Batti. Yes, Katti Batti is a very different genre from D-Day, but here’s hoping Nikhil Advani comes through again!

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Movie Preview : The Martian (releases October 2nd 2015)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by amodini

If you are a reader of my Book Blog, “Review Room”, you already know that I LOVED “The Martian”, and that it dethroned Ender’s Game as my favorite sci-fi book of all time. Combine that with the fact that I … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : All Is Well (releases 21st August 2015)

Posted on August 14, 2015 by amodini

All Is Well is directed by Umesh Shukla, who also directed OMG. Now I wasn’t too impressed with OMG, but All Is Well looks pretty interesting, so here’s hoping. Also, what’s with Shukla and the titular pithy aphorisms? One theory … Continue reading →

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Mission Impossible : Rogue Nation

Posted on August 8, 2015 by amodini

MI:Rogue Nation is the 5th in the MI series, and you’d think that it would get hackneyed and jaded, but amazingly it doesn’t. Tom Cruise looks older of course, but he is still in fine fettle as an action hero. … Continue reading →