Category Archives: 2021

Weekend Listening – #1

Posted on May 21, 2021 by amodini

Here, to brighten your weekend, are 6 songs which have been a-repeating on my playlist. Dil Beparvah: From the lovely film Yeh Ballet, this gorgeous song with its heartbreaking refrain: Is dil ki aadat yahi hain Gir kar sambhalta nahin … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Gangubai Kathiawadi (July 30th)

Posted on May 13, 2021 by amodini

Sanjay Leela Bhansali directs Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raaz and Seema Pahwa in this biographical film about Mumbai’s influential brothel madam. Even from the trailer you can tell that this will be classic Bhansali – opulent, glossy and detailed, shot in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Unpaused

Posted on May 7, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5Genre : AnthologyYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 53 minutesDirector : Nikhil Advani, Avinash Arun, Krishna DK, Raj Nidimoru, Tanishttha Chatterjee, Nitya MehraCast : Ratna Pathak Shah, Lilette Dubey, Gulshan Devaiah, Saiyami Kher, Rinku Rajguru, Richa Chaddha, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ajeeb Daastaans

Posted on April 29, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5Genre : AnthologyYear : 2021Running time : 2 hours 22 minutesDirector : Neeraj Ghaywan, Kayoze Irani, Shashank Khaitan, Raj Mehta Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Aditi Roy Hydari, Shefali Chaya, Jaideep Ahlawat, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Manav Kaul, Nusrat … Continue reading →

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What to Watch On Netflix, Prime and SonyLIV – Edition #40

Posted on April 22, 2021 by amodini

In this edition, we have three lovely and very-different-from-each-other series – for your viewing pleasure: Gullak (Sony LIV, Hindi) This is a lovely series about a family of four – the father Santosh Mishra (Jameel Khan), the mother Shanti (Geetanjali … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Sir

Posted on April 15, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4.3/5Genre : RomanceYear : 2022Running time : 1 hour 39 minutesDirector : Rohena GeraCast : Tilotama Shome, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali KulkarniKidwise : PG-13 I’m watching a Tillotama Shome film after a long, long time. I remember her vaguely … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ajeeb Daastaans (April 16th, Netflix)

Posted on April 9, 2021 by amodini

What’s with the anthologies these days? We seems to have a surfeit of them. We just had Zindagi InShort which was an anthology of seven shorts, and now Ajeeb Daastaans is another of 4 more. Directed by four different directors, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The Great Indian Kitchen

Posted on April 3, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5Genre : DramaYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 40 minutesDirector : Jeo BabyCast : Nimisha Sajayan, Suraj VenjaramooduKidwise : PG The Great Indian Kitchen is not a loving ode to Indian cooking or culture; quite the reverse. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Pagglait

Posted on March 28, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : DramaYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 55 minutesDirector : Umesh BistCast : Sanya Malhotra, Ashutosh Rana, Sheeba Chadha, Raghubir Yadav, Sayani Gupta, Aasif Khan, Rajesh TailangKidwise : G Pagglait (meaning crazy) is such an … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : BellBottom (releases April 2nd, 2021)

Posted on March 19, 2021 by amodini

Akshay Kumar’s spy-thriller Bellbottom is directed by Ranjit Tewari, who also directed Lucknow Central. Haven’t seen that and am a bit skeptical going by the IMDB rating. The trailer is not much more than music and slo-mo, but the cast … Continue reading →

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