Category Archives: book to film

Best Hindi Movies of 2021

Posted on October 30, 2022 by amodini

The Best Movies of 2021! Ranked – with links to full reviews! Continue reading →

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5 great Book to Film adaptations in Bollywood

Posted on June 20, 2021 by amodini

5 great Book-to-Film adaptations in Bollywood you should watch! 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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Movie Preview : The Girl On The Train (releases February 26th, 2021)

Posted on February 20, 2021 by amodini

Yes, The Girl on The Train is based on the book by Paula Hawkins, except that here, the characters are all desi. Parineeti plays Mira Kapoor, a woman who thinks she saw something out of a window of a moving … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The White Tiger (2021)

Posted on January 24, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2021 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Ramin Bahrani Cast : Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, Manish Asharya, Kamlesh Gill, Mahesh Manjrekar, Swaroop Sampat Kidwise : PG-13 The … Continue reading →

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Best TV Shows of 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020 by amodini

This was the year of watching stuff at home, and these 10 shows made it to the binge-worthy list. In descending order, they are: : 10. Masaba Masaba (Netflix) Featuring Masaba, mom Neena Gupta and a healthy dose of pop-psychology, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : The White Tiger (releases Jan 22nd 2021)

Posted on December 12, 2020 by amodini

The White Tiger is based on Arvind Adiga’s Booker prize-winning book of the same name. I reviewed it here on my book blog. The film is directed by Iranian director Ramin Bahraini and stars Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Class of ’83

Posted on August 29, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 2.5/5 Genre : Crime Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 1 hours 38 minutes Director : Atul Sabharwal Cast : Bobby Deol, Viswajeet Pradhan, Anup Soni, Sameer Pranjape Kid ratingfollow : PG-15 Podcast Review : Here Friends … Continue reading →

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What To Watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime – Edition #33

Posted on December 1, 2019 by amodini

-Unbelievable (Netflix, Series) The series is based on the true life story of Marie Adler, a young woman who’s moved from foster home to foster home. She’s finally starting to find friends and some confidence as she settles into a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The Zoya Factor

Posted on October 19, 2019 by amodini

Rating : 2.5/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2019 Running time : 2 hours 14 minutes Director : Abhishek Sharma Cast : Dulquer Salma, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Sanjay Kapoor, Angad Bedi, Sikander Kher Kid rating : G Zoya Solanki (Sonam) … Continue reading →