Category Archives: dance

Movie Review : Yeh Ballet

Posted on December 19, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2020 Running time : 1 hour 57 minutes Director : Sooni Taraporevala Cast : Julian Sands, Jim Sarbh, Manish Chauhan, Danish Husain, Achintya Bose Kidwise : G Yeh Ballet is the story … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020, All Netflix, bollywood, coming of age, dance, directors, drama, family-friendly, feel-good, Good Hindi Movies To Watch, Hindi movies on Netflix, Netflix Recommendations, New Bollywood Movies, New Films, rating-G, real-life-based, recommended, underdog angle, WhaTWON | Comments Off

Aankh Marey : Redux

Posted on December 9, 2018 by amodini

Simmba, the upcoming Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan starrer redoes the original “Ankh Maaren” from the 1996 “Tere Mere Sapne”. What’s common in here besides the extras and the stylized steps? Arshad Warsi (Sehar, Lage Raho Munnabhai)! The new Ankh … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, bollywood, dance, music, New Films, remix | Comments Off

Movie Review : Ram-Leela

Posted on November 16, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00FGLOSTC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Rating : Average (3.2/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast : Deepika Padukone, Ranvir Singh, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Gulshan Devaiah, Richa … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, bollywood, dance, masala, music, musical, rating-PG15, romance, watchable | 4 Comments

What to Watch on Netflix : Edition #10

Posted on May 24, 2013 by amodini

– [amazon_link id=”B008DHG9R0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Sleepless Night (“Nuit blanche”, French, subtitled, 2011) : Crooked cop Vincent has a drug heist gone wrong. Amid suspicion in the police department, Vincent must strive to get back his kidnapped son from trigger-happy … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, All Netflix, bollywood, book to film, crime, dance, foreign, french, lists, mini-reviews, movies online, Netflix Recommendations, recommended, WhaTWON | 1 Comment

The Zero Hour Mashup

Posted on January 12, 2012 by amodini

And because I can’t resist this – here’s a well-done mashup of all the “item” numbers of 2011. The usual suspects make it here all right – there is Dabangg, Ra One, Tees Maar Khan, Double Dhamaal, Dum Maaro Dum,

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Movie Review : Band Baaja Baaraat

Posted on December 11, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Maneesh Sharma Cast : Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh Kid rating : PG-13 BAND BAAJA BAARAT : A CHARMER OF A … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, All Netflix, bollywood, dance, drama, family-friendly, Hindi movies on Netflix, rating-PG13, recommended | Comments Off

Movie Review : Chance pe Dance

Posted on March 24, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.5/5)Genre : All-in-oneYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 12 minutesDirector : Ken GhoshCast : Shahid Kapoor, Genelia D’Souza, Parikshit Sahni, Mohnish Behl, Vikas BhallaKid rating : PGCHANCE PE DANCE (CPD) : Predictable plot, average entertainer … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, bollywood, dance, family-friendly, rating-PG, watchable | 2 Comments

Review : Dil bole hadippa

Posted on September 18, 2009 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.5/5) Genre : All-in-one Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 30 minutes Director : Anurag Singh Cast : Anupam Kher, Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, Rakhi Sawant, Vrajesh Hirjee, Dalip Tahil, Poonam Dhillon, Sherlyn Chopra … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, bollywood, dance, drama, family-friendly, rating-PG, watchable | 4 Comments

Preview : Dil Bole Hadippa

Posted on September 3, 2009 by amodini

Update : Here’s the review. Aditya Chopra produces again, this time taking bankable stars Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee. “Dil bole hadippa” is another spin-off off of the (reliable ?) oft-repeated formula : rebellious girl dresses up as boy to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, bollywood, dance, drama, Previews, rating-PG, watchable | 3 Comments

Bollywood dance as genre

Posted on August 23, 2009 by amodini

The series “Bollywood Hero” starring Chris Kattan and Neha Dhupia started on TV sometime back. I posted about a Flash Dance Mob which happened in Times Square, here. Fellow blogger Shelby, who blogs at BelbCorinne posted a comment on the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, bollywood, dance | 2 Comments