Category Archives: directors

Movie Review : Haider (2014)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 40 minutes Director : Vishal Bhardwaj Cast : Tabu, Shahid Kapoor, Narendra Jha, Kaykay Menon, Shraddha Kapoor, Ashish Vidyarthi, Aamir Bashir, Irrfan Khan Director Vishal … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Haider (2nd October 2014)

Posted on September 23, 2014 by amodini

After making superb film adaptations of many of the Bard’s plays (Maqbool, Omkara) , Vishal Bharadwaj returns with an adaptation of “Hamlet”. The film is set in Kashmir, and stars Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon and Shraddha Kapoor.

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Movie Preview : Daawat-e-Ishq (5th September 2014)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by amodini

Habib Faisal writes and directs another love story situated in Hyderabad. Am looking forward to this peppy Parineeti-Aditya Roy Kapur starrer:

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Movie Review : Her (2013)

Posted on June 30, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00KATY250″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 3.5/5 I was intrigued when I saw the trailer for Her. What an interesting premise! Isaac Asimov in his books and short stories has written about a society where humanoid robots are ubiquitous … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Highway (2014)

Posted on June 13, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 1 hour 35 minutes Director : Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda Kidwise : R Highway is about Veera Tripathi (Bhatt), coddled rich girl, who is almost accidentally … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Shorts

Posted on May 30, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00FK3VD08″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Above Average (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 1 hour 35 minutes Director : Neeraj Ghayawan, Siddharth Gipt, Rohit Pandey, Anirban Roy, Shlok Sharma Cast : Huma Qureishi, Nawazuddin … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Well done, Abba (2009)

Posted on May 4, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00F3B0V0A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Shyam Benegal Cast : Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sonali Kulkarni, Ravi Kishan, Sameer Dattani Kidwise : … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Bullett Raja (2013)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by amodini

Bullet Raja is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia who also made the excellent Haasil, “Paan Singh Tomar” and “Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster“. This looks more commercial masala that the other three, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Release date : November … Continue reading →

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3 Great Hindi Films NOT To Remake

Posted on April 12, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B0011W8DPU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Watching the trailer for the new “Chashme Baddoor” makes me want to list out all the films that should not be remade, especially by David Dhawan. The list is long, but here are 3 out of … Continue reading →