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Podcast Episode #11: Top 10 Series of 2020

Posted on February 16, 2021 by amodini

Here’s the 2nd part of my 2020 RoundUp in which I summarize the Best Series or Shows of 2020. You can listen to the 1st part (Best Movies of 2020) here. As always this Podcast is available on all the … 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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Movie Preview : Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi (releases Jan 1st 2021)

Posted on December 30, 2020 by amodini

Ram Prasad ki Tehrvi is directed by Seema Bhargava-Pahwa, who’s an accomplished actress (we saw her in the quirky Shubh Mangal Saavdhan and the lovely Ankhon Dekhi), and I’m hoping her directorial venture is as good. The film has an impressive starcast … 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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Best Hindi Movies of 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by amodini

What with Covid and all, 2020 has been a low-key year for movie releases in general. Still, even from the few that did release on OTT platforms (Netflix, Prime etc.), I have managed to cobble together a Top 10 2020 … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Podcast Episode 9: Kadakh Movie Review

Posted on December 1, 2020 by amodini

I reviewed Kadakh a couple of weeks ago, and if you’d like a Podcast version of it is – here it is! Bollywood does do suspense-thrillers, but they are few and far between (here’s a list). Kadakh is a worthy … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ludo

Posted on November 23, 2020 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : All-in-one Year : 2020 Running time : 2 hours 29 minutes Director : Anurag Basu Cast : Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanya Malhotra, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Rohit Saraf, Pearle Maaney … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Ludo (releases 12th November)

Posted on October 24, 2020 by amodini

Ludo has a large star cast – 4 heroes, and at least 2 heroines that I could see in the trailer. And it is directed by Anurag Basu, who also brilliantly helmed one of my favorite movies of all time … Continue reading →

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Podcast Review : Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (Episode 7)

Posted on September 29, 2020 by amodini

The Podcast Review of Dolly Kitty And Those Shining Stars is live now – listen on Anchor here! The written review is here.

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