Category Archives: drama

Movie Preview : Jai Gangaajal (releases Mar 4th, 2016)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by amodini

From the director who brought you middling films like Raajneeti and Gangajal comes Jai Gangajal. Why am I featuring this, you ask, if they were only middling? Because they did have flashes of brilliance and I hope that that brilliance … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Wazir (2016)

Posted on February 6, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama/Mystery/Thriller Year : 2016 Running time : 1 hour 42 minutes Director : Bejoy Nambiar Cast : Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Haideri, Manav Kaul Kid rating: PG-13 It is hard giving this film … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Airlift (2016)

Posted on January 24, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 10 minutes Director : Raja Menon Cast : Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Purab Kohli, Kumud Mishra, Prakash Belwadi Kid rating: PG-13 Watching Airlift, I am reminded … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Talvar

Posted on December 11, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Meghna Gulzar Cast : Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Sohum Shah, Prakash Belwadi, Sumit Gulati Kid rating: PG-15 Talvar … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Tamasha (2015)

Posted on November 27, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama/Romance Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Imtiaz Ali Cast : Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Piyush Mishra, Javed Sheikh Kid rating: PG A man and woman meet in lovely … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Posted on November 7, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.3/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 43 minutes Director : Kabir Khan Cast : Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Harshaali Malhotra, Om Puri, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Kid rating: PG Yeah, so I finally watched … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Phantom (2015)

Posted on September 11, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 28 minutes Director : Kabir Khan Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif, Zeeshan Ayub, Kidwise Rating: PG-13 Phantom is based on Hussain Zaidi’s book “Mumbai … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Drishyam (2015)

Posted on August 22, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 43 minutes Director : Nishikant Kamat Cast : Ajay Devgan, Shriya Saran, Tabu, Rajat Kapoor Kidwise Rating: PG-13 Drishyam is a remake of a Malayalam film, … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant: Edition #26

Posted on August 1, 2015 by amodini

A Series Edition this time – here are 5 recent Netflix Series I enjoyed: [amazon_link id=”B00WK6ZE26″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Witnesses (“Les témoins”, France, 2014) This is a very atmospheric mystery-thriller series with two detectives in a small, sleepy, coastal French … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Drishyam (31st July 2015)

Posted on July 25, 2015 by amodini

Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Rajat Kapoor. Shows promise.

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