Category Archives: feel-good

Series Review : Panchayat (Season 3)

Posted on June 7, 2024 by amodini

Rating: 3/5/5 . Panchayat Season 3 is still sweetness and light and all things bright. Just a tad slow to take off. Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Laapataa Ladies (2024)

Posted on May 1, 2024 by amodini

Rating: 4/5. Laapataa Ladies is a well-executed comedy of errors. Continue reading →

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Made In Heaven (Season 2): Complications in life and love!

Posted on August 21, 2023 by amodini

Made In Heaven S2 is a heady mix of fantastic production values, skilled direction, great acting, and the right emotional notes – be they happy or sad. Continue reading →

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Persuasion: Modern take with a wry, witty heroine

Posted on June 23, 2023 by amodini

This modern take is a great watch mostly because of Dakota Johnson’s charming performance. Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Shabash Mithu (2022)

Posted on September 30, 2022 by amodini

Rating: 3/5. Shabaash Mithu is compelling because the director keeps the story simple and the struggle real. Do watch. Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Laal Singh Chaddha (2022)

Posted on August 12, 2022 by amodini

Rating: 4/5. Fabulous direction, a thoughtful script and a well-paced screenplay make this simple tale a feel-good entertainer. Continue reading →

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Weekend Listening – #1

Posted on May 21, 2021 by amodini

Here, to brighten your weekend, are 6 songs which have been a-repeating on my playlist. Dil Beparvah: From the lovely film Yeh Ballet, this gorgeous song with its heartbreaking refrain: Is dil ki aadat yahi hain Gir kar sambhalta nahin … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Pagglait

Posted on March 28, 2021 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : DramaYear : 2021Running time : 1 hour 55 minutesDirector : Umesh BistCast : Sanya Malhotra, Ashutosh Rana, Sheeba Chadha, Raghubir Yadav, Sayani Gupta, Aasif Khan, Rajesh TailangKidwise : G Pagglait (meaning crazy) is such an … 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 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 →