Category Archives: Previews

Movie Preview : The Shaukeens (November 7th, 2014)

Posted on October 17, 2014 by amodini

This is a film I might regret showcasing here. I do it because director Abhishek Sharma (he also directed “Tere bin Laden”) shows promise, and because this appears to be a spinoff of the 1982 Rati Agnihotri starrer “Shaukeen”. The … 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 : Khoobsurat (releases 19th September 2014)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by amodini

A rom-com courtesy Disney Pictures and Anil Kapoor Films, this one might be interesting if it does not get too juvenile/cheesy/nausea-inducing. Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan star.

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Movie Preview : Finding Fanny (releases 12th September)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by amodini

Remember Being Cyrus? Director Adajania returns with Deepika-Arjun starrer Finding Fanny:

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Movie Preview : Mary Kom (releases 5th September 2014)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by amodini

We’re seeing more and more films on legendary sports figures. There was “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”, and now there is Mary Kom.

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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 Preview : Raja Natwarlal (releases August 29th)

Posted on August 5, 2014 by amodini

Emraan Hashmi returns after Ghanchakkar with another interesting looking film. Kunal Deshmukh directs this one, and while he’s directed other forgettable films, let’s hope this one’s the exception to the rule.

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Movie Preview : Amit Sahni Ki List (18th July 2014)

Posted on July 17, 2014 by amodini

Is Vir Das (of Delhi Belly/Revolver Rani fame) finally getting his due? Das also makes his singing debut in this film with the song “Pyar Hai Ek Kutti Cheez”. Ah! The romance! The poetry! 🙂