Category Archives: social issues

Movie Review : Gulaab Gang (2014)

Posted on May 9, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 19 minutes Director : Soumik Sen Cast : Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Jagdale Kidwise : R This film was rumored to be about … 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 Review : 2 States (2014)

Posted on April 20, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 29 minutes Director : Abhishek Varman Cast : Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Revathy, Amrita Singh, Ronit Roy, Shivkumar Subramaniam Kidwise : PG Punjabi boy meets … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Queen (2014)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 26 minutes Director : Vikas Bahl Cast : Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Mish Boyko, Guithob Joseph, Jeffrey Chee Eng Ho Kidwise : … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Queen (7th March 2014)

Posted on March 5, 2014 by amodini

This film looks interesting because it stars Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao (you might remember him from Talaash), both great actors. Queen, about a conservative middle-class girl Delhi Rani who inadvertently sets out to roam the world, is directed by Vikas … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Gulaab Gang (7th March 2014)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by amodini

Presumably inspired by the vigilante group Gulabi Gang (although the director denies it) Gulaab Gang stars Madhuri Dixit as the group leader and Juhi Chawla as a wily politician. Director Soumik Sen hasn’t had many successes; the only one of his … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #16

Posted on February 20, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”0792846427″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Fargo (USA, 1996): I’ve watched this film a couple of times; it is an impeccable Coen brothers film. Frances Dormand is absolutely fantastic as pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson of Brainerd, Minnesota. William H. Macy … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : The LunchBox (2013)

Posted on February 6, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2013Running time : 1 hour 45 minutesDirector : Ritesh BatraCast : Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lilette Dubey, Nakul VaidKidwise : G The film starts off showing us a young Mumbai … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bombay Talkies

Posted on December 14, 2013 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 7 minutes Director : Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap Cast : Rani Mukherjee, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ranvir Shourie, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Listen Amaya (2013)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00DTV6AYC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 1 hour 48 minutes Director : Avinash Kumar Singh Cast : Deepti Naval, Farooque Shaikh, Swara Bhaskar Kid rating : PG-13 Before I … Continue reading →

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