Category Archives: social issues

Movie Review : Secret Superstar

Posted on April 15, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Advait Chandan Cast : Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun, Aamir Khan, Tirth Sharma Kid rating : G Insia (Wasim) is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Raid (2018)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.85/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 8 minutes Director : Rajkumar Gupta Cast : Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla, Ileana D’Cruz Kid rating : PG Long time no see! That’s what I … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Padman

Posted on March 3, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (4.3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 20 minutes Director : R. Balki Cast : Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor Kid rating : PG Akshay Kumar is Lakshmikant Chauhan, a semi-literate … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Newton

Posted on February 24, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (4.3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 1 hour 46 minutes Director : Amit Masurkar Cast : Rajkummar Rao, Anjali Patil, Pankaj Tripathi, Raghubir Yadav, Sanjay Misra Kid rating : PG-13 Rajkummar Rao (is … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Hichki (releases Feb 23rd, 2018)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by amodini

Rani Mukherjee is Naina Mathur, an aspiring teacher who has Tourette Syndrome. The film is about her overcoming challenges to make a difference in the life of the kids she teaches.

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Movie Review : Mukkabaaz (2018)

Posted on January 27, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Excellent (5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2018 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Vineet Kumar Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Zoya Hussain, Ravi Kishan, Sadhana Singh Kid rating : PG-15 Shravan Singh … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by amodini

Rating : Good (3.7/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2017 Running time : 2 hours 35 minutes Director : Shree Narayan Singh Cast : Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Anupam Kher, Divyendu Sharma, Sudhir Pandey, Rajesh Sharma Kid rating : PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Pad Man (releases Jan 26th, 2018)

Posted on January 6, 2018 by amodini

Based on Tamil activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, who developed the low-cost sanitary napkin to combat unhygienic practices by rural women during menstruation, Pad Man is helmed by director R. Balki and stars Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte.

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #31

Posted on November 18, 2017 by amodini

Caramel (Lebanon, 2007) This graceful Cannes-nominated film is about five women in Beirut, Lebanon, who work in or around a beauty parlor. There is Layale(Nadine Labaki), a single woman, who is having an affair with a married-with-children man. We never … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016)

Posted on October 7, 2017 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours Director : Alankrita Shrivastava Cast : Ratna Pathak-Shah, Konkona Sen-Sharma, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur, Vikrant Massey, Sushant Singh, Shashank Arora Kid rating: PG-15 Bollywood digs bromances. … Continue reading →

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