Category Archives: social issues

Movie Review : Dangal (2016)

Posted on January 2, 2017 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 49 minutes Director : Nitesh Tiwari Cast : Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Sanya Malhotra, Girish Kulkarni Kid rating: G Dangal is based on … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Pink (2016)

Posted on October 7, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 16 minutes Director : Aniruddha Roy Chaudhary Cast : Kirti Kulhari, Taapsee Pannu, Andrea Tariang, Amitabh Bachchan, Piyush Mishra, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Angad Bedi Kid rating: PG … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Margarita with a Straw (2014)

Posted on August 14, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 40 minutes Director : Shonali Bose Cast : Kalki Koechlin, Revathy, Kuljeet Singh, Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal, Tenzing Dalha, William Moseley, Malhar Khushu Kid rating: R, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Udta Punjab (2016)

Posted on July 2, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 28 minutes Director : Abhishek Chaubey Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Diljeet Dosanjh, Satish Kaushik Kid rating: PG-15 Udta Punjab is about the … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Udta Punjab (releases 17th June)

Posted on April 30, 2016 by amodini

Long and meandering trailer, but the film looks good. Director Abhishek Chaubey has also made “Ishqiya” and “Dedh Ishqiya”.

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #28

Posted on April 16, 2016 by amodini

Katiyabaaz (2013, India) Directors: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa In India, electric wires supplying electricity to homes run above ground. Illegal connections and electricity theft is commonplace, and done by calling in a “katiyabaaz” who will splice up a connection to … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Masaan (2015)

Posted on April 9, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 4.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours Director : Neeraj Ghaywan Cast : Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Bhagwan Tiwari, Pankaj Tripathi, Nikhil Sahni Kid rating: PG-15 Devi Pathak (Chaddha) is a … Continue reading →

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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 : 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 : 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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