Category Archives: sports

Movie Review : Chandu Champion (2024)

Posted on July 20, 2024 by amodini

Rating: 3.2/5 . Chandu Champion is a good enough watch. This is interesting if tepid cinema. Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Jersey (2022)

Posted on May 6, 2022 by amodini

Rating : ⭐️⭐️1/2 Genre: Drama Year: 2022 Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes Director: Gowtam Tinnanuri Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, Pankaj Kapoor, Ronit Kamra Kid rating: PG I think time might be going backwards. Because what else would explain … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Toofaan (2021)

Posted on July 19, 2021 by amodini

Toofaan is a classic underdog story – and I like those – but it’s also full of cliches. It is watchable, but a big come-down from Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Toofan (July 16th)

Posted on July 10, 2021 by amodini

Toofan stars Farhan Akhtar, Paresh Rawal and Mrunal Thakur (whom you might remember from Super 30). Rakesh Omprakash Mehra directs Toofan, which is a sports-based drama. He’d also directed Farhan Akhtar in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, also a sports-based drama, although … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Gold (releases 15th August, 2018)

Posted on June 23, 2018 by amodini

Based on India’s historic hockey win in the 1948 Summer Olympics, Gold stars Akshay Kumar as hockey player Balbir Singh. Gold is helmed by director Reema Kagti, who has also directed Talash and “Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd”.

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Movie Preview : M. S. Dhoni (releases September 30, 2016)

Posted on September 17, 2016 by amodini

Neeraj Pandey (of Special 26, A Wednesday fame) directs this bio-pic of Mahindra Singh Dhoni. Sushant Singh Rajput plays the lead role.

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Movie Review : Sultan

Posted on July 17, 2016 by amodini

Rating : 3.9/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2016 Running time : 2 hours 50 minutes Director : Ali Abbas Zafar Cast : Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Amit Sadh, Kumud Mishra, Anant Vidhaat Kid rating: PG-13 I’m not … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Mary Kom (2014)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00O1YBHCQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Good (3.3/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 2 minutes Director : Omung Kumar Cast : Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumaar, Sunil Thapa Going in to see this move, … Continue reading →

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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 Review : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Bio-pic Year : 2013 Running time : 3 hours 7 minutes Director : Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra Cast : Farhan Akhtar, Pawan Malhotra, Divya Dutta, Sonam Kapoor, Yograj Singh, Art Malik Kid rating : PG-13 … Continue reading →