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What To Watch On Netflix Instant : Edition #21

Posted on October 31, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00H86UD4M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- In a World (UK, 2013) Carol Solomon is a vocal coach who’s constantly being told by her father that she is not good enough for her chosen field, that she should leave the big … 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 Review : Revolver Rani (2014)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00KSF7D5M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Average (2.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 12 minutes Director : Sai Kabir Cast : Kangana Ranaut, Vir Das, Zakir Hussain, Piyush Mishra I had high expectations … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Khoobsurat (2014)

Posted on September 21, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Average (2.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 7 minutes Director : Shashanka Ghosh Cast : Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Kirron Kher, Ratna Pathak-Shah, Aamir Raza Hussain If you read my post previewing … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bobby Jasoos (2014)

Posted on July 10, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00KZHYAKY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] Rating : Excellent (4.2/5) Genre : Mystery Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 57 minutes Director : Samar Shaikh Cast : Vidya Balan, Ali Fazal, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, Rajendra Gupta, Zarina … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Bobby Jasoos (releases July 4th 2014)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by amodini

Is India finally getting its own Precious Ramotswe? From the trailer this looks like a pretty interesting film. It’s got Vidya Balan playing a female detective who sets up shop as a detective in Hyderabad (spouting Hyderabadi Hindi and all)! … Continue reading →

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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 : 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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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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