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Why should you watch KAABIL: Read on..!

  7 years ago     Leave your thoughts  

KAABIL.... Just when the Indian government has started taking steps to help the differently-abled attain a certain level of independence, the movie Kaabil is released with a whole new perspective; thus, proving that Bollywood is and has always been socially conscious. In order to make the audience relate personally to the lives of the characters, the movie maintains a steady pace till interval and focusses more on plot development instead of directly jumping to the masala. This is especially notable as none from the audience would have ever personally related to the lives of the differently-abled. Although it is a…

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Singapore Reviews ‘DEAR ZINDAGI’..! With a Podcast..!

  7 years ago     Leave your thoughts  

A film that has got mixed responses..! Click to hear ...& u can also read on..! Yet, lovable, relatable...& a lot more..summed up well by our resident columnist Neeraj..! To sum up in one word, Dear Zindagi is a commercially made film, for mental health awareness. But then is there more to the film? Well of course. The film has so much more to it, that it can be called as a magical piece of art. Why you ask? Because Gauri Shinde is a unique Writer/Director who takes up simple and straightforward stories and turns them into a complex artistic…

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VENTILATOR: Audience Reviews..!

  8 years ago     Leave your thoughts  

Priyanka Chopra's forst foray into producing a Marathi Film 'VENTILATOR'..! Starring Ashutosh Gowariker, Jitendra Joshi..The film has been getting some rave reviews..! Check this out..Click to hear..& leave us a line on what you thought about the film..!

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A Review: M.S. DHONI

  8 years ago     Leave your thoughts  

M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story Indeed The movie ‘M.S. Dhoni’, lives up to its name – ‘the untold story’, not because it shows something previously unknown but because it presents the known into a new light. There are two greatest challenges that biopic makes face, especially when making a film about someone as famous and publicly known as Dhoni. These challenges are – Creating curiosity and unpredictability in the story, that the whole nation is already aware of. Creating a sense of personal relativity in the minds of people, whose celebrity status itself distances him from the audience to…

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Shoojit Sircar’s ‘PINK’: A Review..

  8 years ago     Leave your thoughts  

Pink – A Review ‘Pink’, unlike any previously made, judicially focussed Bollywood films, is an extremely slow paced movie. But this slow pace itself lets it; or rather, forces the audience into a state of introspection, wherein they can assess and reassess their personal views and ideas with reference to what’s going on, on screen in front of them. This pace-induced feature of introspection, is what makes the film highly relatable to every kind of viewer. Along with the slow pace, the film is also given a treatment of exceptional simplicity and realism. I, personally, have never watched a single…

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FREAKY ALI: Audience Reactions at the theatre..!

  8 years ago     Leave your thoughts  

So...Team LetsThinkAloud reached the theatres....! To get first hand reactions of the film 'FREAKY ALI'..! Here's what some of them had to say..! The film plays at a theatre a near you..! Golden Village & Screens of Bombay Talkies..! Salman Khan Presents: FREAKY ALI: Starring: Nawazuddin Siddique, Arbaaz Khan, Amy Jackson- In Singapore by M Capital Ventures Pte Ltd.

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Why should we get ‘Freaky’ with ‘FREAKY ALI’?

  8 years ago     Leave your thoughts  

So 'Freaky Ali' releases in 2 days & we in Singapore are lucky to get to watch this film..! Some interesting facts you should know: -'Khan Brothers' have a winner at hand with this one..! Brilliant script & storyline, simple but real production values; and most importantly its amazing to have a film such as this, from the 'Khan kitty' -Never have we seen Nawazuddin Siddique play a role as this with such ease, fluidity & he's all set to tickle our funny bones with his outstanding comic timing. - Salman Khan read the script & loved it & decided…

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