Tag Archives: Indian Subcontinent Cinema

Luck

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Shariq Madani

Luck Soham Shah | India | 2009 130 min Luck, the second film by Soham Shah, is not the debacle that Kaal was. In fact the movie, although it is not, feels like a “White Feather Films” production, having been … Continue reading →

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Gulaal

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Shariq Madani

Gulaal Anurag Kashyap | India | 2009 141 min Five years ago, director Anurag Kashyap tore through the press, public and Bollywood with his mighty sophomore feature, Black Friday, a riveting drama chronicling the Mumbai Bomb Blasts of ’93. Its … Continue reading →

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Slumdog Millionaire

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Shariq Madani

Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle | United Kingdom | 2008 120 mins Once in a while you get to watch a movie like Slumdog Millionaire. In a well-crafted, well-written tale of destiny and triumph, directors Danny Boyle and Laveena Tandon take … Continue reading →

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5 Best Films of the Dubai Film Festival 2008

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Faizan Rashid

With a whopping 181 films to choose from, diversity was never a problem in this hallowed quest by the girded WearetheMovies.com team. Listed are the 5 of the very best movies we saw at the 2008 Dubai Film Festival. Continue reading →

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