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Singham Again (2024)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Rohit Shetty
Starring: Ajay Devgn | Akshay Kumar | Deepika Padukone | Kareena Kapoor | Salman Khan

Singham Again
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Pathaan (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Siddharth Anand
Starring: Ashutosh Rana | Deepika Padukone | Dimple Kapadia | John Abraham | Shah Rukh Khan

Pathaan
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Spectacle (2015)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.9
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Starring: Deepika Padukone | Ishtiyak Khan | Javed Sheikh | Piyush Mishra | Ranbir Kapoor

Spectacle

Jason says: “It had been a while since I last saw a big Bollywood romantic comedy with singing, dancing, and a little bit of everything, and after seeing TAMASHA…well, it’s still been a while since I’ve seen that sort of

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Bajirao Mastani (2015)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Benjamin Gilani | Deepika Padukone | Irrfan Khan | Priyanka Chopra | Ranveer Singh | Tanvi Azmi

Bajirao Mastani

Jason says: “I guess it’s an improvement that somewhere during the second half of BAJIRAO MASTANI I backed off thinking of it as being a historical romance where nearly everybody is a terrible person, instead considering it one where people

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Kochadaiiyaan: the Legend (2014)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.25
Director: Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin
Starring: Deepika Padukone | Nasser | Rajnikanth; Aadhi | Sarath Kumar

Kochadaiiyaan: the Legend

Jason says: “Aside from a cameo in the next year’s RA ONE, Rajnikanth’s last film was 2010’s bonkers but memorable ENDHIRAN, and it appears that the delay in his next starring role can be attributed to both health and script

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Finding Fanny (2014)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Homi Adajania
Starring: Arjun Kapoor | Deepika Padukone | Dimple Kapadia | Naseeruddin Shah | Pankaj Kapur

Finding Fanny

Jason says: “After a year or so of going to the Indian movies at the local multiplex, one gets a certain idea of what to expect, generally a musical masala picture that’s odd by conventional Hollywood standards. Sometimes, though, you

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Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Deepika Padukone | Krishna Singh Bisht | Ranveer Singh | Supriya Pathak

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela

Jason says: “The last time I wrote a review of an Indian movie, I got comments saying not to compare it to something else and to just enjoy it for what it is. That’s actually good advice in general, although

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Chennai Express (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.25
Director: Rohit Shetty
Starring: Deepika Padukone | Nikitin Dheer | Priyamani | Satyaraj | Shah Rukh Khan

Chennai Express

Jason says: “I’m not sure quite how far we are into CHENNAI EXPRESS when the indicator of where the intermission would be comes up (the movie just kept going in Boston but likely paused in India), but the realization that

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Made in China (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Nikhil Advani
Starring: Akshay Kumar | Deepika Padukone | Mithun Chakraborty | Ranvir Shorey

Made in China

Jason says: “Even though I’ve seen more Bollywood movies than most people I know, I don’t have a particular affinity for them; they’ve basically got to involve something I’m already interested in.  Koi… Mil Gaya had spaceships; Krrish was its

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