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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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Pyar Mein Thoda Twist, Review: A sack-full of emptiness • Feb 19, 2022 at 05:54 AM
by Siraj Syed

Pyar Mein Thoda Twist, Review: A sack-full of emptiness A lot of action in the film Pyar Mein Thoda Twist takes place inside a bound sack. It is marked, Lena Hae Lena Hae (have to take, have to...

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Abhishek Shashi Kumar
Alok Nath
Amrish Puri
Anupam Kher
Arpit Singh Bhadauria
Atul Srivastava
Bappi Lahiri
Bareilly
boxing
East European
Gulshan Pandey
jiu jitsu
judo
karate
kick-boxing
kung-fu
Lena hae lena hae
mahant
Manju Bharti
Mausam Ikrar Ke Do Pal Pyar Ke
Mukesh J. Bharti
Noor Fatima
Omkar Das Manikpuri
Partho Ghosh
Rajeev
Rajesh Sharma
Richa Mukherjee
Russian
Sad Sack
Saheb Das Manik Puri
Samuel Charle
Santosh Shukla
shaolin
Soma Rathod
Tootak tootak tootiyaan
Uttar Pradesh
Vijay Singh Bhadauria
Vijendra Singh
wrestling
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RIFF 8, 2022, 06: Rahul Rawail is Best Author, for Raj Kapoor, the Master at Work • Feb 16, 2022 at 03:42 PM
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RIFF 8, 2022, 06: Rahul Rawail is Best Author, for Raj Kapoor, the Master at Work Somendra Harsh, Founder & Festival Director of the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), stated that "Film...

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Bobby
Cannes Film Festival
Barsaat
Awara
Shree 420
Mera Naam Joker
Boot Polish
R.K. Studios
Harsh
Pick a Book
Randhir Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Apurva Asrani
'Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors'
Nilkamal
Madhubala
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A Thursday, Review: For whom the mobile rings • Feb 16, 2022 at 06:42 PM
by Siraj Syed

A Thursday, Review: For whom the mobile rings Make a hostage-taker your protagonist, pit her against the country’s police force and even the Prime Minister, cash-in on the title of a rivetting...

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A Wednesday
Anuj Rakesh Dhawan
Assistant Commissioner of Police
AZHAR
Badlapur
Bala
Behzad Khambata
Blank
Dimple Kapadia
Ginny Weds Sunny
HOSTAGES
Kaabil
Kaizad Gherda
Kalyanee Mulay
Karanvir Sharma
Maya Sarao
Neha Dhupia
Raj Sharma
Rajeev Singh
Shadab
Siddharth Vasani
Sumeet Kotian
thriller
Uri: The Surgical
Vicky Donor
Vijay Maurya
Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam Dhar
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Badhaai Do, Review: No blessing for this messing • Feb 12, 2022 at 06:20 AM
by Siraj Syed

Badhaai Do, Review: No blessing for this messing Watching Badhaai Do, an old thought re-surfaced. I used to wonder what would happen if, by some quirk of circumstance, a homosexual and a lesbian...

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Swapnil Sonawane
Kirti Nakhwa
Hitesh Sonik
Amit Trivedi
Tanishk Bagchi
Ankit Tiwari
Khamosh Shah
Rajkummar Rao
Bhumi Pednekar
Pahwa
Sheeba Chadhha
Chum Darang
Loveleen Mishra
Nitesh Pandey
Shashi Bhushan
Deepak Arora
Hani Yadav
Arunachal Pradesh
gay/lesbian
Homosexual
LGBTQIA+
Kabir
Junglee Pictures
Suman Adhikary
Akshat Ghildial
Harshavardhan Kulkarni
FCB Ulka
Badhaai Ho
G.V. (Jeevi) Kulkarni
Hasee Toh Phasee
Hunterr
Amriki Pandit
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RIFF, 08, 2022, 05: Second list of selected films out • Feb 09, 2022 at 02:55 PM
by Siraj Syed

RIFF, 08, 2022, 05: Second list of selected films out The second list of films officially selected for the Rajasthan International Film Festival, Jodhpur, 25-30 March, 2022, has been released. It...

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Somendra Harsh
Anshu Harsh
RIFF Film Club
Rajasthan Diwas
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