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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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Housefull 4, Review: Emptiness to the core • Oct 26, 2019 at 11:40 AM
by Siraj Syed

Housefull 4, Review: Emptiness to the fore In the age of the multiplex, a sign saying that a particular show is House-Full, meaning all the tickets have been sold in advance, is about as rare as...

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Aakash Kaushik
Akshay Kumar
Bobby Deol
Chunky Panday
Devi Sri Prasad
Farhad Samji
FoxStar
Jamie Lever
Johnny Lever
Kriti Kharbanda
Kriti Sanon
Madhur Sharma
Manoj Pahwa
Mika Singh
Nadiadwala Grandson
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Pooja Hegde
Rana Daggubati
Ranjeet
Riteish Deshmukh
Sajid Nadiadwala Samji
Sandeep Shirodkar
Sara Bodinar
Sharad Kelkar
Sparsh Khetarpal
Tasha Bhambra
Tushar Hiranandani
Vayu
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MFF 21, 2019, 04: Ten films seen, with ratings • Oct 22, 2019 at 06:25 AM
by Siraj Syed

MFF 21, 2019, 04: Ten films seen, with ratings Halfway through Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) 21st Mumbai Film Festival MFF), till 21 October, I had managed to see the following films. Here...

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Sumitra Bhave
Dithee
A Son
The Two Popes
Fernando Meirelles
Anthony Hopkins
Jonathan Pryce
Other Side of the Box
abel ferrera
Harpoon
invitation
Tommaso
Mehdi M. Barsaoui
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Yaaram, Review: Single blues, double whammy and triple talaaq • Oct 17, 2019 at 06:09 PM
by Siraj Syed

Yaaram, Review: Single blues, double whammy and triple talaaq Actor Siddhanth Kapoor, a part-time DJ (disc-jockey), makes his singing debut in Yaaram. The number, titled, ‘Kaash phir se’, is...

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Siddhant Kapoor
Prateik Babbar
Ishita Raj Sharma
Subha Rajput
Anita Raj Hingorani
Dalip Tahil
Ovais Khan
Kumaar
Jeet Gannguli
Mauritius
halala nikaah
talaaq talaaq talaaq
Shakti Kapoor
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Downton Abbey, Review: The King, the butler, the chef, the assassin and the maid • Oct 18, 2019 at 10:22 AM
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Downton Abbey, Review: The King, the butler, the chef, the assassin and the maid It’s no secret that royals are very particular about almost everything. This is partly due to security concerns and...

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Geraldine James
Hugh Bonneville
Imelda Staunton
Jim Carter
Julian Fellowes
King George
Maggie Smith
Michael Engler
Queen Mary
Tuppence Middleton
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Maleficent-Mistress of Evil, Review: Feynix rises from the ashes • Oct 17, 2019 at 08:42 AM
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Maleficent-Mistress of Evil, Review: Feynix rises from the ashes When a studio like Disney decides to give it the works, it usually works. It is difficult to find fault with the execution of the...

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angelina jolie
Moving Picture Company
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Sam Riley
Robert Lindsay
Imelda Staunton
Juno Temple
Lesley Manville
Jenn Murray
Judith Shekoni
Miyavi
Warwick Davis
David Gyasi
John Carew
Kae Alexander and Freddie WiseEd Skrein Mill Film
elle fanning
Dakota Fanning
Jessica Norman
Damien Stumpf
Brian Litson
Ferran Domenech
Laurent Gillet
Gary Brozenich
Michelle Pfeiffer
Disney
pg
Joachim Rønning
Charles Perrault
Fred Rogers
Harris Dickinson
fey
phoenox
moors
raven
Linda Woolverton
Noah Harpster
Micah Fitzerman-Blue
Sleeping Beauty
La Belle au bois dormant
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