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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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Ranchi Diaries: Nothing to write about • Oct 27, 2017 at 05:08 PM
by Siraj Syed

Ranchi Diaries: Nothing to write about Some films make you wonder whether their makers have any friends at all, for if they did have any well-wishers, why did they not speak-up and give some honest...

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Taaha Shah Badusha
Anupam Kher
Sattwik Mohanty
Himansh Kohli
Soundarya Sharma
bhojpuri
Jimmy Shergill
Satish Kaushik
Pitobash Tripathi
Jharkhand
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Thor-Ragnarok: Of hammers and horns, Avengers and Revengers • Oct 27, 2017 at 02:17 PM
by Siraj Syed

Thor-Ragnarok: Of hammers and horns, Avengers and Revengers Add humour. Suspended in mid space inside a trap-net by the fire demon Surtur, Thor asks a fellow prisoner how long has he been there....

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Anthony Hopkins
Asgard
B
Benedict Cumberbatch
Bruce Banner
Brynhildir
Cate Blanchett
Chris Hemworth
Chrostopher Yost
Craig Kyle
DC
DLP
Doctor Strange
Eli Wallach
Eric Pearson
fantasy
Ferris
Heimdall
Hela
Hulk
Idris Elba
Imax
Jack Kirby
Jeff Goldblum
Kog
Larry Lieber
Loki
mark ruffalo
Marvel
Mjolnir
Norse
Odin
Sakaar
scinece fiction
sergio leone
Stan Lee
Superheroes
Surtur
Taika Cohen
Taika David Watiti
Tessa Thompson
Tom Hiddleston
Valkyries
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MAMI’s 19th Mumbai Film Festival, 12-18 November: Eleven brief reviews • Oct 29, 2017 at 07:12 PM
by Siraj Syed

MAMI’s 19th Mumbai Film Festival, 12-18 November: Eleven brief reviews April’s Daughter-Mexico(World Premiere)-Michel Franco Story of an immoral mother and her two daughters, one of who becomes...

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Aktan Arym Kubat
Andrei Tarkovsky
April's Daughter
Ask the Sexpert
Centaur
Danny ben Moshe
David Abraham
Enir Kusturica
Hong Sangsoo
Hyder Ali
Ildiko Enyedi
Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan
Jodha Akbar
Kumar Hassan Ali Mijjan
michel franco
Mohammed Rafi
Monica Bellucci
On Body and Soul
On the Milky Road
Ruby Myers
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Santiago Mitre
Sexy Durga
Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema
solaris
Sonia Krunlund
stalker
Sulochana
The Day After
The Prince of Nothingwood
The Summit
Vaishali Sinha
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mother!, review: The allegory category • Oct 22, 2017 at 06:03 PM
by Siraj Syed

mother!, review: The allegory category Darren Aronofsky’s reputation precedes him, as milling crowds at Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI)’s 19th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) bore testimony. Every...

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Hollywood
Domhnall Gleeson
Brian Gleeson
Kristen Wiig
Darren Aronofsky
Jennifer Lawrence
Reqiuem for a Dream
Black Swan
Noah
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ed Harris
Bible
Cain
Abel
Andrew Weisblum
god
devil
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MAMI’s 19th Mumbai Film Festival, 12-18 November: The Winners • Oct 22, 2017 at 03:13 PM
by Siraj Syed

MAMI’s 19th Mumbai Film Festival, 12-18 November: The Winners Indian category Golden Gateway award, Oxfam Best Film for Gender Quality award and Young Critics Choice award: Village...

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The Day My Father Became a Bush
Cloudboy
Voices f the Talking Stars
Lata: Sur Gatha
In The Shadows
S(exy) Durga
Vacancy
The Wolf of Chawl Street
Bambaiwale
The Hungry
Golden Gateway
Silver Gateway
Dimensions Mumbai
Oxfam
gender equality
Village Rockstars
Up
Down and Sideways
Machines
Summer 1993
quest
I AM NOT A WITCH
The Wound
On Body and Soul
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