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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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Siraj Syed reviews satirical short Screwdriver: Nut screws washers and bolts • Jan 17, 2017 at 07:21 PM
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It begins with two friends at a dining table, trying to fix a day for their drinks and dinner to celebrate one of them getting married. They cannot find any convenient date, because, due to sheer bad...

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Afsar Adil
Ban
Dr. Rajesh Nahar
Dry Day
Feng Shui
Mohan Deep
Preety Arora
Rak Kapoor
Roger Corman
Roshan Taneja
Vikkramm Chandirramani
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Aamir, Nasir, Tahir, Tariq, Mansoor, Amjad: Movies, Masti, Modernity, Flashback 2 • Jan 16, 2017 at 03:27 PM
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Aamir, Nasir, Tahir, Tariq, Mansoor, Amjad: Movies, Masti, Modernity, Flashback 2 To remind you, Aamir is indeed Aamir Khan, Amjad is definitely Gabbar Singh, and the triple M above is to...

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Aamir Khan
bootlegger
Caravan
Hanif Banatwala
Jigar Moradabadi
Mansoor Khan
Nasir Hussain
Pali Hill
Pyar Ka Mausam
Tariq
Vijay Arora
Yaadon Ki Baaraat
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Erosactivity gets into top gear, announces 50 films, 40+ directors on board • Jan 14, 2017 at 03:14 PM
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Erosactivity gets into top gear, announces 50 films, 40+ directors on board The next financial year for their India econ0my is 01 April 2017-31 March 2018, and at 50 productions in the pipeline,...

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Aanand L. Rai
Amole Gupte
Bajirao Mastaani
Bajragi Bhaijaan
Banda Singh Bahadur
CHar Sahibzaade
Happy Bhag Jayegi
Kabir Khan
Lulla
Manmarziyan
Mukkebaaz
Navdeep Singh
Nil Battey Sannata
Nimmo
RahulMangalya
Saira Banu
shahrukh khan
Shubh Mangal Savdhan
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Trinity
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Siraj Syed reviews Haraamkhor: Harmful to the core • Jan 14, 2017 at 03:13 PM
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Siraj Syed reviews Haraamkhor: Harmful to the core Haraamkhor: A derisive term, having its roots in Persian (Farsi) and widely used in present-day Urdu and Hindi. Haraamkhor literally means one who...

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Anurag Kashyap
Bal-Bharati
CBFC
Hidden Cricket
IFFLA
Irafan Khan (Jr.)
Mohammed Samad
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
NYIFF
Shlok Sharma
Shweta Tripathi
Sujata
Trimala Adhikari
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Siraj Syed reviews Passengers: Window seat at the journey of a life-time • Jan 08, 2017 at 04:00 PM
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Siraj Syed reviews Passengers: Window seat at the journey of a life-time They’ve got it right. Not perfect, but right. Mind-boggling special effects and a mind-toggling emotional narrative. It’s an...

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American Hustle
Andy Garcia
Apocalypse Now
Aurora Perrineau
Batman v/s Superman
Chris Pratt
Doctor Strange
Fallen Angels
Frost/Nixon
Guardians of the Galaxy
Headhunters
hologram
Hullogram
Hunger Games
Jennifer Lawrence
Jon Spaihts
Laurence Fishburne
Man of Steel
Michael Sheen
Prometheus
Rodrigo Prieto. Morten Tyldum
The Color Purple
The Damned United
The Darkest Hour
The Imitation Game
The Magnificent Seven
The Queen
Thomas Newman
welsh
X Men
Zero Dark Thirty
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