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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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Parched, Review by Siraj Syed: Rani & Lajjo & Bijli & Thelma & Louise’s Rihaee • Sep 24, 2016 at 10:42 AM
by Siraj Syed

Parched, Review by Siraj Syed: Rani & Lajjo & Bijli & Thelma & Louise’s Rihaee Get this right. Parched is not a remake. It is a nod to the soul of the 1988 film, Rihaee (Liberation, directed by...

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Leena Yadav
Thelma and Louise
Rihaee
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Radhika Apte
Surveen Chawla
Lehar Khan
Sumeet Vyas
Hitesh Sonik
Swanand Kirkire
Adil Hussain
Nancy Nisa Beso
Ridhhi Sen
Russell carpenter
Kevin Tent
Callie Khouri
Aruna Raje
ridley scott
Geena Davis
Susan Sarandon
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The Magnificent Seven, Review by Siraj Syed: Rogue Bogue’s Epilogue • Sep 23, 2016 at 05:33 PM
by Siraj Syed

The Magnificent Seven, Review by Siraj Syed: Rogue Bogue’s Epilogue You might say that The Magnificent Seven is not as iconic a Western as some others in the genre, like Stagecoach, Gunfight at the...

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Yul Brynner
Antoine Fuqua
Ethan Hawke
Hayley Bennett
Denzel Washington
VINCENT D'ONOFRIO
Byung-hun Lee
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Martin Sensmeier
Luke Grimes
Jonathan Joss
Mark Ashworth
Peter Sarsgaard
Simon Franglen
James Horner
Mauro Fiore
John Refoua
John Sturges
Akira Kurosawa
Richard Wenk Nicholas Austin (Nic) Pizzolatto
Christopher Lee
james bond
The Man with the Golden Gun
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Raaz Reboot: Exorcise in futility • Sep 16, 2016 at 06:25 PM
by Siraj Syed

Raaz Reboot: Exorcise in futility When the best things in a horror/supernatural film are its songs, it does not augur well. A few days before the release of Raaz Reboot (they use that in the title?...

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Dracula
Emraan Hashmi
Exorcist
Gaurav Arora
Girish Dhamija
Jeet Gangguli
Kausar Munir
Kriti Kharbanda
Mahesh Bhatt
Romania
Transylvania
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Photocopy, Pre-review: Archie rivals • Sep 15, 2016 at 05:27 PM
by Siraj Syed

It’s bright, it’s bubbly, it’s racy. It’s flippant, it’s contrived, it’s lengthy. Photocopy is a Marathi language Indian romantic comedy film, produced by singer and first time producer, Dr. Nehha...

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Wah Taj, Trailer and Preview: Heritage fight • Sep 11, 2016 at 06:41 PM
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Wah Taj, Trailer and Preview: Heritage fight ‘Wah’ is an Indian expression, roughly equivalent to the English ‘wow’ or ‘great’. The Taj in the title refers to Taj Mahal, India’s biggest tourist...

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Ajit Sinha
Arjumand Banu Safavi
Filmi Chakkar
Hemant Sharma
M. Salim
Manjari Fadnis
Mumtaz Mahal
Rajeev Verma
Shah Jahan
Shreyas Talpade
Taj Mahal
Vipin Patwa
Vishwajeet Pradhan
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