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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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Mr. Holmes-The Man beyond the Myth, Review: And you thought you knew your Sherlock! • Aug 15, 2015 at 06:45 AM
by Siraj Syed

Mr. Holmes-The Man beyond the Myth, Review: And you thought you knew your Sherlock! Mr. Holmes presents a 93 year-old Sherlock without his coat and pipe, after Dr. Watson and his house-keeper Mrs....

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armonica
Arthur Conan Doyle
Bees Saal Baad
Bill Condon
Dr. Watson
Hattie Morahan
Hiroshima
Ian McKellan
Jeffrey Hatcher
Laura Linney
Milo Parker
Mitch Cullin
Mrs. Hudson
Nicholas Rowe
Portsmouth
prickly ash
Sherlock Holmes
Sussex
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Masaan (a.k.a. Fly Away Solo), Review: Burning bodies, tormented souls and a minor classic • Jul 24, 2015 at 09:27 PM
by Siraj Syed

Masaan (a.k.a. Fly Away Solo), Review: Burning bodies, tormented souls Set in a city known as the holiest cremation ground in India, Masaan is made with fired-up creativity, and has won encomiums it...

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Allahabad
Bashir Badr
Chakbast
cremation
Dushyant Kumar
ghats
Gulzar
Indian Ocean
Kashi
Kashika
Mirza Ghalib
Neeraj Ghaywan
Richa Chadda
Sangam
Sanjay Mishra
Shiladiyta Bora
Shweta Tripathi
Urdu
Varanasi
Varun Grover
Vicky Kaushal
Vikramaditya Motwane
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Indian film-writer, lyricist, Akhtar Romani no more • Dec 19, 2015 at 10:56 AM
by Siraj Syed

Indian film-writer, lyricist, Akhtar Romani no more A rare film-writer and lyricist from the Dawoodi Bohra community, Akhtar Romani (nom de plume) passed away today in Mumbai, his home for almost...

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Ameen Sayani
Binaca Geetmala
Dharmendra
dialogue
Haseena Maan Jayegi
Hatim Tai
Kalyanji-Anandji
lyrics
Radio Ceylon
Raj Khosla
Rajesh Khanna
Riaz Syed
screenplay
Shakti Samanta
songs
Urdu
Vividh Bharati
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The Gallows, Review: Loose noose • Jul 10, 2015 at 08:45 AM
by Siraj Syed

The Gallows, Review: Loose noose All that The Gallows can claim as interesting is the premise. After that, it is pretty much like the death by hanging scene, with the film’s trap-door flipping open,...

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Cassidy Gifford
Chris Lofing
frightening
gallows
horror
noose
petrified
Pfeifer Ross
play
Reese Mishler
Ryan Shoos
Travis Cluff
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Amy, Review: Alcohol, Drugs, Sex and all that JAZZ • Jul 12, 2015 at 12:00 PM
by Siraj Syed

Amy, Review: Alcohol, Drugs, Sex and all that JAZZ (a.k.a. Amy: The Girl Behind The Name) If you are a film-maker looking for a subject, a feature-length documentary on a recently deceased...

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alcohol
Amy Winehouse
Asif Kapadia
Barbra Streisand
Blake
Bulimia
cocaine
crack
Jazz
Pete Doherty
Princess Diana
rehab
sex
Soul
Tony Bennett
Yasiin Bey
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