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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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8 am Metro, Review: One train, many tracks • May 18, 2023 at 03:04 PM
by Siraj Syed

8 am Metro, Review: One train, many tracks Firstly, it is not about a train. Secondly, the journey of the lead characters changes so many tracks that it ultimately derails, and it takes a long-drawn...

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Dheer Charan Srivastav
Jay Jha
Kajol Dubey
Moin Jaan
Madhu Swaminath
Kausar Munir
Sunny Kurapati
Anil Aalayam
Umesh Kamat
Kalpika Ganesh
Nimisha Nair
Rajiv Kumar Aneja
Usha Kiran
Saiyami Kher
Kambeyanda Devaiah Gulshan
Anurag Kashyap
Pierre Filmon
In Between Two Trains
Long Time No See
Brief Encounter
Gulzar
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Chatrapathi, Review: Axe Rated • May 12, 2023 at 11:16 AM
by Siraj Syed

Chatrapathi, Review: Axe Rated Should have been spelt Chhatrapati, buy never mind. As a remake, it has carried over the spelling of the Telugu original. The title is a reference to Shivaji, the...

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Tanishk Bagchi
Niranjan Devaramane
Ravi Basrur
Nizar Shafi
Amit Shivdas Nair
Rajendra Gupta
Freddy Daruwala
Sharad Kelkar
Rajesh Sharma
Swapnil
Ashish Singh
Sahil Vaid
Shivam Patil
Auroshika Dey
Monazir Khan
Swapnil Kiiran Kotriwar
Anup Ingale
Mohamad Moujir
Bhagyashree
Vedika Nawani
Karan Singh Chhabra
Nushrratt Bharucha
Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas
V.V. Vinayak
Shabbir Ahmed
Bareilly
S.S. Rajamouli
A. Mahadev
Mayur Puri
V. Vijayendra Prasad
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Mother Teresa & Me: A stunning Swiss portrait of an Indian Saint • May 10, 2023 at 05:32 AM
by Siraj Syed

Mother Teresa & Me: A stunning Swiss portrait of an Indian Saint He comes across as a youngish, genial uncle, with a deadpan sense of humour. Answering to a name like Kamal Musale, he had to be at...

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Banita Sandhu
Albanian
Bengali
Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz
dalit
Millions Can Walk
Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
Kamal Musale
Curry Western
Deepti Naval
Vikram Kocchar
Kolkata
Calcutta
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UnWoman, Review: What if the bride turns out to be a eunuch? • May 10, 2023 at 02:06 AM
by Siraj Syed

UnWoman, Review: What if the bride turns out to be a eunuch? Sounds far-fetched and implausible, but if you watch UnWoman, it seems possible and even probable. A taboo subject, made by an...

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Abhay Rustum Sopori
Bhagwan Narula
Girish Pal Sing
Gunjan Goel
Kanak Garg
Karan Maan
Mamta Vaishnav
Mohammed Firoj Aalam
Pallavi Roy
Parminder Singh Shah
Pramod Deshwal
Sarthak Narula
Shakil Rehan Khan
Susheel Sharman
Vikas Kumar
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FICCI FRAMES III: Arunabh Kumar spreads The Viral Fever • May 07, 2023 at 05:23 AM
by Siraj Syed

FICCI FRAMES III: Arunabh Kumar spreads The Viral Fever Its fever. Its viral. And it was started by a man called Arunabh Kumar. Shortened to TVF, the company produces content and is made up of...

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Pitchers 2
Kota Factory
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