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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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Netflix’s Kathal: The curious case of the two missing jackfruits and its serious, very serious ramifications • May 06, 2023 at 04:09 PM
by Siraj Syed

Netflix’s Kathal: The curious case of the two missing jackfruits and its serious, very serious ramifications Firstly, it was not discovered by a man named Jack. Secondly, it is not a fruit, but a...

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Vijay Raaz
Brijendra Kala
Gurpal Singh
Govind Pandey
Ambrish Saxena
Raghuvir Yadav
Pagglait
Ashok MIshra
Yashowardhan Mishra
Shobha Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
Guneet Monga
Achin Jain
Sanya Malhotra
Anant V. Joshi
Rajpal Yadav
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FICCI FRAMES 23, 02: Minister Piyush Goyal lauds Naatu-Naatu, The Elephant Whisperers and Woman Power • May 06, 2023 at 02:14 PM
by Siraj Syed

FICCI FRAMES 23, 02: Minister Piyush Goyal lauds Naatu-Naatu, The Elephant Whisperers and Woman Power Day 2 of FICCI FRAMES 23 had Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs...

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Piyush Goyal
Naatu-Naatu
The Elephant Whisperers
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FICCI Frames 23: Thinking out of the frame • May 06, 2023 at 10:46 AM
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FICCI Frames 23: Thinking out of the frame Returning to its ‘base’ at Hotel Renaissance, Powai, Mumbai, now renamed Marriot Westin, the annual conclave of the Media and Entertainment (M & E)...

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Apurva Chandra
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Citadel, Review: When James meets, Jane it’s a Bond • Apr 29, 2023 at 07:53 AM
by Siraj Syed

Citadel, Review: When James meets, Jane it’s a Bond Two franchises have set the benchmark as far as spy thrillers go. No marks for guessing that these are James Bond and Mission Impossible. It’s...

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Lesley Manville
Osy Ikhile
Ashleigh Cummings
Roland Møller
Caoilinn Springall
Bourne Identity
Jason Bourne
Newton Thomas Sigel
David Weil
Josh Appelbaum & Bryan Oh
Richard Madden
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Stanley Tucci
Anthony Russo
Joseph Russo
james bond
Ethan Hunt
mission impossible
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Azamgarh, Review: Saving the honour of a city, and a religion • Apr 29, 2023 at 08:23 AM
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Azamgarh, Review: Saving the honour of a city, and a religion Quite often, the religious minority of Indian Muslims is targetted for producing and harbouring young men who join terrorist groups,...

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Adil Shekh
Aligarh Muslim University
Amita Wali
Anuj Sharma
Biren Jyoti Monty
Kaifi Azmi
Kamlesh Mishra
Maulana Shibli Nomani
Naresh Gosai
Nizami Bandhu
Pankaj Tripathi
Pratap Somvansh
Ramji Bali
Shrikant Varma
Sudarshan Bhatt
Urdu
Uttar Pradesh
Vivek Jaitely
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