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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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Ved, review: The craze phase • Dec 30, 2022 at 04:34 AM
by Siraj Syed

Ved, review: The craze phase To those who do not know Marathi, and maybe a few of those who do, the word Ved, with its present spelling, could mean the ancient scripture of Hindus, part of the...

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Ajay Atul
Bhushankumar Jain
Chandan Arora
Khushi Hajare
Shubhankar Tawde
Vinnet Sharma
Vikram Gaikwad
Ashok Saraf
Jia Shankar
Taj Mahal Hotel
Gateway of India
Riteish Vilasrao Dehsmukh
Genelia Deshmukh
Shiva Nirvana
Rushikesh Turai
Sandeep S. Patil
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Connect, Review: ConnectShun • Dec 29, 2022 at 01:01 PM
by Siraj Syed

Connect, Review: ConnectShun Many a film, both Indian and foreign, has exploited the theme of an evil spirit possessing an innocent victim, usually a teenage girl, the havoc it causes in the...

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Avinash
Mekha Rajan
Anupam Kher
Vinay Rai
Haniya Nafisa
Arthur Samuel
Vignesh Shivan
Nayanthara
Diana Mariam Kurian
Ashwin Saravanan
Kaavya Ramkumar
Game Over
Ouija
William Peter Blatty
William Friedkin
The Exorcist
Sathyaraj
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Marathi film Saath Sobat’s trailer launched • Dec 28, 2022 at 03:57 PM
by Siraj Syed

Marathi film Saath Sobat’s trailer launched The trailer of the upcoming Marathi film Saath Sobat, which follows the release of its popular teaser, was released today at the Famous Cine Laboratories’...

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Konkan
Santosh Chari
Satish Bhavsar
Meenal Ghag
Prakash Kamble
Saath Sobat
Kaushik Maru
Harshal Kantak
Abhishek Mhaskar
Yashshree More
Sangram Samel
Mrunal Kulkarni
Rajdutt
Mohan Joshi
Anil Gavas
Amol Redij
Dilip Asurdekar Dhanji Maru
Prasanna Vaidya
Ramesh More
Maru Enterprises
Rajdatt
Mahesh Naik
Sameer Dixit
Rishikesh Bhirangi
Pickle Entertainment
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Third Eye, 2022, 19, 06: Recapitulating the films I saw at the Asian Film Festival • Dec 22, 2022 at 02:52 PM
by Siraj Syed

Third Eye, 2022, 19, 06: Recapitulating the films I saw at the Asian Film Festival Starting screenings before the inauguration is the norm at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival (TEAFF). Having...

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Naomal Perera
Sumitra Bhave – A Parallel Journey
Santosh Pathare
Varsha Dabholkar
Amit Nigade
Mrs. Shakuntala Agashe
Prof. Chippalkatty
Manasi Lonkar
Mrs. Shailaja Puranik
Shweta Savanur
Yash Barbhai
Marathi
Konkani
Kaajro
Odh
Swaroop Savanur
The Newspaper
Sarath Kothalawala
Kumara Thirimadura
Ekvismu Tiffin
End of the Hunt
Ashok Handagama
Vijaygiri Bawa
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Behno aor bhaiyo, let us celebrate, Ameen Sayani has just turned 90! • Dec 21, 2022 at 06:30 AM
by Siraj Syed

Behno aor bhaiyo, let us celebrate, Ameen Sayani has just turned 90! Today is his 90th birthday. When you are 90, you have seen it all, been there, done that. But the spark is still present, and...

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Ashima Singh
Bobby
Brij Bhushan
Dinky
I.S. Johar
Madhur Bhushan
Rajil
Ravi
Riaz
yoga
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