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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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Mili, Review: Chilly • Nov 04, 2022 at 04:06 PM
by Siraj Syed

Mili, Review: Chilly A remake it is. And an ideal vehicle to draw boundless sympathy from audiences for the lead actress, Janhvi Kapoor. For who would not root for a girl locked in a freezer chamber...

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Sunil Karthikeyan
Monisha R. Baldawa
Shaan Rahman
A.R. Rahman
Javed Akhtar
Raghav Binani
Joginder Goyat
Rishad Mahmud
Jay Parashar
Bhargav Polara
Deepak Simwal
Shekhar Singh
Feroz
Mayank Tiwari
Hasleen Kaur
Sanjay Suri
Vikram Kochhar
Rajesh Jais
Anurag Arora
Jackie Shroff
Alfred Kurian Joseph
Noble Babu Thomas
Mathukutty Xavier
Ritesh Shah
Ranjith Ambady
Anna Ben
Tamil
Anbirkiniyal
titanic
Boney Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor
Sunny Kaushal
Helen
Manoj Pahwa
Seema Pahwa
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Double XL, Review: Dreams double XL, reality check less than M • Nov 04, 2022 at 12:33 PM
by Siraj Syed

Double XL, Review: Dreams double XL, reality check less than M What happens when two ambitious women, of XL size, meet, after their dreams are all but shattered? They help each other and everything...

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Abhishek Kumar Anand
Cecile
Dolly Singh
Huma Qureishi
Kanwaljit Singh
Karis Pentecost
Kay Eluvian
Mahat Raghavendra
Milind Jog
Mudassar Aziz
Sankalp Gupta
Sasha Singh
Satnam Ramani
Seana Momsen
Shubha Khote
Sonakshi Sinha
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Palyad, Preview: Funeral rites and funereal duties • Nov 03, 2022 at 11:01 AM
by Siraj Syed

Palyad, Preview: Funeral rites and funereal duties Marathi language film Palyad, meaning ‘The Other Side’, is releasing tomorrow. Almost all Hindus cremate their dead by burning them on a funeral...

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Shailesh Bhimrao Dupare
Sudarshan Khandagale
Shashank Shende
Devika Daftardar
Ruchit Ninave
Veera Sathidar
Salil Dethe
Gajesh Kambale
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Bengaluru’s Suchitra Film Society celebrates 50 years, releases book by Aruna Rajé Patil • Oct 31, 2022 at 04:07 PM
by Siraj Syed

Bengaluru’s Suchitra Film Society celebrates 50 years, releases book by Aruna Rajé Patil Suchitra Film Society (SFS) organised a Film Festival in collaboration with the Federation of Film Societies...

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Suchitra Film Academy
Raghavendra Rao Savanur
Girish Kasaravalli
Vijayamma
Puravankara Film and Cultural Academy
N. Lakshminarayana
V.N. Subba Rao
Indian Express
V. Shantaram
Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar KahaniNational College
Basavanagudi
Mayura Film Society
H.N. Narahari Rao
N. Vidyashankar
Nanjunde Gowda
Karnataka Film Directors’ Association
Maithili Rao
Prof. N. Manu Charavarthy
Firebrand
Netflix
Tum – A Dangerous Obsession
Bhairavi
Shadi Ya...
Patit Pawan
Rihaee
Sitam
Gehrayee
Shaque
Madhyantara
Kannada
Asoka Handagama
SriLankan
Surana College
D.N.S. Kumar
PU College
Chandrashekharappa
Suresha B.
Deepa Ganesh.
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Puranjay Khanna’s debut book of poems, Second Star, released on his birthday • Oct 31, 2022 at 02:52 PM
by Siraj Syed

Puranjay Khanna’s debut book of poems, Second Star, released on his birthday For many a literate person, reading was a lifeline throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. With the world on pause, many found...

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Shreya
Notion Press
Bombay Scottish
École Mondiale
Brunel University
Global Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Southampton University
Denzil Smith
Allwyn Saldanha
Katrin Kivi
Sumit Mullick
Tom Stoppard
Peter Pan
Neverland
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