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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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MISMFF 2022, 07: Prize winners • Nov 08, 2022 at 07:22 AM
by Siraj Syed

  MISMFF 2022, 07: Prize winners A Special Mention went to Esmeralda (Mexico) A Special Prize went to “The Iron Digger” (Nepal) For the masterful Cinematography and the director’s respectful...

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Kahani Rubber Band Ki, Review: Precaution first, protection afterwards • Oct 16, 2022 at 06:19 AM
by Siraj Syed

Kahani Rubber Band Ki, Review: Precaution first, protection afterwards No, it is not the story of a rubber band. The term is used as a euphemism for something that was known as French Leather in the...

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Pratik Gandhi
Manish Raisinghan
Avika Gor
Aruna Irani
Rajesh Jais
Gaurav Gera
Kanwarjit Paintal
Amit Singh Thakur
Hemang Dave
Meenakshi Sethi
Katyayani Sharma
Shyamlal
Romil Chaudhury
Varanasi
condom
B.S. Nirmal Raj
New York Film Academy
Sarika Sanjot
the guardian
Galti Sirf Tumhari
Moonhouse Movies
Shree Sai Cine Vision
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Doctor G, review: A 124-minute operation, performed by a novice • Oct 15, 2022 at 02:15 PM
by Siraj Syed

Doctor G, review: A 124-minute operation, performed by a novice G in the title could stand for ‘jee’, a suffix denoting respect, or for gynæcology. Neither is moniker material, so why title your...

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gynæcology
orthopædic
When Harry Met Sally
Puneet Sharma
Kumaar
Raj Shekhar
Amjad Nadeem
Amit Trivedi
Sultan Sulemani
Amjad Nadeem Aamir
Ketan Sodha
Saigal
Eeshit Narain
Indraneil Sengupta
Akash Sinha
Devas Dixit
Priyam Saha
Shraddha Jain
Ayesha Kaduskar
Puja Sarup
Karishma Singh
Anju Gaur
Sharvari Deshpande
Vinod Kumar Jaiswal
Jhumma Mitra
Sheeba Chaddha
Shefali Shah
Paresh Pahuja
Ayushmann Khurrana
Rakul Preet Singh
Sourabh Bharat
Vishal Wagh
Sumit Saxena
Saurabh Bharat
Anubhuti Kashyap
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Kantara, review: Dispossessing the 'possessed' • Oct 13, 2022 at 03:54 PM
by Siraj Syed

Kantara, review: Dispossessing the 'possessed' Kantara is about conflict. Conflict between nature and human beings. Conflict between landlords and their subjects. Between Forest Officers and...

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Achyuth Kumar
Arvind S. Kashyap
Atish Shetty
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
daiva
Dwayne Johnson
Gowda
K. M. Prakash
kambala
Karnataka
Kasargod
Kishore
Malenadu
Manasi Sudhir
Mystical Forest
Naveen D Padil
Northern Kerala
Pragathi Rishab Shetty
Pratheek Shetty
Raghu
Rishab Shetty
Sapthami
Shine Shetty
Swaraj Shetty
Vinay Biddappa
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Aye Zindagi, Review: Goodness of human beings, greatness of cinema • Oct 12, 2022 at 09:39 AM
by Siraj Syed

Aye Zindagi, Review: Goodness of human beings, greatness of cinema A very touchy, sensitive and polarising subject, Aye Zindagi (O Life) hits the right chords and sticks diligently to its theme and...

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Surjodeep Ghosh
Adeep Singh Manki
Anindit Roy (C.A.S)
Shilpi Agarwal
Suraj H. Gunjal Tank
Hemant Kher
Pranjal Trivedi
Muskaan Agarwal
Bombay Rains-Bombay Girls
Mice in Men
The Death of Mitali Dotto
Shiladitya Bora
Anirban Bose
Revathy
Shrikant Verma
Satyajeet Dubey
Mrinmayee Godbole
Rajesh Khanna
Safar
Anand
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