Siraj Syed

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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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Bhooth Bangla, Review: Fantasising about horror and comedy...keep fantasising!

 Bhooth Bangla, Review: Fantasising about horror and comedy...keep fantasising!Three personalities must take credit or discredit for the quality of the product they have collaborated on: Akshay Kumar...


T for Taj Mahal, Review: The new ET--E for Eat, T for Teach

 T for Taj Mahal, Review: The new ET--E for Eat, T for TeachThink T and your mind immediately throws up an image of the Taj Mahal, a monument of eternal love, in Agra, built by ShahJahan, as a...


Bhooth Bangla trailer launch: Who’s afraid of ghastly, ghostly, comedy, fantasy?

Bhooth Bangla trailer launch: Who’s afraid of ghastly, ghostly, comedy, fantasy?Okay, so the majority of the audience at PVR Icon Multiplex, Auditorium 4, Andheri Mumbai, did not raise their hands...


Amaze on and on and on and on: Something on the plate for every palate

Amaze on and on and on and on: Something on the plate for every palateIn the fourth part of my report, here’s the lowdown on some more shows that Amazon has lined-up, in various languages. A...


FICCI-EY Media and Entertainment Industry Report: Action packed day, at very short notice

FICCI-EY Media and Entertainment Industry Report: Action packed day, at very short noticeAn email was received on Monday, 23 March, at 2.22 pm, as follows: PRESS INVITEAshish Shelar, Minister, IT &...


Prime Video’s AmazeOn MGM Studios: A lot on the plate, a lot on the slate, 2

Prime Video’s AmazeOn MGM Studios: A lot on the plate, a lot on the slate, 2An annual announcement of what to expect from Prime Video in the weeks and months to come, called the ‘slate’, in media...


Prime Video’s AmazeOn MGM Studios: A lot on the plate, a lot on the slate, 1

 Prime Video’s AmazeOn MGM Studios: A lot on the plate, a lot on the slate, 1They asked us to block the date: 19 March. We did. They asked us to head for the Grand Hyatt at Santa Cruz East, Mumbai,...


bookmyshow’s 3.0 Red Lorry Film Festival, 2026, 4: Too many films, too many venues, too many shows, so little time

bookmyshow’s 3.0 Red Lorry Film Festival, 2026, 4: Too many films, too many venues, too many shows, so little timeWhen we first hear about it, we read that this festival would screen some 120 films,...


bookmyshow’s 3.0 Red Lorry Film Festival, 2026, 3: Today’s score is four

bookmyshow’s 3.0 Red Lorry Film Festival, 2026, 3: Today’s score is fourTheoretically, one could see five or six films in a day, if one had the will, the good health, the time, could manage meal...


bookmyshow’s 3.0 Red Lorry Film Festival, 2026, 2: Second ride

bookmyshow’s 3.0 Red Lorry Film Festival, 2026, 2: Second rideLocation sorted out. Season pass obtained. A determination to see as many films as possible on the remaining two days of bookmyshow’s 3.0...