Biopic – Raja Reviews

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Dangal Review

Dangal Review – Dangal is a Hindi sports biopic released in 2016. The movie is based on the real-life story of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat on how he had coached his daughters to compete and win in the international arena. In the past few years, there has been some successful sports biopic released in India. Dangal not

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M S Dhoni: The Untold Story Review

M S Dhoni: The Untold Story Review – M S Dhoni The Untold Story is a Hindi biopic released in 2016. The movie captures the significant events in the life of Indian Cricket Captain M S Dhoni until the 2011 one day world cup final. Recently biopics seem to be the happening trend in Bollywood. M

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Pelé: Birth of a Legend Review

Pelé: Birth of a Legend Review – Pelé: Birth of a Legend is an American biopic released in 2016. The movie is based on the life of the legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé. It deals with the time frame where he rose from an ordinary boy to a national treasure. I was a bit skeptical before watching this movie

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Joy Review

Joy Review – Joy is an American biographical comedy-drama released in 2015. The movie follows a common woman who struggles to manage her dysfunctional family of four generations, is on a path to become a greatest business tycoon. Before I write any of my review comments let me tell you that I love David O Russell

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Manjhi – The Mountain Man Review

Manjhi – The Mountain Man Review – Manjhi – The Mountain Man is a Hindi biopic released in 2015. The movie is based on the life of Dasarath Manjhi the man who carved a path through a mountain using only a hammer and chisel. Director Ketan Mehta has taken an inspiring story of a man

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The Imitation Game Review

The Imitation Game Review – The Imitation Game is an English historical thriller movie released in 2014. The movie is based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The movie covers the life of Alan Turing during the world war II and how he cracked the code of Enigma. The movie has turned the biography

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Ip Man Review

Ip Man Review – Ip Man is a semi biographical Hong Kong film released in 2008. The film is loosely based on the life of Yip Man a grand master of the martial art Wing Chun. Yip Man also had been the mentor of the Kung Fu Legend Bruce Lee. The film covers the events of Yip

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Mary Kom

Mary Kom – is a Hindi sports biopic on world boxing champion Mary Kom released in 2014. The movie revolves around Mary Kom’s journey from a small Village in Manipur to become five times world boxing champion even after being a mother of two kids. When I came out of the theater watching Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

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Making of Mahatma

Making of Mahatma – Independence Day special! Making of Mahatma is an English movie which is a joint Indian South African film released in 1996. The movie starts with the famous train sequence where Mohandas is thrown out of the train as he is not white. The story then travels through the ups and downs

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – A biopic of the famous Indian Athelete Milkha Singh who made India proud in athletics (running) and has won many medals for the country. He just missed the Olympic bronze by a whisker. Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra should be lauded for bringing the inspirational biopic of Milkha Singh on to the

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Hitchcock

Hitchcock – an engaging drama on the life of Hitchcock and his relationship with his wife during the making of one of his greatest epic Psycho. Well written screenplay and you feel yourself being part of the sets, the public and Hitchcock’s household during the making of the movie… Antony Hopkins has done a wonderful

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Pazhassi Raja

Pazhassi Raja – Watched it on DVD finally. Talented scripting brings the characters of the 18th Century alive again. Ilayaraja’s background score had added life to the Script making it more interesting to watch it. Watch it for fantastic screen play and brilliant acting… Must Watch

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