Bollywood In 2012

2012 is a pretty mixed up year for Bollywood. I’m not going here by the business of the movie, because in that case this year Bollywood has seen lots of 100 Cr. movies. But I’m talking, rather content wise, class wise, which goes up & down with every release. We have seen some reality based hard hitting drama like Gangs Of Wasseypur, a classic biopic in form of Paan Singh Tomar, some fresh stuff like Vicky Donor, even Psychological thriller Talaash. But than we have also witnessed a pretty bad remake of classic GolMaal in Bol Bachchan, lots of action without plot movies like Ek Tha Tiger, unnecessary remake of South Movies like Rowdy Rathore, even pretty unnecessary sequels of movies like Jism, Jannat, Raaz, Housefull. The most important thing to mention here is that 100 Cr. films constitute of movies from second group.
So overall, it’s the Indian viewers who are responsible for making films a franchise without any need. They are going to watch the movie just because of Star Value, which has continuously degraded the quality of Indian Cinema in last 2 years. The new & fresh kind of movies gets acclaims but not the economics, so that more & more Directors could get inspired to do such films. Rather it has forced Directors to come up with pretty bad stuff. We have again moved into the Formula Zone. Where movie making gets simpler by just adding 4-5 chart busters, some good action sequence with a star in frame & if you have some punch lines than it is more than enough. Will we compete with International Cinema like this, which is going to make more & more inspirational, real or futuristic cinema day by day? Some people use to say that main objective of Cinema is to entertain the audience. So do the unusual stuff & action-comedy is the new definition of entertainment. We used to have Nav Ras which constitute of different emotion used as means of entertainment. But we have forgotten all that.

So we are winding up this article by listing Top 5 movies of the year. And it goes like that :-

1. Paan Singh Tomar

It should be on the top of the list as it is one of the finest Biopic ever made in Bollywood. It is well handled as other biopic produced by the Nation are pretty slow paced or falls heavily in art cinema. But this venture from Tigmanshu Dhulia is real yet entertaining. Than Irfan Khan in the star cast make it must watch for the viewer from any part of the world. Also it tries to focus the condition of athletes in the country, which is still in pretty bad form.

2. Gangs Of Wasseypur 1 & 2

The story of family vengeance shows in true color in Kashyap’s epic drama. It is one the true Hindi film which certainly needs sequel to tell a story. It is based on Coal Mafia’s & politician’s relation post independence to present day through two family’s rivalry. It has many fine performances with lots of punching line embedded with many other emotions other than revenge. Read the complete review here 

3. Kahaani

Kahaani is one of two films in Indian Cinema which works on it script & performance, though having just a female lead. The first one is Khoon Bhari Maang by Rekha. Here also there is now male actor to recognize or who can deliver a hit. It is just Ms. Balan’s superlative performance & Sujoy Ghosh’s direction which make the movie such a hit among audience & critics.

4. Barfi!

Barfi by Anurag Basu, an Academy Award Entry from India this year, though criticize later for various Hollywood mix up stands perfectly on the performance of it’s lead cast. It gives India it’s tramp in form of Ranbir. It could be said as a well adapted tale constitute of scenes & score borrowed from various movies. Read the complete review here.

5. Talaash

Again a well adapted story from three different Hollywood movies. It also works because of it’s performances, screenplay & it’s new kind of genre in Bollywood, especially a mix up of Supernatural & Psychological thriller. Read the complete review here.

If I could get at least 10 movies to sum up the list, I would surely go for it. But after these five I only get three more i.e Oh My God, Vicky Donor & forcefully Agneepath. Other than these names, I can’t get other name to sum up the ten. That’s why I’m rounding it up with Top 5

I want to mention Top 3 Hollywood releases in India, here as a complete movie buff 

1. The Dark Knight Rises

2. Life Of Pi

3. Avengers

Hopefully, next year we will get to see much of fresh stuff like these 8. Audience may come out of their heavy affection towards star brand movies. So enjoy watching movie. Adieu 2012, welcome 2013