Another year goes by, finally I saw more movies than I ever did in a single year previously. Of the 72 seen movies, I am listing my top 10 here. Each of these 10 movies were loved by me, Kai Po Che and Lootera however gets top two positions by a long margin.
I consider no.3 to no.9 positioned movies pretty much at same place, just numbered for the sake.
Here is my list of Top 10 Hindi Movies of 2013 -
1. Kai Po Che
Excellent adaptation of Chetan's novel '3 Mistakes of Life' by Abhishek Kapoor. Special mention to how he uses earthquake, godhra train and riots events into the friendship story. Sushant makes excellent debut, RajKumar is effective as always, and personally Amit Sadh impressed me most. Amit Trivedi's music and specially the background score increases the emotional quotient. The pre-climax scene in novel was very dramatic, but Abhishek handled it in a subtle way, that proved good for the movie. Kai Po Che adds to the list of great movies made on 'friendship'.
Main ambani ban jaayunga, Omi ko CM bana denge.. chal ab rickshaw pakarte hai.
2. Lootera
The best romantic movie I saw in 2013. Sonakshi's performance in the 2nd half is so good that if you combine all of her rest masala movies performances they will still fall short of Lootera by a huge margin. Only problem in movie was the loud background themes that were cutting the dialogues in the 1st half and not using Ankahee song with narrative or maybe final end credits with moving pictures. Amit Trivedi's music is made special by Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics, and Shilpa's vocals in Mann Marziyaan making the song in the movie much more emotional. Liked how the 'last leaf' inspiration is used into the narrative. Yes the pace of movie is slow, but if you love what you are watching, it doesn't matter. Also, with Lootera, Vikramaditya moves to 2 out of 2 great films in his filmography, with his first being Udaan.
Kya likh rahi ho ? Koi kahaani likh rahi ho ? Hmm.
Kya kahaani ? Bas kahaani hai.
Ladka hai kahaani mein ? Aur ek Ladki ? Hmm.
Dono pyar karte hai ek dusre se ? Nahi.
Pyar mein padne wale hai ? Pata nahi.
3. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
I have loved Farhan Akhtar's acting in all his films, but with this he goes one step ahead showcasing how much effort he can take and come up with a performance that is near to flawless (Sorry Mr Naseeruddin Shah, disagree to ur criticism). Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra, makes a extremely inspirational movie that I can watch any number of times, and feel motivated towards anything I want to. Two weak points in film were Dalip Tahil and Yograj Singh, who hammed and looked misplaced into the movie. Divya Dutta except for 1-2 melodrama scenes, acted very well. SEL's music was very good, specially Zinda and the romantic number 'Mera yaar'. One of bio-pic movies that will always be remembered. Unchayi pe udne wale panchi chote chote pedho se dil nahi lagaate.
4. Shahid
Hard-hitting movie from Hansal Mehta who keeps the storytelling realistic, with just one song used in background. RajKumar Rao in his best performance of career, completely flawless. This film is prime example of how to tell a message without preaching, 'If you got courage, you can achieve anything you desire'. Also, the film has some of well directed court-room scenes. Special Mention to Mohd Zeeshan Ayub who is excellent in supporting role.
Mujhe nainsaafi dikha kar khuda ne insaaf sikhaya, dard beijjati zulm ka saamna karke, mujhe ladna sikhaaya, unn logo ki madad karna sikhaya jo khud ki madad karne ke kaabil nahi hai.
5. Dhoom3
Who won't like to see Aamir in a double role, in a franchise that is stylish with cool punchlines, Aamir's perfection in acting makes it even better. Katrina's seductive kamli moves. Best 2nd half in a dhoom franchise till now, tough to choose between Samar and Shahir, both are equally good. 'Tu hi Junoon' is filmed very romantically. The chase sequences, specially the 1st one gives goosebumps. Aamir's entry scene one of best ever. While 'Bandhey hai hum uske' would be a line I would like to remember as much as I do 'hum duniya ki parwah kare kyu' (from dum maaro dum). Special mention to the background score, the overture instrumental easily adds to my fav bg themes. The entertainer of the year easily belonged to Dhoom3.
Ek aisi ladaayi jismein audience ko lagta hai ki jeet unki ho rahi hai, lekin jeet-te hum hai, hamesha.
6. AkaashVani
Maybe a surprise entry for some, but I personally loved this movie despite the marital rape scenes were hard to watch. The romantic chemistry between Kartik and Nushrat is so adorable, specially in 1st half. Love the moment in 2nd half when Nushrat recalls old memories spent with Kartik over ipad. And when Kartik tries to bring happiness in Nushrat's life back so that she can become strong, the whole 'Bas main aur tu' song is pure love. Music by Hitesh Sonik another plus point of movie. After Fanaa, we get to listen quality shayaris too.
Humne jo ki thi mohabbat, aaj bhi hai.
Teri zulfon ke saaye ki chaahat aaj bhi hai.
Raat kat ti hai aaj bhi khayalon mein tere.
Deewano si woh meri haalat aaj bhi hai.
Kisi aur ke tasawwur ko uthti nahi.
Beimaan aankhon mein thori si sharafat aaj bhi hai.
Chah ke ek baar chaahe phir chorh dena tu.
Dil todh tujhe jaane ki ijaazat, aaj bhi hai.
7. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
After Wake up Sid, Ayan entered commercial cinema.. and still made a mark. If 1st half shows how well he can entertain, then 2nd half shows the maturity in direction with some great conversations about relations, friends. Ranbir-Deepika chemistry is fantastic. Except for few dramatic dialogues, there's no weak link in movie. Pritam's music is excellent, with all songs making mark, Batmeez dil and Kabira my favs. In current lot of actors, if there is one actor who can do what Shahrukh has successfully done over years i.e full fledged romantic films (fantasy or non-fantasy), then its only Ranbir Kapoor, he's just too good. Farooque Sheikh has a small but lovable cameo. Special Mention to Kalki who slips in a entertaining supporting performance.
Waqt kisi ke liye nahi rukta. Gujarta waqt hai, aur kharch hum hote hai.
8. The Lunchbox
Two people fall in love without meeting, a concept used very less before without much success. But its very well explored here, with Lunchbox playing the medium for Irrfan and Nimrat to form a bond that grows. Their conversations over routine life goes to personal and the liking develops into love. Ritesh Batra handles the post love part so effectively, with a scene where Irrfan feels he is too old for Nimrat. Then, there's Nawazuddin in a brilliant supporting act. Irrfan's acting looks so effortless, when he tells about memory of his dead wife or when he runs away from Nawazuddin early on. Climax with a open ending, though I would have loved one extra scene.
Kabhi kabhi galat train bhi, sahi jagah pahuncha deti hai..
9. Madras Cafe
Love to see John in non-commercial movies, he gets it almost right leaving the church sequences. Powerful performances by Prakash Belawadi and Siddhartha Basu. But what was beautiful about this movie, was the way it was shot, political story development and the tight editing. Not a single song used in a hindi movie is like a slap to all others who feel indian films need to have songs. The tension over Rajiv Gandhi's assassination day is well created. Rabindranath Tagore lines at the end could had been used in better way.
Jo hum dekhte hai, sunte hai, sach sirf utna nahi hota hai.
10. Go Goa Gone
Hilarious 1st half, with Vir Das and Kunal Khemu sharing cracking chemistry. Its first hindi movie on zombie though not in horror genre, a zom-com. 2nd half could had been better with twists or special power to zombies, still its good enough to sneak a place at 10th in my list. Also, Slowly Slowly and Khoon Choosle songs were highly entertaining. Spoof on running behind trees when Kunal runs away from a zombie was super funny.
What do we know ? What have we learnt ?
We know nothing. We have learnt ghanta.
Movies that just missed entry in my top 10 :
Special 26
B.A Pass
David
Shuddh Desi Romance
D-Day
I consider no.3 to no.9 positioned movies pretty much at same place, just numbered for the sake.
Here is my list of Top 10 Hindi Movies of 2013 -
Excellent adaptation of Chetan's novel '3 Mistakes of Life' by Abhishek Kapoor. Special mention to how he uses earthquake, godhra train and riots events into the friendship story. Sushant makes excellent debut, RajKumar is effective as always, and personally Amit Sadh impressed me most. Amit Trivedi's music and specially the background score increases the emotional quotient. The pre-climax scene in novel was very dramatic, but Abhishek handled it in a subtle way, that proved good for the movie. Kai Po Che adds to the list of great movies made on 'friendship'.
Main ambani ban jaayunga, Omi ko CM bana denge.. chal ab rickshaw pakarte hai.
2. Lootera
The best romantic movie I saw in 2013. Sonakshi's performance in the 2nd half is so good that if you combine all of her rest masala movies performances they will still fall short of Lootera by a huge margin. Only problem in movie was the loud background themes that were cutting the dialogues in the 1st half and not using Ankahee song with narrative or maybe final end credits with moving pictures. Amit Trivedi's music is made special by Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics, and Shilpa's vocals in Mann Marziyaan making the song in the movie much more emotional. Liked how the 'last leaf' inspiration is used into the narrative. Yes the pace of movie is slow, but if you love what you are watching, it doesn't matter. Also, with Lootera, Vikramaditya moves to 2 out of 2 great films in his filmography, with his first being Udaan.Kya likh rahi ho ? Koi kahaani likh rahi ho ? Hmm.
Kya kahaani ? Bas kahaani hai.
Ladka hai kahaani mein ? Aur ek Ladki ? Hmm.
Dono pyar karte hai ek dusre se ? Nahi.
Pyar mein padne wale hai ? Pata nahi.
I have loved Farhan Akhtar's acting in all his films, but with this he goes one step ahead showcasing how much effort he can take and come up with a performance that is near to flawless (Sorry Mr Naseeruddin Shah, disagree to ur criticism). Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra, makes a extremely inspirational movie that I can watch any number of times, and feel motivated towards anything I want to. Two weak points in film were Dalip Tahil and Yograj Singh, who hammed and looked misplaced into the movie. Divya Dutta except for 1-2 melodrama scenes, acted very well. SEL's music was very good, specially Zinda and the romantic number 'Mera yaar'. One of bio-pic movies that will always be remembered. Unchayi pe udne wale panchi chote chote pedho se dil nahi lagaate.
Hard-hitting movie from Hansal Mehta who keeps the storytelling realistic, with just one song used in background. RajKumar Rao in his best performance of career, completely flawless. This film is prime example of how to tell a message without preaching, 'If you got courage, you can achieve anything you desire'. Also, the film has some of well directed court-room scenes. Special Mention to Mohd Zeeshan Ayub who is excellent in supporting role.
Mujhe nainsaafi dikha kar khuda ne insaaf sikhaya, dard beijjati zulm ka saamna karke, mujhe ladna sikhaaya, unn logo ki madad karna sikhaya jo khud ki madad karne ke kaabil nahi hai.
Who won't like to see Aamir in a double role, in a franchise that is stylish with cool punchlines, Aamir's perfection in acting makes it even better. Katrina's seductive kamli moves. Best 2nd half in a dhoom franchise till now, tough to choose between Samar and Shahir, both are equally good. 'Tu hi Junoon' is filmed very romantically. The chase sequences, specially the 1st one gives goosebumps. Aamir's entry scene one of best ever. While 'Bandhey hai hum uske' would be a line I would like to remember as much as I do 'hum duniya ki parwah kare kyu' (from dum maaro dum). Special mention to the background score, the overture instrumental easily adds to my fav bg themes. The entertainer of the year easily belonged to Dhoom3.
Ek aisi ladaayi jismein audience ko lagta hai ki jeet unki ho rahi hai, lekin jeet-te hum hai, hamesha.
6. AkaashVani
Maybe a surprise entry for some, but I personally loved this movie despite the marital rape scenes were hard to watch. The romantic chemistry between Kartik and Nushrat is so adorable, specially in 1st half. Love the moment in 2nd half when Nushrat recalls old memories spent with Kartik over ipad. And when Kartik tries to bring happiness in Nushrat's life back so that she can become strong, the whole 'Bas main aur tu' song is pure love. Music by Hitesh Sonik another plus point of movie. After Fanaa, we get to listen quality shayaris too.Humne jo ki thi mohabbat, aaj bhi hai.
Teri zulfon ke saaye ki chaahat aaj bhi hai.
Raat kat ti hai aaj bhi khayalon mein tere.
Deewano si woh meri haalat aaj bhi hai.
Kisi aur ke tasawwur ko uthti nahi.
Beimaan aankhon mein thori si sharafat aaj bhi hai.
Chah ke ek baar chaahe phir chorh dena tu.
Dil todh tujhe jaane ki ijaazat, aaj bhi hai.
After Wake up Sid, Ayan entered commercial cinema.. and still made a mark. If 1st half shows how well he can entertain, then 2nd half shows the maturity in direction with some great conversations about relations, friends. Ranbir-Deepika chemistry is fantastic. Except for few dramatic dialogues, there's no weak link in movie. Pritam's music is excellent, with all songs making mark, Batmeez dil and Kabira my favs. In current lot of actors, if there is one actor who can do what Shahrukh has successfully done over years i.e full fledged romantic films (fantasy or non-fantasy), then its only Ranbir Kapoor, he's just too good. Farooque Sheikh has a small but lovable cameo. Special Mention to Kalki who slips in a entertaining supporting performance.
Waqt kisi ke liye nahi rukta. Gujarta waqt hai, aur kharch hum hote hai.
Two people fall in love without meeting, a concept used very less before without much success. But its very well explored here, with Lunchbox playing the medium for Irrfan and Nimrat to form a bond that grows. Their conversations over routine life goes to personal and the liking develops into love. Ritesh Batra handles the post love part so effectively, with a scene where Irrfan feels he is too old for Nimrat. Then, there's Nawazuddin in a brilliant supporting act. Irrfan's acting looks so effortless, when he tells about memory of his dead wife or when he runs away from Nawazuddin early on. Climax with a open ending, though I would have loved one extra scene.
Kabhi kabhi galat train bhi, sahi jagah pahuncha deti hai..
Love to see John in non-commercial movies, he gets it almost right leaving the church sequences. Powerful performances by Prakash Belawadi and Siddhartha Basu. But what was beautiful about this movie, was the way it was shot, political story development and the tight editing. Not a single song used in a hindi movie is like a slap to all others who feel indian films need to have songs. The tension over Rajiv Gandhi's assassination day is well created. Rabindranath Tagore lines at the end could had been used in better way.
Jo hum dekhte hai, sunte hai, sach sirf utna nahi hota hai.
Hilarious 1st half, with Vir Das and Kunal Khemu sharing cracking chemistry. Its first hindi movie on zombie though not in horror genre, a zom-com. 2nd half could had been better with twists or special power to zombies, still its good enough to sneak a place at 10th in my list. Also, Slowly Slowly and Khoon Choosle songs were highly entertaining. Spoof on running behind trees when Kunal runs away from a zombie was super funny.
What do we know ? What have we learnt ?
We know nothing. We have learnt ghanta.
Movies that just missed entry in my top 10 :
Special 26
B.A Pass
David
Shuddh Desi Romance
D-Day
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