Major part of the year was wasted by draught of releases, courtesy the Multiplex-Producer deadlock and when it was solved, Indian viewers were flooded with sewage water of substandard productions, punctuated by a handful of sparkling movies. Flavour of the season seemed to be black comedies -with Kaminey, 99 and Sankat City emerging as the standout productions.
1) DEV D!! Undoubtedly the most brilliant movie to have a Bollywood tag in the entire decade. Anurag Kashyap, lage raho! I'm obsessed with DEV D !! because: Emosanal Atyachar, Mahi Gill, Dialogues and Set.
2) KAMINEY!! Vishal Bharadwaj, take a bow for consistently proving yourself to be the best director in India. I' obsessed with KAMINEY !!because: Dhan Te Nan, mean characters, Tassadaq Hussain's camerawork and a superb climax.
3) 99 !! IMHO the smartest movie of the year, in terms of storytelling. I'm obsessed with 99 !! because: AWSOME script, AGM (Mahesh Manjrekar) and Kuber (Amit Mistry).
4) Sankat City
Of all the black comedies that were released, the one having the least budget and most laughs was Pankaj Advani's Sankat City. I'm obsessed with Sankat City !! because: Faujdar (Anupam Kher), Sheshaiyaa (Chunkey Pandey) and Mona (Rimii Sen).
5) Wake Up Sid!!
This year's Rock On. Predictable storyline buoyed by high production value and some decent music. I'm obsessed with Wake Up Sid!! because: Konkona Sen Sharma, Gunja sa hai koi Iktara and Kashmeira Shah as the fourth floor hottie .
6) Love Aaj Kal!!
This had been the most awaited 2009 movie for me, after Dev D, of course. Imtiaz Ali didn't meet my expectation,still I was satisfied with the movie's pragmatic, urban theme. I'm obsessed with Love Aaj Kal!! because: Chorbazari, 1960s Calcutta and Harleen Kaur.
7) Straight - Ek Tedhi Medhi Love Story!! Straight - Vinay Pathak's 3rd Outing (not sure) as protagonist of a Bollywood movie - presents Gujju restaurateur Pinu Patel, his romance and hilarious sexual identity crisis. I'm obsessed with Straight !! because: Vinay Pathak (obviously), Fresh music, the Climax.
Yeah! Over! These were my 7 favourite movies of 2009, till 4th of December.
Disclaimer:
Somewaht liked Billu and Delhi 6.
Missed out Luck by Chance, Little Zizou, Barah Anna and Firaaq.
Planning to watch: Paa, 3 Idiots and Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year
Let's hope to see a better Bollywood in 2010!
Addenndum!
I watched Paa, Rocket Singh and 3 Idiots and loved all 3 of them!! Adding these 3 completes my list of top 10 movies of 2009.
