31 December 2014

Everything I Watched in 2014

Feature Films/Documentaries:

January '14

1 Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein **1/2 2001 Gautham Menon
2 Sahib Bahadur *1/2 1977 Chetan Anand
3 Ladka Ladki *1/2 1966 Som Haksar
4 Prem Shastra *** 1974 B. R. Ishara
5 Aitbaar *** 1985 Mukul S. Anand
6 Andhaa Yudh ** 1987 Dayal Nihalani
7 Duniya ** 1968 T. Prakash Rao
8 Darling Darling *1/2 1977 Gogi Anand
9 The Wolf Of Wall Street ***** 2013 Martin Scorsese
10 Ganga Ki Lahren *1/2 1964 Devi Sharma
11 Shole ** 1953 B. R. Chopra
12 Kalabaaz *1/2 1977 Ashok Roy
13 Dedh Ishqiya **** 2014 Abhishek Chaubey
14 April Snow *** 2005 Jin-ho Hur
15 Chandni Chowk ** 1954 B. R. Chopra
16 My Sassy Girl ***1/2 2001 Jae-young Kwak
17 Kotwal Saab *1/2 1977 Hrishikesh Mukherjee
18 The Great Gatsby *** 2013 Baz Luhrmann
19 Vadh *1/2 2002 Nana Patekar
20 Naqli Nawaab ** 1962 Tara Harish
21 Chandan Ka Palna * 1967 Ismail Menon
22 The Return of Jewel Thief * 1996 Ashok Tyagi
23 American Hustle ***1/2 2013 David O' Russel
24 Miss Lovely *** 2014 Ashim Ahluwalia
25 Khushboo *** 1975 Gulzar
26 No Country For Old Men ***1/2 2007 Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
27 Indrajeet * 1991 K V Raju
28 Jai Ho * 2014 Sohail Khan
29 Ek Alag Mausam *1/2 2003 K P Sasi
30 Basant Bahaar **1/2 1956 Raja Nawathe


29 December 2014

Books I Read in 2014

  1. The Fault In Our Stars (John Green)
  2. Romancing With Life (Dev Anand)
  3. Chembur Ka Daata (Surender Mohan Pathak)
  4. Hum Sab Fake Hain (Neeraj Badhwar)
  5. Kankaal (Jai Shankar Prasad)
  6. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
  7. Andhaa Yug (Dharmvir Bharti)
  8. Teesra Waar (Surender Mohan Pathak)
  9. Dehati Samaj (Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay)
  10. Nithalle Ki Diary (Harishankar Parsai)
  11. Gangs of Wasseypur: The Making of A Modern Classic (Jigna Kothari, Supriya Madangir)
  12. Ten Years With Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi’s Journey (Sathya Saran)
  13. Mohandas (Uday Prakash)

28 December 2014

The Best Performers of 2014

BEST PERFORMERS (MALE)
In a leading role:
4. Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Miss Lovely)
3. Randeep Hooda (Highway)
2. Sanjay Mishra (Ankhon Dekhi)
1. Aamir Khan (PK)
In a supporting role:
5. Narendra Jha (Haider)
4. Saqib Saleem (Hawaa Hawaai)
3. Girish Kulkarni (Ugly)
2. Irrfan (Haider)
1. Vijay Raaz (Dedh Ishqiya)
BEST PERFORMERS (FEMALE)
6. Priyanka Chopra (Mary Kom)
5. Parineeti Chopra (Hasee Toh Phasee)
4. Alia Bhatt (Highway)
3. Madhuri Dixit (Dedh Ishqiya)
2. Tabu (Haider)
1. Kangana Ranaut (Queen)
Special Mentions:
Seema Pahwa (Ankhon Dekhi), Tejaswini Kolhapure (Ugly)

26 December 2014

The Best and Worst Films of 2014

Best Films 2014:
10. Finding Fanny
9. Hasee Toh Phasee
8. Sulemani Keeda
7. pk
6. Queen
5. Highway
4. Ankhon Dekhi
3. Haider
2. Dedh Ishqiya
1. Ugly
Not bad at all:
Miss Lovely, Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Lakshmi, Dekh Tamasha Dekh, Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, Hawaa Hawaai, Mastram, Filmistaan, Bobby Jasoos, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Mary Kom, Daawat-E-Ishq, Rang Rasiya, Happy Ending
Worst Films 2014:
10. Jai Ho
9. One By Two/Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
8. Ragini MMS 2
7. Kick
6. Gunday
5. Gulaab Gang
4. Bang Bang
3. Humshakals
2. Entertainment
1. Action Jackson
Dishonourable mentions:
Main Tera Hero, Jal, The Xpose, Ek Villain, Happy New Year, The Shaukeens, Ungli
Cult Classic of The Year: Dear vs Bear 

7 December 2014

The Best Songs/Albums of 2014

BEST SONGS 2014

10. Tu Hi Tu (Mohd Irfan; Kick)

9. Zehnaseeb (Shekhar Ravjiani, Chinmayi; Hasee Toh Phasee)

8. Jagaave Saari Raina (Rekha Bhardwaj; Dedh Ishqiya)

7. Ghayal Hiraniya (Fareeduddin Ayaz Qawal; Katiyabaaz)

6. Bismil/Khul Kabhi (Sukhvinder Singh/Arijit Singh; Haider)

5. Ranjha (Rupesh Kumar Ram; Queen)

4. Jhelum/So Jao (Vishal Bhardwaj/Bashir Bhawani, Bashir Lone; Haider)

3. Preet (Jasleen Kaur Royal; Khoobsurat)

2. Maaloom (Hriday Gattani, Jonita Gandhi; Lekar Hum Deewana Dil)

1. Patakha Guddi (Jyoti & Sultana Nooran; Highway)
    and 
    Aao Na (Vishal Dadlani; Haider)


BEST MUSIC ALBUMS 2014


6. Hasee Toh Phasee/Queen (Vishal-Shekhar/Amit Trivedi, Rupesh Kumar Ram)

5. Ankhon Dekhi (Sagar Desai)

4. Dedh Ishqiya (Vishal Bhardwaj)

3. Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (A. R. Rahman)

2. Highway (A. R. Rahman)

1. Haider (Vishal Bhardwaj)

Special mention: Katiyabaaz 

5 December 2014

Hindi films with place names in their titles

1932 Bulbul-E-Baghdad
1934 Baghdad Ka Chor
1934 Hoor-E-Baghdad
1934 Iraq Ka Chor
1935 Bambai Ki Sethani
1935 Bombay Mail
1936 Bambai Ki Billi
1936 Punjab Ka Sinh
1938 Mother India
1939 Punjab Mail
1941 Bambai Ki Sair
1941 Bambaiwali
1941 Bulbule Baghdad
1946 Baghdad Ka Chor
1946 Hoor-E-Baghdad
1946 Kashmir Ki Kali
1946 Sher-E-Baghdad
1949 Bombay
1949 Delhi Express
1949 Lahore
1951 Kashmir
1952 Baghdad
1952 Hyderabad Ki Nazneen
1953 Jhansi Ki Rani
1954 Chandni Chowk
1955 Dev Anand In Goa Alias Faraar
1955 Marine Drive
1956 New Delhi
1957 Ab Dilli Door Nahin
1957 Agra Road
1957 Miss Bombay
1957 Mother India
1958 Dilli Ka Thug
1958 Howrah Bridge 
1959 Kya Yeh Bombai Hai
1960 Bombai Ka Babu
1960 Bombay Ki Billi
1960 Love In Simla
1960 Singapore
1962 Bombay Ka Chor
1962 Burmah Road
1962 China Town
1962 Son of India
1963 Holiday in Bombay
1964 Kashmir Ki Kali
1964 Mr. X In Bombay
1965 Bombay Race Course
1965 Himalay Ki God Mein
1965 Johar Mehmood In Goa
1965 Tarzan Comes to Delhi
1966 Johar In Kashmir
1966 Love In Tokyo
1966 Spy in Goa
1967 An Evening In Paris
1967 Baghdad Ki Raatein
1967 Johar In Bombay
1967 Night In London
1968 Bambai Raat Ki Baahon Mein
1968 Spy In Rome
1969 Road to Sikkim
1969 Simla Road
1971 Johar Mehmood In Hong Kong
1972 Bombay To Goa
1972 Raampur Ka Lakshman
1973 Banarasi Babu
1973 Hindustan Ki Kasam
1974 Love In Bombay
1975 Bombay Town
1975 Bombay Town
1975 Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty
1975 Himalay Se Ooncha
1977 Shirdi Ke Sai Baba
1977 Thief of Baghdad
1979 Bombay By Nite
1979 Chambal Ki Rani 
1979 Love In Canada
1980 Bambai Ka Maharaja
1980 Bombay 405 Miles
1980 Chambal Ki Kasam
1983 Love in Goa
1985 Bihari Babu
1986 Chambal Ka Badhshah 
1986 New Delhi Times
1986 Panchavati
1987 New Delhi
1987 Sitapur Ki Geeta
1988 Rampur Ki Seeta
1988 Salaam Bombay!
1988 Soorma Bhopali
1990 Bombay War
1991 Ramgarh Ke Sholay
1991 Ramgarh Ke Sholay 
1992 Dharavi
1993 Rampur Ka Raja
1995 Bombay
1995 Oh Darling Yeh Hai India!
1995 Ramgarh Ka Daku 
1996 Bambai Ka Babu
1996 Raja Hindustani
1997 Banarasi Babu
1997 Himalay Putra
1998 China Gate
1998 Hyderabad Blues
1998 Train To Pakistan
1999 Bhopal Express
1999 Chalo America
1999 Hindustan Ki Kasam
1999 Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan
2000 Mission Kashmir
2001 Bombay Crime
2001 Bombay Girls
2001 Indian
2001 Lagaan: Once Upon A Time In India
2001 Shirdi Sai Baba
2002 Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
2003 88 Antop Hill
2003 Border Hindustan Ka
2003 Calcutta Mail
2003 Escape from Taliban
2003 Joggers' Park
2003 LOC: Kargil
2003 Mumbai Matinee
2003 Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost
2004 Hyderabad Blues 2
2004 I Proud to be an Indian
2004 Love In Nepal
2004 Mission Mumbai
2005 Mumbai Xpress
2005 Ramji Londonwaley
2006 36 China Town
2006 Banaras
2006 Kabul Express
2007 Chak De! India
2007 Delhii Heights
2007 Hungama in Dubai
2007 Journey Bombay To Goa
2007 Mumbai Salsa
2007 Namastey London
2007 Shootout At Lokhandwala
2008 Bombay To Bangkok
2008 Mission Istaanbul
2008 Mumbai Meri Jaan
2008 Via Darjeeling
2008 Welcome To Sajjanpur
2009 Chandni Chowk To China
2009 Delhi-6
2009 London Dreams
2009 New York
2009 Yeh Mera India
2010 332 Mumbai To India
2010 Lahore
2010 Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir
2010 Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 
2010 Peepli [Live]
2011 Bhindi Baazar Inc.
2011 Chalo Dilli
2011 Dekh Indian Circus
2011 Delhi Belly
2011 Delhi in a Day
2011 Mumbai Mast Kallander
2011 Mumbhai Connection
2011 Patiala House
2012 Chittagong
2012 Delhi Safari
2012 From Sydney With Love
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur II
2012 London, Paris, New York
2012 Married To America
2012 Naachle London
2012 Shanghai
2012 Superman of Malegaon
2013 Bombay Talkies
2013 Chennai Express
2013 Dehradoon Diary
2013 Go Goa Gone
2013 Ishkq In Paris
2013 Madras Café
2013 Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbaai Dobaara
2013 Prague
2013 Shootout At Wadala
2013 Wake Up India
2013 Zila Ghaziabad
2014 Bhopal - A Prayer For Rain
2014 Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
2014 M3 - Midsummer Midnight Mumbai
2014 Mumbai 125 KM
2014 Mumbai Can Dance Saala
2014 Mumbai Delhi Mumbai
2014 Mumbai Mirror
2014 Yeh Hai Bakrapur
2015 Badlapur
2015 Barefoot to Goa
2015 Bombay Velvet
2015 Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfriend
2015 Meeruthiya Gangsters
2015 Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho
2015 Once Upon A Time in Bihar
2015 Welcome To Karachi
2016 1920 London
2016 Aligarh
2016 Dongari Ka Raja
2016 Luckhnowi Ishq
2016 Mohenjo Daro
2016 Udta Punjab
2016 Umrika
2017 Anarkali of Aarah
2017 Bareilly Ki Barfi
2017 Game of Ayodhya
2017 Guest Iin London
2017 Gurgaon
2017 Muzaffarnagar - The Burning Love
2017 Ranchi Diaries
2017 Rangoon
2018 Ilaaka Kishorganj
2018 Maal Road Dilli
2018 Namaste England
2018 The Dark Side of Life: Mumbai City
2018 Thugs of Hindostan
2018 Welcome To New York
2018 Woh India Ka Shakespeare
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike
2019 Why Cheat India
2019 Bombairiya
2019 The Fakir of Venice
2019 The Tashkent Files
2019 India's Most Wanted
2019 Yeh Hai India
2019 Family of Thakurganj
2019 Batla House
2019 Junction Varanasi
2019 Made in China
2019 Bagpat Ka Dulha
2019 Panipat
2019 Mudda 370 J&K
2020 Guns of Banaras
2020 Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
2020 Bhuj: The Pride of India
2020 Mumbai Saga

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