31 December 2017

Everything I Watched in 2017

Feature Films/Documentaries:

January '17
1Hunt for the Wilderpeople***1/22016Taika Waititi
2Eraserhead****1977David Lynch
3Anomalisa****2015Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson
4Blade Runner***1982Ridley Scott
5The Witch***2015Robert Eggers
6A Monster Calls***2016J. A. Bayona
7Agraharathil Kazhutai***1977John Abraham
8OK Jaanu***2017Shaad Ali
9Haraamkhor***2017Shlok Sharma
10Dr. No**1/21962Terence Young
11The Darjeeling Limited***2007Wes Anderson
12Mrs. Doubtfire**1993Chris Columbus
13Revolutionary Road***1/22008Sam Mendes
14Sing Street***2016John Carney
15Kalifornia***1/21993Dominic Sena
16Perfume: The Story of a Murderer***1/22006Tom Tykwer
17Thithi****2016Raam Reddy
18Raees*1/22017Rahul Dholakia
19Duel***1971Steven Spielberg
20Kaabil**2017Sanjay Gupta
21The BFG**2016Steven Spielberg
22The Light Between Oceans***2016Derek Cianfrance
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28 December 2017

The 20 most anticipated Hindi films of 2018

My list of the most anticipated Hindi films of 2018:

 20. Padman

R. Balki’s film is inspired by the life of India’s Menstrual Man, Arunachalam Muruganantham, a Tamil Nadu-based social entrepreneur who invented the low-cost sanitary pad-making machine.



19. Pari

Anushka Sharma’s next from her production house, Clean Slate Films, is a horror-comedy. The first poster of the film was out a few months back and it’s really intriguing. 



18. Sui Dhaaga: Made in India

Sharat Kataria’s second feature after Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) is based on the initiatives of the Make in India progress and stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles.



17. Omerta

Hansal Mehta’s fourth collaboration with Rajkummar Rao, which was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2017, is based on the life of British terrorist Omar Sheikh.



16. Gold

Set in 1948, Reema Kagti’s Gold is about the historic win of India’s first Olympic medal after Independence. Akshay Kumar is portraying the role of former Hockey player Balbir Singh Sr., a three-time Olympic gold champion.



15. Hichki

Rani Mukerjee is returning to the big screen after a gap of four years with Sidharth P. Malhotra’s directorial Hichki, in which she plays the role of a teacher who suffers from the Tourette syndrome, a neuropsychiatric disorder.



14. Bombay Talkies 2

An anthology film consisting of four short films, directed by Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Anurag Kashyap and is based on the theme of love and lust.



13. In The Shadows

Dipesh Jain’s In The Shadows is a psychological drama which follows the journey of a man who is trapped within the city walls and in his own mind. It features Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey and Shahana Goswami. The film has won the Grand Jury Prize under India Gold section at Mumbai Film Festival 2017 and was nominated at Busan and Chicago International Film Festivals.



12. The Song of Scorpions

Anup Singh’s second feature after the critically acclaimed Qissa is about twisted love, revenge and the redemptive power of a song. Golshifteh Farahani and Irrfan Khan play a scorpion singer and camel peddler, respectively.



11. Beyond The Clouds

Renowned Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s debut in Indian Cinema. Enough said.



10. Untitled Anand L Rai film

Shah Rukh Khan will be seen playing the character of a dwarf in Anand L Rai’s next. It also stars Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif.



9. Thugs of Hindostan

Aamir Khan is collaborating with Amitabh Bachchan for the first time with this period action-adventure film, based on Philip Meadows Taylor's 1839 novel Confessions of a Thug.



8.  Raazi

The Meghna Gulzar-directed film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka's novel Calling Sehmat and it features Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.



7. October

Shoojit Sircar’s next is a romantic drama with Varun Dhawan.



6. 2.0

Akshay Kumar plays the antagonist in this sequel to the Rajinikanth starrer Enthiran (2010).



5. Vishal Bhardwaj’s next

This Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan starrer untitled gangster film was earlier to be directed by Honey Trehan, but now will be helmed by Vishal Bhardwaj.



4. Bhavesh Joshi

After scoring a hat-trick of excellent films Udaan (2010), Lootera (2013) and Trapped (2017), it’s hard not to be pumped for Vikramaditya Motwane’s next.



3. Mukkabaaz

Anurag Kashyap’s latest film is a socio-political love story of a boxer, set in Uttar Pradesh. Film’s soundtrack is already out and Kashyap once again proved that when it comes to music-sense, he is way ahead of other contemporary directors.



2. The Sanjay Dutt biopic

Ranbir Kapoor playing Sanjay Dutt in a Rajkumar Hirani film. Sounds really interesting. Film’s official title has not been announced yet. 



1. Padmavati

The non-release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati was the biggest disappointment of 2017. While the film is yet to get a green signal from CBFC and a release date, it remains the most anticipated Hindi film, without a doubt.



Honourable mentions:

99 Songs (Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy)
Kaalakaandi (Akshat Verma)
Daasdev (Sudhir Mishra)
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (Dibakar Banerjee)
Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (Abhishek Sharma)
Raid (Rajkumar Gupta)
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23 December 2017

The Best of 2017

BEST FILMS 2017

10. Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

9. Gurgaon

 8. Anaarkali of Aarah/Lipstick Under My Burkha/Secret Superstar

7. Mukti Bhawan

6. Jagga Jasoos

5. Newton

4. Ribbon

 3. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 

2. A Death in the Gunj

1. Trapped

Honourable Mentions:

Rangoon, Poorna, Meri Pyaari Bindu, Hindi Medium, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Tu Hai Mera Sunday, Qarib Qarib Singlle, An Insignificant Man, Tumhari Sulu, Kadvi Hawa

Not bad at all:

Haraamkhor, Jolly LLB 2, Noor, Mom, Raag Desh, Daddy, Simran, Rukh, Ittefaq, Ajji, Monsoon Shootout, Tiger Zinda Hai

BEST PERFORMERS (MALE)

10. Manav Kaul (Tumhari Sulu)

9. Adil Hussain (Mukti Bhawan)

8. Sanjay Mishra (Kadvi Hawa)

7. Ayushmann Khurrana (Meri Pyaari Bindu)

6. Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium/Qarib Qarib Singlle)

5. Saswata Chatterjee (Jagga Jasoos)

4. Pankaj Tripathi (Newton/Bareilly Ki Barfi/Gurgaon)

3. Vikrant Massey (A Death in the Gunj)

2. Ranbir Kapoor (Jagga Jasoos)

1. Rajkummar Rao (Trapped)

Honourable mentions:

Shahid Kapoor (Rangoon), Sumeet Vyas (Ribbon), Akshay Oberoi (Gurgaon), Arjun Rampal and Nishikant Kamat (Daddy), Rajkummar Rao (Bareilly Ki Barfi/Newton), Sohum Shah (Simran)

BEST PERFORMERS (FEMALE)

10. Seema Pahwa (Bareilly Ki Barfi/Shubh Mangal Savdhan)

9. Sridevi (Mom)

8. Kangana Ranaut (Simran)

7. Zaira Wasim (Secret Superstar)

6. Kalki Koechlin (A Death in the Gunj/Ribbon)

5. Meher Vij (Secret Superstar)

4. Konkona Sen Sharma (Lipstick Under My Burkha)

3. Vidya Balan (Tumhari Sulu)

2. Ratna Pathak Shah (Lipstick Under My Burkha)

1. Swara Bhaskar (Anaarkali of Aarah)


Honourable mentions:

Kangana Ranaut (Rangoon), Shahana Goswami (Tu Hai Mera Sunday), Parvathy (Qarib Qarib Singlle), Sushma Deshpande (Ajji)

BEST SONGS 2017

10. Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin (Parineeti Chopra, Sonu Nigam; Meri Pyaari Bindu)

9. Jigi Jigi (Malini Awasthi; Lipstick Under My Burkha)

8. Nazm Nazm (Arko; Bareilly Ki Barfi)

7. Kankad (Raja Hasan, Shashaa Tirupati, Rajnigandha Shekhawat, Arman Hasan; Shubh Mangal Savdhan)

6. Raakh Baaki (Jonita Gandhi, Rianjali; Mom)

 5. Saajan Aayo Re (Jonita Gandhi, Nakash Aziz; OK Jaanu)

4. Ghar (Mohit Chauhan, Nikhita Gandhi; Jab Harry Met Sejal)

3. Tippa (Sukhwinder Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sunidhi Chauhan; Rangoon)

 2. Rafu (Ronkini Gupta; Tumhari Sulu)

1. Khaana Khaake (Pritam, Amitabh Bhattacharya and others; Jagga Jasoos)

Honourable mentions:

Dum Dum (Romy, Vivek Hariharan; Phillauri), O Re Kaharo (Kalpana Patowary, Altamash Faridi; Begum Jaan), Barfani (Armaan Malik; Babumoshai Bandookbaaz), Sa Ra Ra Ra — Anarkali's Revenge (Pawni Pandey; Anaarkali of Aarah), Main Kaun Hoon (Meghna Mishra; Secret Superstar), Dil Diyan Gallan (Atif Aslam; Tiger Zinda Hai)
  
Soundtrack of the year: Jagga Jasoos (Pritam)

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20 December 2017

Books I Read in 2017

(in alphabetical order)

English
  1. An Ordinary Life: A Memoir (Nawazuddin Siddiqui/Rituparna Chatterjee)
  2. An Unsuitable Boy (Karan Johar/Poonam Saxena)
  3. Delhi: A Novel (Khushwant Singh)
  4. Don't Disturb the Dead: The Story of the Ramsay Brothers (Shamya Dasgupta)
  5. Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up (Rana Ayyub)
  6. Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star (Aseem Chhabra)
  7. Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored (Rishi Kapoor/Meena Iyer)
  8. Malgudi Days (R. K. Narayan)
  9. My Years With Apu: A Memoir (Satyajit Ray)
  10. One Indian Girl (Chetan Bhagat)
  11. Scion of Ikshvaku (Amish)
  12. Sita - Warrior of Mithila (Amish)
  13. The Company of Women (Khushwant Singh)
  14. The Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories (Ruskin Bond)
  15. The Sunset Club (Khushwant Singh)
  16. Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)
  17. Truth, Love and a Little Malice (Khushwant Singh)
  18. Untouchable (Mulkraj Anand)
Hindi
  1. Aadmi Ka Zeher (Sri Lal Shukla)
  2. Ai Ladki (Krishna Sobti)
  3. Baramasi (Gyan Chaturvedi)
  4. Haar Jeet (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
  5. Heera Pheri (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
  6. Karmyoddha (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
  7. Kitne Pakistan (Kamleshwar)
  8. Manto Ek Badnam Lekhak (Vinod Bhatt)
  9. Mitro Marjani (Krishna Sobti)
  10. Palatwar (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
  11. Zameer Ka Qaidi (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
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