Everything I Watched in 2018

Feature Films/Documentaries:

January '18 

1	Good Time	***1/2	2017	Ben and Josh Safdie
2	The Householder	***	1963	James Ivory
3	IT	****	2017	Andy Muschietti
4	Thelma	***1/2	2017	Joachim Trier
5	Detroit	****	2017	Kathryn Bigelow
6	Par Ek Din	-	2017	Jaideep Varma
7	Crossing Bridges	***1/2	2013	Sange Dorjee Thongdok
8	Marjorie Prime	**	2017	Michael Almereyda
9	Tanna	****	2015	Martin Butler, Bentley Dean
10	Land of Mine	***1/2	2015	Martin Zandvliet
11	Amma Ariyan	***	1986	John Abraham
12	Ghashiram Kotwal	-	1976	K. Hariharan, Mani Kaul, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Kamal Swaroop
13	Fences	***	2016	Denzel Washington
14	Mukkabaaz	****1/2	2018	Anurag Kashyap
15	Jackie	***	2016	Pablo Larraín
16	Hidden Figures	***	2016	Theodore Melfi
17	Kaalakaandi	**1/2	2018	Akshat Verma
18	The Beguiled	***	2017	Sofia Coppola
19	Loving Vincent	***	2017	Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
20	Spielberg	****	2017	Susan Lacy
21	The Lost City of Z	***	2017	James Gray
22	Pyasa Shaitan	1/2	1984	Joginder
23	I Am Not Your Negro	***	2016	Raoul Peck
24	Memoir of a Murderer	****	2017	Won Shin-yun
25	Aval	***	2017	Milind Rau
26	Toni Erdmann	***	2016	Maren Ade
27	Padmaavat (3D)	**1/2	2018	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
28	Stronger	***	2017	David Gordon Green
29	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	**1/2	1997	Jay Roach
30	Youth	***	2015	Paolo Sorrentino
31	Jana Aranya	***1/2	1976	Satyajit Ray
32	Cujo	**	1983	Lewis Teague
33	Sikkim	***	1971	Satyajit Ray

Books I Read in 2018

English

1. We Indians (Khushwant Singh)
2. The Best Baker In The World (Raja Sen)
3. Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Mark Manson)
5. The Complete Adventures of Feluda: Vol. 1 (Satyajit Ray)
6. Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
7. Calling Sehmat (Harinder Sikka)
8. The World of Hrishikesh Mukherjee: The Filmmaker Everyone Loves (Jai Arjun Singh)
9. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Arundhati Roy)
10. The One and Lonely Kidar Sharma (Kidar Sharma)
11. Falling in Love Again (Ruskin Bond)
12. Speaking of Films (Satyajit Ray)

Hindi

1. Do Log (Gulzar)
2. Aag Ka Dariya (Qurratulain Hyder)
3. Udaas Naslain (Abdullah Hussain)
4. Na Bairi Na Koi Begana: Volume 1 (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
5. Vishvaas Ki Hatya (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
6. Fifty-Fifty (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
7. Kaanpta Sheher (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
8. Dial Hundred (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
9. Kaagaz ki Naav (Surendra Mohan Pathak)
10. Conman (Surendra Mohan Pathak)

The Best of 2018 in Hindi Films

BEST FILMS

1. Mukkabaaz

2. Andhadhun

3. Tumbbad

4. Manmarziyaan

5. Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

6. October

7. Mulk

8. Raazi

9. Stree

10. Gali Guleiyan

Honourable Mentions:

Pad Man, Beyond the Clouds, Bioscopewala, Lust Stories, Soorma, Karwaan, Laila Majnu, Love Sonia, Manto, Pataakha, Sui Dhaaga: Made in India, Badhaai Ho

BEST PERFORMERS (MALE)

1. Vineet Kumar Singh (Mukkabaaz)

2. Manoj Bajpayee (Gali Guleiyan)

3. Ayushmann Khurrana (Andhadhun)

4. Avinash Tiwary (Laila Majnu)

5. Priyanshu Painyuli (Bhavesh Joshi Superhero)

6. Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Manto)

7. Ranveer Singh (Padmaavat)

8. Vicky Kaushal (Sanju)

9. Abhishek Bachchan (Manmarziyaan)

10. Rishi Kapoor (Mulk)

Honourable mentions:

Ravi Kishan (Mukkabaaz), Akshay Kumar (Pad Man), Varun Dhawan (October), Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju), Pankaj Tripathi (Stree), Sunil Grover (Pataakha), Soham Shah (Tumbbad), Gajraj Rao (Badhaai Ho)

BEST PERFORMERS (FEMALE)

1. Taapsee Pannu (Manmarziyaan)

2. Tabu (Andhadhun)

3. Bhumi Pednekar (Lust Stories)

4. Anushka Sharma (Pari)

5. Zoya Hussain (Mukkabaaz)

6. Radhika Madan/Sanya Malhotra (Pataakha)

7. Alia Bhatt (Raazi)

8. Neena Gupta (Badhaai Ho)

9. Gitanjali Rao (October)

10. Rasika Duggal (Manto)

BEST SONGS

1. Paintra (Divine; Mukkabaaz)

2. Ruby Ruby (Shashwat Singh, Poorvi Koutish; Sanju)

3. Hafiz Hafiz (Mohit Chauhan; Laila Majnu)

4. Grey Walaa Shade (Harshdeep Kaur, Jazim Sharma; Manmarziyaan)

5. Wo Ladki (Arijit Singh; Andhadhun)

6. Raazi (Arijit Singh; Raazi)

7. Ishq Di Baajiyaan (Diljit Dosanjh, Shankar Mahadevan; Soorma)

8. Nainowale Ne (Neeti Mohan; Padmaavat)

9. Tumbbad (Ajay Gogavale; Tumbbad)

10. Chaav Laaga (Papon, Ronkini Gupta; Sui Dhaaga: Made in India)

BEST SOUNDTRACKS

1. Manmarziyaan (Amit Trivedi)

2. Mukkabaaz (Rachita Arora, Nucleya, Vineet Kumar Singh)

3. Laila Majnu (Niladri Kumar, Joi Barua, Alif)

4. Andhadhun (Amit Trivedi, Raftaar)

5. Raazi (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)

Food and Beverages in (Hindi) Movie Titles

1939	Brandy Ki Botal
1942	Roti
1955	Miss Coca Cola
1957	Aadhi Roti
1957	Do Roti
1957	Johnny-Walker
1964	Daal Me Kaala
1970	Uski Roti
1974	Roti
1974	Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
1982	Angoor
1982	Namkeen
1988	Do Waqt Ki Roti
1990	Roti Kee Keemat
2004	Shaadi Ka Laddoo
2004	Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao
2005	Angoor
2005	Chocolate
2005	Chai Pani Etc.
2005	Chicken Tikka Masala
2006	Sandwich
2007	Cheeni Kum
2007	Rice Plate (Dus Kahaniyaan)
2009	Aloo Chaat
2009	Coffee House
2009	Love Khichdi
2009	Aamras: The Sweet Taste of Friendship
2009	Fruit and Nut
2010	Khichdi: The Movie
2011	Bubble Gum
2012	Barfi!
2012	Cocktail
2012	Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
2013	Murabba (Bombay Talkies)
2013	What the Fish
2014	Paranthe Wali Gali
2014	Pizza
2014	Coffee Bloom
2014	Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
2014	Sharbat (Short)
2015	Margarita with a Straw
2015	Wedding Pullav
2016	The Blueberry Hunt
2016	Chutney (Short)
2017	Bareilly Ki Barfi
2017	Coffee with D
2017	Juice (Short)
2017	Kadhai Paneer (Short)
2018	Vodka Diaries
2018	Khajoor Pe Atke
2018	Baarish Aur Chowmein
2018	Bajra Vs Burger
2018	Jalebi
2018	Rajma Chawal
2019	Laddoo (Short)
2019	Chicken Curry Law
2019	Motichoor Chaknachoor
2019	Axone
2020	Shimla Mirchi
2020	Sheer Qorma (Short)

Additions by: Nitesh Singh, Phani Shankar

Last updated: 02.04.2020

Actors Who've Worked in More Than One Movie With The Same Title

Aditya Pancholi

Jung (1996, 2000)

Amitabh Bachchan

Deewaar (1975, 2004)

Amrish Puri

Hulchul (1971, 1995, 2004)

Jaani Dushman (1979, 2002)
Salaakhen (1975, 1998)

Vijeta (1982, 1996)

Ashok Kumar

Kangan (1939, 1959, 1971)
Afsana (1951, 1966)

Bobby Deol

Barsaat (1995, 2005)

Danny Denzongpa

Sangram (1976, 1993)

Dara Singh

Veer Bhimsen (1964, 1986)

Dharmendra

Baazi (1968, 1984)
Loha (1987, 1997)

Jeetendra

Aulad (1968, 1987)
Santan/Santaan (1976, 1993)

Johnny Walker

Baazi (1951, 1968)

Kader Khan

Yaarana (1981, 1995)

Kareena Kapoor

Talaash (2003, 2012)

Mithun Chakraborty

Maa Kasam (1985, 1999)
Guru (1989, 2003, 2007)

Mohnish Behl

Itihaas (1987, 1997)

Pran

Toofan (1951, 1989)

Rishi Kapoor

Jhoota Kahin Ka/Jhootha Kahin Ka (1979, 2019)

Sanjay Dutt

Hathyar (1989, 2002)
Dus (1997/Unfinished, 2005)

Shakti Kapoor

Naseeb (1981, 1997)
Himmatwala (1983, 1998)
Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985, 2001)
Inteqam (1988, 2001)
Baaghi (1990, 2000)
Shikaar (2000, 2004)

Sohrab Modi

Jailor (1938, 1958)

[Additions by: Pankaj Parashar, Nitika]

Last updated: 2019

Hindi Films with Exclamation Marks in their Titles

1984	Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
1988	Salaam Bombay!
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
1995	Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!
1997	Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
1998	Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!
2000	Kya Kehna!
2000	Snip!
2002	Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
2002	Waah...! Tera Kya Kehna
2003	Oops!
2004	Ab... Bas!
2004	Dil Maange More!!!
2004	Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
2004	Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao
2004	Stop!
2004	Uuf Kya Jadoo Mohabbat Hai..!
2005	Bluffmaster!
2005	Tum... Ho Na!
2005	Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!
2006	Khosla Ka Ghosla!
2007	Chak De! India
2007	Hattr!ck
2008	A Wednesday!
2008	Good Luck!
2008	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
2008	Rock On!!
2008	Sorry Bhai!
2009	Dil Bole Hadippa!
2009	Kaashh… Mere Hote!
2009	Shaabash! You Can Do It
2009	Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!
2009	Wake Up S!d
2010	Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain
2010	Pyaar Impossible!
2010	Toh Baat Pakki!
2011	Damadamm!
2011	Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!
2011	Turning 30!!!
2012	Barfi!
2012	Fatso!
2012	OMG: Oh My God!
2013	Kai Po Che!
2013	Once Upon ay Time in Mumbaai Dobaara!
2014	Bang Bang!
2014	Life Is Beautiful!
2015	Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
2017	Sniff!!!
2017	Golmaal Again!!!
2018	Kuldip Patwal: I Didn't Do It!
2018	Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!
2018	Ascharyachakit!

Note — This post is inspired by this Tweet:

Making a list of movies that have an exclamation mark will be an interesting exercise. Barfi!, Rock On!!, Sniff!!!

— Pankaj Sachdeva (@sachdeva_pankaj) August 26, 2017

Additions via Sanjay Desai