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)

The Day I Met Gulzar

May 20th, 2018. 

I will never forget this day. I was fortunate enough to be present in the company of the legendary Gulzar Saab. Listening to him (along with Vishal Bhardwaj and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra), at the 13th Habitat Film Festival, was an incredible experience. I took his autograph on his novel Do Log, which has now become one of my most prized possessions. The twinkle in his eyes and the smile that played on his lips as he signed this copy for me will be etched in my heart forever. 

Thank you, HarperCollins India and Habitat Film Club.

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)

The Best of 2016

BEST FILMS 2016

10. Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)

9. Neerja

8. Fan

7. Raman Raghav 2.0

6. Dear Zindagi

5. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

4. Udta Punjab

3. Aligarh

2. Pink

1. Dangal

Special Mentions:

Airlift, Nil Battey Sannata, Phobia, Waiting, Budhia Singh – Born To Run, M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

BEST PERFORMERS (MALE)

8. Shah Rukh Khan (Dear Zindagi)

7. Rishi Kapoor (Kapoor & Sons)

6. Shah Rukh Khan (Fan)

5. Amitabh Bachchan (Pink)

4. Ranbir Kapoor (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)

3. Sushant Singh Rajput (M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story)

2. Manoj Bajpayee (Aligarh)

1. Aamir Khan (Dangal)

BEST PERFORMERS (FEMALE)

8. Kalki Koechlin (Waiting)

7. Radhika Apte (Phobia)

6. Sonam Kapoor (Neerja)

5. Alia Bhatt (Dear Zindagi)

4. Shabana Azmi (Neerja)

3. Swara Bhaskar (Nil Battey Sannata)

2. Alia Bhatt (Udta Punjab)

1. Anushka Sharma (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)

BEST SONGS 2016

10. Kaari Kaari (Qurat Ul Ain Balouch; Pink)

9. Saathi Rey (Arko; Kapoor & Sons)

8. Jag Ghoomeya (Neha Bhasin; Sultan)

7. Haanikarak Baapu (Pritam, Sarwar Khan, Sartaz Khan Barna; Dangal)

6. Sarsariya (Shashwat Singh, Shashaa Tirupati; Mohenjo Daro)

5. Just Go To Hell Dil (Amit Trivedi, Sunidhi Chauhan; Dear Zindagi)

4. Da Da Dasse (Kanika Kapoor, Babu Haabi; Udta Punjab)

4. Doli Re Doli (Shankar Mahdevan, Meme Khan; Mirzya)

3. Channa Mereya (Arijit Singh; Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)

2. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Arijit Singh; Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)

1. Pashmina (Amrit Trivedi; Fitoor)

BEST SOUNDTRACKS 2016

6. Dear Zindagi (Amit Trivedi)

5. Dangal (Pritam)

4. Mirzya (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)

3. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Pritam)

2. Udta Punjab (Amit Trivedi)

1. Fitoor (Amit Trivedi)

The Best of 2015

BEST FILMS 2015

15. Margarita With A Straw

14. Baby

13. Tanu Weds Manu Returns

12. Dum Laga Ke Haisha

11. Bajirao Mastani

10. Bajrangi Bhaijaan

9. Dil Dhadakne Do

8. Badlapur

7. Bahubali: The Beginning

6. NH10

5. Talvar

4. Titli

3. Piku 

2. Tamasha

1. Masaan

NOT BAD AT ALL

Dolly Ki Doli, Shamitabh, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, Dharam Sankat Mein, Bombay Velvet, Main Aur Charles

BEST PERFORMERS (MALE)

In a leading role:

6. Ayushmann Khurrana (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)

5. Irrfan (Talvar)

4. Amitabh Bachchan (Piku)

3. Vicky Kaushal (Masaan)

2. Ranbir Kapoor (Tamasha)

1. Ranveer Singh (Bajirao Mastani & Dil Dhadakne Do)

In a supporting role:

6. Anil Kapoor (Dil Dhadakne Do)

5. Sanjay Mishra (Masaan)

4. Irrfan (Piku)

3. Deepak Dobriyal (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)

2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Badlapur)

1. Ranvir Shorey (Titli)

BEST PERFORMERS (FEMALE)

6. Anushka Sharma (NH10)

5. Richa Chaddha (Masaan)

4. Kangana Ranaut (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)

3. Kalki Koechlin (Margarita With A Straw)

2. Deepika Padukone (Piku)

1. Deepika Padukone (Tamasha)

Special Mention:

Deepti Naval (NH10), Shefali Shah (Dil Dhadakne Do), Harshaali Malhotra (Bajrangi Bhaijaan)

BEST SONGS 2015

15. Gallan Goodiyaan (Farhan Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan & Others; Dil Dhadakne Do)

14. Maati Ka Palang (Samira Koppikar; NH10)

13. Bezubaan (Anupam Roy; Piku)

12. Judaai (Rekha Bhardwaj, Arijit Singh; Badlapur)

11. Deewani Mastani (Shreya Ghoshal; Bajirao Mastani)

10. Banno Tera Swagger (Brijesh Shandllya, Swati Sharma; Tanu Weds Manu Returns)

9. Matargasti (Mohit Chauhan; Tamasha)

8. Naak Pe Gussa (Neeti Mohan; Bombay Velvet)

7. Byomkesh in Love (Rishi Bradoo, Anil Bradoo, Usri Banerjee; Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!)

6. Moh Moh Ke Dhaage (Monali Thakur; Dum Laga Ke Haisha)

5. Chali Kahani (Sukhwinder Singh; Tamasha)

4. Mann Kasturi (Amit Kilam; Masaan)

3. Wat Wat Wat (Arijit Singh, Shashwat Singh; Tamasha)

2. Dhadaam Dhadaam (Neeti Mohan; Bombay Velvet)

1. Agar Tum Saath Ho (Alka Yagnik, Arijit Singh; Tamasha)/Tu Kisi Rail Si (Swanand Kirkire; Masaan)

BEST SOUNDTRACKS 2015

7. NH10 (Bann Chakraborty & Others)

6. Badlapur (Sachin-Jigar)

5. Bajirao Mastani (Sanjay Leela Bhansali)

4. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (Sneha Khanwalkar & Others)

3. Masaan (Indian Ocean)

2. Bombay Velvet (Amit Trivedi)

1. Tamasha (A. R. Rahman)

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)