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2013 Films

The highs and lows, the fads...

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2013 Films
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Actors With Character

Films That Floored Us

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Dialoguebaazi: Different, And Many Indifferent

  • Ghar mein Mao-Lenin na se -- Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola
  • Jab ladki achaar khaye to samajh lo kisi ne uski ticket kaat li -- Himmatwala
  • Bharosa to main apne baap ke baap hone ka bhi nahin karta -- Boss
  • Dharmik maamlon mein hum ashleelta bilkul pasand nahin karte -- Bullet Raja
  • Mere moonh mat lagna, main sehat ke liye haanikarak hoon -- R... Rajkumar 

New Faces

Blast From The Past

Comeback But No Return

Mojo

And Those That Left Us Cringing

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Jackpot, Boss, What The Fish? Grand Masti and many many more

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Worst Of The Bad

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Besharam

Highs and Lows

Thrice as good, and dignified: Farooque Sheikh in Ye Jawani Hai Deewani, Listen Amaya and Club 60 with the graceful Tanvi Azmi, Deepti Naval and Sarika respectively

Right casting: Casting director became the real hero of films like Kai Po Che, Ship of Theseus and Shahid

Bad casting: Dalip Tahil as Nehru in Bhag Milkha Bhag, Lushin Dubey in Rangrezz

Memorable moments:

  • MLA Prabhu Tiwari fiddling with porn video on his laptop in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.
  • Wicked stepmom Konkana Sen swinging her long braid in Ek Thi Daayan.
  • Effortlessly emotive masks of Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Utpal Dutt in Ghanchakkar

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Cigarette protests:

  • Health ministry guideline had Woody Allen refusing to release Blue Jasmine
  • Anurag Kashyap holding back Ugly and
  • Gulzar writing the tongue in cheek song, Khatra, in Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola.

SEZ cinema: Illegal acquisition of farmland played out as a theme in Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola, Aurangzeb and fiery Bhatta Parsaul issue turned laughable in Raanjhanaa

Gujarat bound: Kai Po Che via The Good Road all the way to Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ramleela and even Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Bollywood looked Gujarat for inspiration.

Franchisee frenzy: Murder 3, Kriish3, Dhoom 3, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns... Bollywood wasn't just happy with one.  

Music

Musical Highs: Lootera? Raanjhana? Yes. But our pick: Kai Po Che

Potent phrases

  1. Suljha denge uljhe rishton ka manjha: Kai Po Che
  2. Kaisi teri khudgarzi kisi thaur tike na paaon: Ye Jawani Hai Deewani
  3. Bloody khooni Monday kyun aaya khoon choosne: Go Goa Gone
  4. Boli bhajan teri neeyat qawwali hai: Ye Jawani Hai Deewani
  5. Babji ki booty: Go Goa Gone

Biggest of the biggies: Tum hi ho, Sun raha hai na tu: Aashiqui 2

Other earworms:

  1. Lat Lag Gayi Race 2
  2. Gandi baat R...Rajkumar
  3. Jeene Laga Hoon Ramaiya Vastavaiya

Hit the dance floor with:

  1. Balam pichkari, Badtameez dil, Dilliwali girlfriend --Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
  2. Hawan karenge -- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  3. 1,2,3,4 get on the dance floor, Lungi Dance -- Chennai Express

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Deeply meaningful lyrics, really?

  1. Tamanche pe disco -- Bullet Raja
  2. Chingum chabake -- Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
  3. Sari ke fall sa kabhi match kiya re -- R... Rajkumar

Rousing tunes:

  1. Shubharambh -- Kai Po Che
  2. Zinda -- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Lilting notes:

  1. Yaaram: Ek Thi Daayan
  2. Meeti Boliyan: Kai Po Che
  3. Gulabi: Shuddh Desi Romance
  4. Ambarsariya: Fukrey
  5. Dil Kaagazi: Gippi
  6. Ankahi: Lootera
  7. Kabira: Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani
  8. Ban ke titli: Chennai Express
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