2013 Films

Actors With Character

Films That Floored Us

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

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

Worst Of The Bad

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

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

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