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It has been a very good year for Bollywood as far as the content and business is concerned. Not just the year, the whole decade (2009-2019) has been amazing for the industry because a wide range and variety of movies were made and celebrated by the audience.
It was a decade when the audience’s taste comparatively improved and better films were not just made but were consumed too. If the audience in this decade made films like Dabangg, Rowdy Rathore, and Singham huge hits, it also made showered love on films like Gully Boy, Piku, English Vinglish, Hichki, Article 15 and many more.
While big changes always take time to happen, this decade for Bollywood was indeed a hint that the future holds lots of great stuff for the audience.
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While scrolling through Twitter today morning, we came across an interesting thread by a Bollywood fan. The thread by a Twitter user named Ankit Ojha puts light on a list of 30 Bollywood films which ensured that this decade was a big change in the kind of films Bollywood has made in the past. The thread started in a reply to another user who suggested only ‘The Lunchbox’ movie and ‘Nawazuddin Siddiqui’ actor were the two good things that happened to Bollywood in this decade. Have a look-
This is how you downplay and devalue a rather decent decade for Indian cinema, but ok, since you’re really stoked on calling The Lunchbox the only contender for best Indian film of the decade, let’s begin:
*cracks knuckles* https://t.co/RvGHIljEjg
— Ankit Ojha 🥦🍕=❤️ (@AnkitOjha) January 1, 2020
1. Alright, so let’s start off with Dibakar Banerjee’s Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, which could quite definitely be a vibrant Indian twist on a filmmaking technique explored around the rest of the world. It’s a milestone film for the industry.
— Ankit Ojha 🥦🍕=❤️ (@AnkitOjha) January 1, 2020
2. Guzaarish is a masterwork, and it’s hard to think of a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film that has been as understated after that film. Most of the rest of his creations have been awfully loud, and this film is a reminder of the kind of director he can be.
— Ankit Ojha 🥦🍕=❤️ (@AnkitOjha) January 1, 2020
3. Rohan Sippy’s Dum Maaro Dum is a neon-lit hyperdrive that marries old fashioned storytelling with the grit of inspired action and crime films.
4. Bejoy Nambiar’s Shaitaan is an absolutely stunning, psychedelic thriller, and a brilliant directorial debut.
— Ankit Ojha 🥦🍕=❤️ (@AnkitOjha) January 1, 2020
5. Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar is a towering crescendo of a romance film that uses non-linear storytelling to its advantage, and creates an experience bound to rip your hearts to shreds.
— Ankit Ojha 🥦🍕=❤️ (@AnkitOjha) January 1, 2020