Best Films of 2010

Better late than never I always say ... now onto my list!

5.  Band Baaja Baaraat

After getting "modern love stories" like Break Ke Baad, Love Aaj Kal, etc., BBB was just what I needed; a good ol' 100% Desi love story.  What I was most impressed with was Ranveer Singh, he's charisma and on screen chemistry was fantastic and felt natural.  By far one of the best male debuts of this year.



4.  Raajneeti

Speaking of our favorite Chocolate Hero of the moment, Mr Kapoor makes this film.  He's transformation in this film is epic.  I've got to commend Rabir for his ability to pick such unique roles, and more so his acting abilities.  It's films like this Rocket Singh that have truly set him apart from his contemporaries.  One very annoying factor is Sarah's inability to pronounce Samar!!! It's not a hard name to pronounce, I mean come on!



3.  Robot

Boom Boom Robo Duh Robo Duh ... if this isn't enough to get you in the mood for Robot then i don't know what is.   This film blew my freaking mind away! I can't say it enough I love Robot!  My only regret was having had watched it in Hindi! :-(



2.  Dabanng

This is masala at it's best! ... I wish there was more of this in Bollywood, but thankfully Salu has found his calling in the South ... and boy do we love him for it!



1.  Ishqiya

Vidya never ceases to amaze me, this is one actress that can truly be praised for her acting ability which we don't get much of from some of our current starlets in b-town.  Her ability to seduce with only words and a look is powerful and not something a lot of people have and for that I praise her even more.



Honorable Mentions:


My Name Is Khan (1st Half)

The first hour of this film was picture perfect ... everything i've come to expect from KJo and then some.  From the moment Rizwan meets Mandira I was with them at every moment.  Plus! The first part of MNIK has the infamous hair porn scene, which is a must for all you hair enthusiasts!

I missed you Blog!!! But at least I still have Aamir???

Ok, so I know I have been missing for almost a month now, but this thing called life has really been taking up a lot of time...so sorry!

Even with all these things I have been watching films, so no worries...
Thankfully, my friend LOVES buying movies, so I've just been mooching of her collection.  Unfortunately, she seems to have become infatuated with Aamir Khan...so I've had to watch mostly his films, which of course they were fantastic, but still I just don't like Aamir outside of his 'reel' life.

So let me just say a little something about the films I've so far seen of his...

Ghajini

I remember not wanting to watch this film when it first came out, the whole action theme didn't catch my eye, so I just lived on being one of the few people who hadn't seen the film.  But thankfully, IFC was hosting this Wake Up To Bollywood theme every Sunday morning, for about a month I think, and I went to my friends house and watched it.

I loved this film, yes it was action packed but it just about everything i love about films...there was love, evil guys, songs, *sigh* I enjoyed every second of it.  Now I truly understand why it was such a big hit!

Rang De Basanti

*SPOILERS*

Another fantastic film, Aamir really has a knack for picking great films.  But One person that really stood out for me was hottie Kunal Kapoor!!! *melts*

Ok...back to the film...yes! This is gonna sound really ridiculous, but hearing that white lady talk in Hindi was just so weird, I swear I thought her voice was dubbed by someone else, but soon I got over it.  I don't really want to say to much because the the ending made me tear up a little.

Dil Chahta Hai

*SPOILERS*

What can I say I really enjoyed this film.  I loved the whole bromance {which I will say is a guilty pleasure of mine} between Aamir, Saif, and Akshaye.  There are two thing I need to point out, I loved the whole idea of a younger guy being in love with the older woman, but I really had wished they hadn't killed her off.  I wished the relationship would have been explored a lot more, because of the fact that the only type of craddle-robbing relationships you get is that of Older men with much younger women *cough* Shahrukh Khan *cough*.  Not that I have a problem with that but I really wish we could see more of it in more Hindi films.  Wake Up Sid did a really good job at it, but Konkona didn't have great chemistry with Ranbir.

And next point, I will say that I am one of those who ever saw Akshaye being a 'romantic' hero, some guys just don't fit the bill, for me at least.  But there was something about Akshaye that really blew me away, I loved him.

Taare Zameen Paar

If you know me well enough, then you know I have a certain dislike for children.  Therefore, i really try to avoid films that have children as the main aspect of a film, but after hearing so much about this film I gave it a shot.

This was one of my least liked Aamir films, and this is not just because of the kids but I just can't stand seeing an older man make himself acting like a clown, and at some parts the film got too overly sentimental.  I would just roll my eyes, one scene in particular is when Ishaan (Darsheel Safary) looks at Ram (Aamir Khan) painting and realizes that it's of himself, and he starts to cry, I was like "oh, please!"  But don't get me wrong it was a pretty good film.

Nominations for 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009

BOLD: The Ones that Might Win.
Underline: My Picks.

Best Film
3 Idiots
Dev D
Kaminey
Love Aaj Kal

Paa

Wake Up Sid

Best Director
Anurag Kashyap - Dev D
Ayan Mukerji - Wake Up Sid
Imtiaz Ali - Love Aaj Kal
R Balakrishnan - Paa
Rajkumar Hirani - 3 Idiots
Vishal Bharadwaj - Kaminey

Best Actor In A Leading Role - Male
Aamir Khan - 3 Idiots
Amitabh Bachchan - Paa
Ranbir Kapoor - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Ranbir Kapoor - Wake Up Sid
Saif Ali Khan - Love Aaj Kal
Shahid Kapoor - Kaminey

***Please don't give this award to Aamir Khan!***

Best Actor In A Leading Role - Female
Deepika Padukone - Love Aaj Kal
Katrina Kaif - New York
Kareena Kapoor - 3 Idiots
Kareena Kapoor - Kurbaan
Priyanka Chopra - Kaminey
Vidya Balan - Paa

Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Male
Amol Gupte - Kaminey
Boman Irani - 3 Idiots
Neil Nitin Mukesh - New York
R Madhavan - 3 Idiots
Rishi Kapoor - Luck By Chance
Sharman Joshi - 3 Idiots

Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Female
Arundhati Naag - Paa
Divya Dutta - Delhi-6
Dimple Kapadia - Luck By Chance
Kalki Koechlin - Dev D
Shahana Goswami - Firaaq
Supriya Pathak - Wake Up Sid

Best Music
A R Rahman - Delhi-6
Amit Trivedi - Dev D
Pritam Chakraborty - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Pritam Chakraborty - Love Aaj Kal
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy - Wake Up Sid
Vishal Bharadwaj - Kaminey

Best Lyrics
Gulzar - Kaminey - (Kaminey)
Gulzar - Dhan Te Nan - (Kaminey)
Irshad Kamil - Aaj Din Candya - (Love Aaj Kal)
Javed Akhtar - Iktara - (Wake Up Sid)
Prasoon Joshi - Masakali - (Delhi-6)
Prasoon Joshi - Rehna Tu - (Delhi-6)

Best Playback Singer - Male
Atif Aslam - Tu Jaane Na - (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
Javed Ali-Kailash Kher - Arziyan - (Delhi-6)
Mohit Chauhan - Masakali - (Delhi-6)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Aaj Din Chadheya - (Love Aaj Kal)
Sonu Niigaan-Salim Merchant - Shukran Allah - (Kurbaan)
Sukhwinder Singh-Vishal Dadlani - Dhan Te Nan - (Kaminey)

Best Playback Singer - Female
Alisha Chinoy - Tera Hone Laga - (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
Kavita Seth - Iktara - (Wake Up Sid)
Rekha Bhardwaj - Genda Phool - (Delhi-6)
Shilpa Rao - Mudi Mudi - (Paa)
Shreya Ghoshal - Zoobi Doobi - (3 Idiots)
Sunidhi Chauhan - Chor Bazaari - (Love Aaj Kal)

I wonder who the host(s) will be this year...

Saif + Shahrukh

 Imran + Ranbir

2010 Dabboo Ratnani Calendar Pix!!!!

I remember hearing about this photographer, Dabboo Ratnani last year, when I came across a fantastic picture of Akshay Kumar. I really need to get my hands on this calendar...I really enjoyed this years pix. These are just some of my favorites {In order}:

#1 Shahrukh Khan: In my eyes, this man can do no wrong!!!

#2 Kareena Kapoor {Bebo}: I pretty much worship this woman!!!

#3 Akshay Kumar: Golden Man Akshay...come one look at that bod...

#4 Vidya Balan: ...looking absolutely stunning.

#5 Arjun Rampal: There's just something intoxicatingly beautiful about this picture...

#6 Katrina Kaif: Looking as beautiful as ever...

#7 Ranbir Kapoor: ...*melts*...

#8 Deepika Padukone: Love it!!!

#9 Abhishek Bachchan: I just love him with his beard!!! I really wish he had it when they took this picture...*sigh*

#10 Genelia D'Souza: This girl is just adorable...I just love her!

{All Pictures Courtesy of http://www.dabbooratnani.com}

16th Annual Star Screen Awards!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen....


16th Annual Star Screen Awards
Here are the nominations:

Best Film

3 Idiots

Dev D

Kaminey

Love Aaj Kal

Paa

Best Actor
Aamir Khan (3 Idiots)
Amitabh Bachchan (Paa)
Ranbir Kapoor (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
Ranbir Kapoor (Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year)
Saif Ali Khan (Love Aaj Kal)
Shahid Kapoor ( Kaminey)

Best Director
Rajkumar Hirani
Vishal Bhardwaj
R. Balki
Imtiaz Ali
Anurag Kashyap

Best Actress
Priyanka Chopra (Kaminey)
Priyanka Chopra (What's Your Rashee?)
Vidya Balan (Paa)
Kareena Kapoor (3 Idiots)
Katrina Kaif (New York)
Deepika Padukone (Love Aaj Kal)

Best Supporting Actor
Rishi Kapoor (Love Aaj Kal)
Rishi Kapoor (Luck By Chance)
Abhimanyu Singh (Gulaal)
R. Madhavan (3 Idiots)
Sharman Joshi (3 Idiots)

Best Female Supporting Actor
Arundhati Nag (Paa)
Divya Dutt (Delhi 6)
Gauhar Khan (Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year)
Neha Dhupia (Raat Gayi Baat Gayi)
Shahana Goswami (Firaaq)

Best Actor in a Comic Role
Om Vaidya (3 Idiots)
Paresh Rawal (De Dana Dan)
Sanjay Mishra (All The Best)
Vinay Pathak (Raat Gayi Baat Gayi)

Best Actor in a Negative Role
Boman Irani (3 Idiots)
Kay Kay Menon (Gulaal)
Mahesh Manjrekar (Wanted)
Manish Chaudhari (Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year)

Best Music
Pritam (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
Pritam (Love Aaj Kal)
Pritam (Tum Mile)
A. R. Rahman (Delhi 6)
Vishal Bhardwaj (Kaminey)

Best Background Score
Amit Truvedi (Dev D)
Shantanu Moitra, Atul Raninga and Sanjay Wandreker (3 Idiots)
Vishal Bhardwaj (Kaminey)
Illayaraja (Paa)
Salim Suliaman (Rocket Singh Salesman of The Year)

Best Female Playback Singer
Kavita Seth (Iktaara, Wake Up Sid)
Rekha Bhardwaj (Genda Phool, Delhi 6)
Shreya Ghoshal (Zoobie Doobie, 3 Idiots)
Shilpa Rao (Mudi Mudi, Paa)
Sunidhi Chauhan (Mere Sang Chal Zara, New York)

Most Promising Debut Director
Ayan Mukjerjee (Wake Up Sid)
Nandita Das (Firaaq)
Pankaj Advani (Sankat City)
Zoya Akhtar (Luck By Chance)
Shivajee Chandrabhushan (Frozen)

Most Promising Newcomer Male
Amole Gupte (Kaminey)
Chandan Roy Sanyal (Kaminey)
Navin Kaushik (Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year)
Om Vaidya (3 Idiots)

Most Promising Newcomer Female
Mahie Gill (Dev D)
Kalki Koechlin (Dev D)
Jesse Randhawa (Gulaal)
Gauhar Khan (Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year)
Giselle Monteiro (Love Aaj Kal)


*** I must point out that Ranbir Kapoor should have gotten his nomination his outstanding performance in Wake Up Sid and not Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.

***I also feel that Abhay Deol really got snubbed for Dev. D ...this was one of the best performances of the year, at least in my opinion, and he received no recognition for it.  {I mean, Ranbir is great but he did not deserve to get 2 nominations}

I really hope that Filmfare does a better job of nominating those performances that truly deserve it...