Best Bollywood Movies of 2011

Well, almost 80% of all Bollywood movies are useless and forgettable but there are some coming of age directors and movies, that are playing a major role in the development of Bollywood. This post is about reviving memories of some good and best movies of 2011 in Bollywood. The list is the order of the movie release date.

If there is any suggestion or any movie you want to remind me, just post your comment.

1. No One Killed Jessica -


    Release Date - 7 January
 
    Director - Raj Kumar Gupta

          "it would be much better than what it is if there was lesser melodrama and more realistic approach."
 
    My Rating - 6.5/10


2. Dhobi Ghat -

   Release Date - 21 January

   Director - Kiran Rao

          "a very well made movie from first time director Kiran Rao, great combination of all the things needed to have a good movie,  realism...sincerity...great background score (given by Gustavo Santolla) & of course Bollywood found a good actor in Pratiek Babbar."
 
    My Rating - 8/10


3. Yeh Saali Zindagi -

    Release Date - 4 Feb

    Director - Sudhir Mishra

          "the best thing about this movie was screenplay and the way one of the best writer in Bollywood Sudhir Mishra tells the story."
 
    My Rating -  7/10


4. 7 Khoon Maaf -


     Release Date - 18 Feb

    Director - Vishal Bhardwaj

          "you may call it boring, but according to me it was the movie which carried out every human emotion impressively."

    My Rating - 6./10


5. Shor In The City -

    Release Date - 28 April

    Director - Krishna DK

          "undoubtedly, best Bollywood movie of the year."   

    My Rating - 8/10  
  

6. I am -

   Release Date - 29 April

   Director - Onir

         "a non-commercial movie, which released only at the Metro cities, liked this movie for its simplicity of story telling, realistic approach and a human emotion that it draws on screen."
 
    My Rating - 8/10


7. Shagird -

    Release Date - 13 May

    Director - Tigmanshu Dhulia

          "after finishing the movie i thought kuch jyada hi ho gaya tha but still it was one time watch good movie. Watch it for the character of Hanuwant Singh greatly played by Nana Patekar."    
     My Rating - 6.5/10


8. Stanley Ka Dabba -

    Release Date - 13 May

    Director - Amole Gupte

          "another heartwarming tale by Amole Gupte."

    My Rating - 7/10


9. 404 -

    Release Date - 20 May

    Director - Prawal Raman

           "another non- commercial movie, a psychological thriller based on raggings in college, if anyone is bored of Bollywood, s'd watch this one...you will be blown off."

     My Rating - 7/10


10. Shaitan -

      Release Date - 10 June

      Director -  Bejoy Nambiar

           "a great innovative cinematography & a good screenplay makes it worth a watch."

      My Rating - 7/10


11. Delhi Belly -

      Release Date - 1 July

      Director -  Abhinay Deo

           "holy shit.....this could really happen in a Bollywood movie!!"

      My Rating - 7/10
  

11. Chillar Party -

      Release Date -8 July

      Director -  Vikas Bahl, Nitesh Tiwari

            "some great childhood emotions."

      My Rating - 6/10


13. Zindgi Na Milegi Dobara -

      Release Date - 15 July

      Director - Zoya Akhtar

           "not all the melodramas are bad like this, and you will find yourself desiring to go on a trip."

      My Rating - 7/10


14. Singham -

      Release Date - 22 July

      Director - Rohit Shetty

           "for all Ajay Devgan fans, so who isn't Ajay Devgan fan...brought back memories of 80s action movies...don't think, just enjoy it!!"

      My Rating - 6/10


15. Bubble Gum -

      Release Date - 29 July

      Director -  Sanjivan Lal

            "this movie is about the small city teen-age brothers lives and there relations with their middle class parents set-up in the 90s. This movie is satisfying and refreshing tale that makes us nostalgic of the good old days."

      My Rating - 6/10


16. I Am Kalam -

      Release Date - 5 August

      Director - Nila Madhab Panda

            "another non-commercial movie, that happened to release only at the Metros, this is story of a poor rajasthani child, who found inspiration in Former Presiden Dr. Abdul Kalam while watching him on tv. He wants to study to became like him. And this is all about his struggle to study, to find a school and to follow his dreams. The way Harsh Mayar (poor child & actually he is also in real who was taken to acting in the movie from a slum ) acted, he represnts all the poor children like him."

      My Rating - 8/10


17. That Girl In Yellow Boots -

     Release Date - 2 Sept.

     Director - Anuraag Kashyap

           "some people say it was a disappointment, i think it was but not from the movie  it was from the director Anuraag Kashyap. But untill next time its a great watch for people who likes a good cinema unlike Bollywood kind of stuff."
   
      My Rating - 7/10


18. Saheb Biwi aur Gangster -

      Release Date - 30 Sept.

      Director - Tigmanshu Dhulia

         
            "dialogues, suspense, thrilling turns, pace of story and of course sex makes this a good movie to watch."
   
      My Rating - 6/10


19. Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge -

      Release Date - 14 Oct.

      Director - Nupur Asthana

            "if you want to see a decent romantic comedy based on college, you will find this worth a watch."
   
      My Rating - 6/10


20. Rockstar -

      Release Date - 11 Nov.

      Director - Imtiaz Ali

           "well, this one was the only movie of the year that had the highest amount of mixed response among the viewer. I found this a good movie to watch. Yeah, it wasn't that good as was expected to be but wasn't that bad as some one calling it.          

      My Rating - 7/10


21. The Dirty Picture -

      Release Date - 2 Dec.

      Director - Milan Lutharia

            "movie ne sirf touch kiya, chuaa nahi. Too much of dialogue- baaji & bad use of melodrama in the second half restrained it from reaching at the level of the 8/10 movie, which i was thinking after the amazing first half. At least they should have respected the Silk, on whom life the movie is based.

             But afterall it was all about entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. "

   
    My Rating - 7/10.


    Special Mention - 


    Bol -

    Director - Shoaib Mansoor
 
    Release Date - 31 August ( India)

         

    This one actually is a Pakistani Movie, it is the second movie by Shaoib Mansoor( Khuda Ke Liye), which made us to think about social problem and move towards to form a better society.

    My Rating - 8/10

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) movie review

Cast:   Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes & Hugh Dancy
Director and Writer: Sean Durkin
Running Time: 102 min 
Genre: Drama/ Psychological thriller






The movie is about girl named Martha, who is called by two other names Marcy May and Marlene showed in her past memories. The plot shows  young woman Martha suffering from delusions and paranoia after returning back to her family which involves a sister (Lucy) from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains. And shows how her past memories is still haunting her that affects the life of her sister who cares her very much and sister's husband.


 As the story moves the past memories from the cult haunts Martha's mind which is showed in flashback very impressively. At starting these memories seems like her past but as the movie goes ahead slowly this thing doesn't concern you neither writer of the movie. And you kept guessing that was the memories are from past or just a imagination of mind. But i think it was from the past.


There are many scenes in the movie which leaves you wanting more and the movie shows no answers to such thing that why did this happened.

There is a open ending in the movie which is on your interpretation. But Yeah the screenplay and story are the unusual and more realistic.


The performance of Elizabeth Olsen is one thing to look out in this movie, which makes the scenes and movie more realistic just then the work of imagination. And this all keeps with you after the movie finishes. I think thats the sole purpose of making this kind of movie.

If you likes to see something really unusual on screen then this is a good watch for you, otherwise this one will leave you disappointed, tiresome, wanting more glimpse of her past and more from the climax.

RATING: 6/10

BOL(2011) movie review

Cast: Humaima Malik, Manzar Sehbai, Atif Aslam, Iman Ali, Mahira Khan

Direction: Shoaib Mansoor

Genre: Drama, Crime

Running Time: 2 hours 25 minutes

The first and best words for BOL movie are brave and sincere. This film exposes the situation of women in PAKISTAN and of course which is not very different for our country INDIA. This movie also tells how Male dominated society’s wrong use of religion is going against women.

                             

The plot is that a HAKEEM, whose wish to have a son doesn’t end up after having 7 daughters and finally he gets a son who is actually a ‘girl’ who look like a ‘boy’. One among these sisters ZAINUB is rebellious who has courage to speak against his father ‘HAKEEM’ acts, another one AYESHA loves her neighbour whose character is played by Atif Aslam. After this the movie shows the struggle of AYESHA for her love, ZUNAIB her mother and all the sisters against their father’s acts which led them to poverty and how the 8^th ‘son’ struggles to get along with this world.

   

            

 With the length of 2 hours and 25 minutes there is slow pace in the movie at some moments after interval that can make you feel tire but finally it all proves worth a wait till the climax. All the performances are remarkable especially of Humaima Malik( ZUNAIB) and her father Manzar Sehbai(HAKEEM).

                                                                     

              
This movie is another brave attempt from Shoaib Mansoor(the director of the ‘Khuda Ke Liye’). And he successfully delivers a message not just for Pakistani society but for Indian too. Watch it as soon as you can!

Rating: 8/10