Chhichhore was the best movie of 2019, not Gully Boy?

Chhichhore to me was the best movie of 2019, not GullyBoy. Both movies are pretty good, actually, but are completely different from each other. GullyBoy was about the rise of the underdog - a trope done to death in cinematic history. Of course, GullyBoy added its own local flavour and made the story of rappers come alive. Not denying it was a good movie, just not the best.

Chhichhore to me weaves a beautiful message of how effort is more important than success or failure, and again takes the story of the underdog and gives it a different twist. What I loved most about the movie was the rich landscape of characters teeming with individuality, the writing was lush and sharp, the screenplay so engaging. The characters were alive and full of longing, each one had their backstory, and the way the film was structured was amazing.

Both movies were cinematic gems, but Chhichhore had the advantage over GullyBoy in that it blended messaging with entertainment in a very wholesome way. The message did not interfere with the entertainment quotient at all. The movie was so comforting and yet jagged in its astutely honest gaze at the harsh realities of life.

The cinematic voice in Chhichhore is unflinching yet incandescent - a lethal combination. GullyBoy is more a snapshot of a singer from a marginalised community and his rise to fame -a rags-to-riches story which taps into the popular sentiment of the masses.

Do you guys think Chhichhore is a better movie than GullyBoy, even if just slightly better?

Originally posted by: mintyblue

Do you guys think Chhichhore is a better movie than GullyBoy, even if just slightly better?

Never saw it. So I guess GB wins my vote on default just for the fact I actually watched it

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

Never saw it. So I guess GB wins my vote on default just for the fact I actually watched it

U must watch Chhichhore. It's an amazing film.😊

Sonchiriya was better than both.

Originally posted by: MujheMaarjaneDo

Sonchiriya was better than both.

Don't agree. It was a good movie alright, but too grim, formidable, bleak and depressing.

Chichore had a good message however overall the film had very mediocre performances . Sushant and Shraddha were just bland.

I thoroughly enjoyed GB so no complaints there.

Originally posted by: mintyblue

Don't agree. It was a good movie alright, but too grim, formidable, bleak and depressing.

So unless a movie is cheerful, it won't be better than feel good average movies.

Originally posted by: MujheMaarjaneDo

So unless a movie is cheerful, it won't be better than feel good average movies.

No that's not what I meant. See, a movie can ge grim and yet be a masterpiece. Sonchiriya however did not make the cut acc. to me. I'm glad you liked it though. Maybe I need to rewatch.

GB was GarBage.

I was in the theatre waiting for the film to end and leave. The worst is the ending was so abrupt that I didn't even know it ended and couldn't enjoy the happiness of it ending😂

Chhichore was a lovely film, great music and good story line. That's what I look for in movie.

I didn’t enjoy Gully Boy - didn’t identify much with the genre of street rap etc, and honestly felt it was just boring. Also felt it was the weakest Zoya film/show she’s done (didn’t love Luck by Chance, but liked ZNMD, DDD and Made in Heaven). I don’t like Alia much either, but Alia was entertaining in this one and probably the saving grace for me with her thop doingi dialogue. Ranveer def suited the role and even Siddharth Chaturvedi stood out, but just felt the whole movie was very overrated and undeserving of all the awards etc it won.

So Chichore is similar in that it’s very much a college genre movie, and whenever it deviated from the college bits and went back to present-day parts, it got boring/preachy. But overall I enjoyed the movie much more than Gully Boy because of how the college parts were executed, and the lesson at the end of the movie (that success isn’t everything). I thought the acting was overall good in the college bits (the modern parts felt very ‘off’) and of course will probably be remembered more for SSR now but it was a great ensemble as well.