BHEJA FRY (Who wouldn't want to spend Rs 50 lakh and earn 10 times)
What critics liked: The no-nonsense, no-song singular plot woven around interesting characters.
What crowds liked: Vinay Pathak's non-stop jokes and that painstakingly tied up scrap book — "meri kahaani, sangeet ki zubaani".
Chak De! India (We don't say 'Come on India' any more)
What critics liked: A film on hockey, that too women's hockey, that too with all new faces from across the country, that too with real stickwork on the field.
What crowds liked: Shah Rukh Khan in an all-new non-superstar avatar,
the triumph of the underdog, sport plus patriotism.
Jodhaa Akbar (And they made history)
What critics liked: A properly done period piece that did cinematic justice to one of the greatest rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
What crowds liked: Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai redefining Bolly screen chemistry, with a little help from A.R. Rahman and Ashutosh Gowariker.
Guru (Dhirubhai Ambani became a talking point, again)
What critics liked: Mani Ratnam finally making a Hindi film which spoke
a pan-Indian language.
What crowds liked: The husband and wife on reel — Abhi and Ash —
got engaged in real, adding to the curiosity value of the film.
Taare Zameen Par (Twinkle twinkle little star)
What critics liked: One of Bollywood's biggest stars taking up a real issue
(dyslexia awareness) and telling a simple tale with love and care.
What crowds liked: The buck-toothed boy wonder (Darsheel Safary) who made them shed buckets of tears while also gaping at Aamir Khan.
Jab We Met (Geet, Aditya and Ratlaam became household names)
What critics liked: The terrific lines — Main apni favourite hoon to Koi doubt mat rakhna — coupled with great performances.
What crowds liked: Shahid and Kareena had just split and to see them stir up such terrific chemistry was almost too good to be true.
Welcome to Sajjanpur (The pen still is mightier than the sword)
What critics liked: Shyam Benegal the original New Wave master making a
simple comedy of manners.
What crowds liked: Someone finally told their story and made it look and sound funny in an easy kind of way.
Life in a...Metro (The city really never sleeps)
What critics liked: The changing dynamics of urban relationships in the shadow of a city which takes more than it gives.
What crowds liked: Arresting performances by the best in the business (Irrfan, Kay Kay, Konkona) punctuated with Pritam's soft rock melodies.
Kaminey (Dhan te nan, tada tada...)
What critics liked: How the director chose not to spoonfeed his viewers
and challenged them with a complicated and labyrinthine tale.
What crowds liked: Shahid Kapur, Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra,
besides that coke-snorting song which doesn't let go of you.
Fashion (Bollywood stars on and around the ramp have doubled)
What critics liked: A grey protagonist, that too a lady, rising, falling
and rising again in the murky world of ramp politics.
What crowds liked: Priyanka Chopra. And getting to be the voyeur of an all-new world with those lovely ladies on screen — Priyanka to Kangana to Mugdha.
ROCK ON!! (Meri laundry ka ek bill, ek aadhi padhi novel, la la la la la...)
What critics liked: Real characters, real relationships, attention to detail and brilliantly shot concerts.
What crowds liked: Their favourite director Farhan Akhtar and favourite bahu Prachi Desai making super debuts. Plus, the anthemic music and Arjun.
A Wednesday (Kamal Haasan has remade it in the South)
What critics liked: The courage of casting Naseeruddin Shah and
Anupam Kher in the lead.
What crowds liked: The stirring speech by Naseer in the end where the common man explains why he took matters into his own hands.
Khosla Ka Ghosla (Delhi real estate has become more transparent)
What critics liked: Taking a relevant topic and weaving an enjoyable and universal narrative around it.
What crowds liked: Hilarious scenes, especially those featuring Anupam Kher as Khosla and Boman Irani as Khurana.
Jaane Tu... ya Jaane na (Meow!)
What critics liked: Refreshing rebirth of Bollywood's oldest romance formula — from college to airport.
What crowds liked: Return to innocence with Imran and Genelia, peppy Rahman music, to which even Pappu can dance. Plus, Naseer on the wall.
DEV D (Emosanal atyachaar without the emotions)
What critics liked: How the women called the shots in the new adaptation of Sarat Chandra's much-filmed novel.
What crowds liked: The sexing up of the tired text and Amit Trivedi's catchy tunes.
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