Bollywood filmmakers pick their 3 Favourite Films

Bollywood filmmakers pick their 3 Favourite Films of 2010

By Subhash K. Jha, December 29, 2010 - 12:02 IST

Vijay Krishna Archarya

Inception: "It cerebrally reinvented the heist film"
Dabangg: "For its unabashed celebration of desi-ness"
Do Dooni Chaar: "Authentic middleclass voice and Rishi Kapoor's pitch-perfect performance"

Abhishek Chaubey

Love Sex Aur Dhokha(LSD): "Uncompromising"
Udaan: "Intense, great rendition"
Tere Bin Laden: "Funny yet pertinent"

Vikramaditya Motwane

LSD, Tere Bin Laden and Harishchandrachi Factory: "They were all original engaging unpredictable"

Kabir Khan

Do Dooni Chaar: "Brilliant performances, superb writing"
Dabangg: "Sheer sense of joy and filmy excitement. Above all, the incomparable charm of Salman Khan"
Udaan: "Real uncompromised, honest"

Raj Kumar Gupta

Udaan, Peepli (LIVE): "Debutant director, small budget, big idea. These 2 films touched my heart"
LSD: "The only film that made me uncomfortable in my seat"

Nishikant Kamat

Udaan: "Great father-son relationship, intricate emotions"
Tere Bin Laden: "Fresh storytelling, cute humour nice set of fresh faces"
Phas Gaya Re Obama: "Fantastic black humour, good take on global economic meltdown and its impact on the kidnapping industry"

Rensil D'Silva

Inception: "Truly groundbreaking concept and execution. It takes a heist concept to an entirely new level"
Shutter Island: "Martin Scorcese can do no wrong"
Ishqiya: "Great performances and music"

Sajid Khan

The A Team: "I'm a fan of the TV show. I wasn't let down by the film version"
The American: "It was unpredictable and different"
The Expendables: "Old is still gold"

Sujoy Ghosh

Dabangg: "Salman Khan. It was the most iconic performance in a long time. A complete entertainer"
Ishqiya: "The thrill of watching Naseerji, Arshad and Vidya"
Udaan: "Beautiful story told so well. Hats off to debutant director Vikramaditya Moywane."

Subhash Ghai

Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai: "Retro feel"
Dabangg: "The protagonist and the earthiness made it worth the while"
Udaan: "Refreshing."

Bhushan Kumar

Dabangg, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai and Tees Maar Khan: They had superb music.

Amole Gupte

Udaan: "Astute"
LSD: "Effective content in new form"
Tere Bin Laden: "Roaring laughter pill"

Habib Faizal

Udaan, LSD, Peepli (LIVE): "Honesty, novelty and entertainment. And if I am allowed half a movie more, then I loved the first-half of Dabangg."

Sanjay Gadhvi

Dabangg: "Salman Khan"
Love Sex Aur Dhokha: "Loved its audacity"
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai: "Direction and storytelling"

Siddharth Malhotra

Udaan: "The honesty of the film and the relationships were most effective"
We Are Family: "It is my debut film. No matter what the reviews it touched people's hearts"
My Name Is Khan: "After Kuch Kuch Hota Hai I rate this as Karan Johar's best work"

Kunal Kohli

Dabangg: "Loved Salman and everything about Dabangg."
Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai: "Director Milan Luthria, and the performances by Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi were fab"
Raajneeti: "Everyone's performance was lovely. Great masala film. Loved the setting"

Abhishek Kapoor

Udaan: "Filmmaking at its finest"
Dabangg: "Salman at his entertaining best"
LSD: "Loved its originality"

Tarun Mansukhani

My Name Is Khan: "It is a story that needed to be told"
Udaan: "It saw the emergence of a significant new director Vikramaditya Motwane"
Tere Bin Laden: "Small budgeted but big on laughs. Terrific performances and good comedy"

Satish Kaushik

Dabangg: "Salman's hysterical star power, his lovable characterization, brilliant songs, desi cinema back on the track"
Golmaal 3: "Ajay Devgn again at ease in comedy, a fun-filled joyride"
Tere Bin Laden: "Original"

David Dhawan

Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai: "Loved the recreation of the 1970s and the music and performances"
Dabangg: "Salman, Zindabad!"
Udaan: "Fresh innovative the voice of tomorrow"

Anees Bazmee

Dabangg, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai and Raajneeti: "All three provided great entertainment value"

Madhur Bhandarkar

Guzaarish: "Its sheer beauty left me breathless"
Dabangg: "Paisa Vasool"
Golmaal 3: "A laugh riot"

Udaan for me did it. Though it is a slow and not a entertainer like Debaang, but it sheer smiplicity of story telling did it for me. Loved the movie. I really hope that Ronit roy (or is it Rohit?) and the boy gets awards for this movie as they truly deserve it.

Yes Udaan is there and My Name Is Khan

Kitty!! :-) We're the Udaan Team... ;-)

wow dabangg and udaan are on top

I am happy for Tere Bin Laden as well I LOVED that film it was so hilarious

Tere Bin Laden was awesome indeed...it was hilarious and fresh.

Both Tarun and Sid (and the only ones) chose MNIK! Of course! 😆

My Name Is Khan: "It is a story that needed to be told"

Originally posted by: Zarwulicious

My Name Is Khan: "It is a story that needed to be told"

agreeee

lol, it's a story that shouldn't have been told