1.

Masaan
DirectedbydebutanteNeerajGhaywanandwrittenbycomicstandupVarunGrover,thefilm
recreatestheenvironmentofVaranasi.Masaanliterallytranslatesasthesiteoffinalritesforthe
deceased,especiallyinVaranasiwherethedeadareburnedonthebanksofGanga.Thefilm
followsfourprincipalcharactersandtheirstoryasmalltowngirldiscoveringhersexuality,a
fathertryingtoraiseenoughmoneytopayaheftybribe,andalovestorybetweenloversof
differentcastes.Youcouldsmellthemovie'searthyconnectwithitscharacters.

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2.Ugly
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AnuragKashyap'spsychologicalthrillerhasanamazingvarietyofcharactersgoodenoughfor
threeorfourBollywoodfilms.Alittlegirlgetsabductedwhileshe'saccompanyingherfather.
Thestoryofhowalltheadultsconnectedtotheincidenttrytomilkitfortheirowngain,forms
therestofthenarrative.Uglydelvesintohowuglyhumankindcanget,whenthegoinggets
desperate.ThisisKashyap'smosttautthrillerbyfar.

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3.Titli
KanuBehl'sdirectorialdebutfocusesonalowermiddleclassfamilyofthreebrotherslivingin
Delhi,whocarjackpeopleforaliving.Real,intense,Titlihasatleastthreemomentswhich
mightmakeyousickinthestomachandjusthowmuchofitreallyringstrueisappalling.The
filmwonpraiseforpullingnopunchesinitsstarkportrayalofitsnotverynicecharacters.

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4.AnkhonDekhi
RajatKapoor'smovieisatestamenttoSanjayMishra'ssupremeactingprowess.Mishraplaysan
agingpatriarchwhorelieveshimselffromthedutiesofthebreadwinnerofthefamilypost
retirementandstartsmusingonmanyofhislifelongbeliefs.Hegetsaddictedtopokerand
refusestobelieveinanythinghehasn'tseenthroughhisowneyes.Therestofthestoryfollows
thekindofturnshislifetakeswhenpeoplequestionhisnewlyfoundphilosophy.Ankhon
DekhimanagessomethingfewHindifilmsaimfor,itisprofound.

5.Aligarh
HansalMehta'smoviestarringManojBajpayeeandRajkumarRaoisbasedonareallife
incidentwhenaprofessorinAligarhUniversitywassackedandthrownoutofhishouseafter
theydiscoveredhewasahomosexual.Aligarhisaneffectivecommentaryonasocietythatis
largelyhomophobic,butwherealsoasegmentofthepopulationdoesn'tattachastigmatoit.

HansalMehta'shardhittingdirectionandeffectiveleadperformancesmeantthatthestorywas
onlybettertoldoncelluloid.

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6.JollyLLB
TheSubhashKapoorcourtroomdramastarringArshadWarsi,SaurabhShuklaandBomanIrani
wasthesleeperhitof2013.Followingalowly,notsoqualifiedlawyertakeonacounterpart
fromthetopbrass,defendingarichboyinacaseofhitandrun,thefilmisfunnyandalso
chokesyouupwithitsheartfeltdialogue.JollyLLBwassosuccessful,thatitnowhasasequel
comingupwithAkshayKumarreplacingWarsiastheleadcharacter.

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7.Badlapur
AfterthegiganticfailureofSaifAliKhan'sAgentVinod,directorSriramRaghavanwentbackto
hisneonoirwaysinBadlapur.StartingwithanAfricanproverb'theaxeforgets,butthetree
remembers'Raghavantriestoweaveatalearoundvengeanceandaskstoughquestionsabout
whetherthosewhohavelosteverything,everfindclosure.Evenafterrevenge.

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8.UdtaPunjab
Lastyear'smostresearchedfilm,AbhishekChaubey'sUdtaPunjabtacklestheincreasingdrug
probleminPunjab.Buildinganarrativethroughthefocalpointsofahiphopstarwhoisalsoa
cokeaddict,acop,adoctortryingtouncovertheproblembehindtheincreasingaddictionandan
immigrantworkerfromBihar,thefilmgivesusapeekintohowPunjabislosingthebattle
againstaddiction.ThankstosomeAliststarslikeShahid,Alia,KareenaKapoorKhanandDiljit
Dosanjhandtheirdecentperformances,thestorygetsoutandinabigway.

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9.Kahaani
SujoyGhosh'sblockbustercomebacktofilmspositionedVidyaBalanastheladyAamirKhanof
theactingbusiness.Thefilmiswickedlysmart,asitfollowsthestoryofapregnantladyin
searchofhermissinghusband.Andshe'snotsearchingjustanywhere,thisisKolkataamidstthe
DurgaPujafestivities.KahaanibeautifullyintegratesthechaosofKolkatawiththenarrative,
keepingtheaudienceonitstoes.Itwasoneofthefirstfilmswithafemaleleadactortogross
morethana100crore.

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10.BlackFriday
ArguablyAnuragKashyap'sfinestfilmtilldate,itwasbasedonthebookbyHussainZaidi
chroniclingtheaftermathofthe1993Bombaybombblasts.Thefilmworksnotonlybecauseof
it'swidepalateofcharactersandtheexcellentperformances,butalsohoweffectivelyitreports
ontherealfactswithoutmakingitboringatall.BlackFridaygotintotroublefortakingreal
names,butiteventuallygotitsreleaseoncethecasewasdealtwith.

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11.KhoslaKaGhosla
DibakarBanerjee'sbriefforhisfirstfilmwasthathewantedtomakeitaboutmiddleclassDelhi
withoutasingleshotofIndiaGate.Andhedoesthatmorethaneffectively,ashemakesthis
caperaboutamiddleclassKhoslafamilywhohavelosttheirlandtoarealtorshark.Thefamily
plansanelaboratetricktodupethesharkinreturn.Thefilmwontheaudienceoverwithits
subtlehumourandthebeautifulensembleofactors,includingthelateNaveenNischol.

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12.StanleyKaDabba
AmoleGuptemadehisdirectorialdebutwiththisashestartedthefilmasaseriesofkids'
workshops.Theydidn'tevenhaveascripttostartshootingwith,andthenGuptestartedwriting
adhocbitsaroundhisfavouritepassionsfoodandchildren.Thefinaltwistofthemoviereally
grabsyoubythethroatdespiteitsmanyfeelgoodandinnocentelements.

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13.VickyDonor
JohnAbraham'sfirstfilmasproducerbecamethetalkofthetownwhenitcametolightitwas
aboutspermdonation.StarringdebutantesAyushmannKhurranaandYamiGautam,thefilm
turnedouttobeasocialcommentaryonsurrogacyandthecultureclashbetweenDelhi's
PunjabisandBengalis.JuhiChaturvedi'sbeautifullywrittenscenesandShoojitSircar'sassured
directionmeantthatthefilmwasachampionfirstproductionforJohnAbraham.

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14.Phobia
PavanKirpalani'spsychologicalthrillerfollowsamentallydisturbedprotagonistwhoisphobic
totbeoutsideenvironment.Setwithintheconfinesofherapartment,thefilmtakesatwistwhen
shebeginstosuspectsomeonehasintrudedandishidinginsidetheapartment.Thankstoa
spotlesscentralperformancebyRadhikaApte,thefilmreceivedalotofgoodpressonits
release.

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15.AWednesday
NeerajPandey'sspectaculardebutbenefitedsomuchfromitscrispstoryline.Followingthe
incidentsofadaywhereamanholdstheentireMumbaipoliceforcehostageinexchangeofthe
releaseof3terrorists.ThefilmistautandseestheclashoftwoexemplaryactorsNaseeruddin
ShahandAnupamKher.Thestoryandthestoryaloneiswhatkeepsyouhookedtilltheverylast
secondofthemovie.

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16.CheeniKum
RBalki,aveteranadfilmmaker,madehisfirstfilmonwhatsomewouldcalladiceysubject.A
62yearoldmanfallinginlovewitha34yearold,couldhavebeensomethingthatcouldhave
scandalizedtraditionalists.ButBalkihandledthesensitivesubjectwithremarkabledeftness.Full
ofwittybanter,CheeniKumhardlytakesitssubjectmatterseriouslywhichmeansthatthe
audiencehasaball.

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17.TaareZameenPar
PartcommentaryontherotesystemofschoolinginIndiaandpartlythrowinglightondyslexia,
AmoleGupte'sTaareZameenParistheshiningexampleofhowfarakeenlyobservedscript
cangointoaidingitsfilmmaker.Inthiscase,AamirKhanwasnicelycushionedbyGupte'srock
solidscriptandachampionperformancebyKhanhimselfastheteacherwhoshakesthingsup
andeducatestheparents.

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18.Hunterrr
Thefilmdivideditsaudiencewhenitcameout,butisn'tthattheonecharacteristicofallcult
moviesever?About18monthsafteritcameout,thefilmfinallyhasafollowingwhichis
significantbecauseoftheperformancesbyGulshanDevaiahandRadhika
Apte.Hunterrrfollowsthejourneyofasexaddictashepleasuresanyoneincludingmiddleaged
women.HefinallymeetshismatchinRadhikaApte,andthat'swhenGulshan'scharacter
decidestosettleforher.

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19.TheLunchbox
RiteshBatra'sdirectorialdebutgaveatributetotheneversaydiespiritofdabbawalasin
Mumbai,whohavebecomecasestudiesatbusinessschoolsallaroundtheworldfortheirinsane
sixsigmaefficiency.Andyetthatonedabbawhichlandsinthewronghandsinitiatesaquietlove
storychannelledthroughfood.IrrfanandNimratKaur'sbrilliantperformanceswerelaudednot
justbyIndianaudience,buttheaudienceallaroundtheworld.

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20.MargaritawithaStraw
KalkiKoechlinplaysagirlwithcerebralpalsydiscoveringhersexualitywhilstnavigatingher
waythroughanormallife.Ittreadsthiniceandmanagestobalanceitswaythroughit.Thefilm
didn'thaveanystarstosupportitexceptKalkiandDeeptiNaval,andreceivedmixedtopositive
reviews.

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21.ManoramaSixFeetUnder
NavdeepSingh'sdirectorialdebutwasaremakeofRomanPolanski'sChinatown.Setinthearid
landsofRajasthan,alocaldetectivegetembroiledinaconspiracyinvolvingalocalpolitician,a
waterprojectandamysteriouswomannamedManorama.AbhayDeolleadsthepackofchilling
performanceswhichalsoincludeVinayPathak,KulbhushanKharbandaandRaimaSen.The
filmsurvivesasafaithfulremakeoftheoriginal.

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22.Ishqiya
AbhishekChaubey'sdirectorialdebutisataleoftworunawayprisoners(NaseeruddinShahand
ArshadWarsi)whoseekshelterinthehouseofoneoftheirnowdeceasedpartners.Thehouse
nowhasthepartner'swidowwhofallsinlovewithboththemen.Butnothingiswhatitseems,
andthat'swhereIshqiyascoresasataleofloveandbetrayal.

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23.TeenDeewarein
NageshKukunoor'sfilmisaneffectivecharacterstudyofthreecriminalsplayedbyJackie
Shroff,NaseeruddinShahandKukunoorhimself.AnNGOactivist(playedbyJuhiChawla)
interviewsthethreecriminals,whohaveallbeensentencedtodeath,togivethemanopportunity
toexpressremorseovertheircrimes.Allthreecrimesarecloselytiedbyathread,whichisthe
bigrevealintheend.TeenDeewareinestablishedKukunoorasaseriousfilmmaker.

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24.HeyRam
KamalHaasanputtogetheranensemblerangingfromShahRukhKhan,SaurabhShukla,Rani
Mukherji,AtulKulkarnitomakethisfictionalisedaccountofamanwhowantedtoassassinate
MahatmaGandhitobecomingatrueGandhiantilltheendofhislife.Haasan'sfilmwasway
aheadofitstimeandaboxofficedisaster,butcannowbeseenwiththereverenceitdeserves.

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25.JabWeMet
ImtiazAli'ssecondfilmfolloweditstwoleadcharactersasdifferentaschalkandcheese.One
wasShahidKapoor'scharacterwhowasdealingwithheartbreakandwasn'tabletosalvagehis
father'ssinkingcompany.TheotherwasKareenaKapoor'soptimisticcharacterwhohemeets
afterboardingarandomtrain.Thetwofallinloveafterbothhavethemturnedtheirlivesaround
aftersufficientlifeexperiences,JabWeMetissuchawellwrittenlovestory.