Best Movies of this decade

This list is open to all kind of criticism and brickbats and I am listing it out keeping only my personal taste in mind. There can be few misses which is nothing but logical as the list consists of only 10 Top movies in the order of their release. Hope to see your own list in the comments section...till then just enjoy my picks.

1. Lagaan: Once upon a time in India: One of the best of not only this decade but of all time Indian cinema. Not because Oscar hype, Aamir or anything else but because this was a story of hope, grit and fighting for what you believe in. Cinema was never to sweet yet meaningful, lengthy yet gripping, bucolic yet contemporary.

2. Dil Chahta Hai: First time when I watched it, I was shell shocked. I could not believe what I saw. Farhaan had arrived and showed us the whole new meaning of Kool. Cinema will never be the same. We all will be obliged to DCH for giving us an all new Saif who really rocked in his new avatar. It was so fresh and ahead of its time that even now it has great repeat value.

3.Haasil: Many of you may not have watched this movie and many might have forgotten the name too. But it will remain in my favourite because it gave us one of the most outstanding performances of this decade. Yes, I am talking about Ran Vijay Singh i.e. Irfaan Khan. This movie has so many memorable dialogues delivered perfectly by both Irfaan and Ashutosh Rana.

4. Munna Bhai MBBS: Had anybody seen any comedy like this? Was not this a path breaking and path setting at the same time? Munna and Circuit will remain one of the best filmi jodi along with Jai and Viru. Let’s not forget the message the movie tried to put forward.

5. Hum Tum: I know many will counter this choice but I have to be honest with myself. This is the only romantic movie which I never get tired of watching. Rani and Saif were as spunky as they come. I accept the theme or may be even story was not original and the movie borrows so much from Hollywood romantic comedies. But it worked and that’s what matters.

6. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi: This one showed the angst boiling inside every youth. The characters were so beautiful that you can connect to all of them. It is set against the backdrop of emergency and shows the political and social turmoil India went through in those times. Ek Dum Real.

7. Sehar: Best Police force movie post 2000, I must say. Better than Khaki not in terms of performances but in terms of detailing, authenticity and make believe characters. The story is based on many real life crime incidents in UP of 90s. Here the protagonist has not been shown as the typical Bollywood policeman who is more often than not a one man army. He is as real as any of your local cops can be. Moreover this movie does not make caricatures of our police force which was a big relief.

8. Rang De Basanti: The idea of creating revolutionaries like Bhagat, Azad out of present day cool college going beer guzzlers really worked. And who can forget ARR’s magic and the mass hysteria the movie created throughout the nations. We saw so many protest campaigns inspired by RDB. Truly masti ki pathshala.

9. Chak De India: Shimit Amin’s best till date which speaks a lot about this movie because Ab Tak and Rocket were outstanding too. I still can’t figure out what really worked for this movie. May be it was understated patriotism, gripping screen play, SRK’s portrayal of a tainted coach struggling to prove his loyalty. The title song became the new Anthem for everybody.

10. Oye Lucky Lucky Oye: I regret missing this movie on the big screen but still I like it more than Khosla ka Ghosla which many of you will rate better than OLLO. I know there were few flaws in OLLO but still it worked for me and keeps me glued whenever I watch it. First 25 minutes in itself is total paisa vasool and the rest respects your intelligence. And Manu Rishi was just perfect in the role of Bangali, a side kick of Abhay. Watch it again to know what I mean.

P.S. The selection of movies was really a daunting task as there are many of my favourite movies which missed the Top 10 by a whisker. Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Dev D, A Wednesday, 3 idiots, Jab We Met, Ek Hasina Thi, Gangajal, Omkara, Maqbool, Cheeni Kum, Monsoon Wedding and many more such superb movies could not make it to the list just because of my personal taste and preferences. They are no doubt in my all time picks.