Bollywood Off-beat!
A list of movies we never expected to be so good!
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- DirectorBejoy NambiarStarsKalki KoechlinShiv PandittGulshan DevaiahFive substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.A brilliant movie by Anurag Kashyap. Shows the evil side of us when things go wrong. A typical AK movie. A must watch for his fans :)
- DirectorAlankrita ShrivastavaStarsGul PanagPurab KohliSid MakkarNaina grapples with heartbreak and a crisis in her advertising career, while facing her 30th birthday.Grey hair? Hairfall? Marriage? Well Turning 30 is a rare hindi movie which is different in a way it is show-cased. A one time watch for anyone. Has a funny take on Adult comedy.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsKalki KoechlinPrashant PrakashNaseeruddin ShahA British woman faces challenges while attempting to locate her father in India.Anurag Kashyap yet again! A movie (not for everyone) really well directed, has brilliant performances from all the leads and again a movie so different than the traditional bollywood stuff. If you're AK fan, you will love it. If you're not, you'll love him! :)
- DirectorKrishna D.K.Raj NidimoruStarsTusshar KapoorSendhil RamamurthyNikhil DwivediVarious residents and career-criminals face challenges in crime-laden Mumbai.A small movie compared to most of the others in the list. But it has some brilliant dialogues and great music. A movie I really never wanted to see, but here I am recommending it. People who like "hatt-ke" movies, go for this one!
- DirectorParvin DabasStarsAnupam KherSharat SaxenaUdit KhuranaThe son of a politician is abducted. The kidnappers play a dangerous double game to support activists against land grabbing by the Government.Off track cinema at it's best I would say. Watch it to believe it!
- DirectorNila Madhab PandaStarsGulshan GroverHarsh MayarPitobashAn impoverished boy forms an unlikely and unstable friendship with the lonely son of a nobleman.This movie won a lot of awards and that is when I decided to watch it. A small movie with a simple message through national award winning performance by the child actor. This movie is a fine example of how a children movie can send a social message in such a powerfulway. Go for this one!
- DirectorOnirStarsJuhi ChawlaRahul BoseRadhika ApteFour traumatic and life-changing stories in various parts of modern secular India.Onir is one director whose movies are always very touching! Since My Brother Nikhil, I have been his big fan. I Am ensured I continue being his fan. This one has four inter-linked stories and the protagonist in each of them is struggling to define who he or she is (so the title I Am)! May not be his best movie but surely not to be missed!
- DirectorRajiv MehraStarsDeven BhojaniMakrand DeshpandeVinay JainA recently widowed and retired school-teacher must prove to corrupt government officers that he is alive, so he can receive his pension.Pankaj Kapoor, he does it again on the big screen now! We all have heard of this famous "Office Office" and this movie is an adaptation of the same. A small Heart-warming movie!
- DirectorAnkush BhattStarsKay Kay MenonPrashant NarayananPawan MalhotraPower struggles ensue in a gang after the sudden death of their leader.I am really surprised to not find this movie listed anywhere. It is a brilliant movie (yes, off-beat for the record) on Mumbai Underworld and is backed up by brilliant performances by all the lead characters, watch out for Kay Kay Menon!
- DirectorPrawaal RamanStarsRajvvir AroraaImaaduddin ShahNishikant KamatA brilliant student starts hallucinating after moving into a room that was occupied by another who committed suicide.Being a horror freak, I went for this movie first day. And what made me really happy was not the horror part of this movie but the fact that Intelligent cinema is finally getting accepted in our country. 404 is a brilliant and a very smart movie on human psychology! And yes, it is scary too!
- DirectorSudhir MishraStarsIrrfan KhanChitrangda SinghArunoday SinghGangsters kidnap the prospective son-in-law of a politician in order to secure the release of an imprisoned gang-member.A different story. Brilliant Actors. Sudhir Mishra. All these make a great combination. Irrfan is awesome, Chitrangna is hot. Don't miss!
- DirectorNeerav GhoshStarsRajeev KhandelwalSoha Ali KhanMrinalini SharmaLoud music, substance and alcohol abuse wreck the life and career of a talented music composer.Based on true events, it is about a DJ who has the talent but his lifestyle makes him pay big. He loses focus and gets a permanent physical disability. The movie could have been better, but still a decent movie in the end.
- DirectorVikram K. KumarStarsMadhavanNitu ChandraPoonam DhillonA man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.Good horror movies are very few in Bollywood. I would rate this one at the top. It's different but it will still scare you and keep you engaged with the unusual happenings right from the start. A rare Indian movie which is said to be copied into a hollywood movie (an official remake). A good watch!
- DirectorRaj Kumar GuptaStarsRajeev KhandelwalMukesh AgrohariSupavitra BabulA doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.This movie gave us a new star - Rajeev. Like Abhay Deol, he's connected to some really cool off-beat cinema. Aamir is a well written predictable story of a Muslim Doctor who has to save his family at the cost of a few hundred of people. Brilliant performance by Rajeev, a must watch movie!
- DirectorVijay LalwaniStarsFarhan AkhtarDeepika PadukoneRam KapoorA much abused loner achieves success, and even wins the heart of his gorgeous co-worker, after getting early morning mysterious phone calls from someone.Farhan is a star but prior to ZNMD, this was his best performance! This is a kind of movie you will never again see in Bollywood, not in near future for sure. It is like those psychological hollywood movies where it is all in your brain. It may be slow to start with but you will love it once all the pieces start falling into places. A brilliant movie and highly under-rated.
- DirectorJahnu BaruaStarsAnupam KherUrmila MatondkarParvin DabasAn ordinary man is struggling with the onset of Alzheimer's. His daughter fights to save her father from a descent into dementia, and to tries to understand the strange guilt that haunts him - that he is responsible for Gandhi's death.This is Anupam Kher's movie. Watch it for him!
- DirectorNavdeep SinghStarsAbhay DeolGul PanagRaima SenManorama, wife of an irrigation minister, tasks Satyaveer to find if her husband is cheating. As Satyaveer starts investigating, he gets trapped in a web of lies and must uncover the entire truth.Manorama Six Feet Under is an intriguing, complex and offbeat thriller set in a sleepy small town of Rajasthan.
For those who like unconventional cinema. At times bizarre, at times fascinating, the movie is arguably the first of its kind in offbeat Hindi cinema.
Recommended for those who like offbeat films. - DirectorRajat KapoorStarsRanvir ShoreyNeha DhupiaNaseeruddin ShahA two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.Mithya re-visits Don , but with a difference.
Rajat Kapoor has successfully picked up the formula and translated it into a stylish gangsta rap that is strictly meant for the viewer who likes his cinema unconventional and edgy. - DirectorOnirStarsShabana AzmiBoman IraniSanjay SuriWhile attending his brother's wedding, a Scientist falls for the bride.Highly under-rated, again! Onir's take on an unusual relationship (Guy falling in love with his Brother's future wife). When this movie released, we were still not prepared for a movie like this. Maybe this is the reason it did reasonably well in the film festivals but couldn't impress many back here. It's a good movie taking on a serious topic in a very matured manner.
- DirectorDibakar BanerjeeStarsNushrratt BharucchaAnshuman JhaNeha ChauhanA video camcorder, a store security camera, and concealed cameras candidly expose lives in three loosely-linked tales.No big stars. But still this movie did reasonable well. Reason: It's first of it's kind. It has great stories which are very well linked and the movie is edgy, fast paced and gripping. Watch it for Divakar Bannerjee's classic story telling!