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AdityaNMurthy,ImessupWikipediapages.
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IfyoufeelI'vemissedout(andIKNOWIwillhavemissedout!)onany
othernoteworthymovies,pleasefeelfreetocomment.Leteveryoneknow!
:D
So..innoparticularorder...Hereismylist!

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Thisisarealgemofamovie!AbrilliantperformancebyRahulBose,whoIconsidertobe
THEmostunderratedactorinBollywood.
It'ssadthatnotmanyhaveevenheardofthismovie.Nowthatyouknowaboutit,make
sureyoudon'tmissit!

TheTriology:Fire,EarthandWater

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Alloftheabovebeingboldfilms,mainlydealingwithsensitiveissuesofIndianSociety.
ShipofTheseus

Anotherbrilliantmovie,withthoughtprovokingconversationsonKarma,Religion,Belief.
It'salongmovie,soallyouneedisalittlepatience!:)
TheLunchbox

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Thismoviemanagestomakesomethingspecialoutofsomethingcompletelyordinary.
IrrfanKhanandNawazuddinSiddiquiinonemovie?Christmasjustcameearlyforme!:)
PaanSinghTomar

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NitishAlodia,I'mtheguywhoeverybodyaskswhattowatch...
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GangsofWasseypur

FirstcommercialIndianmovietobepremieredatCannes.
Inspiteofbeingfivehourlong,gotastandingovation.
AnuragKashyap'sdirectionwascomparedtoTarantinoandScorcesebymany
internationalmagazines.
Showedthatgoodactors,goodscriptandexcellentdirectionmakesagood
movie,notsuperstarsanditemsongs.
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AbhayKiniA,Acinephile
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MrandMrs.Iyer:
MeenakshiIyeristravelingonabuswithhersonSantanamandbefriendsafellow
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passengerRaja,awildlifephotographer.Whenfundamentalistsattackthebus,she
claimsthephotographerasherhusbandthussavinghislife.Reason:RajaisMuslim.
Whatfollowslaterisacompellingjourneyintohumanrelationshipundercritical
circumstances.

Hyderabadblues:

TheprotagonistofHyderabadBluesisVarun,playedbythedirector,NageshKukunoor.
Themovierevolvesaroundhisvisithomeafter12yearsintheUSAandhisresulting
cultureshock.
Shorinthecity:

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VariousresidentsandcareercriminalsfacechallengesincrimeladenMumbai.
Mumbaimerijaan:

Shortlyafter1800hours,11July2006,Mumbaiwasshatteredbysevenbombblastson
WesternRailwaystations:Matunga,Mahim,Khar,Bandra,Jogeshwari,Borivali,and
Bhayandar.Thismovietakesusonajourneyastohowandtellushowincidentchanges
thelivesoftheprotagonists.
Amu:

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AmuisthestoryofKaju,atwentyoneyearoldIndianAmericanwomanwhoreturnsto
Indiatovisitherfamilyanddiscovertheplacewhereshewasborn.Thefilmtakesadark
turnasKajustumblesagainstsecretsandliesfromherpast.Ahorrifyinggenocidethat
tookplacetwentyyearsagoturnsouttoholdthekeytohermysteriousorigins.
Rockford:
Themoviechroniclesthearrivalofa(Hindu)studenttoastrictallboysChristian
boardingschoolinIndiaandhisassimilationintotheschool.Thechangeisquitedramatic
totheprotagonistandtherearealotofeventsthatwouldlookextremelyabusivetothe
viewer.

MOD:
Awomanfallsforamaleshebelievesisherclassmateuntilshefindsoutthatheisan
unknownandunstableinmatefromamentalinstitute.

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MonsoonWedding:
Astressedfather,abridetobewithasecret,asmitteneventplanner,andrelativesfrom
aroundtheworldcreatemuchadoaboutthepreparationsforanarrangedmarriagein
India.

KyaDilliKyaLahore:
In1948,acrossfireeruptsatanisolatedstretchofIndoPakborder,leavingonlytwo
soldiersalive.OneisanIndiansoldierofPakistanioriginwhiletheotherhappenstobea
PakistanisoldierofIndianorigin.Anironicstoryofprideandsurvivalbeginswheninan
attempttoevadedanger,theybumpintoeachother.Andamidstcontinuousexchangeof
bullets,altercationsandmurkiersituations,itevolvesintoajourneyofhumanconnection
withanunforeseeableend.

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JoggersPark:
Jennyisayoung,beautiful,vibrantgirlanddarlingtoeveryone.Sheflitsbetween
glamorousprofessions,workingasanexecutiveinafivestarhotel,andalsoasapopular
modeloftheMumbaiadvertisingworld.Yethertraditionalvaluesremainintact.Shesings
anddancesthroughherglitteringworld,lookinglikeapictureofjoy,eventhoughher
romanticpasthasbeenlessthanperfect,makinghermaturebeyondheryears.
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AvilashaSatpathy,Tranceaddict
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1.AWednesdayforNaseeruddinShah'sinfluentialacting.

2.HaiderThisisnotasimpleadaptation,thistakesnotasimplisticstanceHaiderisa
remarkableachievementandoneofthemostpowerfulpoliticalfilmsevermade,a
bonafidemasterpiecethatthrobswithintensityandpurpose.Also,whenitcomesto
performances,everyoneisonthesamepageinthisfilm.

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3.UdaanAmovieshowcasingalmosteverythinganIndianteenager,fromamiddleclass
familygoesthrough.

Also,checkoutthisauditionvideoofRajatBarmecha.Mademerespectthisguymorefor
hisnaivenessinreallife.

EDIT1:IhadtochangemyanswerafterIwatchedHaider:)
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DineshGoundla,DarknesstoLight
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Satya1998

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DirectedbyRamGopalVerma,ScreenPlaybyAnuragKashyap andSaurabh
Shukla .
Thefilmwentontowin6FilmfareAwards,includingtheFilmfareCriticsAward
forBestMovie,fourStarScreenAwardsandBollywoodMovieAwardBest
Director.
ItwaslistedamongCNNIBN's100greatestIndianfilmsofalltime.Itisalso
consideredoneofthebestgangsterfilmsofalltime
Thisfilmmarkedtheintroductionofanewgenreoffilmmaking,avariationof
filmnoirthathasbeencalledMumbainoir,ofwhichVarmaisthe
acknowledgedmaster.
BritishdirectorDannyBoyle hascitedSatyaasaninspirationforhis2008
AcademyAwardwinningfilmSlumdogMillionaire.Satya's"slick,often
mesmerizing"portrayaloftheMumbaiunderworld ,whichincludedgrittyand
realistic"brutalityandurbanviolence,"directlyinfluencedtheportrayalofthe
MumbaiunderworldinSlumdogMillionaire.
Satyawasshotonalimitedbudgetwithacastofnewcomersandrelative
unknowns.Itgavelifetomanyactorsandaspiringdirectorsincluding
AnuragKashyap,ManojBajpayee,SaurabShukla,Makarand
Deshpande.

ItisthefirstfilmofThegangsterfilmseries.TheseriesisbasedontheIndianmafia
organizationDCompany,knowntoberunbyDawoodIbrahim .In2002came
commercialaswellascriticalsuccess,Company .AprequeltoCompanywasmadein
2005:D .
ThethreeVarmafilmsSatya,CompanyandDaretogetherconsideredanIndian
GangsterTrilogy ,comparabletotheGodfatherTrilogy orInfernalAffairs trilogy

VoteofThanksbySatyaCrew
everyoneinthisvideohasmadeanameforthemselvesaftersatya

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Oneofthewellappreciatedmoviescenes

andthefamouskallumamasong

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VyomVats,Quoringtobecomeaconversationalist.
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Atatimewhenpoliticianscanonlytalkaboutwomenempowerment,amoviewasreleased
whichshowcasedtheburningtopicwithsuchelanthatbythetimeitwasfinished,Iwas
completelyinaweofwhatthemakersofthiscinematicbeautyhadachievedinso
remarkableamanner.Themoviewasthis:

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Brilliantacting.Superbdirection.Truetolifecharacters.Themoviesubtlyneverletsyou
gettooserious.Itdoescompletejusticetothetopic:howamiddleclassgirlwhosefiancee
getscoldfeettheeveningbeforetheirmarriagetakescontrolofherlifeanddiscovers
herselfintheprocess,travelstoFranceandmakesfriendsforlifewhileatit.
Incrediblemoviereally.
JugniQueen :ThissonggivesmegoosebumpseverytimeIhearit,anddoesa
wonderfuljobofurgingtheprotagonistofthemovietoletgo,breakopenhercageandfly
away.
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ArpitTejan,LazyIITian|MoviesnFootballFreak|DilliWalaLadka
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1)Anand(1971)Listedin"AlltimeBestBollywoodMovies".
Thefamousdialogue"Babumoshai!ZindagiBadihonichahiye,Lambinahi"
belongstothismovie.

2)AndazApnaApna(1994)Atotallydifferentclassofcinemawhenitcomestocomedy.
Thismovienevergetsold.Youwouldloveit,everytimeyouwatchit.

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3)DilChahtaHai(2001)Thismovieisaboutthreechildhoodfriendswhoarejustoutof
college.Nothingcomesinbetweenthemuntiltheyfallinlove.

4)Swades(2004)ThismoviesisaboutasuccessfulIndianscientist,whoworksatNASA,
returnstoIndia,reconnectswithachildhoodfriendandrediscovershisroots.

5)RangDeBasanti(2006)AnEnglishfilmmakercastsagroupoffriends,whograduate
fromDelhiUniversity,inherfilmshe'smakingaboutfreedomfightersunderBritish
rule.Themovieshowstheproblemstheyfaceandfightaftersuddendeathofoneoftheir
friend.
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6)LikeStarsonEarth(2007)Thismovieisaboutateacherandaboywithlearning
disabilities,whoshareaspecialbond.

7)AWednesday(2008)WatchitforNaseeruddinShahandhisbrilliantacting!
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8)Gulaal(2009)APoliticalDrama!
ThisisaboutacollegestudentwhofacesstrugglesbyRajputsandcrimeafterbeingelected
asGeneralSecretaryofhiscollege.
Thismoviealsoshowsallthepoliticaldramaforwinningtheelection!

9)WakeUpSid(2009)Thismovieisaboutayoungmanwhofindschangeinhislazylife
afterhemeetsawoman.
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AkshaySharma,\_()_/
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Anand(1971)It'saboutamandiagnosedwithcancer,monthsawayfrominevitable
death,andhowheliveshistime.Hewillchangeyourperspectiveaboutlifeanddeath.

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AdvaitKamat,moonlightingfilmkibitzer.
2.1kViewsAdvaithas29endorsementsinMovies.

I'dgoforanoldiethatcouldwellbeoneofthemostunderratedHindimoviesI'vecome
across.Butforitssheerspunk,itdeservesaplaceofprideonsuchalist.
ArdhSatyamaybeasignificantlandmarkintheindustrybuttimehasabatedits
influenceovertheyears.Agritty,meticulouslywrittenscript,asubversive,tourdeforce
leadperformancesfromayoungactorandunflinchingdirectionmadeitamoviethatI'll
rememberevenifIlivetobeahundred.WhatimpressedmeaboveallthatArdhSatya
chosestorytellingoverploysandstucktonarratinganhonesttaleandnotwhatthe
audiencewouldfancy.
Aftermultipleviewings,I'vecometothedecisionthatArdhSatyawouldbeoneofthe
mosttalkedaboutHindifilmsafewdecadesfromnow.Findmeamoviethat'sasplucky
asthisintherecentspewofmovies.Here'samoviefromthetimewhenthemoronic
CensorBoardofoursdidn'tplaysuchakilljoy.
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Beg,borroworsteal.

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DeepikaKalra,Ilovemovies.
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61answersalreadyandIseesomemoviesdidn'tmakeittoourProudProductionlist.
So,whatreallymakesamoviestandout?
Formethescreenplaytopsthechecklist,followedbydirection,plotandcasting.
Movies,thatIthinkhavemadeBollywoodproud,innoparticularorder:
Shaitan(2011)

VeerZaara(2004)

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Matrubhoomi(2005)

BlackFriday(2004)

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ManankGosalia,Dreamer,Learner,#Quorian
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Apartfromtheone'smentionedabove,
Iwonder,whypeoplehaventmentionedthesetwosofar.
Thisone:
Sarfarosh

Arguably,oneofAamirKhansbestperformance,sofar
Also,
Andazapnaapna:
Acultcomedymovieinthe90s

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YashKaravat,Thinker
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Haider

Beforeyouwatchthismovie,watchitstrailer.Thinksometimeonthetrailerthatwhatcan
betheplotorstoryofthemovie.Thengowatchthemovie.Youcanseethetrailerhere:
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Upto157minutesofthefilm,youwillthinkonwhattheclimaxisgoingtobe,what'sgoing
tobetheendingandallrelateddoubts.Butthereisonethingforsurethatyouwontbe
abletoimagine,therightclimax(giventhatyouhavenotreadHamlet).
Themomentthemoviewillend,youwillnotbelievethatthiswasthemessageofthemovie.
Whataworkofartitis?
Themovieisasrealisticasitcouldbe.Thereisnooneyouwontappreciateforhis/her
actinginthisfilm.
Aboutinternationalrecognition,thefilmwasscreenedat19thBusanInternationalFilm
Festival.Besides,itisBollywood's2ndhighestratedmovieonIMDb.Youcancheckit
here:http://www.imdb.com/search/title...
Clearly,thisisdefinitelyafilmwhichmakesBollywoodproud.
Update:
Haiderwinspeople'schoiceawardatInternationalRomeFilmFestival.
HaiderwinsawardatRomefilmfestivalTheTimesofIndia
HaiderwinsPeoplesChoiceAwardatRomeFilmFestival
ShahidKapoorwinsFilmfare2015BestActorinaLeadingRoleAwardforHaider
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