A few good movies

A Wednesday
Dasvidaniya
Mumbai Meri Jaan
Ramchand Pakistani
Ghazini
Rock On
Welcome to Sajjanpur
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Jodha Akbar
Aamir
Superstar
Black N White
Tahaan
Khuda Ke Liya
Shoot on Sight
Shaurya

As the year 2008 ends, I feel satisfied that this year has given a lot of good films. Based on reviews of movies released in 2008, I have made certain observations.

1) Low budget movies were the most successful ones.
 If you notice closely, you can see that most of the films in the list are low budget movies. This simply show  that these low budget movies have made it big without any  glamorous stars or exotic shooting locations. They also didn't get the media hype which proves that the smaller movies have survived purely on their script and good direction.

2) Promotion of films is the new mantra.
Promotion is today's mantra for making money before and after the movie. The importance of the movie has shifted from the script to the stars and promotion of the film. Even the news channels feel that film promos and stunts are more important for their TRP, rather than their daily news. Many movies simply suffered for the lack of media hype. Although promotion of the movie may not always prove to be the success formula, but no one would take the risk of skipping the promotion part.


3) Male acting has risen whereas the female acting has declined.
 The actors like Ranbir Shorey, Rahul Bose, Vinaya Pathak, Irfaan Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Naseeruddin Shah have shown that acting is still a thing revered by the audience. On the pit side, there is a shortage of acting skills in today's actresses who prefer showing off their body and making news in media rather than refining their acting. Perfect examples are Kareena Kapoor and Minisha Lamba.

However, lets hope that a few good movies like this year's keep coming up, so that one can still feel the presence of better directors of Bollywood and can expect some masterpieces from them in the next year.