Being a 90’s kid, movies that came between 2000-2010 matters a great deal to me, I grew up watching these films. I don’t remember these movies by their year of release; instead I remember the class I was in when I watched them. I don’t remember all of them, but some of them truly left a mark. I used to watch reruns of these movies whenever I could, but nowadays I see that our television sets are flooded with mindless reality shows and over-the-top south films. Unfortunately, we are forgetting some of these astounding movies (not necessarily my favorites), who deserve our watch, once again...
Arjun Dixit, who is an obsessive gambler and a cricket bookie, falls in love with Zoya, a simple girl who works in a call center. Things begin to fall apart when Arjun picks the job of a match fixer, in a zest to earn quick money.
Before there was
Befikre , Yash Raj Production used to fund a better class of romantic movies, such as, Veer-Zaara.
Veer-Zaara is the story of undying love between a Pakistani girl and an Indian pilot. Starring, Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta in lead role.
Black is one of the best work of Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Adapted from
The Miracle Worker , Black showcases the story of a deaf and blind girl, Michelle, who is helped by his wilful teacher, Debraj Sahai, to become a college graduate.
It truly shakes my belief in Bollywood when a movie like this generates only 8.5 crores in box office. This crime drama of Bollywood has commendable acting performances from Emraan Hashmi, Ashutosh Rana and Purab Kohli. Awarapan is about a hit man who defies his master and turns against him in a zest to correct his wrongs.
In an era of intense love stories, this rom-com entered as a breath of fresh air. Hum Tum is about Karan, a famous cartoonist and Rhea. The two coincidently meet again and again, years after years only to hate each other even more. But as they say, hatred is just another form of love.
Dev D is a modern adaptation of Devdas. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, this movie revolves around Dev, who after breaking up with his childhood sweetheart drowns himself in drugs and alcohol. Amidst all this, he meets Chanda, a prostitute and eventually starts to fall for her.
This movie introduced Imran Khan as Jay Singh Rathore opposite Genelia, who plays the role of this fun loving, bubbly girl, Aditi. Jay and Aditi both fail to realise their love for each other and always brand their relationship as that of best friends. Things start to get rough once their college ends.
One of the most hilarious flicks made in Bollywood, Bheja Fry revolves around Ranjeet Thandani, a music composer, who along with his fellow friends invites Bharat Bhushan to his house, only to ridicule him and make fun of his singing talent.
In spite of not being a big blockbuster this movie has a massive cult following, or maybe had a massive cult following. RHTDM tells the story of Maddy who spots Reena and instantly falls in love with her. In attempts to get to know her more, Maddy finds out that Reena is to marry Rajeev, an NRI who is completely unknown to Reena. Movie takes a turn when Maddy decides to impersonate Rajeev to get closer to Reena.
Directed by Sanjay Khanduri, this crime comedy is about Nilesh Rastogi, who misses his last local train at 1:40 A.M. and bumps into Madhu. This movie takes numerous twists and turns along its way and lightens ugly side of the city.
A flick loosely based on the life of business tycoon, Dhirubhai Ambani, starts when Gurukant Desai along with his wife and brother in law enters Bombay to make his mark in the cotton industry. His dream comes true as he sets up ‘Shakti Corporation.’ Problems arise when his cunning ways start to receive strong opposition from Manik Dasgupta and Journalist Shyam Saxena.