New Delhi, Dec twenty one: The year enjoyed its big-ticket movies like “Chennai Express” and “Krrish 3” at the Bollywood box workplace, however it also welcome small wonders. High on content and performances, acclaimed films like “Ship Of Theseus” and “The Lunchbox” not solely exhibited the zest and zeal of filmmakers, however also showed their fearlessness in trying new genres and distinctive treatments.
picks up ten such refreshing tiny wonders from 2013, that weren’t gold spinners, however whetted the appetency of viewers searching for meaningful content:
“ABCD: AnyBody will Dance”: The 3D dance film “ABCD” not solely introduced the Indian audiences to a replacement genre however also gave budding choreographers a platform to show their skills. Directed by creator Remo D’Souza, it asterisked a bunch of choreographers as well as huge names like Prabhudheva and Ganesa Acharya in conjunction with coming ones. albeit the film, created on an around Rs.12 crore budget, received a lukewarm response, it garnered Rs.19.5 crore ($3.127 million) in its gap weekend and wowed everybody with its dance sequences.
“Kai Po Che”: supported friendship, “Kai Po Che” won several hearts. The Abhishek Kapoor-directorial saw the large screen debut of TV actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Amit Sadh as best friends. Rajkumar Rao also featured because the third friend. Not solely the film, a giant screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s “The three Mistakes of My Life”, was favored by several, it helped freshers in obtaining sensible comes. The film grossed around Rs.43.50 large integer within the domestic market and its overseas collection was Rs.12 crore.
“Mere dad Ki Maruti”: fun riot, “Mere dad Ki Maruti” was a light-hearted refreshing comedy revolving round the tongue-in-cheek between a father and his son. though Saqib Saleem because the son and Ram Kapoor because the dad entertained the viewers, its box office business wasn’t satisfactory. Those who saw the film however appreciated the dialogues.
“Aashiqui 2”: Sequels are a chance as they often fail to match up to the initial, but “Aashiqui 2” turned out to be an exception. The romance, that includes Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, was lapped up by the plenty and collected around Rs.78 crore at the box office. Directed by Mohit Suri, the film’s music was a big hit as well.
“Fukrey”: Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s small budget production “Fukrey” proved that hero-heroine-based love stories are not the only ones that click at the box office. Directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, it did a business of over Rs.30 crore with names like Richa Chaddha, Vishakha Singh, Pulkit Samrat and Priya Anand carrying the film on their shoulders.
“Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”: A biopic on legendary athlete Milkha Singh, sports-based “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” hit the bull’s eye at the box office. For the viewers it was a delight to watch well-trained Farhan Akhtar as the Flying Sikh on the big screen. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, it also had stellar performances by Sonam Kapoor and Divya Dutta. It reaped gold at the box workplace and crossed the Rs.100 crore mark.
“Madras Cafe”: It was not a typical somebody. Set against the background of the Sri Lankan civil war, the film was a combination of reality and fiction. it is not simple to involve picture show lovers in such a heavy drama, however Shoojit Sircar nailed it with “Madras Cafe”. The political thriller, starring John Abraham, was created on a budget of but Rs.10 crore buted collect Rs.24 crore within the 1st four days of its unleash itself.
“Ship Of Theseus”: Debutant director Anand Gandhi smitten the correct chord together with his challenging “Ship Of Theseus”, created on a shoestring budget of Rs.2.5 crore. movie maker Kiran Rao free the poignant and original drama together with UTV Motion photos in choose few cities, however the film that rotated around an experimental artist, an peaked monk and a stock broker, enjoyed a satisfactory run in cities like urban center, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata.
“Shahid”: supported the lifetime of slain human rights activist and attorney Shahid Azmi, Hansal Mehta-directed critically acclaimed “Shahid”, major Rajkumar Rao within the theatrical role, received ample support from the screenland and additionally enjoyed an honest run at the box workplace. It collected Rs.2.05 crore in its gap weekend.
“The Lunchbox”: when being appreciated at varied international film festivals, “The Lunchbox” evidenced its courage on the domestic front too. an unconventional romance of a wife, who is unhappy along with her life, and an older man, who lost his married woman a few years back, collected around Rs.1.25 crore on its gap day. If viewers and critics raved regarding director Ritesh Batra’s film with universal charm, they were equally flooded by Irrfan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nimrat Kaur’s performances within the medium budget movie.