10 Best Bollywood Movies of 2016

AirLift

After some brilliant movies like Baby, Holiday & Special 26, Akshay Kumar came up with yet another exquisite and patriotic movie in the beginning of year 2016. AirLift was based on the invasion of Iraqis on Kuwait during 1990 for the evacuation of 1,70,000 Indians. This movie was directed & written by Raja Krishna Menon. Direction was not flawless but yet effective and the music suitable. What was brilliant about the movie was its location, cinematography and story development. Akshay did total justice to the character and so did Nimrat Kaur. Why people really connected to the movie? Mainly because of patriotism in the movie and the efforts put by the Indian Government to safely evacuate their citizens.

Neerja

This was another addition to the series of biopics. This movie was based on the hijacking of Pan AM flight in Karachi in 1986. The film was shot from point of view of Neerja Bhanot, airhostess of Pan AM flight who battled against the odds to release the passengers from the hijackers. This movie was a complete package drama and emotions. Needless to say about Sonam Kapoor’s acting skills, she is brilliant in the role and was looking stunning as well. Why this movie? Because sacrifice done by her will bring lots of people into tears.

Aligarh

Aligarh is yet another biographical drama in the year 2016, directed by Hansal Mehta & featuring Manoj Bajpayee as Professor and Rajkumar Rao as Journalist. The movie was based on the life of a professor who taught Marathi in AMU but was removed from his post due to his sexual orientations. When it comes to acting or choice of roles you cannot question Manoj Bajpayee or Rajkumar Rao as they have performed brilliantly in the past and hope will continue doing the same. Why this movie? Because it brings out the subject of mental harassment that many amongst us are facing. So this movie gives a very strong message for the people in the society regarding their behavior for different sexual orientation.

                                                                                                       

Kapoor & Sons since 1921

The movie is a family drama but somewhat different from typical Karan Johar’s. It is directed by Shakun Batra, featuring Siddharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan & Alia Bhatt. This movie is a story of dysfunctional family who are having various problems yet not ready to confront. This movie beautifully presents modern day scenario where no one has time even for their family. All the actors have done justification to the story as well to the character. Fawad & Siddharth beautifully portrayed love hate relationship among brothers. Alia has done a good job in her space.

Nil Battey Sannata

This is a comedy drama directed by Ashwini Iyyer Tiwari, featuring Swara Bhaskar in lead role. This is a story of a high school dropout single mother who works as a housemaid and wants her daughter to be an Administrative Officer. While her daughter just wants to pass. To teach her daughter a lesson, Swara joins high school again in same class as of her daughter. And then begins the journey with lots of hiccups. Ratna Pathak and Pankaj Tripathi are outstanding in supportive roles. Ashwini being a debutant did a brilliant job with a strong message.

Sarbjit

Yet another biopic in the year featuring Randeep Hooda as an Indian citizen who got death penalty by Apex Court of Pakistan for spying and terrorism & spent 22 years in jail fighting the same. Aishwarya Rai Bacchan played the role of his sister who left no stone unturned to free his brother from jail. Richa Chadda and Darshan Kumar played good supporting roles. Directed by Omung Kumar, the movie portrays the entire journey of Sarabjit Singh, the problems he faced, his pain and his suffering. Music and cinematography added extra points to the movie. No wonder this movie is nominated in Oscars.

Waiting

Waiting is a comedy drama featuring Naseeruddin Shah & Kalki Koechlin in pivotal roles. This movie is a story of unusual relationship between two unknown people who met in hospital’s waiting room when their better halves are in coma. With such brilliant actors all you need is a good story and good direction. Anu Menon has succeeded in that. As the movie progresses you feel that no matter how bad the situations in your life are, you need to keep calm and you will definitely find a way out.

Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab is a crime-drama movie directed by Abhishek Chaubey. This movie highlights the issue of drug abuse in Punjab. Featuring Shahid, Alia, Kareena & Diljit Dosanjh in lead roles, this movie shows what drugs can do. The obsession of youth for drugs is openly shown putting forward a strong point & shows the involvement of local authorities. Direction was not that good but still due to a strong message and some fine acting this movie is worth making into list.

Dangal

Dangal is yet another biopic and last movie of the year. Based on the life of Mahavir Singh Phogat, A wrestler from Haryana who can’t pursue his goal of winning gold in International Championship due to family circumstances, wants his son to win a Gold for India. But unfortunately, he has 4 daughters. So, breaking the taboo, he decided to train his daughters for wrestling. The movie shows the journey, hard work and sacrifices by the family to achieve their dream. Nitesh Tiwari has done an awesome job both as director and as an actor. All the actors are brilliant in their space. You could easily get connected to the movie due to all emotions either as a child or as a parent.

Bollywood Diaries

Most of you might not have seen the movie or the trailer but believe me it’s worth watching. This movie revolves around three individuals who aspire to become Bollywood actors. The direction is not as good as it has to be but still you may find the story inspiring. Through the movie, the director wants to convey that no matter how old you are, there is still time for you to follow your passion. All you need is the hard work and courage to fight against the odds.

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