Bollywood filmmakers pick their 3 Favourite Films of 2010

By Subhash K. Jha -

December 29, 2010 - 12:02 PM IST

Vijay Krishna Archarya

Bollywood filmmakers pick their 3 Favourite Films of 2010

Inception: "It cerebrally reinvented the heist film"

Dabangg: "For its unabashed celebration of desi-ness"

Do Dooni Chaar: "Authentic middleclass voice and Rishi Kapoor's pitch-perfect performance"

Abhishek Chaubey

Love Sex Aur Dhokha(LSD): "Uncompromising"

Udaan: "Intense, great rendition"

Tere Bin Laden: "Funny yet pertinent"

Vikramaditya Motwane

LSD, Tere Bin Laden and Harishchandrachi Factory: "They were all original engaging unpredictable"

Kabir Khan

Do Dooni Chaar: "Brilliant performances, superb writing"

Dabangg: "Sheer sense of joy and filmy excitement. Above all, the incomparable charm of Salman Khan"

Udaan: "Real uncompromised, honest"

Raj Kumar Gupta

Udaan, Peepli (LIVE): "Debutant director, small budget, big idea. These 2 films touched my heart"

LSD: "The only film that made me uncomfortable in my seat"

Nishikant Kamat

Udaan: "Great father-son relationship, intricate emotions"

Tere Bin Laden: "Fresh storytelling, cute humour nice set of fresh faces"

Phas Gaya Re Obama: "Fantastic black humour, good take on global economic meltdown and its impact on the kidnapping industry"

Rensil D'Silva

Inception: "Truly groundbreaking concept and execution. It takes a heist concept to an entirely new level"

Shutter Island: "Martin Scorcese can do no wrong"

Ishqiya: "Great performances and music"

Sajid Khan

The A Team: "I'm a fan of the TV show. I wasn't let down by the film version"

The American: "It was unpredictable and different"

The Expendables: "Old is still gold"

Sujoy Ghosh

Dabangg: "Salman Khan. It was the most iconic performance in a long time. A complete entertainer"

Ishqiya: "The thrill of watching Naseerji, Arshad and Vidya"

Udaan: "Beautiful story told so well. Hats off to debutant director Vikramaditya Moywane."

Subhash Ghai

Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai: "Retro feel"

Dabangg: "The protagonist and the earthiness made it worth the while"

Udaan: "Refreshing."

Bhushan Kumar

Dabangg, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai and Tees Maar Khan: They had superb music.

Amole Gupte

Udaan: "Astute"

LSD: "Effective content in new form"

Tere Bin Laden: "Roaring laughter pill"

Habib Faizal

Udaan, LSD, Peepli (LIVE): "Honesty, novelty and entertainment. And if I am allowed half a movie more, then I loved the first-half of Dabangg."

Sanjay Gadhvi

Dabangg: "Salman Khan"

Love Sex Aur Dhokha: "Loved its audacity"

Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai: "Direction and storytelling"

Siddharth Malhotra

Udaan: "The honesty of the film and the relationships were most effective"

We Are Family: "It is my debut film. No matter what the reviews it touched people's hearts"

My Name Is Khan: "After Kuch Kuch Hota Hai I rate this as Karan Johar's best work"

Kunal Kohli

Dabangg: "Loved Salman and everything about Dabangg."

Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai: "Director Milan Luthria, and the performances by Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi were fab"

Raajneeti: "Everyone's performance was lovely. Great masala film. Loved the setting"

Abhishek Kapoor

Udaan: "Filmmaking at its finest"

Dabangg: "Salman at his entertaining best"

LSD: "Loved its originality"

Tarun Mansukhani

My Name Is Khan: "It is a story that needed to be told"

Udaan: "It saw the emergence of a significant new director Vikramaditya Motwane"

Tere Bin Laden: "Small budgeted but big on laughs. Terrific performances and good comedy"

Satish Kaushik

Dabangg: "Salman's hysterical star power, his lovable characterization, brilliant songs, desi cinema back on the track"

Golmaal 3: "Ajay Devgn again at ease in comedy, a fun-filled joyride"

Tere Bin Laden: "Original"

David Dhawan

Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai: "Loved the recreation of the 1970s and the music and performances"

Dabangg: "Salman, Zindabad!"

Udaan: "Fresh innovative the voice of tomorrow"