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25 YEARS OF INDIAN CINEMA NEWS

25 years of Indian Cinema: 2016 was the year of Dangal, Fan, Udta Punjab and Pink

November 23, 2025 4:44 pm

Sultan is that rare Salman Khan outing which actually submits to a plot. This is not just Bhaigiri, but being a character, in which he fails, falls, and gets up again, showing us the sweat and blood that goes into winning.

25 years of Indian Cinema: 2015 was the year of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Dil Dhadakne Do, Masaan

November 22, 2025 4:34 pm

25 years of Indian Cinema: Zoya Akhtar’s 2015 Dil Dhadakne Do was yet another poor-little-rich-people drama that the director excelled at before she rolled over into more egalitarian ground with Gully Boy.

2014: Big blockbusters, small paybacks

November 20, 2025 3:08 pm

Amid Kick, Bang Bang, Singham Returns, Holiday, Happy New Year and Ek Villain -- only PK stood tall for its freshness.

2013: Lunchbox, Kai Po Che, Queen gave us the stars and the stories

November 19, 2025 8:13 am

If I were to pick one film which changed the game in terms of a wider overseas release, it was Ritesh Batra’s Lunchbox, an unlikely romance between two lonely souls starring Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur.

With Vicky Donor, Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Hindi cinema changed in 2012

November 18, 2025 8:06 am

Not Ek Tha Tiger and Rowdy Rathore, 2012 belonged to Tigmanshu Dhulia (Paan Singh Tomar), Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor), Anurag Kashyap (Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2), Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish, and Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani).

2011 Delhi Belly and Pyaar Ka Punchnama new

Delhi Belly and Pyaar Ka Punchnama defined 2011 in the year of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Singham and Ra.One

November 17, 2025 5:10 pm

25 Years of Indian Cinema: A handful of non-starry films defined 2011. The top of the pops were Delhi Belly, and Pyaar Ka Punchnama even though big films and big stars kept their date with audience in theatres.

2010: The year Bollywood went independent with LSD, Ishqiya, Udaan

November 15, 2025 8:13 pm

Amid Dabanggs and My Name is Khan, it was the smaller-budget indie-spirited films which gave us real joy.

2009: Of South remakes, 'emosional atyachaar' and Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year bombing while Luck By Chance soared

November 17, 2025 11:00 am

Luck by Chance became a touchstone of making a film about making films; Dev D retold that classic sorry-for-himself-desi-lover boy's story and Ranbir Kapoor delivered two of his memorable performances.

2008: When Oye Lucky Lucky Oye was the sweet spot in the year of average movies

November 17, 2025 1:49 pm

The year that gave us Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Jodha Akbar, Dostana and Ghajini, and Rs 100 crore hits.

2007: The year of Shah Rukh Khan, and small big films Bheja Fry and Black Friday

November 17, 2025 10:58 am

With Chak De! India and Om Shanti Om, the year belonged to Shah Rukh Khan. Film-lovers also got to feast on Jab We Met, Black Friday, Taare Zameen Par, Bheja Fry, Ek Chalis ki Last Local and that gem, The namesake.