Reviewing 2005 in Bollywood

Top 10 Hindi Movies - Music India OnLine: "The year 2005 was loaded with a gush of films pouring one after the other. Once again the industry produced and released many films, some wrapped success while some fell in the pit. Experimental cinema surpassed the formulaic ones, many talented actors and directors were introduced and film making only got better. Films with aesthetic sense, good quality and also commercial element made the best of the box office. Bollywood is ready to try something new and innovative, and this is the punch line of the year!

Many releases made the opening of the year, but it was not until ‘Page 3’ came in any of the films were declared a hit. This realistic film with Konkana Sen in the lead and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar made people sit up and gulp the real status of the society. Hardbound script, great performances and awesome direction earned accolades, won commercial and critical acclaims and also National Awards.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali with his ‘Black’ gave the message clear that the Indian film makers and as well the audience are ready to experiment and break away from the stereotypes. With his deftness in direction and the dexterity of Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee, he unwrapped a film on screen, which will be written in the history of cinema.

Another hit of the year was ‘Waqt - The Race Against Time’, once again bringing Amitabh and Akshay to the screen again. An absolute family drama, the film created magic at home and also overseas.


This year saw the real Abhishek Bachchan at the box office as he smashed one hit after another. ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ the first con film of the year with Abhishek and Rani in the lead, had people falling for another innovative take. It proved to be a decent garner at the box office and brought in accolades to all associated to the film. The album of the film and especially ‘Kajra Re’ has become an anthem.

Abhishek got lucky the second time with Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Sarkar’ with Amitabh Bachchan playing the lead. The film inspired from ‘The Godfather’, had a serious and stark note and impressed the critics and the trade pundits alike. Abhishek and Amitabh proved to be the strength of the film.

The industry got a beautiful actress Vidya Balan as she made her debut in Pradeep Sarkar’s ‘Parineeta’ a period film set in the era of the 60’s,adapted from Sarat Chandra’s famous novel. Saif Ali Khan once again made the best with his role and was appreciated for his versatility as an actor.

Saif Ali Khan kept the success going with another consecutive hit ‘Salaam Namaste’ with Preity Zinta. The multiplex audience loved the modern film out of the house of the Yash Raj revolving around romance and relationship.


Mainstream messiah Shah Rukh Khan hugged the limelight producing and playing the lead in Amol Palekar directed ‘Paheli’ with Rani Mukherjee. The work was appreciated, however it couldn’t prove to be a garner in the Indian screen. The film has got better response in the overseas and might also open for the Oscars.

Also the much-awaited film of Aamir Khan ‘Mangal Pandey The Rising ’ failed to put the crown on his head. He was not lucky enough this time to achieve the heights of ‘Lagaan’. Though the initial response of the film was good, later it just failed to make any mark.

2005 was a year of comedy and we saw the downpour of comedy films one after another. ‘No Entry’, ‘Kya Kool Hai Hum’, ‘Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya’, ‘Garam Masala’ and ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ all enjoyed a good run and were great commercial success.

‘No Entry’ took a bigger leap than any of the films released this year. It comes as a surprise that the most unexpected film is actually the biggest hit of the year. Applauded by the youth and family, high on entertainment and chic in comedy, the film made the best business of the year.

Other films that did well at the box office were ‘Dus’, ‘Hanuman’, ‘Iqbal’ and ‘Kaal’. "