2012 The Golden Year of Bollywood

2012: The Golden Year of Bollywood

Well it looks like 2012 is going to be an year for Indian cine history, which will not be forgotten with ease by either B-town biggies or the cine buffs.

And it's not because it has got some of the biggest hits of Indian cine history, rather because of the broadened spectrum of the entertainment, that Bollywood has offered to cine junkies this year.

So let's have a look at some of the biggest hits of the year which have charmed the fans so far.

Agneepath

Inspite of being a ditto remake of Big B starrer Agneepath of 90s.

Movie featuring Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina in memorable 'Chikni Chameli' item number received a massive opening at BO and set the ball rolling for Bollywood's upcoming master pieces of the year.

Paan Singh Tomar

Cine flick Paan Singh Tomar based on the life of, national level athlete turned rebel of Chambal ia another memorable movie of 2012.

Though Paan Singh Tomar, could not emerge as a commercial hit, but inspite of that, this bio epic directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and decorated with the exceptional acting adroitness of Irrfan Khan, succeeded in giving fans a glimpse of near to life cinema.

Kahaani

Eversince debuting with Parineeta, Vidya belonged to ' is she also an actress league' of Bollywood, but after showcasing her oozing oomph in The Dirty Picture there's no looking back for Vidya.

By her sinewy performance in her latest release Kahaani Vidya managed to secure tonnes of accolades for herself and the movie.

Housefull-2

After making cash registers ringing in 2012 with Housefull, sequel Housefull-2 also emerged as a widely admired cine flick of 2012 which thoroughly succeeded in offering a humorous delight to the cine buffs.

Vicky Donor

It won't be wrong to say that, debut flick of VJ turned actor Ayusman Khuraana, Vicky Donor truly set the ball rolling for concept movies in Indian entertainment business.

Knitted around the theme of sperm donation, Vicky Donor not only offered a good entertainment to the masses, but also pushed the showbiz merchants to adopt some more concept dominated scripts.

Rowdy Rathore

Akshay is one such actor among the league of onscreen charmers, who very well knows the art of getting in the skin of his character. And this he once again proved by single handidly making Rowdy Rathore, an eligible native of 100 Cr club.

Though before the release of Rowdy Rathore it was speculated that, the movie may emerge as a let down on BO, but immediately after release it emerged as one of the memorable entertainer of the year.

Shanghai

Reportedly based upon the book of 60s, 'Z', by Greek writer Vassilis Vassilikos, Shanghai was a cine cantata weaved around the premise of political tug of war, with its roots in Capitalism Vs Socialism ground.

Just like Paan Singh Tomar, Shanghai also failed in emerging as a commercial hit, but inspite of that it left a thorough impact on the serious movie goers.

Gattu and Ferrari Ki Sawari

Besides offering a treat of entertainments to serious movie goers, Bollywood also served a quality offering to children.

With slice of life kind of cine flicks like Gattu and Ferrari Ki Sawari even the young heads thirst for good entertainment also got quelled this time.

Bol Bachchan

So with Bol Bachchan, Singham roared again to make his presence feel in the gathering of Bollywood superstars.

Even before the release of Bol Bachchan, it was expected that the movie may emerge as one of the most successful cine flick of the year and it did.

Cocktail

Cocktail was more of an old ale new bottle, with a love triangle dabbled in the treacle of humor. But inspite of that it never served any kind of monotony to the cine buffs, and succeeded in raking in a decent moolah.

Gangs of Wasseypur I and II

The movies which proved the mettle of of Bollywood globally is Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur I and II.

With its premise rooted in the politico-coal mafia nexus of Dhanbad, the movie not only astonished the Indian cine goers, but also made globally recognised celebs to whistle for its high reality quotient.

Ek Tha Tiger

Movie which thrashed all the BO record to bits is Sallu Miya's most awaited flick Ek Tha Tiger, which successfully emerged as the highest BO grosser so far.

Thanks to Salman's fan following and irresistible sex appeal of Katrina which pulled movie to an unreachable horizon of success.

Jannat-2 and Raaz-3

It's not that it was only novel concepts which found a space in Bollywood in 2012. Even the thrillers like Raaz-3 and Jannat-2 also succeeded in offering a good visual delight to Bollywood lovers.

Though these two movie never tried to sent across any message, but inspite of that they emerged as some of the welcomed entertainers of the 2012.

Barfi

At last but not the least, the movie which redefined all the aspects of cinematographic adroitness is recently released Barfi.

Infact it won't be wrong to say that before Barfi silence was never so eloquent that, it stirred the souls of cine goers belonging to all ages. And it's emerging as Bollywood's representative for Oscar awards is one of the conspicuous example of Barfi's being a cult movie.