Bollywood's Best of 2011 (in order) - Best to worst

by siddhant-giri | created - 23 Dec 2011 | updated - 28 Mar 2012 | Public

From real life sagas to sci-fi and experimental to sentimental dramas – Bollywood’s potpourri of hits offered a wide range of themes. Films like “No One Killed Jessica”, “Ra.One” and “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” not only satiated the moviegoer’s appetite but also yielded profits for the Hindi film industry.

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1. Shaitan (2011)

Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.

Director: Bejoy Nambiar | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajeev Khandelwal

Votes: 8,944

2. Rockstar (2011)

Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Janardhan Jakhar chases his dreams of becoming a big Rock star, during which he falls in love with Heer.

Director: Imtiaz Ali | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor, Kumud Mishra

Votes: 48,929 | Gross: $0.99M

3. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Three friends decide to turn their fantasy vacation into reality after one of their friends gets engaged.

Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif

Votes: 85,914 | Gross: $3.11M

4. Don 2 (2011)

Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

49 Metascore

Don turns himself in and escapes with Vardhaan from prison, following which he recruits a team to steal currency printing plates from a bank in Berlin.

Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Florian Lukas, Om Puri, Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Votes: 58,412 | Gross: $3.68M

5. I Am Kalam (2010)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An impoverished boy forms an unlikely and unstable friendship with the lonely son of a nobleman.

Director: Nila Madhab Panda | Stars: Gulshan Grover, Harsh Mayar, Pitobash, Hussan Saad

Votes: 4,878

6. Children's Party (2011)

Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony takes on the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.

Directors: Vikas Bahl, Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Irfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain

Votes: 8,589 | Gross: $0.01M

7. No One Killed Jessica (2011)

136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A journalist, who is more of an activist teams up with the sister of a murdered model, as she gets interested in the case and wants to bring justice to her case.

Director: Raj Kumar Gupta | Stars: Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Myra Karn, Neil Bhoopalam

Votes: 12,340 | Gross: $0.44M

8. Delhi Belly (2011)

Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

66 Metascore

Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.

Directors: Abhinay Deo, Akshat Verma | Stars: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Shenaz Treasury

Votes: 32,274 | Gross: $1.53M

9. The Dirty Picture (2011)

Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.

Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah

Votes: 10,411

10. Mumbai Diaries (2010)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

55 Metascore

The lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer-man who wants to become an actor, a banker-turned-photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, and a newly-married immigrant who journals her experiences on home video.

Director: Kiran Rao | Stars: Prateik Patil Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra, Aamir Khan

Votes: 13,769 | Gross: $0.58M

11. That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)

Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A British woman faces challenges while attempting to locate her father in India.

Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Prashant Prakash, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Devaiah

Votes: 4,090

12. Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A school-teacher, who forces children to share their food with him, forbids one from entering the school until he brings his own Tiffin/Lunch-box.

Director: Amole Gupte | Stars: Partho A. Gupte, Numaan Sheikh, Abhishek Reddy, Sai Shara Shetty

Votes: 7,621

13. Shor in the City (2010)

112 min | Crime, Drama

Various residents and career-criminals face challenges in crime-laden Mumbai.

Directors: Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru | Stars: Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Nikhil Dwivedi, Preeti Desai

Votes: 4,109

14. Ra.One (2011)

Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

60 Metascore

When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's only the game's less powerful protagonist who can save his creator's family.

Director: Anubhav Sinha | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Shahana Goswami

Votes: 46,794 | Gross: $2.51M

15. Singham (2011)

Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A truly honest police officer is transferred to a town controlled by a gangster he has humiliated. The gangster believes he can use good power to bring down this officer who made him look foolish and weak.

Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj, Sudhanshu Pandey

Votes: 18,844 | Gross: $0.35M

16. Desi Boyz (2011)

Not Rated | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two friends lose their jobs, then part bitterly after they get exposed as male strippers.

Director: Rohit Dhawan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Chitrangda Singh

Votes: 14,951 | Gross: $1.07M

17. Murder 2 (2011)

Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-cop is hired by a pimp to find missing call girls and the man responsible behind their abduction.

Director: Mohit Suri | Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prashant Narayanan, Sulagna Panigrahi

Votes: 7,748

18. Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl (2011)

Not Rated | 140 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A smooth and charming conman, Ricky Bahl, cons girls for a living but finally meets his match is this fun-filled "ROM-CON."

Director: Maneesh Sharma | Stars: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma

Votes: 10,608

19. Bodyguard (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

41 Metascore

The daughter of a wealthy nobleman secretly falls in love with her bodyguard.

Director: Siddique | Stars: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Hazel Keech

Votes: 27,863

WORST

20. Ready (2011)

Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

Set in Thailand and India, a case of mistaken identity leads to love, and a man and his family concoct a grand scheme to win over the hearts of a woman and her greedy, conniving uncles.

Director: Anees Bazmee | Stars: Salman Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Paresh Rawal, Mahesh Manjrekar

Votes: 19,626 | Gross: $0.78M

WORST



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