The Bollywood Elephant

Bollywood Music Albums are way beyond just item songs. These include songs that one cherishes even after ages, are unapologetically original and those which help in the progression of the movie story forward.         Before Picking my favourite 15 albums from this decade, here are some honourable mentions: Ek Villian:  Ankit Tiwari, Mithoon. Dum Laga Ke Haisha:  Anu Malik. Delhi Belly : Ram Sampath.    My Favourite 15 Albums (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER): Goliyon ki Raasleela; Ram Leela:  Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Perhaps his best musical work to date!                                                              Manmarziyaan:  Amit Trivedi. With one of the best songs in forms of 'Chonch Ladiyaan', 'Daryaa', 'Sachi Mohabbat', this Amit Trivedi album is an underappreciated album.                                                              My Name is Khan:  Shankar Ehsaan Loy. Noor-e-Khuda, Sajda, Tere Naina!  Band Baaja Ba

Ayushmann has finally made his own brand of cinema where he depicts the real-life problems in a middle-class India. Since "Dream Girl" did NOT work for me a bit, I was skeptical about Bala and yes, Ayushmann went back to being the Ayushmann I adored in Bareilly ki Barfi, Andhadhun.                                   Whats' Good:   Acting:  Ayushmann, Bhumi, Yami rock the stage with support from an amazing cast. Social Commentary:  Some really good messaging laden with gallops of entertainment. Editing/Music/Dialogues:  Amar Kaushik does well in writing the dialogue and settings. The song Tequila and Khata Hui are memorable. Characterization:  Mainly, Bala works because of Latika, Bala, Pari and Mausiji who make the movie memorable.                                             What's Bad:   Missing Factor:  As the movie ended, everything was there but still not there kind of feeling was there. Story:  The story has been told and lacks a novelty that Ay

So, after a lot of speculation Rajkummar Rao-Mouni Roy starrer 'Made in China' released and perhaps you wouldn't find a better Diwali release since 2010 in Bollywood. The movie is directed by national award winner Mikhil Musale and co-stars Boman Irani, Paresh Rawal, Sumeet Vyas, Gajraj Rao.                                                  What's Good:  Acting:  A spectacular cast can never go wrong. RR gets the Gujarati character absolutely spot on. Though, Mouni Roy is very nominal in her role as a housewife. Boman Irani as Dr.Vardhan as sexologist easily deserves an award nomination! Story:  Excellent Story with a relevant message is brought to life by the director. Technical Aspects:  The screenplay, the DOP does a fantastic job in keeping the story intact.                                                What's Bad:  Incoherent:  The movie's coherency is certainly questionable: like it is there but still not there. That is what the movie f