Shocking hits in the form of Race (count Singh is Kinng from my side), disastrous releases in the shape of Tashan, Love Story 2050, Drona, Mission Istanbul, Yuvvraaj and surprise box office wonders like Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Rock On!, Fashion and Jannat. And to top it all, the last month of the passing year delivers the all-time biggies of Bollywood. If that’s not all, then what else sums up the Bollywood box office for 2008?
It was difficult enough to decide the top 20 films for the last year merely on the basis of their box office success. Therefore, taking into account critical reviews and the popularity quotient as well, we have a compilation of the best earners of the last year. The films which could not make it to the list but deserve a mention include: A Wednesday and Aamir. Apart from a few, it was impossible to differentiate between good cinema and brain-dead narration. And yes, the list does include some of the duds of the last year. No surprises, right? Read on…
 # 20 – U, Me Aur Hum
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Karan Khanna, Isha Sharwani, Sumeet Raghavan, Divya Dutta, Milind Pathak, Sachin Khedekar
Director: Ajay Devgan
Producers: Ajay Devgan
Music: Vishal Bharadwaj
Background Music: Monty Sharma
Cinematography: Aseem Bajaj
Editor: Dharmendra Sharma
Story: Ajay Devgan, Akash Khurana, Robin Bhatt, Sutanu Gupta
This Devgan home production promised and delivered less. The directorial debut of Ajay Devgan got a poor opening despite the pairing of the real-life married couple, Ajay and Kajol. The film ran into poor weather soon and earned a mere below average rating at the box office. The film opened at just 470 screens earned a net gross of Rs. 22.69 Cr at the box office in its 6+ weeks show.
Synopsis:
Ajay is on a cruise with his friends and is having a whale of a time, when he finds Pia, a crew member, and time stands still. It is love at first sight for him, but Pia is not too impressed with his very obvious ways of trying to woo her. However, Ajay doesn’t give up and Pia has no choice but to finally give in. The two soon get married. Their marriage flourishes until one day their world comes crashing down when Pia is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Ajay’s senior psychiatrist friend convinces him to admit her to his care centre as there is no point of return for her. Unwilling at first, Ajay relents, although half-heartedly, and puts his wife in the facility despite her pleas to take her back home.
Here was a film which despite good performances and a grasping storyline lost at the box office. From Ajay Devgan’s impressive directorial debut to the film’s ode to the sensitivity of relationships, the film had it all to leave a mark. But, the film bombed miserably leaving me wondering whether we have stopped appreciating quality cinema. Next…
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u me aur hum recieved average verdict
Rab Ne should have been #1!
biased……pathetic……..the writer seems to be a die har
how can tashan be in the list, when it was the biggest flops of 2008, tashan was the biggest flop in the history of indian cinema and they should accept that akshay did not give 9 or 8 hits in a row before chandni chown to china, remember the biggest flop tashan??? so do not praise akshay as tashan was the biggest flop and this year chandni chown to china is but what gets me is, how the hell did the wankers give hrithick the best actor again for jodaa akbar that was pathetic when amir or shah ruck deserved it for ghajini or rab ne.
i think awards should not exist anymore and to take the piss, they have given slumdog millionaire the oscar and best director when it should have been the biggest flop ever it was so crap look at the cheap cinematography pathetic even oscaRS HAVE gone downhill idiots.