1997-2007 – 10 years of Bollywood – 10 years of RadioSargam
Top 10 Directors 1997-2007
Top actors, big budget, mega starcast, nothing can guarantee a successful film unless it has the right mind working behind it. Yes, I truly believe that it’s a director who calls the shots. An actor emotes what his director asks him to. Extracting the best from his team is the job of a director. Radiosargam brings you the top 10 directors of Bollywood which have done just done that.
Year 1997: J.P. Dutta (Border)
J.P Dutta made a mega war movie with an ensemble cast. A film like ‘Border’ could have easily drifted from its place but the director expertise handling of each and every fame with well crafted screenplay saw the film through.
Year 1998: Karan Johar (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
Karan Johar makes a fantastic directorial debut, probably his best film till date. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai caught up the lively young audience and the family members to some of the very honest performances extracted by Karan Johar.
Year 1999: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
After tasting failure with Khamoshi – The musical, Sanjay Leela Bhansali roared back with an enchanting colourful love triangle. This time he manages to get the best shots from all his actors and technicians. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s vision of sacrifice and love is portrayed beautifully in his gala affair with HDDCS.
Year 2000: Rakesh Roshan (Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai)
Rakesh Roshan brilliant direction is clearly visible in every frame of Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai. He carries his own style of film making and comes up with a masala entertainer for the masses. Rakesh Roshan gave it all in KNPH to ensure son Hrithik a platform to start on.
Year 2001: Ashutosh Gowarikar (Lagaan)
Ashutosh Gowarikar leads the way as a director first, and as much as the man behind the story and screenplay with superior technical execution in Lagaan. Shooting with a huge cast in the heat of Bhuj (Gujarat) and still not loosing any end of his storyline shows the talent of the director.
Year 2002: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devdas)
Expectations were sky high after the grand success of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. With a big budget of over 50 crores, Devdas easily became the costliest film ever produced in Hindi Film Industry. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s prowess in interpreting and narrating a story which is not new to anyone is seen in Devdas. Matchless wonder, SLB manages to get fine performances from all his actors.
Year 2003: Rakesh Roshan (Koi…Mil Gaya)
A subject which is well written, fabulously directed and class narration which brings many a smiles is Koi…Mil Gaya. Rakesh Roshan’s technical excellence is first seen in Koi…Mil Gaya and it also followed in Krrish. Though, the characters were a bit cheesy for an adult audience, still it manages to crop up all the theatres with flocking crowds.
Year 2004: Yash Chopra (Veer Zaara)
Yash Chopra’s Veer Zaara proved it yet again that he is the ultimate reigning King of Directorial Romance. Veer-Zaara. is experience is evident through his direction, which grabs hold of your every being. His directorial brilliance is further echoed through the performances of his characters on screen. Yash Chopra’s masterful composition of screen presence and emotional charisma keeps you on edge at all times, literally causing you to be unable to get up for even a bathroom break.
Year 2005: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Black)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black is a film of such sensitivity, precision and elegance made in India. Exploring the world of the deaf is not new territory for Bhansali but this time he engages himself and his audience in the life of a deaf and blind woman: her goals, her failures, her triumphs, her emotions, and her teacher. Each scene is given the utmost sincerity and each character is etched with the finest characterisation.
Year 2006: Rakeysh OmPrakash Mehra (Rang De Basanti)
Rakeysh Mehra knocked the doors of Bollywood with Aks but the real bang came with Rang De Basanti. Mehra coaxes his audience to root for his heroes and simply go with the flow. Mehra directs boldly, uncharacteristically but cleverly blending Aamir Khan with the ensemble cast instead of making him the star attraction.
Rank 1: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Rank 2: Rakeysh OmPrakash Mehra
Rank 3: Rakesh Roshan
Rank 4: Ashutosh Gowarikar
Rank 5: Yash Chopra
Rank 6: Vishal Bhardwaj
Rank 7: Karan Johar
Rank 8: Ram Gopal Varma
Rank 9: J.P.Dutta
Rank 10: Abbas Mustan
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