2000-2010: The Best Movies

This decade we have witnessed a roller coaster cinematic ride, with a lot of flops and huge disappointments. But amidst all this, every once in a while Bollywood has magically pulled the rabbit out of the bag to reveal true filmi brilliance. Here's a look at out best movies of the decade.

  • The Noughties have been a decade of cinematic brilliance coupled with box office disappointment. But amid the mediocre and the truly awful, there have been moments when Bollywood has pulled the celluloid rabbit out of the filmi bag. The best movies of 2000-2010 were?
    The Noughties have been a decade of cinematic brilliance coupled with box office disappointment. But amid the mediocre and the truly awful, there have been moments when Bollywood has pulled the celluloid rabbit out of the filmi bag. The best movies of 2000-2010 were…
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  • Gadar: Ek Prem Katha ? Sunny Deol's Sikh truck driver and Ameesha Patel's Muslim aristocrat made this Partition-era love story one of 2001's best Bollywood moments.
    Gadar: Ek Prem Katha – Sunny Deol's Sikh truck driver and Ameesha Patel's Muslim aristocrat made this Partition-era love story one of 2001's best Bollywood moments.
  • Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar touched all the right chords with it's emotionally charged storyline set against the backdrop of the communal divides of rural North India
    Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar touched all the right chords with it's emotionally charged storyline set against the backdrop of the communal divides of rural North India
  • Lagaan: 2001 was a good year for Bollywood with Aamir Khan's cricket XI taking on the might of John Company in pre-Independence, drought-ridden Champaner.
    Lagaan: 2001 was a good year for Bollywood with Aamir Khan's cricket XI taking on the might of John Company in pre-Independence, drought-ridden Champaner.
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  • Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Lagaan's uplifting message of unity and hope carried it all the way to the foreign film nominations of the 2002 Academy Awards.
    Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Lagaan's uplifting message of unity and hope carried it all the way to the foreign film nominations of the 2002 Academy Awards.
  • Devdas: The 2002 version of the tragic Devdas-Paro-Chandramukhi triangle was a visual feast for the senses.
    Devdas: The 2002 version of the tragic Devdas-Paro-Chandramukhi triangle was a visual feast for the senses.
  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit in this emotion-packed drama of epic proportions.
    Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit in this emotion-packed drama of epic proportions.
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  • Black: Despite it's darker overtones, Black hit screens like a ray of light in 2005, exploring the dynamics between a blind and deaf girl and her ageing tutor
    Black: Despite it's darker overtones, Black hit screens like a ray of light in 2005, exploring the dynamics between a blind and deaf girl and her ageing tutor
  • An incredible performance by Rani Mukherjee overshadowed the phenomenon that is Big B. The film has plenty of tear-jerkers and heart warmers back to back.
    An incredible performance by Rani Mukherjee overshadowed the phenomenon that is Big B. The film has plenty of tear-jerkers and heart warmers back to back.
  • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra helmed this dose of history and politics that jumped off the theatre screens to impact Indian society, sparking political thought and involvement in social issues
    Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra helmed this dose of history and politics that jumped off the theatre screens to impact Indian society, sparking political thought and involvement in social issues
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  • Incredible performances by the star-cast Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan and Sharman Joshi, made the movie a huge success. Nationwide marches and revolution were soon to follow.
    Incredible performances by the star-cast Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan and Sharman Joshi, made the movie a huge success. Nationwide marches and revolution were soon to follow.
  • Taare Zameen Par: Aamir Khan struck again, this time as director and actor, with 2007's uplifting story of a dyslexic young boy's struggle to for understanding and empathy
    Taare Zameen Par: Aamir Khan struck again, this time as director and actor, with 2007's uplifting story of a dyslexic young boy's struggle to for understanding and empathy
  • Packed with touching moments, the inspiring Taare Zameen Par takes us back to the classroom for important lessons about individuality and negotiating life.
    Packed with touching moments, the inspiring Taare Zameen Par takes us back to the classroom for important lessons about individuality and negotiating life.
  • Ghajini: Unstoppable Aamir Khan followed up his directorial debut with this Action Jackson role as the buff and tattooed hero out for revenge in 2008.
    Ghajini: Unstoppable Aamir Khan followed up his directorial debut with this Action Jackson role as the buff and tattooed hero out for revenge in 2008.
  • Loosely based on Hollywood thriller Memento, Ghajini was directed by A R Murugadoss and had all the elements of a blockbuster Bollywood potboiler ? action, romance and twists in the tale with debutant Asin thrown in for good measure.
    Loosely based on Hollywood thriller Memento, Ghajini was directed by A R Murugadoss and had all the elements of a blockbuster Bollywood potboiler – action, romance and twists in the tale with debutant Asin thrown in for good measure.
  • Jodhaa Akbar ? Aishwarya's luminous beauty and Hrithik's manly charm made this royal love story set in the deserts of Rajasthan a sure thing at the box office of 2008.
    Jodhaa Akbar – Aishwarya's luminous beauty and Hrithik's manly charm made this royal love story set in the deserts of Rajasthan a sure thing at the box office of 2008.
  • Director Ashutosh Gowariker's period piece gathered some controversial dust along the way but nothing could take away from its spectacular visuals and sensitive portrayal of little known chapter in history.
    Director Ashutosh Gowariker's period piece gathered some controversial dust along the way but nothing could take away from its spectacular visuals and sensitive portrayal of little known chapter in history.
  • 3 Idiots: If it's got Aamir Khan, it's got to be a winner! The all star cast including Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, Boman Irani and Sharman Joshi took this feel good, youthful entertainer to a new box office high in 2009.
    3 Idiots: If it's got Aamir Khan, it's got to be a winner! The all star cast including Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, Boman Irani and Sharman Joshi took this feel good, youthful entertainer to a new box office high in 2009.
  • Director Rajkumar Hirani repeated his Munnabhai success with this comic rite-of-passage tale set in the competitive environment of an engineering college.
    Director Rajkumar Hirani repeated his Munnabhai success with this comic rite-of-passage tale set in the competitive environment of an engineering college.
  • Endhiran: Force of nature Rajinikanth eclipsed every other release of 2010 with this Tamil science fiction moneyspinner costarring the ethereal Aishwarya.
    Endhiran: Force of nature Rajinikanth eclipsed every other release of 2010 with this Tamil science fiction moneyspinner costarring the ethereal Aishwarya.
  • Directed by Shankar, Endhiran was dubbed in Hindi and released as Robot and featured the larger than life Rajini in a double role.
    Directed by Shankar, Endhiran was dubbed in Hindi and released as Robot and featured the larger than life Rajini in a double role.