Forget about the biggies of the year, which included the first edition of superspy Salman’s Ek Tha Tiger, and south masala Rowdy Rathore. With the exception of Reema Kagti’s Talaash, a spiky crime thriller starring Aamir, Kareena and Rani, which had a certain degree of depth, none of the big starry takes are memorable. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO

Focus, instead, on the terrific array of crackling fresh films that came from Tigmanshu Dhulia (Paan Singh Tomar), Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor), Anurag Kashyap (Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2), Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish, and Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani).

If a person unfamiliar with Bollywood films before were to encounter these films, they wouldn’t have believed those who claimed that the only films that the industry churned out were assembly-li

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