My Choice In 2017 . . .

My Choice In 2017 . . . 

Best Film - Mukti Bhawan - Hotel Salvation (Red Carpet Moving Pictures, Sanjay Bhutiani, Shubhashish Bhutiani & Sajida Sharma)

Best Director - Amit Masurkar (Newton)

Best Actor Male - Rajkumar Rao (Newton)

Best Actor Female - Parineeti Chopra (Meri Pyari Bindu)

Best Screenplay - Konkona Sen Sharma & Disha Randani (A Death In The Gunj)

Best Story - Siddharth Singh & Garima Wahal (Toilet -Ek Prem Katha)

Best Dialogues - Rahul Dholakia, Harit Mehta, Niraj Shukla & Ashish Vashi (Raees)

Best Editing - Nitin Baid (Trapped)

Best Cinematography - Aseem Mishra (Tubelight)

Best Production Design - A Death In The Gunj

Best Music - Pritam (Jab Harry Met Sejal)

Best Song of the Year - Hawayein (Jab Harry Met Sejal)

Best Background Score - Julius Packiam (Tiger Zinda Hai)

Best Lyrics - Tera Noor (Irshad Kamil) (Tiger Zinda Hai)

Best Playback Singer Male - Atif Aslam (Dil Diyan Gallan -Tiger Zinda Hai)

Best Playback Singer Female - Pavni Pandey (Laila - Raees)

Best Choreography - Vaibhavi Merchant (Swag Se Swagat - Tiger Zinda Hai)

Best Action - Tom Struthers (Tiger Zinda Hai)

Best Costume Designing - Sheetal Sharma (Raees)

Most Ensemble Cast - A Death In The Gunj 

Best Actor in a Negative Role - Sajjad Delafrooz (Tiger Zinda Hai)

Best Actor in Supporting role Male - Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Raees)

Best Actor in Supporting role Female - Ratna Pathak Shah (Lipstick Under My Burkha)

Most Promising Debut Director - Shubhashish Bhutiani (Mukti Bhawan - Hotel Salvation)

Most Promising Debut Actor Female - Saba Qamar (Hindi Medium)

Best Child Artist - Matin Rey Tangu (Tubelight)

Best Comedian - Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium)

Best Non-Hindi Film - Vikram Vedha

Best Docu-Drama Film - Sachin A Billion Dreams

Best Indian Short Film - The Affair

--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

2017 - The Year of Rajkumar Rao . . .

    2017 - The Year of Rajkumar Rao . . .

     

So it’s about to end the year 2017. For Hindi film industry it was not much good year, not even bad though because some small budget films managed to gain audience’s love while some big budget films  did not work  up to the mark.
Aamir Khan did not have any release this year except Secret Superstar, ShahRukh Khan had two releases Raees and Jab Harry Met Sejal, Akshay Kumar’s Toilet-Ek Prem Katha was welcomed by the people and when it’s about Salman Bhai then for me that is an another thing because for me Bollywood divides in two parts Salman Khan and Others. His films are just like festivals or I can say a celebration for me. I never disappoint with him no matter how critics or audience or other fans say. How much his films earn on Box-Ofiice or how technically strong or not I just don’t care. Enjoyed his Tubelight and eagerly waiting for Tiger Zinda Hai which will be the closing film of Bollywood 2017. Ajay, Hritik, Saif,Varun etc had releases this year some gained love and unfortunately some did not.
Well here I am not going to discuss more in detail about how the year passed but writing about that one actor whom this year belongs to. Yes, He is none other than one of my most favorite actor of our generation Mr. Rajkumar Rao aka Rajkumar Yadav. I have been big fan of his work for a long time from his starting films. He made his debut with Dibakar Banerjee’s Love, Sex Aur Dhokha. He got noticed more in Gangs Of Wasseypur 2 and with Talaash and Kai Po Che. I just loved his performances in these movies but then came Hansal Mehta’s Shahid in which Rajkumar Rao played in and as lead role. Not only the film was superb but I also fell in love with his performance. OUTSTANDING.
In the span of 7 years only he did around 20 films some had less screen presence while in some he played lead too. No matter how much the length of his role I noticed that he does not compromise the quality of his work. It is his ultimate talent and deep understanding of script he chooses one after another. He always justified with all the roles he played in his career no matter how big or small role it was. In seven years of his career he created fan following by giving spectacular performances in every films and also won prestigious awards for his incredible contribution to the Indian cinema. I have heard that ShahRukh Khan is always being his inspiration since struggling days to till date he admires him. I also noticed that he acts like him. Here I don’t mean to say copy but he is as much as talented as ShahRukh Khan. They can not be compared because SRK, Aamir, Akki are big names of Bollywood and having damn high fan following and in spite of this toughest competition Rajkumar Rao managed impress audience and critics with the honesty in his performances. Here my point is to say that I think he has learned so much from  the ShahRukh Khan and obviously he is naturally an actor but he has sharpen the edge of his talent so well.


Why this year belongs to him?
His Six films released this year including guest appearance.
Trapped as (Shaurya)
Raabta (Special Appearance) as (Muwaqit).
Behen Hogi Teri as (Gattu)
Bareilly Ki Barfi as (Pritam Vidrohi)
Newton (Newton Kumar)
Shadi Mein Zaroor Aana (Satyendra)

Trapped was master work of Indian cinema. A Cast Away of Bollywood. It was so unusual and contradiction to Indian cinema which has less dialogues and entertainment masala than other movies. It was responsibility of lead Rajkumar Rao who took the film to the next level. For me it was fabulous treat to watch breathtakingly expressions in a role he played.
In Newton he was honest government clerk and was charged as electoral official for the election in Maoist controlled area. I have already wrote a lot about this film in my review as it was an eye opener and I would say  about Rajkumar Rao  from his eye blinking to dialogues speaking he is an actor with excellence. Once again he left me speechless.
Then in other films Behen Hogi Teri he was superb in comic timing and shows great sense of humor in the role of Gattu. Sweet simple and solid. In Raabta he played as special appearance and he put his efforts to his look. In Barelly Ki Barfi Pritam Vidrohi he was once gain energetic and having swag. His extra ordinary dedication to the role was worth watch. Same happened with Shaai Mein Zaroor Aana. He made simply and lovely pair with Kirti Kharbanda. Again  powerful performance.
This rarely happens when an actor give multiple movies in a one year and proves himself in dedication in each and every role he plays in all of his movies. No matter what business it does on box office because Rajkumar Rao is not that racer of blockbuster or all time blockbuster clubs.
Well overall this year I think he is the only one who deserves Awards for his dedication and contribution and he has already gained so much love from his fans and i am pretty much sure that he will definitely gonna beg the awards. Along with the films he also showed his talent in ALT Balaji’s web series. Bose-Dead or Alive also gained so much praises from the viewers. I have not watched the series yet but loved the promos. He nailed it totally.
My heartiest congratulations to him and all the very best for his future. Keep giving your best sir.
#love #respect #support #salute #hug #bigfan
                        --- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .