The New wave in the Hindi film industry [List]

Posted by : Amrit Wednesday 16 April 2014

I love cinema, irrespective of the language, color, genre or the decade. If it's a good film, I will watch it. I believe 1950s was the most significant period for Hindi films. Some of the most acclaimed films belong to that era; Pyaasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and Awaara to name a few.

Although I have a few favorite films from each decade after the 1950s, but on the whole I cannot say that they made too many [percentage wise] critically acclaimed films during the 70s, 80s and 90s with exceptions being Shyam Benegal, Basu Chatterjee, Govind Nihalani, Kundan Shah and some more.

However in the last 10 years, a lot has changed with Indian films, the viewers are open to accept new subjects and improvisations in films. They like anything good, meaning if you make a good film, they will not trash it. They may not make a lot of money, but they surely receive critical reception.There is a whole new wave of actors, actresses and filmmakers that are bringing great change to the otherwise cliched industry we have turned into.

Here is a list of some people who has brought a great change in the ways films are made in the new millennium: [this list is in Alphabetical Order]

Aamir Khan

Abhay Deol

Abhishek Chaubey

Anurag Kashyap

Bejoy Nambiar

Ashutosh Gowariker

Dibakar Banerjee

Farhan Akhtar

Homi Adazania

Imtiaz Ali

Irrfan Khan

Jimmy Shergill

Kalki Koechlin

Kay Kay Menon

Konkona Sen Sharma

Mahi Gill

Manoj Bajpai

Nagesh Kukunoor

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Piyush Mishra

Rajat Kapoor

Reema Kagti

Sanjay Mishra
Saurabh Shukla

Shimit Amin

Sudhir Mishra

Tigmanshu Dhulia

Vishal Bhardwaj

Vidya Balan

Vikramaditya Motwane

Vinay Pathak

Zoya Akhtar

Let me know if I have missed any, it will help me build a better watchlist

-Amritt Rukhaiyaar

[This post is a part of the A to Z Challenge in April 2014. Let's celebrate blogging.]

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FindingRadhika 16 April 2014 at 03:29
I would have to agree with you. The story line has to be good, the characters have to be life like and the direction has to be precise. This is the recipe for a great movie. The success of a movie cannot be measured solely with the crores it rakes in. The above mentioned list of yours points out to those handful of people who provide us 'cinema with soul'.
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Unknown16 April 2014 at 12:59
Whoa nice compilation... Any doubts about movies, I should ask you I guess!

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Nabanita16 April 2014 at 15:11
Nice list..

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Shesha Chaturvedi16 April 2014 at 16:42
I totally agree with you! I have seen all those movies you have mentioned here. Will some time share my list of favourites too! Certainly these people have made a huge difference in terms of quality in Indian Cinema. They may not be earning as good as commercial cinema but their work is priceless and ever green!
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Jayanta16 April 2014 at 18:49
Yes, Indian movie scene has undergone significant changes in last 10-15 years by the people in your lists..
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