We list down our worst 10 Bollywood movies of 2008.
Yes, I know that early February 2009 isn’t perhaps the best time to release a list of the best & worst of 2008 but do excuse us since it’s our first time at preparing such a list. The next half-yearly top & bottom 10 list of 2009 shall be done in a more timely fashion.
2008 was far from an excellent year for Hindi cinema; hence it was pretty easy for us to pick movies for the bottom ten but difficult to put them in order as each seemed worse than the other. Some of the biggest actors & actresses were involved in some of the worst movies of the year & some of the new “stars” launched fell flat on their faces & had failure tattooed on their foreheads.
Our list is based purely on the overall quality of films & has nothing to do with their financial success or failure or in their stature as being labeled as “big” or “small” movies. As most lists do, this list also reflects our personal likes & dislikes of the movies in 2008 & you are welcome to disagree with us, but please do so respectfully.
Here are the Bottom Ten Bollywood Movies of 2008 presented in reverse order, #10 to #1 & five movies which nearly made the list but fell short. Keep Reading.
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10. Wafaa: Any movie which very nearly wipes out any good memories of a yesteryears superstar deserves to be on the bottom ten list. Wafaa which was made by Rakhi Sawant’s brother made Rajesh Khanna’s legion of fans gathered over the years watch in horror as their beloved Kaka turned into an unofficial brand ambassador for Viagra through this soft-porn flick.
9. Tashan: It may have all the “ishtyle” but has absolutely no brains. Enough said.
8. Mission Istaanbul: Luckily I don't think the government is going to be asking Popcorn Films or Balaji for tips on handling terrorists anytime soon. Otherwise soon our anti-terrorist forces would be going around in stylish outfits with shades, flicking back their long hair, drinking copious amounts of Mountain Dew and offering all terrorists biryani to get them to quit their dastardly ways. It had enough crap for it to be renamed as Mission IstaanBull@#!t.
7. Karzzz: With ten songs (all by Himesh) & terrible acting by all involved this movie surely did have enough zzzz’s to be labeled as a tranquilizer. Himesh’s wig did manage to stay on though, which was a momentous achievement.
6. Hello: Chetan Bhagat turned script writer for the movie adaptation of his own book & managed to make it worse than the book which really wasn’t so difficult considering Salman Khan & Sohail Khan were acting in this sorry excuse for a movie.
5. Kidnap: A boring mess of a movie which turned an intriguing concept into an illogical & incomprehensible mess which was more retarded than Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump. Hilarious dialogues, terrible acting & a fat Sanjay Dutt’s stunt double make Kidnap feel right at home in the Bottom Ten list.
4. Hijack: This movie could have easily been called as the best comedy of 2008. Last heard the movie is being used by the Police as a torture mechanism.
3. Love Story 2050: Harman Baweja’s career crash landed on take off with this Sci-fi Romance which all the Bawejas combined could not save. Even half decent effects could not save this disaster.
2. God Tussi Great Ho: A complete rip off of Bruce Almighty which couldn’t hold a candle to the mediocre original. Tired jokes, poor production values & Sohail Khan again piggybacking on brother Salman ensured a disaster of biblical proportions.
1. Jimmy: One of the worst movies that has ever been made, period. Mithun's son Mimoh makes what must be the most tasteless debut of a star child ever and film astounds us with its stupidity, bad production values, awful script and even worse acting.
Dishonorable Mentions: Movies that nearly made the list, but just fell short (In no particular order)
Oh, My God!! : A pointless & stale movie with a message about greed & success well known to everybody. Shoddy production values & a lazy script didn’t help either.
One Two Three: A crass comedy sure to give you a headache rather than tickle your funny bone.
Anamika: A poor copy of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca which would certainly bore you to death.
Gumnaam – The Mystery: The movie which had been lying on the shelves for years together without a release finally saw the light of the day. The reasons for the delay were glaringly obvious because most of the movie was not even completed hence everything in the movie felt disjointed but compared to the horrendous acting , the incomplete plot was the least of the movie’s worries. The movie even misspells its own title in the credits by writing Mystery as Mystry!!!
Heroes: A well intentioned movie which was poorly put together & overflowed with over-the-top jingoism & fake sentimentality. It may have not made it to the list had it not been for Sunny Deol’s incredible buffoonery.
Do comment & let us know what do you think of our choices & let us know your bottom movies of 2008. Keep Writing. Cheers!!!
We list down our worst 10 Bollywood movies of 2008.
