We’re finally lucky enough to witness a phase where Hindi Cinema does not comprise of only mainstream Bollywood ‘masala’ films with a somewhat tackily similar story-line each time. With a large number of directors and producers today wanting to experiment and make more ‘real’ cinema, there seems to be an evident rise in off-beat Hindi cinema which is obviously for the good. With a crop of amazing contemporary films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Peepli Live, Udaan having released recently, there are a number of mainstream actors and directors thinking out of the box.
These are thought provoking films that win a lot of critical acclaim but when it comes to overall viewership, they are unable to compete with typical Bollywood blockbusters. It is high time we rise above the present ‘Superhits’ to bridge the gap and come up with more movies that boast of quality.
Here we are with an interesting activity for all bloggers related to something that everybody loves, movies! This weekend, you have to blog about 5 off-beat Hindi films that are a must-watch according to you. You also have to tell us why you have chosen the films. Sounds like fun? Start thinking about all the movies you have seen recently. Which were the ones that left you thinking? Think about the ones that were different but yet somewhere struck a chord.
There are prizes to be won as well!
5 amazing entries will win Flipkart Vouchers worth Rs.2000 each.
Are we all set? Start jotting down your favourite off-beat movies.
Submit Your Entry Here.
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This post is a part of the Miss Lovely Activity in association with BlogAdda.
Miss Lovely, an off-beat film directed by Ashim Ahluwalia is set in the lower depths of Bombay’s “C” grade film industry. It follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sex horror films in the mid – 1980s. A sordid tale of betrayal and doomed love, the film dives into the lower depths of the Bollywood underground, an audacious cinema with baroque cinemascope compositions, lurid art direction, wild background soundtracks, and gut-wrenching melodrama. Miss Lovely is scheduled for commercial release on 17 January 2014.
You can check the trailer of the film
The last date for submitting your entries for this activity is January 12, 2013.
We thank you for a splendid response bloggers! We hope you had a good time thinking and blogging about five off-beat films that you love. This activity is closed Now!
Awesome!
Team, Really wonderful Topic for a HUGE Bollywood Fan like me! 🙂
Query-
Off-beat story-line but with popular stars will qualify too, right?
Or are you looking for those movies- low-budget, not-so-popular star-cast?
Could you please elaborate on ‘Off-beat’?
Will help! Thanks a lot 🙂
Awesome… can’t wait to get home and get started…
Hi Anita,
Off-beat story with popular stars qualify too! Looking forward to your entry 🙂
and one more thing aftr Anita’s question, do we need to write 5 posts about 5 films or discuss 5 films in one post
@Anita Yes. They will qualify.
Dear Team,
Here’s my entry for the activity:
http://moviemassala.com/?p=1678
Thanks!
Here is my post….http://bit.ly/1aNyR69
Team, Thanks a lot for the clarifications 🙂
Here’s my Entry :
http://anitaexplorer.blogspot.in/2014/01/some-lovely-bollywood-movies.html
submitted 🙂
submitted mine 🙂
Simply wanted to ask if we can make more than one entries
@Kajal Absolutely. 🙂
Have submitted my entry. Please confirm.
http://pallosworld.blogspot.in/2014/01/5-off-beat-hindi-films-that-are-must.html
Here’s mine: http://andiwrite.com/2014/01/11/5-off-beat-bollywood-movies-to-get-you-started/
can the old classics by Shyam Benegal, Gulzar or Basu Chatterji.
Please let me know as I am about to start writing…
@Pankaj Yes the old classics by them are also included. Any off-beat Hindi films that you love can be written about!
@Deep You have to write about 5 movies in one post 🙂
submitted my entry
Here’s my Entry!
I’d been thinking “what to write, what to write..” when I came across this link 😀
Being a movie buff that I am, this post was fun and pure satisfaction.
http://www.khanvibes.com/2014/01/Top-Five-off-beat-Bollywood-Movies.html
Done With It – Submitted Through The Form! 🙂
This is actually interesting!
Here’s my entry: http://tarangsinha.blogspot.in/2014/01/my-favourite-off-beat-movies.html
Ok, this was such a fun contest, here is my entry- http://abhyudayadoses.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-favourite-different-movies.html
Loved writing this post. Here’s my entry: http://rafaadalvi.blogspot.in/2014/01/top-5-off-beat-bollywood-movies.html
My take: http://crispingcanary.blogspot.in/2014/01/where-are-good-films.html
Recounted my favorite movies of all time and feel like watching them all over again 🙂
Here is my entry 🙂
http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/2014/01/movies-offbeating-commercial-cinema.html#.UtJbkvQW3eY
Wild at Heart and Weird on Top
http://passey.info/2014/01/wild-at-heart-and-weird-on-top/
Here is my post. I have submitted in above mentioned link. Still any issues u can find my post below:https://heta1311.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/five-off-beats-movie-worth-watch-an-initiative-by-blogadda/
Hello!!
This is my offbeat entry 😛
http://surbhibafna.blogspot.in/2014/01/off-beat-real-cinema.html
Here are my picks 🙂
http://www.deckleedge.info/2014/01/the-bolly-debate.html
Here’s mine –
http://shimmeringsunshine.blogspot.com/2014/01/kitney-aadmi-the.html
Here’s mine…http://salesh-anewbeginning.blogspot.in/2014/01/a-whole-new-flavour-my-top-5-offbeat.html
Here goes my list of 5 offbeat must watch Hindi films
http://amitsinha69.blogspot.in/2014/01/5-must-watch-hindi-offbeat-movies.html
1. Lunchbox
2. Ship of Theseus
3. Peepli Live
4. Shaitan
5. Gulaal
Amit
My entry submitted on the link
http://shaivikafunda.blogspot.in/2014/01/cinema-that-provokes-thought.html
Submitted at the link…
Here is my entry!
http://hummingwords.blogspot.com/2014/01/twinkle-twinkle-five-stars.html
🙂
http://myfriendshipsimran.blogspot.in/2014/01/off-beat-yet-must-watch-bolloywood.html
Here goes my entry:
http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/2014/01/not-beat-off-about-these.html
Here’s my entry
http://storiesinmoments.com/2014/01/12/5-best-off-beat-movies/
Couldn’t submit it through the gateway as the website wasn’t working at 12:00 am yesterday. I missed it this time…
I also could not submit my entry at 11.55 PM yesterday. I completed my post at about 11.54 and I could not login into my blogadda account.
It was showing a message: Could not connect to the database. Too many connections.
So I have submitted my entry now and its link is as follows:
Five Hindi movies that I felt are off-beat and I feel that these are the must watch Bollywood films.
@Team Blogadda: Please tell me whether my entry is valid or not.
Have a nice day.
My top 5 off-beat films to beat the monotony are below
http://afshan-shaik.blogspot.in/2014/01/five-off-beat-films-to-beat-monotony.html#.UtPLkPQW2So
Submitted my entry in the form too.
Is my entry valid BA team ?
Please confirm
Last date to submit entry is January 12, 2013?
Is this contest closed?
Anyways,
My entry that I submitted on the link, sharing here too..pl read and share your views- http://quillandquiver.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/these-are-the-best-of-the-offbeat-films/
Suman
Is the contest closed? And where does one submit entry? In the comments section?
@Debosmita We’re very sorry to inform you that the contest is closed.
@ Team BlogAdda , when will you announce the result?