I particularly enjoyed Raja Sen’s latest column on Rediff. He takes on the view that 2007 has been a repetitive, regressive year for Bollywood after 2006– which was an amazing year for Bollywood. I agree with Sen’s opinion. Although 2007 hasn’t had as much of a spark with quality movies actually making money, great films are made– and are being watched. Here are some of the greats for 2007:

• Honeymoon Travels: This movie is incredibly entertaining, yet still hits on key issues like homosexuality and female identity. The film made money, was successful, and had actual substance.
• Life in a Metro: Incredible performances. Original storyline. In my opinion, revolutionary music. The movie had some of the hottest names, but not hotter than some of its competition like Salaam-E-Ishq, which also was a story about a number of couples and their problems. And surprise! The film with the better star-cast, bigger banner, bigger names– failed with the lesser known Life in a Metro was a hit. A good story is vital!
• Chak De India: No love story, a film about sports, and one tat explored feminism in India– loved it!
• Dharm:

So we haven’t seen the best films ever to come out of Bollywood this year. But we have seen the audience paying attention to better films. It’s a start!