My 5 favourite films of all time

I would like to recount here the 5 best movies I believe I have seen.And its not like I am a big film buff.But still I do enjoy critically evaluating the ones I do manage to watch.I will give out my Hindi and English lists separately.So here are my top 5 English movies in no order-

1)50 First Dates(Adam Sandler,Drew Barrymore)

Current IMDB rating-6.8

Rotten tomatoes rating-44%

Strange as it may sound as it is not one of those movies that usually comes up on the 'classic films' list or on the favourites list for a lot of people.For me it is one of the best films I have ever seen.It is just the kind of movie that builds hope in one that true love does exist and reaffirms my faith that there is a beautiful love story out there for me as well.

2)The Shawshank Redemption(Tim Robbins,Morgan Freeman)

Current IMDB rating-9.2(Ranked No.1)

Rotten tomatoes rating-88%

I saw this flick after getting a lot of recommendations.And believe me it does take a lot of recommendations for me to watch a classic.But I absolutely loved this one.A story of hope and faith and how beautiful emotions they are.Whenever I am sad or depressed I watch the ending here and it helps me overcome these feelings.

3)A Walk to Remember(Shane West,Mandy Moore)

Current IMDB rating-7.1

Rotten tomatoes rating-28%

Another movie which is rated pretty lowly by critics for a combined RT rating of just 28%(28 good reviews out of 101).I am a sucker for these kind of romances.The transformation that one witnesses in the character of Landon in the movie after he discovers his true feelings for Mandy Moore's character makes it a great watch.

4)A Beautiful Mind(Russell Crowe,Jennifer Connelly)

Current IMDB rating-8.0

Rotten tomatoes rating-78%

Looks to me like my list moves on the extremes on Rotten Tomatoes.From 44 to 88 to 28 to 78.Haha.Anyway this movie is truly made great by one name and that is Russell Crowe.He enacted that role of the amazing John Nash brilliantly and I am still shocked as to why he did not win the Oscar that year.

5)Rocky 4(Sylvester Stallone)

Current IMDB rating-5.9

Rotten tomatoes rating-44%

I love the whole Rocky series.Never been a big action movie fan but this is different.It works on the same levels with me as TSR.This has been the most successful franchise in the Rocky series so far and I hold it closer than the other 5 parts due to it being the first movie that I saw from the franchise.

Just missed the list-Ghost

My top 5 Hindi movies again in no order are-

1)Andaz Apna Apna(Aamir Khan,Salman Khan,Raveena Tandon,Karishma Kapoor)

IMDB rating-8.4

The most howlarious movie ever.Each dialogue in this one is worth its weight in gold.One movie which knows that its a comedy,knows its job is to entertain and goes to the full extent while doing it.There isnt even one dull moment in this one and as far as I am concerned I can watch it 5 times in one day.I do not think that even the people associated with it realized what they were coming up with until they completed the film.It was a shame that it actually flopped in its time.

2)Gol Maal(Amol Palekar,Utpal Dutt,Bindiya Gowswami)

IMDB rating-8.6

Along with AAA,Hera Pheri and Jane bhi do Yaaron,I think this is the best comedy ever made in India.The story was so simple yet so complicated.It comprised of brilliant performances by all its actors and some really really funny dialogues make it immensely watchable.If you still havent checked it out,please do so on my recommendation.

3)Avtaar(Rajesh Khanna,Shabana Azmi)

IMDB rating-7.0

With the kind of movies I have been coming up with so far,I think people would be surprised that this movie appeals so much to me.I still have no idea why,I mean a lot of other movies have come on the same lines and I have not liked any of them.The story is pretty relatable and ahead of its time.

4)Masoom(Naseeruddin Shah,Shabana Azmi)

IMDB rating-8.4

The best movie on its theme(Read adultery) that has been made so far in India.With seasoned actors like Naseer and Shabana you expect amazing performances but both of them exceed themselves here.The performances of the child actors are amazing as well and one song in the movie is beautiful(Read Tujhse Naraaz Zindagi)

5)Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa(Shah Rukh Khan,Deepak Tijori,Suchitra Krishnamoorthi)

IMDB rating-7.7

This one is different from all the other 9 movies I have listed so far as in its probably the most relatable movie ever.I mean ok so I havent failed 3 times in a row or maybe I dont know how to write songs or play musical instruments still the emotions in the movie are so lifelike.This I think was the best performance of SRK ever and the kind of movies he should have continued doing.Unfortunately he has followed the popular but the less challenging path.

Just missed the list-Ankahee

So there it is.I have listed out all of my favourite films and would like to hear the same from you guys.Tell me if some of these movies make your list or not.Maybe there are recommendations you have for me after looking at my list.Whatever it is please let me know through comments.

A Facebook Group to carry this forward!

Just to inform everyone,me and a couple of my friends have created a Facebook group just to carry this initiative forward.So all of you guys who are on Facebook can join the group here-

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120181764668387

The group is called Top CAT and we would be very regular with it.Join it and have fun preparing.

WIMEI?No Please!

The IIMC final call list for the batch of 2012 came out more than 20 days ago.And like a week back,the other IIMs have also started bringing out their call lists which gives out names of those people who the college has looked at as prospective students(Prospective because some students do not actually join the IIMs who select them).

For the record there are 357 common CAB calls this time around.There are 280 BLACK calls and 213 BLACKI calls(I seems to have changed its criteria bigtime).And only 69 fortunate(???) people have managed BLACKIS.BLACKI used to be such a nice word.Now with S,R,T,another R being added as initials of the new IIMs being formed,a new word will have to be formed which denotes people who have managed calls from each and every IIM!

Anyway I have been regular on PagalGuy over the last few months again to try and show people that rankings are no way to select a college when it comes to choosing between two class places like IIMA and IIMC.Rankings stop mattering when it comes to choosing between these 2 places and one should try and look at the best 'fit' as people call it.Every IIM or any college for that matter that has existed for sometime has its own unique culture.

When you are looking at selecting a college without looking at the rankings,its the culture which will have to be the deciding factor.I mean come on seriously,would one look at rankings when selecting between lets say a Wharton and a Harvard?

But unfortunately I have been noticing this trend among prospective students there to brand us WIMEI.IIMA has always been called WIMWI which translates to Well known Institute of Management in Western India.So if you try and translate it for us it will become Well known Institute of Management in Eastern India aka WIMEI.

Even the newspapers have not been too kind to us and have sometimes quoted us as IIM Kolkata instead of IIM Calcutta.Change our name because the city got a change of name?If that were to be the case the full form of IITM would not have been IIT Madras but IIT Mumbai,and IIT Madras would have become IITC.

Anyway my point is that an institute as old as IIMC(Will be our 50th foundation day next year) has a culture which should not be tampered.We have always been IIMC and will remain IIMC.Please dont start calling us IIMK.

And to that end please dont start calling us WIMEI.IIMA has always been WIMWI and we dont want a name which bears so much resemblance to an already well established name.I understand juniors being interested in their college but if you have to please denote your institute by the name 'Joka'.Believe me no word brings about such sense of proud in any IIMCian as this one does!