Short description Top 10 Movies Bollywood 2025
Man, it’s New Year’s Eve 2025, and I’m crashed out in my stuffy Bandra apartment, the one with the leaky ceiling that sounds like rain in monsoon season. Raj Kapoor—wait, no, Rajiv Kapoor, that’s me—film critic for that scrappy rag ReelRumble, staring at a blank screen like it’s the villain in some bad B-movie. Outside, Mumbai’s going nuts with leftover Diwali bangs, like the industry’s celebrating another year of hits and heartbreaks. 2025? What a wild ride. Flops that sank faster than a lead balloon, blockbusters that exploded like Holi bombs. But damn, the gems… they pulled me out of my post-screening slumps, made me believe in this mad circus again. Chai in hand (cold now, because who has time?), I hammer out my list. Not some polished PR puff piece—this is raw, my heart on the page, samosa grease and all. Let’s roll, from the underdogs to the kings
10. Ek Chatur Naar (Sept 12)
First up, this little firecracker of a rom-com sneaks in like a thief in the night. Some newbie director—name’s slipping me, but talent? Overflowing. It’s about this desi girl from the boonies schooling corporate bigwigs in the city, all sass and smarts. Lead actress? Eyes that could drown you in a puddle. Raked in 150 cr on pure laughs. I was at the screening, choking on popcorn during that savage boardroom roast—the usher thought I was dying. “Heroine doesn’t wait for a save,” I grumbled to myself. In a year bloated with swords and sorcery, this was the breath of fresh chai, reminding us Bollywood can flirt without the fireworks.
9. Heer Express (Sept 12)
Bollywood loves trains—think Sholay meets Dilwale Dulhania. Heer Express grabs that and floors it into heist heaven. Bunch of oddballs jack a swanky Delhi-Mumbai bullet train, unearthing a smuggling scam laced with cursed jewels. AR Rahman’s beats had me tapping my foot like a fool, and that legend’s cameo? Chef’s kiss. Pulled 220 cr easy. Post-show, I hopped the local, mind replaying the near-derail finale—heart in my throat. “Old-school thrills on new tracks,” I jotted, still buzzing.
8. Baaghi 4 (Sept 5)
Tiger Shroff’s back, brooding harder than a storm cloud in Baaghi 4. Ahmed Khan cranks the fight game to 11 in Kolkata’s underbelly rings, where payback crashes into a taboo romance. Those flips? I’d break my neck trying half. 280 cr scorcher for summer. But hey, under the bruises, it’s a punch at injustice that stuck with me. “Tiger’s swinging for the fences now—fists and feels,” I scratched out, nursing a phantom ache.
7. Jolly LLB 3 (Sept 19)
Akshay slips into the gown for Jolly LLB 3, roasting fat cats in a pandemic-scarred courtroom farce. Up against Saurabh Shukla’s sleazy bench, it’s quips flying like arrows. 320 cr, and yeah, that award nod’s coming. I teared up laughing at the slam-dunk close—corruption got KO’d. “Our funny bone’s moral compass,” I typed, polishing my specs.
6. Housefull 5 (Summer Chaos)
Riteish’s madhouse hits five with Housefull 5, a bedlam of mix-ups at a snowy hill station. Akshay, Abhishek, and a parade of cameos whipped up a 450 cr laugh riot. Dragged my eye-rolling bro to it; by the swap-fest midway, he’s wheezing. “No brains, all belly laughs—and I ate it up,” I admitted, queuing the third rewatch.
5. 120 Bahadur (Nov 21)
Farhan Akhtar’s stark WWII tribute 120 Bahadur guts you with its black-and-white grit. One soldier’s 120-hour holdout against hell—pure, quiet guts. 380 cr, theaters misty as fog. Me? History nerd through and through, I froze in my seat till the end, that hush heavier than medals. “Farhan shoots straight for the chest,” I scribbled, a solid 9 in my book.
4. De De Pyaar De 2 (Nov 14)
Ajay’s chasing love in De De Pyaar De 2, juggling a young flame and exes in Goa’s messy paradise. Rakul and Jimmy spice the 420 cr rom-com stew. That dance battle went viral for a reason, but the real kick? Second acts in love. “Years mean zip; romance is the ringmaster,” I chuckled.
3. Hi Zindagi (Oct 31)
Hi Zindagi‘s gentle gut-punch tracks three pals grinding dreams in lockdown-battered Mumbai. Newbies shine, Pritam’s tunes hug your soul—480 cr on whispers. Saw it three times, each spotting my own what-ifs in their scramble. “Everyday warriors’ soft thunder,” I said, therapy in 2 hours.
2. The Taj Story (Oct 31)
Bhansali’s The Taj Story paints Shah Jahan’s obsession as a 500 cr love fortress. Ranveer and Deepika ignite in lavish palaces, their spark a monument to madness. I stumbled out bedazzled, colors swimming. “He forges empires from heartache,” I breathed, runner-up but unforgettable.
1. Chhaava (Early ’25 Thunder)
Crown goes to Chhaava, Vicky Kaushal as Sambhaji Maharaj slashing through 601 cr of fury and fire. Laxman Utekar turns history into a war cry against oppressors. I rose for the anthem, chills like a first crush. “India’s roar on reel,” I sealed it, list done.
Clock strikes twelve, I smash publish, grinning like a kid at interval. 2025 wasn’t flicks—it was us, reflected in silver shards. Mumbai sparkles below, teasing tomorrows. End credits? Hell no, just the lights coming up.