The
year
enjoyed
its
big-ticket
movies
like
Chennai
Express
and
Krrish
3
at
the
Bollywood
box
office,
but
it
also
welcomed
small
wonders.
High
on
content
and
performances,
acclaimed
films
like
Ship
Of
Theseus
and
The
Lunchbox
not
only
exhibited
the
zest
and
zeal
of
filmmakers,
but
also
showed
their
fearlessness
in
trying
new
genres
and
unique
treatments.
IANS
picks
up
10
such
refreshing
small
wonders
from
2013,
which
were
not
gold
spinners,
but
whetted
the
appetite
of
viewers
looking
for
meaningful
content:
ABCD:
AnyBody
Can
Dance:
The
3D
dance
film
ABCD
not
only
introduced
the
Indian
audiences
to
a
new
genre
but
also
gave
budding
choreographers
a
platform
to
display
their
skills.
Directed
by
choreographer
Remo
D'Souza,
it
starred
a
host
of
choreographers
including
big
names
like
Prabhudheva
and
Ganesh
Acharya
along
with
upcoming
ones.
Even
though
the
film,
made
on
an
approximately
Rs.12
crore
budget,
received
a
lukewarm
response,
it
garnered
Rs.19.5
crore
($3.127
million)
in
its
opening
weekend
and
wowed
everyone
with
its
dance
sequences.
Kai
Po
Che:
Based
on
friendship,
Kai
Po
Che
won
many
hearts.
The
Abhishek
Kapoor-directorial
saw
the
big
screen
debut
of
TV
actors
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
and
Amit
Sadh
as
best
friends.
Rajkumar
Rao
also
featured
as
the
third
friend.
Not
only
the
film,
a
big
screen
adaptation
of
Chetan
Bhagat's
The
3
Mistakes
of
My
Life,
was
loved
by
many,
it
helped
freshers
in
getting
good
projects.
The
film
grossed
approximately
Rs.43.50
crore
in
the
domestic
market
and
its
overseas
collection
was
Rs.12
crore.
Mere
Dad
Ki
Maruti:
A
laugh
riot,
Mere
Dad
Ki
Maruti
was
a
light-hearted
refreshing
comedy
revolving
around
the
bantering
between
a
father
and
his
son.
Although
Saqib
Saleem
as
the
son
and
Ram
Kapoor
as
the
dad
entertained
the
viewers,
its
box
office
business
wasn't
satisfactory.
Those
who
saw
the
film
however
appreciated
the
dialogues.
Aashiqui
2:
Sequels
are
a
gamble
as
they
often
fail
to
match
up
to
the
original,
but
Aashiqui
2
turned
out
to
be
an
exception.
The
love
story,
featuring
Aditya
Roy
Kapur
and
Shraddha
Kapoor,
was
lapped
up
by
the
masses
and
collected
approximately
Rs.78
crore
at
the
box
office.
Directed
by
Mohit
Suri,
the
film's
music
was
a
big
hit
as
well.
Fukrey:
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Ritesh
Sidhwani's
small
budget
production
Fukrey
proved
that
hero-heroine-based
love
stories
are
not
the
only
ones
that
click
at
the
box
office.
Directed
by
Mrighdeep
Singh
Lamba,
it
did
a
business
of
over
Rs.30
crore
with
names
like
Richa
Chaddha,
Vishakha
Singh,
Pulkit
Samrat
and
Priya
Anand
carrying
the
film
on
their
shoulders.
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag:
A
biopic
on
legendary
athlete
Milkha
Singh,
sports-based
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
hit
the
bull's
eye
at
the
box
office.
For
the
viewers
it
was
a
delight
to
watch
well-trained
Farhan
Akhtar
as
the
Flying
Sikh
on
the
big
screen.
Directed
by
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra,
it
also
had
stellar
performances
by
Sonam
Kapoor
and
Divya
Dutta.
It
reaped
gold
at
the
box
office
and
crossed
the
Rs.100
crore
mark.
Madras
Cafe:
It
was
not
a
typical
entertainer.
Set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
Sri
Lankan
civil
war,
the
film
was
a
mix
of
fact
and
fiction.
It's
not
easy
to
involve
movie
lovers
in
such
a
serious
drama,
but
Shoojit
Sircar
nailed
it
with
Madras
Cafe.
The
political
thriller,
starring
John
Abraham,
was
made
on
a
budget
of
less
than
Rs.10
crore
buted
collect
Rs.24
crore
in
the
first
four
days
of
its
release
itself.
Ship
Of
Theseus:
Debutant
director
Anand
Gandhi
struck
the
right
chord
with
his
thought-provoking
Ship
Of
Theseus,
made
on
a
shoestring
budget
of
Rs.2.5
crore.
Filmmaker
Kiran
Rao
released
the
poignant
and
original
drama
in
collaboration
with
UTV
Motion
Pictures
in
select
few
cities,
but
the
film
that
revolved
around
an
experimental
photographer,
an
ailing
monk
and
a
stock
broker,
enjoyed
a
satisfactory
run
in
cities
like
Mumbai,
Pune,
Delhi,
Bangalore
and
Kolkata.
Shahid:
Based
on
the
life
of
slain
human
rights
activist
and
lawyer
Shahid
Azmi,
Hansal
Mehta-directed
critically
acclaimed
Shahid,
starring
Rajkumar
Rao
in
the
title
role,
received
ample
support
from
the
film
industry
and
also
enjoyed
a
good
run
at
the
box
office.
It
collected
Rs.2.05
crore
in
its
opening
weekend.
The
Lunchbox:
After
being
appreciated
at
various
international
film
festivals,
The
Lunchbox
proved
its
mettle
on
the
domestic
front
too.
An
unconventional
love
story
of
a
married
woman,
who
is
unsatisfied
with
her
life,
and
an
elderly
man,
who
lost
his
wife
many
years
back,
collected
approximately
Rs.1.25
crore
on
its
opening
day.
If
viewers
and
critics
raved
about
director
Ritesh
Batra's
film
with
universal
appeal,
they
were
equally
overwhelmed
by
Irrfan,
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
and
Nimrat
Kaur's
performances
in
the
medium
budget
movie.
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