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1. Lakhon Mein Ek (1967)
Director: Raza Mir
Good story and some very powerful performances by Shamim Ara and Mustafa Qureshi. Nisar Bazmi gave this film some of his best tunes.
2. Andaleeb (1969)
Director: Fareed Ahmed
This film has the best story, best music, best photography, best acting and best direction. In short, everything is top notch.
3. Khuda Kay Liye (2007)
Director: Shoaib Mansoor
Khuda Kay Liye had the best story that was very well executed.
4. Aan (1952)
Director: Mehboob Khan
Watch this film for Dilip Kumar’s acting and some beautiful music.
5. Love Story (1970)
Director: Arthur Hiller
Love Story has a touchy storyline with a remarkable performance by Ryan O’Neal.
6. Titanic (1997)
Director: James Cameron
This film is superb in every single department.
7. Birdman (2014)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Birdman is amazing from every angle possible. I especially admire Iñárritu’s style of storytelling.
8. The Revenant (2015)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Revenant is among Leonardo DiCaprio’s most powerful performances, coupled with extremely good direction and photography.
9. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
A Clockwork Orange is Stanley Kubrick at his finest. It has a different kind of a story told masterfully by a great director.
10. The Godfather (1972)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather is my all-time favourite movie and that I have seen it over a dozen times. Francis Ford Coppola’s grip on the whole film, from story to music, screenplay to art direction and cinematography to costumes, is breathtaking. Marlon Brando’s performance as Vito Corleone is unforgettable.
The writer is a Pakistani actor and film-maker
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2016.
Director: Raza Mir
Good story and some very powerful performances by Shamim Ara and Mustafa Qureshi. Nisar Bazmi gave this film some of his best tunes.
2. Andaleeb (1969)
Director: Fareed Ahmed
This film has the best story, best music, best photography, best acting and best direction. In short, everything is top notch.
3. Khuda Kay Liye (2007)
Director: Shoaib Mansoor
Khuda Kay Liye had the best story that was very well executed.
4. Aan (1952)
Director: Mehboob Khan
Watch this film for Dilip Kumar’s acting and some beautiful music.
5. Love Story (1970)
Director: Arthur Hiller
Love Story has a touchy storyline with a remarkable performance by Ryan O’Neal.
6. Titanic (1997)
Director: James Cameron
This film is superb in every single department.
7. Birdman (2014)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Birdman is amazing from every angle possible. I especially admire Iñárritu’s style of storytelling.
8. The Revenant (2015)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Revenant is among Leonardo DiCaprio’s most powerful performances, coupled with extremely good direction and photography.
9. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
A Clockwork Orange is Stanley Kubrick at his finest. It has a different kind of a story told masterfully by a great director.
10. The Godfather (1972)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather is my all-time favourite movie and that I have seen it over a dozen times. Francis Ford Coppola’s grip on the whole film, from story to music, screenplay to art direction and cinematography to costumes, is breathtaking. Marlon Brando’s performance as Vito Corleone is unforgettable.
The writer is a Pakistani actor and film-maker
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2016.