2011’s most loved by filmmakers

Craftsmen take a pick of their favourite films this year, and tell us what they love and why
Amole Gupte
Rockstar
Sizzling heart and experienced angst. Kudos to Ranbir, Imtiaz, (cinematographer) Anil Mehta, designer Akki Narula and A R Rahman.
The Dirty Picture
Vidya Balan all the way for her gutsy portrayal. Film was just okay.
Stanley Ka Dabba
Last but not the least, 500 souls stirring the heart with the ladle of childhood.
Sudhir Mishra
Yeh Saali Zindagi, Yeh Saali Zindagi, and Yeh Saali Zindagi…my film was as good as any. But the industry has clammed up about it. So this is my way of saying, the industry is not fair to me, then why should I be fair to them?
If you insist on 3 other films, then
The Dirty Picture
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Delhi Belly
Sanjay Gupta
The Dirty Picture
For Vidya and Ekta Kapoor
No One Killed Jessica
For Rani and Ronnie Screwvala
Delhi Belly
For Imran and Aamir
All three were fabulous films where the star and producer dared to go against the tide and emerged victorious.
Kunal Kohli
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Lovely slice-of-life film
The Dirty Picture
Wonderful story and great performances. What a bold film!
Singham
Full-on masala entertainer. Loved Devgn's performance
Subhash Ghai
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
It was real and contemporary cinema
The Dirty Picture
This was again a very real film set on the 1980s
Pyaar Ka Punchnaama
About today's youth
Satish Kaushik
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
Solid script and dialogues, great performances
The Dirty Picture
For Vidya Balan's uninhibited gutsy performance
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
For Zoya Akhtar's intelligent and mature handling of a road movie.
Siddharth Malhotra
Stanley Ka Dabba
An honest small film with a heart of gold and a universal message of humanity and much more
Singham
I've grown up watching films of my grandpa Premnath. The asli mard hero came back with this film
Delhi Belly
Funny and intelligent
Rensil d'Silva
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Brilliant in all departments. Farhan Akhtar's performance stands out
Delhi Belly
It broke all the norms, and succeeded
Shor In The City
Small film, big surprise