Bollywood Home » Bollywood Over The Years » Bollywood from 1996-2007 The movies in Bollywood from 1996-2007 marked the era with the making of unconventional masterpieces by the eminent directors and talented filmmakers. These gifted professionals outpassed their challenges by presenting some of the spectacular films of the century. This is the decade when the filmmaking trend in Bollywood underwent a radical a change from the dogma of romanticism and melodrama, to concentrate in matters of unconventional social problems of the present times. Bollywood from 1996-2007 witnessed the coming of several new faces with a repertoire of talents bound to make history with their performances in Indian cinema.

Starting with Raam Shetty's Army in 1996, the movies in Bollywood reached new heights of excellence in producing a genre of the greatest works of artistry in acting, direction and storyline. The period witnessed some of the greatest supporting artists of all times, like Johnny Lever, Asutosh Rana, Monish Behl and Aashish Vidyarthi who mesmerized the audiences with their spectacular performances. Each one of them being a master in bringing out a particular tone of emotion from romance, violence, comedy and intense villainy outpassed the talents of their forerunners by a thousandfold.



The movies like Chaahat, Jeet, Dushman Duniya Ka, English Babu Desi Mem and Bombay Boys in Bollywood in the late 90s' brought about a revolution by their skilled presentation of human emotions impressing a large audience throughout the nation. The decade also witnessed several comedy masterworks by some of the eminent directors of the time. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was such a movie made by David Dhawan, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda and Anupam Kher. The movie brought huge popularity as soon as it was released due to the fascinating performances by these great actors who created new trends in their acting.

The Bollywood movies from '96-'07 brought forward quite a number of unconventional performances like Saaz, Train To Pakistan and Umesh Mehra's Qila. These marked a new genre in the history of Indian cinema with a new style of presentation that topped many contemporary productions with the bold portrayal of realism. In fact late 90s' witnessed the emergence of a period when the Bollywood films started making history with rich tones of realism and universality in their presentations.

The films of Bollywood from 1996-2007 did not shirk from carrying on the drive for social and national awareness amidst the curse of terrorism and hatred. The movies like 1947 Earth, China Gate, Border and LOC Kargil painted rich tones of nationalism and solidarity touching the souls of millions. With great direction, gifted performances and realistic storylines, the movies in Bollywood came into the people's lives displaying the real colors of human emotions.

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