This year proved that audiences prefer a well-told story instead of superstars. That's why a film like A Wednesday -- starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher -- could feature in the same box office list as Shah Rukh Khan's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani lists the top hits of 2008, we try to explain why they worked.
10. A Wednesday
No one could have guessed that A Wednesday would become one of the biggest hits of the year. Directed by first-timer Neeraj Pandey, the film took a while before it hit the theatres.
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Lead actors Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher's brilliant performance struck a chord with the audience in a big way.
A Wednesday told the story of a common man, who was fed up of terrorism and wanted to take revenge against them.
Text: Syed Firdaus Ashraf
Note: Vinod Mirani has only supplied us the box office rankings.
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