This Is England - 2006 - Shane Meadows

And so it was in a little corner of England in the mid ’80s when gloom, despair, hatred masquerading as friendship and dodgy fashion united an unlikely band of Thatcher’s disaffected masses. Gritty and emotional cinéma-vérité depicting angry Englanders, with one of the best child actor performances in modern cinema. JJ

Jab We Met - 2007- Imtiaz Ali

 

Ali does a fantastic job developing an intimate link despite a personality clash between two strangers who meet on a train. Shahid is dejected with life while Kareena is full of zeal, living life on her own terms. Uplifting, with great performances along with a melodious soundtrack. Neha Kumar