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Bollywood might have faced a low with close to Rs.700 crore losses this year, but it definitely had its high with hits like 'Wanted', 'Dev D' and 'Kaminey'. IANS picks 10 top Bollywood movies that saved the industry from doomsday in 2009.

Call it the "Slumdog Millionaire" effect or the lure of a huge market, India became the new hot destination for Hollywood filmmakers and actors in 2009.

In fact in a year laden with flops, there was not a single film starring newcomers which managed to do super hit business.

By Joginder Tuteja, Mumbai, Dec 17 : Fresh faces failed to make a smashing debut in Bollywood this year.

As 2009 comes to an end, there are some definitive performances that tower above the rest.

There's so much a poster can do. No matter how much you like the maker and the stars, a lame one-sheet makes you cringe, and your buzz begins to wane.

'I love Gisele's pictures because of the simplicity on her face' 'You can tell John anything and he will agree' 'I shot Saif in his vanity van' 'Aamir looked young in Rang De Basanti but he looks younger in 3 Idiots' 'Anurag is one director, who fights with producers if they pay me less' 'We did not plan this image, we got it when Devika was lying ...

Last year, Madhav Mathur had an appointment with a Bollywood film director under a flyover in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla complex.

Abhay Deol is Bollywood's answer to intelligent cinema and he has wowed audiences abroad with his performance and now we can't stop raving about his intellect.

December 5, 2009: Abhay Deol the eccentric actor who has built his career around distinctive roles in his films be it the suave thief in 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye' or the modern day lover in 'Dev D' is without doubt all set to being a crossover actor.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 52 films will be screened in the world cinema section of the 14th International Film Festival of Kerala to commence in the city on December 11.

Kolkata, Dec 04 : Tollywood's box-office hit 'Challenge' has notched up four major awards during 'Anandalok Purashkar' ceremony in the city.

On Saturday Amar Kaushik whoa s an assistant director to Onir got the shock of his life on a local train where he was discussing Anurag Kashyapa s Dev D loudly and lavishly with his friends.

The ongoing International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad has turned the multiplex into a festive zone.

'Filmmaking is often an organic and natural process' 'I got the consolation and courage partly by watching Guru Dutt's Pyaasa ' 'Making Dev D was one of the most satisfying experiences in my career' 'The Girl in Yellow Boots is a thriller' Anurag Kashyap , who brings his Gulaal to the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council film festival in New York, ...

Abhay Deol has recently purchased a bungalow worth almost Rs 2 crore in Versova.

Bollywood's essentially quite prudish. We talk about sex but we don't show it. There's hardly ever been any on-screen nudity and it's become a cliche to even joke about the way a lovemaking scene cuts to a shot of two flowers or a train entering a tunnel.

Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap feels there should be no film censorship at all.

By Robin Bansal, New Delhi, Oct 29 : 'Dev D' actress Kalki Koechlin says her boyfriend Anurag Kashyap, who has written screenplays and dialogues for memorable films like 'Satya' and 'Black Friday', thinks she is a better writer than him.

Abhay Deol , who impressed one and all with his superlative performance in Dev D earlier this year, took part in the second New Stream Panel discussion at the ongoing 11th Osian's Cinefan Film Festival.