B-Town filmmakers pick their favourite film of 2009. 3 Idiots was the clear winner, followed by Paa
PS: Avatar and Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year also feature prominently

It was the year of the alien. When an American film Avatar completely took over our Bollywood filmmakers' psyche making them feel small inadequate and incompetent. Then, Paa and 3 Idiots came along at year-end to give back the industry and our filmmakers their self-esteem. Read on to find out the fav film of your fav director....

Ram Gopal Varma Avatar is by far one of the best films I've seen in my life. James Cameron is God. In fact, he has gone a step ahead of God by building a world even God couldn't imagine. After watching Avatar, I felt I belong to a primitive filmmaking world.

David Dhawan 3 Idiots is the best-written and best-directed film of the year. Great entertainment value!

Sriram Raghavan 3 Idiots. Maybe because I'm an idiot myself.

Raj Kumar Santoshi My favourite film of 2009 is 3 Idiots. Good entertainment with a strong message. Fantastic performances, excellent script and direction.

Nishikant Kamat 3 Idiots. Never seen such a rollercoaster of laughs and sobs before. It's simply an amazing work.

Rohit Shetty 3 Idiots for sure. There are very few films that make you feel good and happy. This is one of them.

Kunal Kohli Without a doubt, 3 Idiots. It is one of the best films I've seen in recent times. I love its simplicity, subtlety and impact.

Kunal Deshmukh It would have to be 3 Idiots. I haven't felt so positively about a film in a long time. It taught me how far ahead weu00a0 filmmakers areu00a0 when it comes to putting heart into our themes. I also thought Avatar was awesome.

Mohit Suri 3 Idiots, 3 Idiots, 3 Idiots!

Abhinay Deo Without a doubt, 3 Idiots

Tony D'Souza 3 Idiots and Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Rocket Singh Salesman Ofu00a0u00a0 The Year... Though it had a weak screenplay, it was deftly directed and attempted to comment on our moral values.u00a0 Andu00a0u00a0 Ranbir gave a flawless performance. Wish they had worked a bit more on the script, though.