SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015 (PAGE-4) Superstars rule BOLLYWOOD As the year 2015 almost draws to a close, Supriyo Hazra looks back how the leading stars of the dazzling B-town fared in the past 12 months AAMIR KHAN: For the past couple of years, Aamir Khan don Majnu Bhai with both the films getting good response at KANGANA RANAUT : Anand L. Rai was back again with on the big screen. The youngest woman to be awarded the had left a sharp impression in the hearts of his followers with the box office. the sequel to the 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu, which he named Ashoka Chakra, Neerja Bhanot, died saving 360 innocent pas- his December releases. But this time, with no films to be released, BIPASHA BASU: Gossips on her alleged relationship with this time as Tanu Weds Manu Returns . The powerhouse of act- sengers during a terrorist hijack on the Pan Am Flight 73 on Aamir Khan made to the headlines for some wrong reasons. Con- actor Karan Singh Grover and her love for 'Horror' kept the Bong ing, Kangana Ranaut came up with a double role this time with September 5, 1986. troversy hit Mr. Perfectionist hard as his remarks on the issue R. Madhavan in this romantic comedy which was once again of 'intolerance' did not go down well with many people. Trigger- beauty in news this year. She was once again back on the silver SIDHARTH MALHOTRA: Sidharth Malhotra is maturing screen with another horror movie 'Alone', opposite Grover. The successful in touching the Indian audience who love to watch as an actor with every passing year and this time he was seen ing a controversy, Aamir said that he and his wife Kiran Rao family dramas. Ranaut also portrays the additional role of a considered leaving India owing to the 'disquiet' surrounding it. film made moderate business at the Box Office but Bipasha kept sharing ring and screen space with superstar Akshay Kumar in Haryanvi athlete in it. The film emerged as one of the biggest He said they deemed the present situation of the country to be her promise of returning with a horror flick every year. The diva 'Brothers'. The film performed well at the Box Office and Sid- too dangerous for their kids. The controversy left Bollywood also made her small screen debut as the host of a horror televi- earners of 2015 with both the critics and audience loving it alike. harth proved once again he was no more the 'Student' of this divided with many hitting out at the actor for his remarks. How- sion series 'Darr Sabko Lagta Hai'. Ranaut's other films of the year-I Love NY, opposite Sunny Deol year but an actor gearing up to dominate the industry. and Katti Batti with Imran Khan - went mostly unnoticed. ever, away from controversy, Aamir was busy shooting for his DEEPIKA PADUKONE: A short film ' "My Choice", fea- SUNNY LEONE: She might be an actress who arrived in the next year release ' Dangal'. He is seen is a completely transformed turing the gorgeous actress had gained the attention of many as NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI: With every passing year, tinsel town from an unconventional land but that does not mean look from his previous film 'PK'. He has put on a lot of weight Deepika was seen putting forward a strong message over women Bollywood is becoming more dependent on Nawazuddin Sid- Sunny has not delivered with her performance. With two major to get into the character of a wrestler, as Dangal is loosely based diqui who has been showing the depth of his talents in each empowerment, hence triggering long debates and discussions Bollywood releases- Ek Paheli Leela and Kuch Kuch Locha Hai on the life a wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. on media platforms and social networking sites in a year when release. 2015 remained another milestone in his career as he was seen in movies like Manjhi - The Mountain Man and Bad- - and several appearances in regional films, her fever continued AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN: Last seen in Guzaar- the issue of 'intolerance and women safety' kept buzzing in the to rise the mercury level in India. The Baby Doll will be seen ish, Ash was back after a long gap of five years in 'Jazbaa'. With air. Deepika, however, remained the queen of Bollywood for lapur. With Varun Dhawan experimenting in a serious avatar, romancing Tushar Kapoor and Vir Das in 2016 release Masti- Irrfan Khan sharing the screen space with one time Bollywood another year and competed hard with Priyanka Chopra in wear- he found a tough competition against Nawazuddin Siddiqui zaade. She dominated on the virtual world too as the adult film queen, the film promised a lot for its fans. However, putting up ing the numero uno crown as almost all her films got healthy who portrayed the character 'Liak' quite flawlessly. While, Bad- an average display at the Box Office, 'Jazbaa' will not surely count response from fans and critics. Her high point in the year was lapur did average on the box office it was Radhika Apte and actress defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emerge as at the top of Ash's list of famous movies which also include surely sharing the screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Nawaz's unconventional chemistry and the 'Kahaani' actor's the most searched person on Google in India. Sunny is also the numerous international productions. Irrfan Khan in Piku. She again came back on screen with her old wonderful depiction of "Mountain Man" Dashrath Manjhi's life most searched Indian globally. ANUSHKA SHARMA: Anushka had a rather mixed year as flame Ranbir Kapoor in 'Tamasha' this November. The movie onscreen which pulled audience to the theatre. VIDYA BALAN: Mrs. Dependable of Bollywood, Vidya Bal- Nawazuddin Siddiqui also teamed up with Salman Khan and far as her success at the Box Office is concerned. While she was remained the talk of the town as one time real couple united an, came back this year with Hamari Adhuri Kahani, opposite Harshaali Malhotra in one of the biggest hits of the year 'Bajran- at the top of the world last year with 'PK' hitting the right chord again for Imtiaz Ali after two years since seen together in 2013 Emraan Hashmi. However, the film bombed at the Box Office gi Bhaijaan'. The film made a grand success at the Box Office of success, 2015 commenced on a silimar note with Anushka hit 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' . In December , she was again and failed to impress both fans and critics. seen playing the role of Mastani, opposite real life boy friend and Nawaz-Salman duo repeated the magic which they had cre- delivering another brilliant performance in the thrilling tale Ranveer Singh, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani'. ated with 'Kick' last year. VARUN DHAWAN: From sharing screen space with 'NH10'. She also turned a producer with the road drama. Anush- superstars Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale to experi- The end of the year also saw the diva grabbing eye-balls with PRIYANKA CHOPRA: After capturing Bollywood, 2015 ka also starred in multi-starrer 'Bombay Velvet' that was appre- her Instagram picture hugging Vin Diesel and mysteriously menting with serious roles in 'Badlapur ' opposite Nawazud- turned out to be the red letter year in Priyanka's life as she gained din Siddiqui and then dancing around in 'ABCD 2', Varun ciated by her fans but the much-talked about 'Bombay Velvet' looking in camera giving us the speculation of her signing the immense attention for her international debut as a promising Dhawan spent one busy year in his career and that too with suc- which also saw the acting debut of filmmaker Karan Johar made XXX franchise's next opposite the Hollywood star. a poor run at the Box Office. Anushka's personal life too FBI agent Alex Parrish in American series 'Quantico'. Priyanka cess as all his released movies gained appreciations from fans. remained on the top of headlines as she found herself in an DHANUSH: The southern superstar 'Dhanush' returned to the performance in the series has been highly appreciated by her HITS, WITHOUT STARS: B-town with Amitabh Bachchan in ' Shamitabh'. fans abroad and in India. Touching a new high point in her unwanted controversy when she was blamed by several disap- While the year 2015 saw the creation of the 300 crore club, pointed Indians for the loss of India in the World Cup semi-finals EMRAAN HASHMI: Emraan Hashmi had a dud 2015 with career, she has become the first South Asian woman to headline there were also many small films that performed extremely well clash against Australia this year. Anushka's presence in the sta- none of his films-Mr. X and Hamari Adhuri Kahani- making any an American network drama series. In Bollywood too, she had at the box office. dium was blamed for her boy friend and Test team skipper Virat mark at the box office. two crucial releases this year- Dil Dhadakne Do and Bajirao Mas- Gone are the days when only big films were awaited and tani. The multi-starrer Dil Dhadakne Do did good performance Kohli's poor show in the match. FARHAAN AKHTAR: Appearing just once with Dil accepted by the audiences. Now, the audiences are very open at the Box Office while Bajirao Mastani which released on Dec ALIA BHATT: She has been the talk of the tinsel town since Dhadakne Do, Farhan Akhtar made a strong appearance in the to small budget films as well that are starring smaller actors 18 has received positive reviews from critics.