SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2014 (PAGE-4) 2014: SPOTTING THE STARS It has been a busy year for Bollywood stars and as the calendar reaches its fag end, correspondent Supriyo Hazra moves through the different corners of the year to check out their performances in the past 12 Months Aamir Khan: He kept his promise of delivering some- edition of the gala football league. tence since May 2013 for illegal possession of arms in a case thing strong at the box office at the end of year and this time Kareena Kapoor: Bebo knows how to make a bang on related to the 1993 serial blasts. it was with his ‘PK’. Playing a cute alien, Khan’s latest Bol- the box office and this year she teamed up Ajay Devgn aka Sidharth Malhotra: This hot hunk has graduated from lywood flick had a strong message to deliver to his fans. If tough cop Inspector Bajirao Singham in ‘Singham Returns’. the 'Student of the Year' to a matured actor. He paired with it was his ‘Dhoom 3’ that roared at the Box Office last year, The action film joined the 100 –crore club and undoubtedly two lovely ladies of Bollywood-first with Parineeti Chopra in this year it is ‘PK’ which ended the season with a bang. emerged as one of the hit movies of the year. Begum Kareena 'Hasee Toh Phasee' and then with Shraddha Kapoor in 'Ek Khan was back again with his TV show Satyamev Jayate. was also seen doing few cameo roles in ‘Happy Ending’ and Villain'. While it was not all smiles at the box office for Hasee Like the previous season, he once again put forward sev- ‘The Shaukeens’. In 2015, expectations are high from Toh Phasee but Ek Tha Villain received good response from eral social issues through his morning hour TV show. Kareena when she will be seen opposite Salman Khan in one critics. Aditya Roy Kapur: The 'Aashiqui 2' actor who went on of the most promising films of the year –‘ Bajrangi Bhaijaan’. Shraddha Kapoor : Shraddha is one talented actress to be the heartthrob of women was seen only once on She is currently busy shooting for it. who promises to deliver in the coming years and it was right- screen this year as he played a Lucknowi Kabab king Tariq Katrina Kaif: With too many actresses, including new ly proved by her with two of her major releases- Haider and in Daawat-e-Ishq opposite Parineeti Chopra. The rom com ones like Alia, giving their best shots on screen, Katrina is Ek Villain- this year. Her hands are full and she hogged much might not be much a success but Aditya was impressive in surely sweating it out to hold on her position in B-Town. She limelight all through the year. touching the hearts of his fans. was seen playing the ‘Harleen Sahni’ in ‘Bang Bang’. Her Shah Rukh Khan: SRK finally laughed out loud and Alia Bhatt: The cute faced Mahesh Bhatt kid emerged chemistry with Bollywood heart throb Hrithik Roshan was danced merrily in Kolkata's Eden Garden as his Kolkata as the promising star of Bollywood by her strong perform- expected TRPs and was mainly criticised for its slow pace appreciated. Katrina will surely need to sweat it out a lot to Knight Riders (KKR) won the Indian Premier League for sec- ance in three consecutive films this year. Highway, 2 States and confusing plot. On the silver screen, he was seen return- keep mesmerizing her fans in 2015. and then Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, all the three films ing as the lovable ghost with his ‘Bhoothnath Returns’. Kangana Ranaut: She was loved as Rani Mehra, strug- showcasing Bhatt’s brilliance as an actress and proved that Anil Kapoor: Bollywood’s dependable actor Anil Kapoor gling to survive in a foreign land, as she put up her best show she is more than another Bollywood beauty. She even was not seen on the silver screen this year but he made in ‘Queen’. The film surely helped Kangana winning lots of launched herself as a singer as her ‘samjhawan’ for the film news as he will be adapting the sitcom Modern Family for hearts as she displayed the strength of her acting by por- Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania was liked by all. the Indian television audience. Interestingly, he had traying the simpleton. She was also seen in Revolver Rani Arjun Kapoor: Arjun Kapoor did well in 2014. Arjun impressed his fans by playing the lead role in the Indian and Ungli. was seen sharing screen space with Bollywood’s leading adaptation of American TV series ‘24’ last year. In 2015, the Nawazuddin Siddiqui: When you think about Nawazud- ladies- Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone- this year actor will be seen back on the silver screen with ‘Welcome din Siddiqui, you expect to see some magic on the silver in ‘Gunday’ and then in ‘Finding Fanny’. In ‘Gunday’, Arjun Back’ and ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’. screen. The actor did not disappoint his fans with his per- Anushka Sharma: The pretty-faced girl paired with formance as the main antagonist in the film ‘Kick’ liked by Aamir Khan in Rajkumar Hirani’s latest creation- ‘PK'. With all. With Varun Dhawan, he will be next seen in their action- the movie, which released on December 19, already mak- thriller ‘Badlapur’ next year. ing a strong impct at the Box Office, Anushka surely ended Priyanka Chopra: 2014 was a crucial year for Priyanka the year with a bang. Away from the world of films, Anush- as her much awaited film ‘Mary Kom’, where she portrayed ka’s personal life also touched a high point as she was busy the character of India’s Olympic medalist MC Mary Kom, romancing Indian cricket star Virat Kohli. was released. The film received mixed reviews but Priyan- Bipasha Basu: Well, the Bong beauty was seen scar- ka won hearts by her charismatic performance as the box- ing her fans in Vikram Bhatt’s Creature 3D. Bipasha, who er. Piggy Chops, however, was back in the glamourous avatar will be again seen in another supernatural film ‘Alone’ next earlier in the year with ‘Gunday’ where she played the role year, was seen fighting a Brahmarakshas in the monster of a cabaret dancer. thriller. She was also seen in Sajid Khan’s ‘Humshakals’. Parineeti Chopra: She is dynamic and with three releas- But none of the movies earned her much success. es -Hasee Toh Phasee, Daawat-e-Ishq, Kill Dil- Parineeti was Deepika Padukone: Deepika was surely the queen of one busy actress in 2014. Although all her films received ond time under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. In the 2014 with all her movies cementing her position strongly in average response her fans did not forget to appreciate her world of films, he was seen romancing Deepika Padukone the Bollywood world. From shining in small budget ‘Finding performance in all of them. in ‘Happy New Year’. Box Office India declared the film a "hit" Fanny’ to roaring at the Box Office as the glamorous Mohi- Ranbir Kapoor: Once in ‘Bhootnath’ and then in ‘PK”, in India. In August, Shah Rukh Khan was given enhanced ni in ‘Happy New Year’, Deepika and her love of producing Ranbir was seen in just two cameo roles this year and was protection by the Mumbai Police following the incident of a hits remained inseparable. Deepika will be seen sharing the not seen playing any full-length character onscreen. But his firing at the house of his associate and producer Karim Morani screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan in break from films, did not prevent Ranbir from keeping him- allegedly by men of an underworld men. ‘Piku’ next year and the shooting of the film in Kolkata is self in news as the trailer of his upcoming movie ‘Roy’ has Shahid Kapoor: Shahid’s careergraph, which was mov- already much talked about. Deepika also earned kudos for already created much expectations. He will be seen play- ing down over the past few years, moved up with a bang protesting against a major daily for publishing her picture as he put up a powerful show in Vishal Bhard waj's 'Haider', showing her cleavage from a prior event much to the cha- His performance as a troubled Kashmiri youth in search of grin of the actor. Deepika took Twitter by storm as she his missing father surely stunned his fans. protested against the picture published by the national Sonakshi Sinha: Bollywood beauty Sonakshi Sinha's newspaper. Several Bollywood actors and her fans support- love for sports became evident when she owned United and Ranveer Singh competed with each other to impress ed her for raising her voice and slammed the newspaper. Singhs team for the World Kabaddi League. She was also their fans as they both eye to capture the numero uno posi- Dia Mirza: The beautiful actor-producer Dia Mirza start- seen boxing her opponent in the film 'Holiday: A Soldier Is ed a new chapter in her life as she married producer Sahil tion in the industry someday. Arjun paired up with Alia to Never Off Duty' Paired opposite Bollywood's Khiladi Akshay Sangha this year. taste success and joined the elite group of B-town. Kumar, the film did good business at the box office. Abhishek Bachchan: Abhishek was seen only once on- Farhaan Akhtar: The happening guy of Bollywood But her later release of the year-Action Jackson- per- screen and that too in the multi-starrer ‘Happy New Year’.