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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 (PAGE-4) 2013 : STAR SPOTTING As the year 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: Cine goers kept waiting till December for ‘Mr. movies of the year, including Once Upon Ay Time In QUEEN directed by . Baba Siddique. While the world hoped an end to the film Perfect’ to set the silver screen on fire with his ‘ 3’ as Dobaara!, where he sported a moustache, and Matru Ki Bijlee : He is consistent and he is bril- industry's most talked about feud, the stars clarified it was he turned to a ‘bad man’ for the movie. Released in regular 2D Ka Mandola passed away without much ripples in the B-town liant. Yes, one can describe Nawaz as few of the potential just a goodwill gesture. Salman dropped another bomb in and Imax format, ‘’ is the third installment of the pop- paradigm. actors who have arrived in Bollywood in recent times whose popular TV show as he declared that he ular Dhoom series. Coupled with Abshiek Bachchan, Uday : When you feel like watching something exper- performance will keep you glued to the screen. Away from the was still a ‘virgin’. Is anyone believing? Chopra, , Aamir kept his promises of producing imental then you should always look out for Irrfan Khan’s movies. competition of ‘packs’, Nawazuddin knows the mantra of pow- : Shocking his fans and nearly putting an one super hit for his fans every year. The thinking actor kept his promises again with The Lunchbox. erful performance which has created his own followers in end to his successful career, Bollywood actor and 1993 Mum- : The magician in Sanjay Leela Revolving around a lunchbox, the story beautifully shaped the these two years since his charismatic emergence in bai serial blast case convict Sanjay Dutt returned to jail this Bhansali’s Guzaarish rose to fame in 2013 with 2, relationship shared by a man, who has been grieving since his last year. This year, he was seen in ‘The Lunch Box’, Aat- year. The Supreme Court in July this year had rejected Dutt's which became a box office blockbuster. Indian audience also wife died, and a woman (Nimrat Kaur) over her cooked foods maand Bombay Talkies. curative petition on his punishment. He had to surrender after loved him as Avi, ’s onscreen friend, in ‘Yeh and exchanged letters. : She is a singer, she is dancer and the Supreme Court ruled out any extension of surrender time Jawaani Hai Deewani’ which also rocked the box office. Jacqueline Feranandes : The pretty-faced Sri Lankan she is a good actor. Yes, if someone sits to write Piggy Chops to him in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. On May 10, giving a : Expecting something out of the box is some- blow to Dutt, the Supreme Court rejected his plea that sought thing which one can always expect from Abhay Deol and the review of its March 21 decision where he was convicted. actor did not disappoint his fans in 2013 as he did justice to : Shah Rukh Khan proved once again the character Jasjeet Singh Shergill in filmmaker Anand L. that he is still the badshah of Bollywood as his Rai’s . Abhay’s role was not much big but the Express rocked new records at the box office by becoming impression he left on viewers as the young politician is strong. the fastest film to enter the 100 club in just 4 days since : Abhsihek was back this year as its release. ’s typical masala entertainer is tough cop Jai Dixit, chasing down yet another sinister villain, already the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013 at pres- this time in the form of Sahir the clown thief, played by Aamir ent, with ’s Dhoom 3 competing hard to touch the Khan, in Dhoom 3. Dixit surely charmed his fans once again numero uno position . Shah Rukh also grabbed eye balls by and promised to deliver more thrilling performances in 2014. hugging former buddy during an Iftar party this : Her beauty and flamboyant acting had made year but before all could predict an end to their animosity, it Alia Bhatt the talk of the tinsel town since her debut in 'Student was clarified that the embracing was just a goodwill gesture. of the Year' last year. While she vanished from the silver screen His Indian Premier League (IPL) team Knight Rid- this year trailer’s of her upcoming movie ‘Highway’are out. Alia ers (KKR) failed in the popular T20 league and lost its crown will be back in director ’s next venture in 2014. to Mumbai Indians. : In ’s official remake of the 1983 : Once considered as the next big thing film ‘Himmatwala’Ajay tried to recreate the charisma of danc- in Bollywood, Shahid Kapoor’s poor run and hard luck con- ing hero along with southern sensation Tamannaah tinues as both his films-R…Rajkumar and Phata Poster Nikla but all his cheesy dialogues and ‘he-man’ fight sequences fell Hero did not draw much audience in theatres. too short of impressing both critics and movie buffs. In his next : After an unimpressive 2012, Sonam venture, Ajay teamed up with , Amitabh delivered well this year with her strong performances in Raan- Bachchan and for ‘Satyagraha’ which did jhanaa and . moderate business at the box office. He promises to entertain Sunny Leone: Away from the industry she belonged, adult his fans once again as tough cop Bajirao Singham in ‘Sing- film actress Sunny Leone has been followed by media wher- ham 2’, the sequel to the 2011 super hit Singham, soon. ever she went in 2013. With her launch in Bollywood in 2012, : Bollywood’s original ‘khiladi’ Akshay the ‘Jism 2’ actress remained a busy lady in the tinsel town Kumar’s success graph this year was moderate, unlike other this year by bagging more projects. Her Jackpot might have years when it usually touches the peak point. While his two failed but she got the perfect opportunity to work with veter- films-Boss and 'Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara' an actor Nasiruddin Shah in the movie, truly an achievement. bombed at the box office, his other film '' was suc- She will also be seen in horror flick Ragini MMS 2 next year. cessful in entertaining fans. : She will be seen sharing the screen with : The same old sounds of the hoot- next year but this year Bollywood’s Mrs er, claps and some moment of excitement were back as Big dependable did not find that perfect ball to hit a sixer as her B hosted the seventh season of popular TV show Kaun Bane- Ghanchakkar did not create any chakkar at the box office. ga Crorepati. On the silver screen, he was seen in ’s ‘Satyagraha’ portraying the role of an idealistic man in Hits, without stars: 2013 saw Bollywood delivering several films out of its the character named Dwarka Anand. In 2013, Bachchan also colourful box of dreams which featured no superstar but they wrote another chapter in his glorious career which has spanned created ripples at the box office. Few names are mentioned several decades as he made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with below: The Great Gatsby, in which he played a non-Indian Jewish Kai Po Che: The film featured no big stars but its story on character, Meyer Wolfsheim. friendship, politics and religion impressed Indian audience. : While Bollywood’s evergreen Mr. Depend- Abig screen adaptation of writer ’s ‘The 3 Mis- able impressed Indian household with his small screen debut takes of My Life’novel, the film featured actors Sushant Singh with the series ‘24’. 24 is an Indian television drama series Rajput, Rajkumar Rao as three friends. based on the American series of the same name. Kapoor is Ship Of : Directed by Anand Gandhi, the film playing the lead role in the series. received positive reviews from both Indian press and critics. Arjun Rampal: One can say 2013 belonged to Arjun Ram- : Produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, pal the actor as he is developing into a more matured actor the film directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba tasted success on with every passing year. With ‘Inkaar’ hitting the theatres at the the basis of good performance by some little known actors like beginning of the year, Rampal and ’s on- Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chaddha, and . screen chemistry and the poster of the movie grabbed too : A sequel of ‘Aashiqui’, this film, featuring many eye balls. Arjun showed his brilliance in front of the cam- Aditya Roy Kapur and , turned out to be era in his later released films of the year which were ‘Satya- one of the most successful movies of the year. The sound- graha’ and ‘D-Day’. track to the film became very popular after its release and : Well, the Bong beauty and her love for most of them topped the charts. horror films continued in 2013 as she was seen in Aatma, which also featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role. The film failed to create much ripples at the box office. Basu was also Rest In Peace : seen performing a small role in Abbas-Mustan ‘s action-thriller beauty took up a ‘Gao Ke Gori’look for an in direc- resume then he will need to put all these qualities in it to prop- : Legendary singer Manna Dey, who had ‘ 2’. The film was the first one to enter the worldwide Bol- tor ’s Ramaiya Vastavaiya, besides attempting erly express her talents. Away from the world of acting where entertained music lovers with his melliflu- lywood's 100 crore club in 2013. to play the role of a perfect vamp in this year. Surely, she has already proved herself, Priyanka released her new ous voice over decades, passed away : The crown of being the ‘Miss 2013’ she has learnt to experiment, this time not only with her looks album titled 'Exotic'. Though, it remained unimpressive to in . He was 94. He was suf- in Bollywood galaxy surely went to the lanky beauty as she but with her acting. many of her fans but her moves with international rapper Pit- fering from respiratory illness and produced more hit movies than any other leading ladies in the : In 2012, the macho actor made a heavy- bull for a music video in the album made her the talk of the renal failure and was in and out of industry this year. Far ahead of Katrina or Priyanka, Deepika weight debut as a producer with his ‘’. Teaming town. Apart from singing, she featured in numerous item the hospital for several months. positioned herself in the numero uno position this year. While up once again with director , John’s next pro- songs in films like Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela and Born on May 1, 1919, Dey in Cal- the year commenced with her multi-starrer ‘Race 2’, which was duction dealt with the serious issue of Sri Lankan civil war and . She also starred opposite superhero cutta as Prabodh Chandra Dey. His the first one to enter the worldwide Bollywood's 100 crore club assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in Hrithik in 3’ which made a huge profit at the nick name was Manna. He made his in 2013, she continued her dominance in the box office with their latest venture ‘Madras Café’. John mesmerized his fans box office. However, amid all these highs, Priyanka received debut as a playback singer in the film multiple hits like ‘ ,‘Chennai and critics as Major Singh, a character which rightful- a massive jolt in her personal life as her father Ashok Chopra Tamanna in 1942, and recorded more than Express’and ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela’. All the films ly gave him an opportunity to justify his acting prowess. passed away at a Mumbai hospital after losing his battle 4000 songs in different languages including , Ben- were declared super hits at the box office. In fact, her : The iconic filmmaker was back with the against cancer in June. gali and Assamese. The Indian government had hon- and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ranked country’s popular celebrity chat show ‘Koffee with Karan’ as Ranbir Kapoor : It is tough to say whether it was a ‘cool’ oured him with the Padma Shri, the and among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. Deepi- he sits for an hour-long journey with stars, refreshing the audi- or a ‘hot’ year for the Bollywood’s leading man as gossips, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. His popular songs include ka’s performance in all these movies garnered appreciations ence with some light yet intricate chats, unveiling the other success and failure followed him in every move he made in 'Zindagi Kaise Hai Paheli', 'Ami Je jalsaghare', 'Hoyto from both critics and her fans. side of their favourite icons over a cup of coffee. The new ses- 2013. First came ‘'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ where he was Tomari Jonyo' and 'Coffee Houser Shei adda ta aj ar nei'. : Southern superstar who was best known sion has already seen actor Salman Khan dropping a bomb seen pairing with ex-flame Deepika Padukone. The film also : Bollywood actor Pran, who across India for his popular ‘Kolaveri Di’ number made his by disclosing his virginity secrets. featured Aditya Roy Kapur and . Bagged by strode the film industry like a colossus debut in Bollywood with Raanjhanaa. Kareena Kapoor : A year after her marriage with Saif Ali positive reviews from critics and good response from audi- for decades essaying roles of mostly : Emraan loves doing horror films and Khan, Bebo was back in the industry busy experimenting with ence, the Ayan Mukherjee directed film became the second 2013 was no exception as he started the year with Kannan her roles in films like Satyagraha and then in Gori Tere Pyaar highest grosser of the year. Friendship, love, Ranbir-Deepi- villains in the silver screen whom Iyer’s Ek Thi Daayan, which received mostly positive reviews Mein. In ‘Satyagraha’, Kareena played the role of Yasmin ka pairing and ’s item number-'Yeh Jawaani Hai generations of cine goers would love from critics. However, his next venture with Vidya Balan, ‘Ghan- Ahmed, a hard headed TV reporter whereas ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Deewani’ had all the tarka to cook a sumptuous Bollywood to hate, died in July. He was 93. Pran chakkar’might have played an average innings at the box office Mein’ showed her as Dia Sharma. masala curry. Adding more feathers to the crown, the film or Pran Kishan Sikand was conferred but the performance of both the actors were well received by Katrina Kaif : In the battle for the numero uno position, Kat- became the seventh highest grossing Bollywood films in the highest film honour of India, critics and audience. rina, who was capturing it unopposed for the past couple of overseas markets. Ranbir, however, failed to live up to the Dadasaheb Phalke Farhaan Akhtar : Afit Farhan Akhtar raced hard as he por- years, faced a stiff challenge from Deepika Padukone in 2013. expectations in his next release of the year Besharam which Award, for his lifetime trayed one of the noted sports icons of India in Katrina was not much seen on the silver screen for most part bombarded at the box office. achievement this year . 's 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. Impress- of the year except as a fairy in Bombay Talkies. But her pretty : Mostly remained away from the silver Shamshad Begum: Indian ing fans and getting mixed reviews from critics made the biopic face kept popping on the small screen across households in screen, Rani was seen only in one movie-Bombay Talkies- singing legend Shamshad do good business at the box office. The film had earned approx- numerous advertisements until December when she was back this year. Begum, whose melodious voice imately Rs 8.50 on its first day. with a bang in ‘Dhoom 3’ opposite Aamir Khan, completing the : Away from his love and romantic roles, had enchanted music lovers for : The original super hero was back again cycle of working with all the three Khans in B-town. Coupled Saif was seen flashing guns and hitting baddies in all the decades, passed away at her resi- in , the third in the Krrish series after 'Koi... Mil Gaya' with Aamir, some deadly stunts and eye-catching locations, Kat- films this year. Starting from ‘Race 2’to ‘Bullet Raja’, Saif nev- dence in Mumbai in April from age relat- (2003) and 'Krrish' (2006). The much-awaited movie of the rina’s dhoomed at the box office as the film collected more than er stepped into the show of romance which has brought him ed ailments. She was 94. year saw Roshan dawning Krrish masks to save the world Rs35 crore on its opening day (December 20, 2013). success of late. With a blonde hairs and a Russian-English : from the hands of baddies. 's performances Kangana Ranaut : This powerhouse of talent may be accent, he made people laugh out their lungs in theatres as Shocking his fans and leaving millions of his admirers in the movie gained praises from both the critics and her fans. missing out on bagging lead roles, but she nevertheless stuns he played the role of a Russian mafia lord called Boris in the in tears, iconic filmmaker Rituparno Filmmaker ’s sci-fi movie made a roaring busi- with whatever performance she is offered or on ramp shows country’s first zombie movie Go Gone. Saif truly knows Ghosh died at his Kolkata residence ness in India and abroad and has gained Rs 244.92 crore till with her tremendous poise. So her role in Krrish 3 , though how to entertain his fans. now. The superhero, however, is passing through a tumultuous negative, got more praise from the audience and critics than Salman Khan: Bollywood’s ‘Tiger’ Khan kept featuring in in sleep in May. Ghosh made films phase of his life as Hrithik and his wife Sussanne announced that of Priyanka Chopra, the heroine of the movie. In a recent newspapers across the country for all the wrong reasons. not only in Bengali, but also in Hindi to separate this year, ending their 17 year relationship. Hrithik round table with other actresses on a TV channel, she in fact His long standing cases of the Black buck poaching and the and English and all top Indian actors also underwent a brain surgery earlier in 2013. boldly said that she has stage fright and so would love to take hit and run case kept him busy near the court room with his from Amitabh Bachchan to Sharmi- Imran Khan : Imran Khan romanced pretty begum up roles in not so promising films just for money than perform fans patiently waiting for the verdict in both the instances. It la Tagore, Rakhee, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor onscreen in the film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. in shows or weddings. While she thus acted in a forgettable was Eid and suddenly one evening the channels flashed Kiron Kher and Aishwarya Rai consid- But their on-screen chemistry missed the spark to impress Indi- movie called Rajjo this year essaying a nautch girl, she is still Salman embracing friend-turned-foe Shah Rukh Khan in an ered themselves lucky to be working an audience and bombed at the box office. Imran’s other trending with her Plain Jain looks in the upcoming release Iftar party hosted by Congress leader and legislator with him. (TWF)