SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 (PAGE-4) Bollywood 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 Mumbai QUEEN directed by Vikas Bahl. Baba Siddique. While the world hoped an end to the film Perfect’ to set the silver screen on fire with his ‘Dhoom 3’ as Dobaara!, where he sported a moustache, and Matru Ki Bijlee Nawazuddin Siddiqui : 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, ‘Dhoom 3’ is the third installment of the pop- paradigm. actors who have arrived in Bollywood in recent times whose popular TV show Koffee with Karan as he declared that he ular Dhoom series. Coupled with Abshiek Bachchan, Uday Irrfan Khan : 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, Katrina Kaif, 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- Sanjay Dutt : 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- Aditya Roy Kapur: The magician in Sanjay Leela Revolving around a lunchbox, the story beautifully shaped the these two years since his charismatic emergence in Kahaani bai serial blast case convict Sanjay Dutt returned to jail this Bhansali’s Guzaarish rose to fame in 2013 with Aashiqui 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, Ranbir Kapoor’s onscreen friend, in ‘Yeh and exchanged letters. Priyanka Chopra : 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 Abhay Deol: 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: 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 Chennai Rai’s Raanjhanaa. 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 crore club in just 4 days since Abhishek Bachchan: Abhsihek was back this year as its release. Rohit Shetty’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 Aamir Khan’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 Salman Khan during an Iftar party this Alia Bhatt : 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 Kolkata 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 Imtiaz Ali’s next venture in 2014. to Mumbai Indians. Ajay Devgn: In Sajid Khan’s official remake of the 1983 Shahid Kapoor: 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 Jeetendra 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 Sonam Kapoor: After an unimpressive 2012, Sonam venture, Ajay teamed up with Arjun Rampal, Amitabh delivered well this year with her strong performances in Raan- Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor for ‘Satyagraha’ which did jhanaa and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. 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, Akshay Kumar: 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 'Special 26' was suc- She will also be seen in horror flick Ragini MMS 2 next year. cessful in entertaining fans. Vidya Balan: She will be seen sharing the screen with Amitabh Bachchan : The same old sounds of the hoot- Farhan Akhtar 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 Prakash Jha’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. Anil Kapoor : While Bollywood’s evergreen Mr. Depend- Abig screen adaptation of writer Chetan Bhagat’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, Amit Sadh Rajkumar Rao as three friends. based on the American series of the same name. Kapoor is Ship Of Theseus : 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- Fukrey : 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 Chitrangada Singh’s on- Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chaddha, Ali Fazal and Vishakha Singh. screen chemistry and the poster of the movie grabbed too Aashiqui 2 : A sequel of ‘Aashiqui’, this film, featuring many eye balls. Arjun showed his brilliance in front of the cam- Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, 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 Bipasha Basu : Well, the Bong beauty and her love for most of them topped the charts.