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Big banner productions

lined up for releases

From Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan to Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and
Alia Bhatt, A-list actors will show their magic in a promising year ahead as some newbies will

also debut in 2020, writes chhavi bhatia
ven as Over The Top (OTT) plat- Padukone, Kareena Kapoor Khan to of a retired kabaddi player(Kangana
forms have taken the country Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ranaut) who wants to make a comeback
by storm in the last two years, A-list actors will show their magic in a but is tied down to motherly duties. Her
providing an endless ocean of promising year ahead as some newbies husband (Punjabi singer and actor Jassie
E entertainment to choose from, also debut in 2020. We bring a lowdown Gill) supports her to follow her dreams.
Indians’ love to watching movies on the on the top movies to look forward to in Street Dancer 3D: Prabhudeva recre-
big screen remains unabated. No won- 2020: ates the magic of Muqabala in this Remo
der, according to reports, we watched Chhapak — Starring Deepika Padu- D’Souza creation that boasts of jaw drop-
more than 2,200 films in cinema halls in kone in the lead role as an acid attack ping dances moves. Touted as the “big-
2019. While Delhi took the lead in buying victim, the movie directed by Meghna gest dance movie in India”, it has Varun
the maximum number of tickets, tier II Gulzar is a gut-wrenching story of social Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Nora Fatehi,
cities like Jaipur, Indore and Vishakhapa- activist Laxmi Agarwal. Padukone also Shakti Mohan as star cast.
tnam did not fall behind to get their Jawani Janeman: Saif Ali Khan’s sec-
share of entertainment quota. ond release in the first month of the
2019 also spoilt the audience for More than 2,200 films year, Jawani Janeman is the story of a
choice as Bollywood explored a creative were released in cinema man-boy. It also has Tabu in the lead
bouquet of genres including political apart from Alaya Furniturewala, grand-
drama, biographies, social commentary, halls in 2019. While Delhi daughter of actor Kabir Bedi. Khan plays
at the same time throwing in the usual a commitment phobic playboy in this
dose of romance and comedy. Needless took the lead in buying the fun comedy.
to say, patriotic fervour remained the maximum number of tickets, #AajKal: Currently popular jodi of
most lapped up flavour of the season Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan take a
with Vicky Kaushal starrer Uri and Ak- tier II cities such as Jaipur, modern look on all things love- the emo-
shay Kumar’s Kesari fanning the nation- Indore and Vishakhapatnam tion, passion, complications. Imitiaz Ali
alist wave. hopes to touches the heartstrings with
Small-town boy Ayushmann Khur- did not fall behind to get this new age film that also has Randeep
rana found himself in the top league of their share of Hooda in the cast.
actors, taking home a National Award Shubh Mangal Zyaada Savdhaan: Di-
too in 2019, showing his acting chops entertainment quota rected by Hitesh Kewalya, the movie
in movies like Article 15, Dream Girl, and taken forward by Ayushmann Khur-
Bala. Ranveer Singh stole hearts with his rana from the first part, talks about a ta-
act of a struggling rapper in the lanes returns to the screen after a gap with this boo subject in the society- gay relations.
of Mumbai with Gully Boy while Shahid film that also stars Vikrant Massey. Khurrana returns with former Badhaai
Kapoor’s obsessive lover act, Kabir Singh Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior: This peri- Ho co-stars Gajraj Rao and Neena Gupta
had feminists up in arms for portraying od drama is the story of Tanaji Malusare in the film.
misogyny. Salman Khan’s Dabangg 3 was (played by Ajay Devgn), military leader Ludo: An impressive cast of Abhishek
all about what bhai does the best fight of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji. It is Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rajkum-
and dance, and Rani Mukerji returned to set in 1670 when the Marathas fought the mar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Mal-
the screen after a small hiatus as a tough Mughals to win back the fort at Kondana. hotra and Pankaj Tripathi, Anurag Basu
cop in Mardaani 2. Also starring Saif Ali Khan as Udaybhan, touches modern prism of relationships
The New Year promises to be as enter- the Om Raut directed film bring backs in Ludo.
taining with a list of big banner produc- popular pair of Devgn and Kajol. Angrezi Medium: Irrfan Khan returns
tions lined up for releases. From Deepika Panga: Ashwini Iyer films the story to the big screen in this much awaited

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