Bollywood films to watch out for in 2014

2013 by no means was a disappointment There were several cinematic instances where Hindi films experimented and pulled off ably On the downside there was usual masala fare that earned more critical negativity than moolah at the boxoffice Against such a balanced backdrop 2014 seems full of promise HitList points out some of the movies worth waitingJai HoSalman Khan after a yearrsquos gap and again with a remake of Telugu film Stallin which apparently was inspired from an English film Pay It Forward Directed by his younger brother Sohail Khan Salman has launched new face Daisy Shah She used to be a dancer and has danced in the background of some of Khanrsquos films The film is scheduled to release on January 24Pee KayWell itrsquos Rajkumar Hirani returning with Aamir Khan So do we have to say more The talented duo comes together for a political satire Though not much is known about the film some leaked pictures left promise something exciting Aamir is pairing up with Anushka Sharma for the first time in this one The Kai Po Che actor Sushant Singh and Sanjay Dutt are also part of the film The film releases on June 6Happy New YearShah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan come together after seven years to make a film Of course there is Deepika Padukone who has given two consecutive hits with the actor and they expect a hattrick The film has an ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan Sonu Sood Boman Irani and Jackie Shroff Two studios are vying to get the film and Khan is wanting a Diwali releaseThe festive spiritShah Rukh Khanrsquos upcoming Happy New Year which is directed by Farah Khan will release during Diwali this yearBombay VelvetAnurag Kashyaprsquos most looked forward to commercial film with a huge budget this has been the directorrsquos most ambitious project till date Also this would the first time that audiences will get to see Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma coming together The film is based on historian Gyan Prakashrsquos book Mumbai Fables Most portions of the film are shot in Sri Lanka and it set in the mid 60s The film is being produced by Phantom Films and Fox Star studiosMary KomBiopics often generate curiosity and Mary Kom is one of the few persons who is still actively playing the boxing game Priyanka Chopra who plays her role in the film went under extensive training to play Mary The second schedule of the film starts in Manali in the month of FebruaryPhantomThis is Kabir Khan first film outside YRF banner Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala the film stars Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif Said to be based on counter terrorism and shot in Beirut and other foreign location this film looks thrilling enough Saif is said to have learnt Kurdish language for this filmShaadi Ke Side EffectsA joint venture between Balaji Motion Pictures and Pritish Nandy Communications this one seems like fun The film is directed by Saket Chaudhary and stars Farhan Akhtar Vidya Balan Vir Das and Ram Kapoor The film releases on February 28Bang BangSaid to be the official remake of the Hollywood flick Knight And Day starring Tom Cruise the film stars Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif It is directed by Siddharth Anand Roshan Jr injured himself during one of the outdoors of the film The shooting schedule had been cancelled twice mdash once due to Hrithikrsquos brain surgery as the doctors had advised him against shooting action scenes The actor goes back on the sets from January 18 to shoot a song of the filmGulab GangThis will be Madhuri Dixitrsquos second film this year A supposedly strong feminist film this one was earlier clashing with Dedh Ishqiya but now the film is slated to release on Women Day The film is directed by debutant director Soumik Sen and produced by Anubhav Sinha Whatrsquos exciting is that Mads has done a lot of action and it also has Juhi Chawla in itAll is WellVidhu Vinod Chopra was generous enough to lend the title to T Series for Umesh Shuklarsquos film The film stars Abhishek Bachchan Asin Smriti Irani and Rishi Kapoor Shuklarsquos last film OMGOh My God makes us look forward to this oneKochadaiyaanWe need no more reason to be excited than the fact that this is Rajnikanthrsquos next film And then it also has Deepika Padukone she had almost quit Race 2 to shoot for this film The film is being directed by Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya Slated for release in midJanuaryDedh IshqiyaThose of you who have watched Abhishek Chaubeyrsquos Ishqiya will know why itrsquos sequel Dedh Ishqiya is something to look forward to And yes it has Madhuri Dixit along with Naseeruddin Shah Huma Qureshi and Arshad Warsi Madhurirsquos character is said to have shades of grey The film produced by Vishal Bhardwaj releases on January 10GundayAn ode to Yash Choprarsquos 1979 action drama Kaala Pathar Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor will be coming together for the first time The film is directed by Ali Abbas ZafarMardaaniRani Mukerji will be seen on screen after a long time She teams up with YRF The film will see the actress playing a cop and doing action scenes for the first time in her career The release date is yet to be finalisedHeropantiHeropanti marks the debut of Jackie Shroffrsquos son Tiger Shroff The film is a love story directed by Sabbir Khan who earlier directed Kambakkht IshqHasse Toh PhasseSaid to be loosely based on Amrita SinghJuhi Chawla starrer Aaina the film stars Siddharth Malhotra Parineeti Chopra and Adah Sharma The film is directed by Vinil Mathew It releases on February 7Tere Bin Laden 2This sequel of the hit film is likely to depict the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden The makers of the film had recreated Abbotabad to shoot somescenes for the film The film is directed by Abhishek SharmaQueenKangna Ranaut plays a Plain Jane in the film The film is a romantic drama directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by UTV and Phantom Films The film has Rajkumar Rao playing the male lead The film is slated for a February 28 releaseKickIt will be Salman Khanrsquos second film of the year and is slated for an Eid release The star plays a Robin Hood kind of role It also marks the debut of producer Sajid Nadiadwala as directorHumpty Sharma Ki DulhaniyaA Dharma production the film is said to be a tribute to Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge The film is being directed by Shashank Khaitan and stars Varun Dhawan and Alia BhattDetective Byomkesh BakshiDibakar Banerjee and YRF come together to make a film on a detective series The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput in the title roleJagga Jasoos Ranbir Kapoor turns producer with this film Anurag Basu is directing the film Ranbir and Katrina feature together in the filmHaiderShahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj come together for this adaptation of Hamlet The film to be entirely shot in Kashmir also stars Shradha KapoorFinding FannyIt is a film for which Deepika Padukone has taken a cut in her market price though the actress will share profit with the others Directed by Homi Adjania the film also stars Dimple Kapadia Pankaj Kapoor Naseeruddin Shah Anjali Patil and Boman Irani The film has been shot in Goa Ranveer Singh has a guest appearance in the filmFanThe next film Shah Rukh Khan starts after Happy New Year will be Maneesh Sharmarsquos film Fan The film is a YRF production Strangely the film has been written by another YRF director Habib Faisal The heroine is yet to be finalized and some of the names that are floating around are Anushka Sharma and Parineeti Chopra she is Maneesha Sharma favourite The film releases on December 19Kill DillThe Bunty Aur Babli director Shaad Ali returns to direction after four years Ranveer Singh gets to work with Govinda who he has been idolising since his childhood The film also stars Parineeti Chopra and Ali ZafarRagini MMS2Ragini MMS2 is a much awaited Balaji project the filmrsquos release has been postponed severa times but finally will be releasing in 2014 Sunny Leone is something to watch out for in the filmTotat SiyappaEarlier titled Aman Ki Asha the film is a romanatic comedy Directed by E Niwas and written by Neeraj Pandey the film stars Ali Zafar and Yami Gautam The film is love story between a Pakistani boy and an Indian girlFitoorAfter Kai Po Che director Abhishek Kapoor is one of the most sought after filmmaker in Bollywood Aaashiqui 2 hero Aditya Roy Kapur plays the lead The film will be shot in KashmirHighwayThis film supposedly the longer version of Imtiaz Alirsquos television series Rishtey stars Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda Imtiaz wanted Highway to be his first film The film has been shot in the northern region of the country including KashmirIn a parallel worldSome smaller budget but equally interesting films are all set to hit the theatres A few of the promising ones areMiss LovelyPorn might be a nono but a film capturing the story of a siblingproducers who are into sleazy sexhorror films sounds interesting Oh and did we mention Nawazuddin Siddiqui is playing one of the two brothersUglyAlthough the release of Anurag Kashyaprsquos next seems affected by the ongoing court case against antismoking disclaimers it goes without saying that the upcoming psychological thrillerdrama is worth the waitNH 10This might be Anushka Sharmarsquos debut production venture but whatrsquos interesting about is the delay that has taken place in terms of casting So when the film finally churns out director Navdeep Singhrsquos mettle will be testedCity LightsAfter the acclaimed Shahid the focus will be on Hansal Mehtarsquos immediate next An official adaptation of Britains Oscar entry Metro Manila City Lights stars the directorrsquos blueeyed boy Raj Kumar in the lead roleHawaa HawaaiStanley Ka Dabba was Amole Guptersquos last directorial venture His second film as a writerdirector has his son Partho in the lead role along with Mere Dad Ki Maruti star Saqib Saleem The film revolves around skateboardingQissaStarring Irrfan Khan and Tillotama Shome this period drama deals with Partition Having garnered several awards across the film circuit this Anup Singhdirected film subtly sheds light on gender issuesTitliProduced by Dibakar Banerjee itrsquos a dark family drama about a man who cannot escape his roots The film has Ranvir Shorey Amit Sial and Lalit Behl in the leading rolesTumbadAfter creating a storm with Ship of Theseus Anand Gandhirsquos next venture is a period fantasy Interestingly he isnrsquot directing this one and passed the baton to another newcomer Rahi Barve Their effort is expected to release in 2014