Films in B-Town's leading ladies' kitty this year

Bollywood may have more men at its helm but with changing times women are not lagging behind either Armed with wellchalked out roles actresses have proved their mettle time and again A case in point would be actress Deepika Padukones backtoback hits last year HitList tells you what to expect from Bollywoods top actresses in 2014Sonakshi SinhaLast year Sonakshis Lootera won her a lot of appreciation but her other two films Bullett Raja and RRajkumar had an average run at the BO This year she has Action Jackson with Ajay Devgn that is being directed by Prabhudeva Holiday featuring Akshay Kumar and Tevar Boney Kapoors home production with his son Arjun Kapoor She is also likely to make her Telugu film debut with Mahesh Babustarrer ShivamVidya BalanVidya and Farhan Akhtars film Shaadi Ke Side Effects will be the first release for both actors The actress plays a detective in Bobby Jasoos and she will also be part of Mohit Suris Humari Adhuri Kahaani with Emraan Hashmi and Rajkumar RaoParineeti ChopraParineeti will start her year with debutant director Vinil Mathews Hasse Toh Phasse which will release next month followed by DawatndashEndashIshq with her costar Aditya Roy Kapoor This will be followed by Kill Dill with Ranveer SinghHuma QureshiHuma started her year on a good note with the Madhuri Dixitstarrer Dedh Ishqiya and has already earned appreciation for her work Her forthcoming release is X which is being made by eleven directors She will also romance Shahid Kapoor in Dekho Magar Pyaar Se later this yearSonam KapoorSonam has finished the first schedule of sister Rheas production a remake of the film Khuboosurat Her next film with Ayushmann Khurana is titled Bewakoofiya She is also likely to begin shooting for Arbaaz Khans upcoming directorial venture Dolly Ki DoliAlia BhattAlia has a busy 2014 ahead of her There is already a lot of buzz surrounding her role in Imtiaz Alis Highway which stars Randeep Hooda She will then be seen in the film 2 States with Arjun Kapoor The year will also see her team up with Student of The Year costar Varun Dhawan in Karan Johars film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya that is being directed by debutant director Shashank KhaitanAnushka SharmaIn a career spanning just five years Anushka has already made a name for herself in Bollywood In fact she is all set to producer her first film NH10 this year She will also be seen in Anurag Kashyaps Bombay Velvet with Rabir Kapoor and in Rajkumar Hiranis Peekay along with Aamir Khan and Sushant Singh RajputDeepika PadukoneDeepika has three films in her kitty For starters theres Happy New Year starring Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Farah Khan where Deepika will play a Marathi character Her next release will be Finding Fenny starring Arjun Kapoor and a cameo by Ranveer Singh Kochadaiiyaan her film with superstar Rajinikanth is also slated for a 2014 release She will also unite with her exflame Ranbir Kapoor once again in Imtiaz Alis next film that has been tentatively titled Window Seat This apart she is being considered for Sooraj Barjatyas film with Salman KhanPriyanka ChopraPriyankas first release of the year will be Gunday starring Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor This will be followed by Mary Koms biopic that is being directed by Omung Kumar The actress is said to be devoting more time to her music career and has not taken up any other film after a relatively lowkey 2013 where her only releases were Krrish 3 and the remake of ZanjeerKareena KapoorKareenas last commercial hit was Talaash that released two years ago but this year she has two films in her kitty Bombay Samurai and Singham 2 Meanwhile the future of Karan Johars film Shuddhi with Hrithik Roshan and Badtameez Dil featuring Emraan Hashmi is not clear as work on both films has been stalledKatrina KaifKatrina who is currently shooting for Kabir Khans Phantom with Saif Ali Khan will begin shooting for Bang Bang opposite Hrithik Roshan She will also share screen space with alleged beau Ranbir Kapoor in Jagga Jasoos followed by Abhishek Kapoors film Fitoor