Just can't wait! Must-watch list of Bollywood movies in 2016

WazirCast Amitabh Bachchan Farhan Akhtar Aditi Rao HydariDirector Bejoy NambiarLowdown The story of two unusual friends mdash a paralysed chess Grandmaster and a grief stricken ATS officer mdash who are brought together by a twist of fate as part of a bigger conspiracyUSP The casting mdash Big B and Farhan AkhtarRelease January 8Ghayal Once AgainCast Sunny Deol Soha Ali Khan Om PuriDirector Sunny DeolLowdown An action drama which is a sequel to Deolrsquos 1990 super hit film Ghayal USP The actors comeback plus the fact that the story will take off from where the original ended Release January 15MS Dhoni The Untold StoryCast Sushan Singh Rajput Kiara AdvaniDir Neeraj PandeyLowdown A biopic on the Indian cricket captain highlighting his struggles and journey so farUSP Revelation about certain unknown facts of MSDrsquos lifeRelease date September 2SarbjitCast Randeep Hooda Richa Chadda Aishwarya Rai BachchanDir Omung KumarLowdown Based on the true story of an Indian farmer Sarabjit Singh who was convicted of espionage and terrorism in Pakistan for several years until a brutal assault by fellow prisoners ended his lifeUSP The story and Ashrsquos ageing deglam avatarRelease May 20FanCast Shah Rukh KhanDir Maneesh SharmaLowdown Based on the life of the superstar himself It will have the star essay a double role mdash as himself and his biggest fanUSP SRK as his own fanRelease April 15AligarhCast Manoj Bajpayee Rajkumar RaoDir Hansal MehtaLowdown A reel account of a real life incident whereDr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras was suspended from his university job because of his sexual orientationUSP The subject acclaim at various film festivalsRelease February 26FitoorCast Aditya Roy Kapur Katrina KaifDir Abhishek KapoorLowdown A desi retelling of Charles Dickensrsquo Great ExpectationsUSP Unusual pairing of AdityaKat adaptation of a classicRelease February 12NeerjaCast Sonam Kapoor Shekhar RavjianiDir Ram MadhvaniLowdown Cinematic version of the 1986 Pan Am hijack episode in which flight purser Neerja Bhanot saved hundreds of lives before falling to the terroristsrsquo bulletsUSP Replication ofthe reallife story of a braveheartRelease February 19Jai GangaajalCast Priyanka ChopraDir Prakash JhaLowdown It is about a firebrand cop who is appointed as the first female SP of a Bihar district She goes against the Local MLA and his henchmen and all hell breaks looseUSP PeeCee as a gritty copRelease March 4Do Lafzon Ki KahaniCast Randeep Hooda Kajal AgarwalDirector Deepak TijoriLowdown A romantic drama based on a Korean movie titled Always It is about an exboxer who has closed his heart to the world and a telemarketer who remains spirited despite slowly losing visionUSP Randeeprsquos look and characterRelease March 4Kapoor amp SonsCast Sidharth Malhotra Alia Bhatt and Fawad KhanDir Shakun BatraLowdown A romantic comedy drama in which Sid and Fawad play brothersUSP The ensemble cast especially the boysRelease March 18Udta PunjabCast Shahid Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Diljit DosanjhDir Abhishek ChaubeyLowdown A dark thriller on rampant drug abuse among youth in PunjabUSP Shahid and Kareena feature in the same film for the first time since their notsoamicable splitRelease June 17RangoonCast Shahid Kapoor Saif Ali Khan Kangana RanautDir Vishal BhardwajLowdown A romantic drama set against the backdrop of World War IIUSP The cast Kangana teaming up with the revered director for the first timeRelease October 14DangalCast Aamir Khan Sakshi TanwarDir Nitesh TiwariLowdown A biopic on wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat who trained three Commonwealth Games gold medalists including his daughters Geeta and Babita Kumari to successUSP Aamir as a wrestler and dad to grownup girls Release Christmas weekRocky HandsomeCast John Abraham Shruti HaasanDir Nishikant KamathLowdown An action thriller loosely based on Korean film The Man From Nowhere in which a man sets out to take revenge against the drug mafia after they abduct an eightyearold girl with whom he shares a special bondUSP The plot of intrigueRelease March 25Ki and KaCast Arjun Kapoor Kareena KapoorDir R BalkiLowdown A romcom centered on a married couple and the challenges they face in their daytoday lifeUSP Unusual pairing the directorRelease April 1