Indian cinema has come a long way. Bollywood is now the largest film industry in the world, having over-taken Hollywood in the 70s. Having more than 1,000 releases, the Indian film industry consistently produces some of the best in international cinema. With a wide variety of films releasing in 2018, we take a look at some fascinating ones that made 2018 a memorable year.
- Padman
Starring: Sonam Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte
Released On: February 09, 2018
‘Padman’ narrated the story of Lakshmi, a newly-married welder who causes a stir in his conservative village when he sets out to revolutionize the manufacturing of pads for women by inventing low-cost sanitary pad vending machine.
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- Hitchki
Starring: Rani Mukerji
Released On: March 23, 2018
In ‘Hitchki’ Rani Mukerji made a comeback to the silver screen. In the film, she played a woman with Tourette’s syndrome who gets a job as a teacher at an elite school and tries to help her students realise their full potential.
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- October
Starring: Varun Dhawan, Banita Sandhu
Released On: April 13, 2018
Released On: October narrated the beautiful love story of co-workers Dan and Shiuli. Dan is the carefree type; Shiuli is very responsible. When Dan is a no-show at a work event, Shiuli goes looking for him and tragically falls from a terrace during her search. She’s hospitalized and comatose and Dan starts visiting her regularly, eventually developing feelings for her and dedicating himself to caring for her as she recovers.
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- Raazi
Starring: Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal
Released On: May 13, 2019
Based on Harinder Sikka’s Book ‘Calling Sehmat’ Raazi was a period thriller inspired by a true story which follows Sehmat, an Indian spy married to a Pakistani man during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Sehmat eventually falls in love with him but chooses her country over him.
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- Veere Di Wedding
Starring: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania.
Release On: June 01, 2019
Veere Di Wedding was female-oriented buddy comedy film and followed the lives of four best friends who reunite after ten years apart as they work through their issues with family, marriage, feminism, and traditions. The film was a blockbuster and was loved by masses and critics alike. Veere Di Wedding went on to become the highest grossing female-centric film in Bollywood.
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- Sanju
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Vicky Kaushal
Released On: June 29, 2018
Sanju was a biopic which charted the life of one of India’s most popular actor Sanjay Dutt.
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- Fanney Khan
Starring: Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao and Divya Dutta
Released On: August 03, 2018
Fanney Khan was a musical comedy about a teen with a dream of becoming a pop star. The movie also tackles body issues and fat shaming.
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- Andhadhun
Starring: Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana and Radhika Apte
Touted as the best film to have come out in recent times, Andhadhun was about a pianist who pretends to be blind but has his life turned completely upside down by a crime he did not commit.
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- Badhaai Ho
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Neena Gupta and Surekha Sikri
Released On: October 18, 2018
A family comedy, Badhaai Ho was about a 25-year-old man who struggles to control his embarrassment when his mother announces that she’s pregnant.
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- Zero
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma
Release Date: December 21, 2018
The most awaited film of the year, Zero tracks the story of a vertically challenged man Bauua Singh (played by SRK), who falls in love with a cerebral palsy patent Aafia Yusufzai Bhinder (Anushka). His love story takes a drastic turn when he meets the alcoholic actress Babita Kumari (Katrina Kaif). Bauua dumps Aaifa for Babita and later gets dumped by her. After this, Bauua realizes his mistake and tries to win back Aafia again.
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