2021 set to be Bollywood's year of big masala revival

Bollywood has seen a surge in sliceoflife entertainers in recent years However this year many top filmmakers seem bullish about reloading the vintage largerthanlife formula that was a rage in the eighties and the ninetiesAlthough vintage masala never went away Bollywood lately had been veering towards realism when it came to characters plot and other entertainment factors The rise of OTT where realistic content seems to find a better audience than the big screen and the need for filmmakers to woo the audience back to the theatres seem to be reasons why many in Bollywood is going noholdsbarred with cinematic idiom this yearSome of the big films that revisit vintage masala with newage swag were scheduled to hit the screens last year but got postponed owing to the Covid19 pandemic These mega entertainers are all riding high on star factor heavyduty dialogues highoctane action sequences and naturally playedtogallery melodramaHeres a look at the masala in store this yearRadheSalman Khan returns on Eid in what is being touted as his most heavyduty action avatar yet The macho superstar is directed by Prabhudheva who called the shot on wanted and Dabangg 3 in the past Costarring Disha Patani the film will have groovy dance numbers the prototype romance and necessary drama too The film is slated to hit the theatres in MayBell BottomBellBottom boasts of Akshay Kumar Bollywoods most bankable superstar right now The film sees Akshay in a spy avatar and has a big cast comprising Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta The Bollywoodised espionage thriller is expected to have jawdropping stunts Set in the eighties the film is scheduled to hit the screen in MayLaal Singh ChadhaThe film sees superstar Aamir Khan stepping into the shoes of Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks as it is a Hindi remake of 1994 film Forrest Gump It features Kareena Kapoor Khan and is directed by Advait ChandCirkusRanveer Singh and director Rohit Shetty unite again after Simmba and this time the focus is allout comedy Cirkus is an adaptation of William Shakespeares play The Comedy Of Errors with Ranveer essaying a double role It also stars Pooja Hegde Jacqueline Fernandez Varun Sharma Johny Lever Sanjay Mishra Siddhartha Jadhav and Vrajesh Hirjee The film is set to release in the winter of 2021Gangubai KathiawadiThe teaser is overflowing with trademakr Sanjay Leela Bhansali colours as well as bombastic dialogues Sample Gangu chaand thi aur chaand hi rahegi and izzat se jeeneka kisi se darne ka nahi mouthed by Alia Bhatt who is seen hurling explicit words and engaging in action in her role of Gangubai a brothel owner in Mumbais Kamathipura Bhansali is known for his largerthanlife sets and opulent costumes and the teaser promises just as much The film is slated to release on July 30PrithvirajThe Akshay Kumar starrer again is an ambitious period drama promising exravagant sets lavish costumes massive war scenes and highlight music It would also be interesting to watch Akshay as Prithviraj Chauhan in the Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi directorial which marks the debut of Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar The film slated to release on November 5Mumbai SagaDirected by Sanjay Gupta the film stars John Abraham Emraan Hashmi Suniel Shetty Mahesh Manjrekar Kajal Aggarwal Rohit Roy Gulshan Grover and Prateik Babbar The film is slated to release on March 19 It takes us back to the world cops gangsters deceit betrayal and violence against the backdrop of the eighties and the ninetiesShamsheraSanjay Dutt and Ranbuir Kapoor star in the period action drama set in 1800s and flaunting dacoit flick action There is a patriotism angle thrown in too because it is about a tribe of dacoits that took on the British Costarring Vaani Kapoor the film is directed by Karan Malhortra known for his brand of largerthanlife action drama in Agneepath and BrothersBunty Aur Babli 2The film is a sequel to the 2005 hit Bunty Aur Babli It stars Saif Ali Khan Rani Mukerji Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari Wagh The first installment ran high on humour drama melodrama romance and music served in a way to suit audience taste in the 2000s The sequel following up on the story updates the formula for todays generation Bunty Aur Babli 2 is scheduled for April 23 It is directed by debutant Varun V SharmaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever