Raees: Shah Rukh Khan, who had a mixed 2016 with "Fan" and "Dear Zindagi", is returning to action in this Rahul Dholakia-directed drama. Also starring Pakistani actress Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the movie will hit the screens on January 25.
SRK is playing a bootlegger who is involved in cat and mouse game with a police officer in the movie and judging by the trailers, it looks like a crowd-pleaser.
The only hitch is that the movie will clash at the box office with "Raees". The last box office battle did not go in Hrithik's favour when Akshay Kumar's "Rustom" edged out his "Mohenjo Daro". Hrithik's producer father had tried to avoid the clash this time by preponing the film's release by a day but not one to be left behind, Shah Rukh too announced January 25 as their release date.
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Rangoon: Kangana Ranaut spent most of 2016 grabbing headlines for her tiff with Roshan but she seems keen to move forward this year with "Rangoon", releasing on February 24.
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the period love-triangle, whose poster was released on New Year's day, will see Kangana in the role of an actress.
The movie is equally important for Saif Ali Khan, who faced multiple flops recently. Shahid is also pinning his hope to recreate the "Kaminey" and "Haider" magic with Bhardwaj. It is Saif and Bhardwaj's second collaboration after "Omkara".
The actor reunites with his "Barfi" director Anurag Basu for the long-in-the-making movie, which also stars his former girlfriend Katrina Kaif. "Jagga Jasoos", which also marks Ranbir's production debut, is set to release on April 7.
Tubelight: Eid releases belong to Salman Khan and this year will be no different as the superstar, who has been delivering back-to-back blockbusters be it "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" or "Sultan", returns with Kabir Khan's "Tubelight".
Jolly LLB: Akshay Kumar has his slate full with four projects -- "Jolly LLB 2", "Toilet Ek Prem Katha", "2.0" and "Padman" but his real test will be the court-room drama where he has taken over from Arshad Warsi.
The first movie did well at the box office so it remains to be seen whether Akshay's presence will bring more eyeballs or it will be a repeat of 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara'.
Rani Padmavati: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's love affair with period stories continues with the director opting to bring the story of Alauddin Khilji's obsession with Rani Padmavati on the big screen. Ranveer Singh plays Khilji, Deepika Padukone is in the role of Rani Padmavati while Shahid Kapoor will play her husband Raja Ratan Singh.
2.0: The movie, a sequel to Rajinikanth's "Robot", will see the superstar back in action after "Kabali". Directed by Shankar, fans hope Rajini manages to replicate the success of the first part.
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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who ended the year on a high with "Pink" after two disappointments "Wazir" and "Te3n", will be back in one of his most popular roles in recent times -- "Sarkaar 3".
Ram Gopal Varma is looking to resurrect his career with the political thriller whose earlier editions were critical and commercial hits. The latest from the franchise will release on March 17.
After a successful production debut with "NH10", actress Anushka Sharma is gearing for the release of her second venture "Phillauri" which will hit theatres on March 24.
Talking about the film, Anushka had earlier said in an interview, "I can't divulge much about the film as it hard to talk about it without any kind of imagery but it is a fun film, romantic and with great music.
"I will be seen in a different way in the film. It is a Punjabi girl but it is a completely different from my earlier films."
Konkona Sensharma's directorial debut "A Death in the Gunj" will release this year.
Saif Ali Khan's second release this year is "Chef", which is the official remake of Hollywood film of the same name starring Jon Favreau.
Taapsee Pannu and Amit Sadh's "Runningshaadi.Com" also releases this year.