It’s has been a rough patch and a long dry run for Bollywood movies post covid. Movies were getting flop either because of the poor content or due to the ‘BOYCOTT’ trends and with the emergence of the larger than life ‘SOUTH INDIAN’ cinema, the comeback of Bollywood was believed to be far away and not to come soon until, the KING took the matter in his own hands and PATHAAN released.
As January 2024 is going to end, most of the movies have ended their run and the figures are now confirmed.
Here is the list of top Bollywood grossers of 2023:
1. JAWAN
Made on the budget of ₹ 300 CR this SRK starrer Action-Thriller has collected ₹ 1148.32 CR globally, with ₹ 129 CR on the first day itself, which made it not only the highest grossing movie of 2023 but the Bollywood’s Highest Grossing movie ever.
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2. PATHAAN
The Film that has brought back the Bollywood to its feet. This film will be marked as the comeback film of SHAH RUKH KHAN after a long 5 years.
Made on the budget of ₹ 200 CR, this film did the business of ₹ 1055 CR and shattered the BOX OFFICE.
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3. ANIMAL
This one is notably one of the most controversial movies of 2023. Whether its for male toxicity or for the extra marital affairs or for the violence shown, this movie was the talk of town for every reasons.
Apart from controversies this film also consists good screenplay, direction, cast, music and acting performances, which helped the movie to emerge out as one of the highest grossing movies of 2023 with a collection of ₹ 850 CR globally.
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4. GADAR 2
The first instalment of this film was released almost 20 years ago and created a havoc at the BOX OFFICE and the second instalment did the same by collecting a whooping amount of ₹ 691 CR globally.
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5. DUNKI
2023 was truly been the year of SRK. DUNKI was the third movie of SHAH RUKH KHAN this year and what the other two movies did, this also done the same and made the entry in the elite list. This SRK-Rajkumar Hirani first collab is well appreciated by the audiences and the critics. Its still running in some parts and as of now it has collected ₹ 480 CR* as of now globally.
Life is full of ups and downs, every day is not the same and brings different forms of energy with itself.
When we are having a good day, everything goes according to what we have planned.
Your approach will be positive, you will enjoy the moment and the most important thing you won’t need any advice on what needs to be done at this very moment.
While things are different when you are going through the downside. Your mood will be like hell.
People will be ready to give you advice on what to do and what not to, but you just need someone who can listen to you and not lecture you.
Well, I cannot arrange for you the person who can support you in your bad. Rather I am going to suggest to you some of the best shows which you can watch if you are having a bad time or having a good time doesn’t matter.
1.FRIENDS
One of the biggest hits in television History worldwide F.R.I.E.N.D.S .
The reason why this show is loved by all and being watched most of the bad times as it will take you away from reality. It’s very rare that the situations shown in the show happen in real life but you still enjoy it because for that 20 minutes you forget the hardship you are facing.
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2. The Office
There are people who actively participate in the debate on which is better The Office or F.R.I.E.N.D.S, also there are people like me who enjoy both shows without comparing.
This show will show the life in a corporate and yes this will also make you feel out of this world because in reality there is no such boss who is as cool as Michael Scott.
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3. Family Guy
When we hear the word Animated show, we directly jump towards the conclusion that this show is going to be for kids and majority of the time we are even right.
But believe me amigos this show isn’t for kids😉.
This show enjoys the liberty of being an Animated series which helps them to add some illogical explanations but logic is not everything, right.
By the way, Stewie Griffin is the god of this show.
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4. Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah ( Old episodes)
There are a lot of talks going around now that this show is losing its charm nowadays but boy, what a show it used to be in its prime.
While people can troll this show’s camera work, sound effects during its initial days but writing and acting of this show was of God level.
Nostalgia is hitting hard now
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5.Breaking Bad
Most of the entries in the list are of the Comedy genre so that you will feel better, but Breaking bad is a whole different thing.
This is the only show which can fit best here with other comic shows.
The rise of Walter White aka Heisenberg will give you confidence and more than that it will give you an utter level of joy.
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Now it’s time to conclude this article, and if you have closely noticed that I haven’t explained anything about characters, plot, direction because if you are reading this then you don’t need any lecture friend you just need a good show to watch.
Music does the magic regardless of the fact what kind of mood you are in, be it sad or happy. There are times when we (The 90s kids) feel nostalgic as well, the reason can be the great quality of music we were served at our times, the work that was put into making a song at that time was unmatchable, which is why we might be unable to digest today’s music, which seems a bit effortless, and people forget these songs just after few months. So here are few songs that were bangers at our time and, are still popular.
Dus Bahane
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This song was a banger when it came out, and it is evergreen. No matter how many times you listen to it you can’t stop vibing yourself while listening to this. This song was sung by KK, so it had to be one of the best songs of its time. Although there were efforts to remake this song but the original was the real OG.
Dhan Te Nan
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This song had all the elements to be an evergreen song, the kind of effort that was put into making this song was unmatchable. It was sung by Vishal Dadlani and Sukhwinder Singh and the lyrics were written by Gulzar Sahab. From start to end it makes you vibe in it and the way they used all the musical instruments with a sync was magical.
Bhag D.K. Bose
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This is one of the songs that was way ahead of its time. It was from the movie Delhi Belly and was sung by Ram Sampath. It had good lyrics, good music, and on-point use of musical instruments. It is still considered an OG.
Ud Da Punjab
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This song was sung by Vishal Dadlani and the kind of different voices and musical elements he uses in his songs are unique. This song also had a rap element in it. The beats and music of this song make it a good song to play in the car or in a party.
Tenu Le
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Who doesn’t remember this song? It was one of the best songs of its time and was also way ahead of its time. Originally it was sung by Omar Inayat and later used in the movie Jai Veeru. People still vibe in this song and it still has a place on everyone’s playlist. There was also a small rap part in this song which was really amusing.
Suniyo Re
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This song can be considered an evergreen song. The beat this song starts with was really amusing itself. It was sung by KK, hence it had all the reasons to be a banger. The song was from the movie Sathiya, and it was released in 2002. This song had a small rap element in this which was really way of its time considering it was released 20 years ago.
Aloo Chaat
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This song instantly became a party banger when it came out. It could have been heard playing by all the DJs at that time. It was from the movie Aloo Chaat and it was given by RDB and Nindy Kaur, those of you who know RDB know the fact that when it comes to these kinds of songs they never disappoint.
Rock Tha Party
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This song was from the movie Rocky Handsome, and when it came out it instantly went viral. The song was sung by Bombay Rockerz, and the music they gave in this song was really amazing. You can’t stop yourself from singing the lyrics and vibing in this song every time you hear it playing.
Kangana
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This song was sung by Dr. Zeus, and I am sure while reading this you might have started singing the lyrics of this song that’s the kind of influence it had at that time and it has the same influence to date. Dr. Zeus has always made some of the best party bangers, but this was the one that gave him the fame. There’s barely anyone from our generation who has never listened to this one.
Ishq Tera Tadpave
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Do I really need to say anything about this song? It was, is, and will always be the best party song. As soon as it starts to play you can’t stop yourself to start singing the lyrics while dancing to this song. It was sung by Sukhbir. It is one of the songs of which both the original and remake versions are great, thank god they let the same singer sing it and didn’t spoil the song.
Jeene Mera Dil Luteya
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This list is incomplete without this song. As soon as you started reading this you might have already started singing this song in your mind, which is completely understandable. This song was sung by Jazzy B and Apache Indian. The song was so way ahead of its time, the music, the costumes, the production quality, everything was amazing. I think this is one of the songs, that is unforgettable from our generation.
Amplifier
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As soon as this song was released it went viral. It always makes us feel nostalgic. It was sung by Imran Khan. The music and production quality of this song was great. This song can also be considered way ahead of its time. This is one of the songs that made us gibber random lyrics because none of us knew what exactly was being sung in the song.
Although there is a huge number of songs that still need to get mentioned, but the list will keep going on. The songs mentioned above are just the top picks, which are enjoyed by everyone from our generation, and take us back to the good old days and make us feel nostalgic. On that note let’s wind this up. Hope you like the songs.
Rom-Com is no doubt the most loved genre worldwide. Couples imagine themselves in the movie scenes, so do singles ���.
While there are many such movies which fall in the category of Rom-Coms, it’s very hard to pick a few which have made an impact on people and got immense love.
Here we have listed a few iconic Rom-Coms from Hollywood as well as From Bollywood.
The Vow
This Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum starrer is a treat for people who love Romantic Movies.
Paige meets with an accident and goes into a coma, when she wakes up, she doesn’t remember some part of her life which includes her marriage and her husband.
The struggle Leo went through in order to win her back will melt your heart.
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Silver Linings Playbook
Pat (Bradley Cooper) is suffering from bipolar disorder and being sent to a mental hospital after he attacked the person his wife was cheating with. After getting released from hospital he is trying to be a better man in order to get back his wife.
Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) is a widow and is suffering from some unknown disorder.
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How these two crossed paths and ended up together is quite a wonderful journey.
Robert-De-Niro was wonderful as always.
3. 50 First Dates
First of all, it is Real Life story. The screenplay and acting seems out of the world but it happened in Reality.
Henry falls in love with Lucy who suffers from short-term memory loss and she forgets each and every thing the very next day.
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How Henry makes her remember every moment of their life will make you believe in love.
It shows the one who loves you will never give up on you!!.
4. Friends with Benefits.
Jamie Rellis and Dylan met for some work-related purpose and became friends.
One thing led to another and they decided to have casual sex while being remaining friends.
After this incident they started dating other people but they also started missing each other’s company.
Will they get back to each other? Well for that you have to watch the movie.
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5. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Well, if you talk about romance in Bollywood you have to take Shah Rukh Khan’s name with it.
Although he has done some amazing Romantic movies, this one was quite different.
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Surinder Sahni under some unwanted circumstances got married to Taani Sharma and she clearly told him that she can never love him.
How things got changed, how she started loving him is a treat to watch.
6. Jab we Met.
Another Bollywood movie in the list! Yes, Bollywood was making some good movies back in the 2000’s and this was one of them.
How Aditya met Geet and they filled a void in each other’s life, how they got separated and met together again. MAN, THIS MOVIE!!!
Songs of this movie will make a home in your mind and in your Heart.
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7. Love Aaj Kal.
Starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, this movie had a storyline of two generations.
Jai and Meera mutually decided to break up due to career ambitions and even got in relationship with different people but later realized that they still love each other and ended up together with Jai being guided by Veer Singh (Rishi Kapoor) as he also faced some love related issues in his time.
Boy, I remember listening to ‘Twist’ on loop when its music was released.
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8. The Proposal:
Margaret Tate, an ambitious working woman, forced her assistant Andrew Paxton in order to get her visa renewed to avoid deportation to Canada. For Marriage both visited Groom’s hometown and things got changed there, they started understanding each other and each other’s situations.
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds were awesome in this.
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9. The Switch
The Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman duo starrer movie is the best match for this genre.
Kassie Larson, a single woman decided to have a baby and she chose a handsome professor from Columbia University to be her Sperm Donor.
Wally Mars, her best friend, offers to donate sperm but she refuses as she thinks he will not be an ideal sperm donor. Also Wally has some feelings for Kassie but he never reveals that to her.
One night Wally went drunk and he accidentally dropped the sperm of Professor and to avoid any brawl he replaced that with his.
How he and Kassie find out that the kid born is of Wally, make this movie a good entertainer.
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10. Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.
Prem Shankar Sharma is a friend’s guy helping their friend to elope and while doing so he meets Jenny Pinto and falls in love with her.
They both share the stammering trait when they are emotional.
One day Jenny was stammering as she was emotional and Prem also started stammering as he was also feeling the same but Jenny misinterpreted Prem’s action as Mockery to her stammering and she stopped meeting him.
How things change and some subplot led these two to fall in love with each other and getting married is a soothing experience.
