Birthday Special: 25 Must Watch movies of 'Jumping Jack' Jeetendra

The Jumping Jack of Bollywood, Jeetendra, turns 75 today on 7th April 2017. The legendary actor, who has done nearly 200 films as the main lead, a feat matched by just a handful of his peers since the inception of Hindi cinema, is one of the highly respected legends of not just his era but even the present times.

As the actor, who was born Ravi Kapoor in the holy city of Amritsar, Punjab celebrates the milestone year in his life, we look at some of the most memorable films of his illustrious career.

1)  NAVRANG (1959)

Jeetendra's parents' business dealt with imitation jewellery and while supplying jewellery to V. Shantaram, he was cast as Sandhya's character's double in the 1959 movie Navrang. 

The film noted for its dance sequences with lead actress Sandhya and music by C. Ramchandra, while playback singer Mahendra Kapoor made his singing debut with the song Aadha Hai Chandrama Raat Aadhi.

2) GEET GAYA PATTHARARON NE (1964)

Jeetendra got his first major break of his life with V. Shantaram's Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne (1964). Starring V. Shantaram's daughter Rajshree in the lead role, the film marked debut to both of the leads. The film is about an impoverished sculptor who marries his inspiration but is then betrayed by her.

3) FARZ (1967)

Gopli, Agent 116 of India's Secret Service, is called in to investigate the death of another agent whom had some incriminating photographic evidence revealing the inner workings of a foreign terrorist leader and his strike team and Gopli sets out to find the evidence before the terrorist does.

4) AULAD (1968)

Aulad is a 1968 Bollywood, drama film produced & directed by Kundan Kumar on Kundan Films banner. Starring Jeetendra, Babita in the lead roles and music composed by Chitragupta Shrivastava.

Mamta lives a poor lifestyle with her husband, Dinu, and two sons, Mohan, and Sohan. When Ram Lal, the wealthy Zamindar, Kanta Prasad Gupta's Munim, comes to them to take Sohan to Mrs. Sharda Gupta for ten days, they reluctantly permit him to do so. After 10 days, Gupta himself approaches them and begs them to let his wife keep Sohan for life. They tearfully agree. Then Mohan gets into trouble, and Dinu scolds him, only to find out that Mohan has run away from home. A search proves futile, and the couple continue to live a childless life. Now 17 years later, Mamta is seriously ill, and asks Dinu to bring Sohan back. Dinu goes to the Zamindar's house where he meets a young man who identifies himself as the real son, Suraj, and informs him that Sohan has been asked to leave. A devastated Dinu loses his memory and roams listlessly on the streets of Calcutta, unable to remember anything. The question is will Dinu and Mamta be united with their sons during their respective lifetime, and what has become of Mohan, and who exactly is Suraj?

5) HUMJOLI (1970)

Humjoli is a 1970 Bollywood drama film, produced by Prasan Kapoor on Tirupati Pictures banner and directed by T. R. Ramanna. The film stars Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar in the lead roles and music is composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Village-based Gopalnath (Pran) had always dreamed of becoming rich. On a visit to Bombay city, his dreams are fulfilled when he agrees to marry plain-looking Roopa, the sole heiress of a wealthy man (Nazir Hussain). Unknown to Roopa, Gopalnath loves fellow-villager, Shyama (Shashikala). After the passing away of Roopa's dad, Roopa gives birth to a baby girl, Ranibala. Gopalnath arranges to have Roopa killed; marries Shyama; and let Ranibala live in a hostel. Years later, his past comes to haunt him in the shape and form of Shyama's relatives, and Ranibala's suitor, Manmohan, who will not leave any stone unturned to blackmail Gopalnath for the rest of his life.

6) CARAVAN (1971)

Caravan is a 1971 Bollywood thriller film produced by Tahir Hussain under Nasir Hussain Films & T.V. Films banner, directed by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Jeetendra, Asha Parekh in lead roles and music composed by R.D. Burman. It also has Aruna Irani, Helen and Madan Puri. Three more Hussain fixtures were involved in the songs; lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri and music composer R.D. Burman and Mohammad Rafi. The film recorded as Super Hit at box office.

Sunita is a young woman who ends up married to the wrong man, Rajan. Thinking that he has conspired with his girlfriend, Monica to murder her, she runs away to find an old friend of her father's in Bangalore who may be able to help. Having no money, the only way she can get there is to join a traveling caravan. The crew of the caravan is Mohan, Mohan's sidekick Johnny, and Mohan's younger brother Monto. Along the way, the caravan crosses paths with a group of gypsies that includes some causal young men. Sunita soon falls in love with Mohan but Nisha is attracted to Mohan and this puts Sunita in danger again to make matters worse Rajan has conducted a manhunt to find Sunita either by hook or by crook.

7) PARICHAY (1972)

Parichay is a 1972 Indian film produced by V. K. Sobti on Tirupathi Pictures banner, directed by Gulzar. The film is based on a Bengali novel, Rangeen Uttarain by Raj Kumar Maitra. Pran heads the cast with Jaya Bhaduri, Jeetendra, Asrani, Sanjeev Kumar and Geeta Siddharth, and also A K Hangal, Leela Mishra and also a special appearance by Vinod Khanna. Pran, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri and Jeetendra have been critically acclaimed for their performances.

In desperate need of a job, unemployed Ravi (Jeetendra) goes to his maternal uncle (A.K. Hangal) and aunt (Leela Mishra) in their village for a few days. His uncle decides that he can be a suitable teacher for five obstinate and spoiled grand-children of the wealthy Rai Saheb (Pran). Ravi accepts this offer, and goes to work as a tutor with them. He soon realizes that it is not upto him to keep his employment there, but rather to the children themselves, who have never tolerated any tutor beyond a few days.

8) JAISE KO TAISA (1973)

Jaise Ko Taisa is a 1973 Bollywood drama film, produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramaniam on AVM Productions banner, directed by Murugan Kumaran. Starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy in the lead roles, Sridevi as a child artist and music composed by R. D. Burman. The film is a remake of Telugu Movie Bullema Bullodu (1972) which itself was a remake of 1970 Kannada movie Bhale Jodi. The film recorded as Super Hit at box office.

Look alike twins are separated at birth. One grows up as a farmer in tough surroundings, and hardwork; while the other grows up with a wealthy family. The one with the wealthy family is abused, beaten, drugged, and tormented in order to keep him subdued and controlled by the rest of the family and certain employees, so that they can continue to live an easy life, at his cost. Things change dramatically, when the twins are switched, with the hardworking one ending up with the wealthy family, and the other ending up with his mother, and a hard life. This movies contains the emotional and popular song: "Kaunsi hai woh cheez jo yahan nahin milti, sub kuch mil jata hai, lekin hahn, Maa nahin milti..(You can get everything in this world, the only thing you cannot get or replace is: Mother).

9) BIDAAI (1974)

Bidaai is a 1974 Bollywood drama film produced & directed by L. V. Prasad on Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd banner. Starring Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar in lead roles and music is composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film is a remake of Telugu Movie Talla Pellama (1974), Starring N.T.Rama Rao, Chandrakala in pivotal roles. Durga Khote, who played the widowed mother of Jeetendra and Satyen Kapoo, won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

After his business partner embezzles money and leaves him penniless, Parvati's husband passes away, leaving behind two sons, Prabhakar and Sudhakar, & a dumb daughter, Gauri, virtually on the verge of destitution, When Prabhakar grows up, he marries Pooja and moves out. Years pass by, Sudhakar has grown up, has managed to complete schooling, gets a job out of town and re-locates. He is summoned home when his sister kills himself as she is not permitted to marry Murli, who also kills himself. Then Sudhakar gets married to wealthy Padma and brings her home. Padma wants to be pampered and does not like playing second fiddle even to Parvati, which leads to disagreements in the household. Padma's pregnancy does not resolve any of the problems, and as a result the couple leave an ailing Parvati on her own and re-locate to Padma's palatial house in the city. Weeks turn into months, months turn into years, Parvati is all by herself - with the question remaining who will bid adieu (Bidaai) to her?

10) KHUSHBOO (1975)

Khushboo is a 1975 Hindi drama film produced by Prasan Kapoor on Tirupati Pictures banner and directed by Gulzar, who had a prolific year, with two more releases in the same year, Mausam and Aandhi. It was based on the Bengali novel "Panditmashai" by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, which was earlier filmed in Bengali in 1951 by Naresh Mitra. The film stars Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Sarika and Sharmila Tagore. The film's music composed by R. D. Burman, with lyrics of Gulzar. Haunting song "O Majhi Re" sung by Kishore Kumar, was famous both for lyrics and melody. A couple of other songs like 'do naino mein aansoo bhare hain' and 'bechara dil kya kare' were also very popular. It was praised as a beautiful film with good acting by Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini, Asrani, and Jeetendra.

Kusum and Brindavan are two small children living in a small village in India. Both love each other, and decide to marry when they grow up. Kusum has his name tattooed on her arm. But fate has other plans - both are separated. Kusum thinks that Brindavan has betrayed her, and she burns her arm to eradicate the tattoo. Years later, Kusum has grown up and is looking after a wealthy woman in her village. The wealthy woman falls sick, and her son brings in a doctor to treat her. Kusum's hopes for meeting her beloved surface, when she finds out that the doctor's (Jeetendra) name is Brindavan.

11) SANTAN (1976)

Suntan is a Bollywood film starring Jeetendra, Rekha, Ashok Kumar and Nirupa Roy. It was released in 1976.

Dinanath (Ashok Kumar) is a labourer, who has determined to educate his son Kishore (Satyendra Kapoor) and make him a doctor and marry Kishore with his friend's Shanu (Indrani Mukherjee) as promised to his friend on the death-bed. Kishore promises to marry Shanu and makes her pregnant. But unfortunately, he has other plans of making quick money. Kishore marries Lata (Bindu) who is very rich and leaves his parents to utter neglect. Soon Shanu gives birth to a girl, while Geeta gives birth to a boy, Ravi (Jeetendra). Dinanath becomes blind his wife Tulsi (Nirupa Roy) works as a housemaid in her son's house only without giving her identity. Ravi grows up in her hands, develops lot of affection on Dinanath, Tulsi and Parvati. After 20 years Tulsi reveals the truth on her death bed, Kishore does not attend to her funeral, because of his status in the society and Dinanath also dies in car accident. Now Ravi decides to teach his parents a lesson for ill-treating his grandparents with the help of Advocate Baldev Raj (Utpal Dutt) and his daughter Sarita (Rekha).

12) NAGIN (1976)

Nagin is a 1976 Hindi horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli on Shankar Movies banner. It features a huge ensemble cast including Reena Roy, Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Yogeeta Bali, Mumtaz in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film recorded as Blockbuster at Box Office India. Following the success of the film the lead actress Reena Roy received widespread attention and popularity.

A female serpent watches helplessly as her mate is shot and killed by a man and five friends. She watches as they attempt in vain to search for her mate's body. After they leave, she looks into the still eyes of her mate, and sees his killers, six men, and swears to avenge his death by killing them one by one. She kills one of the six men the very next day, and yet another the next day. Then when she is ready to kill the third man, she finds out that he is wearing an amulet that protects him from all snakes. She decides to wait and bid her time, She knows she has time on her side, and she can use her powers to change to any human form, for she can be anybody she wants - wife, seductress, mistress, damsel in distress - all of which spell out to one thing - death for the remaining four - at any cost.

13) KINARA (1977)

Kinara is a 1977 Indian Hindi romantic drama film produced & directed by Gulzar on Meghana Movies banner. Starring Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Dharmendra in pivotal roles and music composed by R D Burman. Kinara was well received by the masses as well as the critics.

14) APNAPAN (1977)

Apnapan is a 1977 Indian Bollywood drama film produced & directed by J. Om Prakash on FILMYUG Pvt Ltd banner. Starring Reena Roy, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Sulakshana Pandit in lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film recorded as Hit at box office. Reena Roy played selfish gold-digger that abandons her husband and child, won her numerous accolades and a filmfare award for best supporting actress. However, she rejected the award on the basis that she is the heroine of the film, not the supporting actress.

Delhi-based Anil Mehra decides to re-locate to Bombay. He is unsure of the location of his workplace, and takes the assistance of Radhika Sharma. She does assist him to find the location. They continue to meet, and are attracted to each other. Anil proposes marriage, and Radhika accepts. Then she finds out that Anil is not a bachelor, he even has a child from a previous marriage, which ended in a divorce.

15) EK HI RASTA (1977)

Ek Hi Raasta is a 1977 Bollywood, drama film produced & directed by Mohan Segal on Uma Cine Films Pvt Ltd banner. Starring Jeetendra, Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Vinod Mehra in the lead roles and music composed by Rajesh Roshan.

Atin works as sales manager for an automobile company in Bombay where he falls in love with girl Veena, daughter of a multimillionaire Mr.Chowdary. 

16) JAANI DUSHMAN (1979)

Jaani Dushman is a 1979 Indian Bollywood horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli on Shankar Movies banner. It features a huge ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Reena Roy, Rekha, Neetu Singh in lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film recorded as Super Hit at box office.

17) THE BURNING TRAIN (1980)

The Burning Train is a Bollywood action thriller film released in 1980 produced by B. R. Chopra on B. R. Films banner, directed by Ravi Chopra. The film featuring a huge all-star cast Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Vinod Mehra, Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles and music composed by R. D. Burman. The plot revolves around a train named Super Express that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai.

The Burning Train had a 100% opening but collections fell so strong that it is till date considered to be one of the biggest disasters in Indian Cinema. Yet, the film is considered as a classic because of its star cast and melodious music.

18) MERI AWAZ SUNO (1981)

Meri Aawaz Suno is Bollywood Action thriller film produced by G. Hanumantha Rao by Padmalaya Studios, presented by Krishna & directed by S. V. Rajendra Singh. Starring Jeetendra, Hema Malini in lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was a remake of Kannada Movie Antha (1981).

Sushil Kumar lives a middle-class lifestyle in Riksapur in the District of Bhagalpur, located in a country called Mundustan, along with his widowed mom, Kamini, an unmarried sister, Shobha, and his pregnant wife, Sunita. Shobha falls in love with a wealthy man named Kumar, introduces him to her family, gets their approval and gets married. Shortly thereafter she disappears, and the Kumar family realize that Shobha has been abducted by her husband, who belongs to a gang of of women-kidnappers. Sushil is determined to find her whereabouts, gets a job with the Police as a Sub-Inspector, does his work honestly and diligently and is publicly honored. Thereafter he is assigned by CBI Officer Sangram Singh to a secret mission to locate and apprehend smugglers, thieves, and women abductors, which can only be done after he dons the guise of jailed gangster Kanwar Lal, his look-alike. Sushil accepts this assignment in the hopes of being re-united with his sister - not knowing that he is putting not only his very own life but also the lives of Sunita and Kamini in serious danger.

19) JUSTICE CHAUDHARY (1983)

An honest and upright lawyer becomes a judge; marries his disabled daughter to a crook, and is blackmailed to compromise his judicial judgements.

Justice Chaudhry is a Bollywood Action film produced by G.A. Seshagiri Rao by Padmalaya Studios banner, presented by Krishna & directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Sridevi, Hema Malini, Moushumi Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Shakti Kapoor in lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film is remake of Telugu blockbuster Movie Justice Chowdary (1982), starring N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi in pivotal roles.

20) MAWAALI (1983)

Mawaali (English: Guardian) is a 1983 Bollywood produced by G. Hanumantha Rao by Padmalaya Studios, presented by Krishna & directed by K. Bapaiah. Starring Jeetendra, Jayapradha, Sridevi in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film is a remake of Telugu movie Chuttalunnaru Jagratha (1980), starring Krishna, Sridevi later as Tamil Pokkiri Raja (1982), Rajnikanth, Sridevi in pivotal roles. Sridevi has replicated her role in two versions.

Nisha Verma lives with her wealthy father, Goyal; her aunt, Laila; Laila's husband, Ajit; and her cousin, Ranjit. Laila would like her to get married to Ranjit so that the wealth and the estate gets to remain in the family. But Asha has fallen in love with a young man named Ramesh. When she introduces Ramesh to her dad, he does not approve of him, and warns Nisha not to see him again. A few days later, Nisha hears her father scream in the middle of the night, and rushes over to his room, bumps into Ramesh who was on his way out. She finds out that her father has been killed, the police are summoned, and Ramesh is arrested. At the trial in court, Ramesh pleads his innocence, but Nisha's testimony convicts him, with the sentence being the death penalty. The question remains, did Ramesh really kill Goyal, if not, then who committed this crime, and what exactly was Ramesh doing in Verma's house in the middle of the night?

21) HIMMATWALA (1983)

A poor and wronged woman's son returns from the big city to avenge his father, a honest school teacher.

Himmatwala is a 1983 Bollywood comedy drama film produced by G. Hanumantha Rao by Padmalaya Studios, presented by Krishna & directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Sridevi in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahri. The film is a remake of Telugu movie Ooriki Monagadu (1981), starring Krishna and Jaya Prada in lead roles. The film recorded as Industry Hit at box office, grossing 12,00,00,000. Himmatwala is one of the biggest blockbusters of the 1980s.

22) TOHFA (1984)

Tohfa is a 1984 Bollywood drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sridevi in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahari. The film is a remake of Telugu movie Devata (1982). The film became a hit and took the top spot at the box office in 1984.

Tohfa, a heroine-centered story about two sisters and their love triangle with the hero, was a direct remake of K. Raghavendra Rao's earlier hit Telugu film Devata (1982), with Jayaprada and Sridevi playing the same roles. The story was similar to earlier films: 1959 Tamil film Kalyana Parisu directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also directed its Hindi remake, Nazrana (1961) starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala and the 1960 Telugu version Pelli Kanuka. At the 32nd Filmfare Awards, Tohfa received three nominations: Shakti Kapoor for Best Comic Actor, Bappi Lahiri for Best Music and Indeevar received Best Lyrics nomination for "Tohfa Tere Pyaar Ka.". This was especially significant for Jaya Prada who featured in all the top 3 box office hits of 1984 along with Sharabi and Maqsad.

23) MAANG BHARO SAJNA (1984)

Maang Bharo Sajana is a 1980 Bollywood, drama film produced by A. Purnachandra Rao on Lakshmi Productions banner, directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. Starring Jeetendra, Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is remake of Telugu Movie Karthika Deepam (1979).

Chandru lives in a palatial house with his dad, Ram Kumar; mom Sita; elder brother Shyam and his wife. Chandru is in love with Geeta Sinha, the only daughter of wealthy Dr. Sinha, and would like to marry her. Geeta, too is in love with Chandru and introduces him to her dad. Dr. Sinha has no objections, the young couple are then formally engaged and a wedding date is set. The wedding preparations take place in both the households, and soon the big day arrives. Before the marriage could be formalized, Dr. Sinha asks Ram that he has heard that Chandru is not the son of Sita but of a prostitute named Radha. This shocks everyone present, and it looks like Ram has a lot of explaining to do in order to get his son married or else live with this stigma for the rest of his life.

24) SANJOG (1985)

Sanjog is 1985 Hindi-language, drama film produced by P. Mallikharjuna Rao on Bharati International banner, directed by K. Vishwanath. Starring Jeetendra, Jaya Prada in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Jaya Prada earned a Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film despite huge appreciation.

Bombay-bred Narain goes to a village, where he meets and falls in love with a village belle, Yashodra. She also is attracted to him, and both get married. After their marriage, both go to live with Narain's parents, brother, and sister-in-law, Lalita, and her son, Sonu. Yashodra gets close to Sonu, and starts to spend all her time with him. This raises some concerns with Lalita, which results in some acrimony. Tragically, Sonu passes away, leaving Yashodra devastated and depressed. She gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl, but cannot get Sonu out of her mind. Her depression gives way to insanity, as she keeps on seeing Sonu in every child, and as a result she is institutionalized. Narain has taken to alcohol in a big way and drowns his sorrows and frustrations day and night in a drunken stupor. As a result, his daughter is adopted by Lalita and his brother, without knowing who her real parents are. Years pass by, her daughter, Asha, has grown up and is herself a mother of a baby boy, and settled in the U.S.. Asha arrives in India for a visit and the entire family assembles to visit Yashodra. They find her holding a piece of log, covered in a blanket, singing to it as if it where Sonu. It is here that Asha finds out who her real parents are, and it is here that she will be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice.

25) MAJAAL (1987)

Majaal is a 1987 Indian Bollywood film produced by Srikanth Nahata on Vijayalakshmi Pictures banner and directed by K. Bapaiah. Starring Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sridevi in pivotal roles and music composed by Bappi Lahari. The film is remake of Telugu Movie Sravana Sandhya (1986), Starring Sobhan Babu, Vijayashanti, Suhasini in lead roles.

Top 10 Biopics Bollywood Fans Wish to Watch

Last year, Bollywood's most media savvy filmmaker, Karan Johar, released his autobiography, The Unsitable Boy. It was lapped up by the media and readers alike for the honest, decisive, compelling and somewhat controversial (read, Shivaay and one-time best friend Kajol episode) writing. The autobiography also released the other side of Bollywood's pomp and gaiety.

Walking down a similar path now is yesteryear's female superstar Asha Parekh, divulging all about her starry life and times to celebrated film critic and author Khalid Mohamed, who has penned the book, aptly named on the actress's nickname - The Hit Girl.

Bollywood's eternal Bachelor and Dabangg star, Salman Khan, has written the foreward to the biography, which he is all set to launch on April 10 in Mumbai with Asha Parekh and Khalid Mohammed.

Talking to media about The Hit Girl, Asha Parekh touched many topics about the life and times of an actress during her active years and how industry and cinema has changed over time. When asked about who will be the right actress to play her on the screen, Parekh took names of Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt, probably thinking of the current Hit Girls.

Biopics are a current favorite these days, with MS Dhoni  and Dangal becoming big blockbusters last year and several biopics being made or reportedly planned on renowned personalities. Here's a look at the Top 10 Biopics Bollywood Fans wish to watch:

1) Sanjay Dutt

The only movie in our list that is already under-production, the film, shooting of which is underway, is set for a Christmas 2017 release. Written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the film is based on the life of actor Sanjay Dutt, with Ranbir Kapoor portraying the role of Dutt. The supporting cast includes Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Dia Mirza, Karishma Tanna, Jim Sarbh and Vicky Kaushal.

Dutt had a troubled early life, was involved in Bombay Riots and had to finally serve 6 years in prison to get his name free. His romantic link-ups were another story that filled the gossip columns of newspapers. The relationship he shared with his parents, both among the most celebrated film actors of Indian Cinema, is a touching tale by itself too. Ranbir can been seen working heavily on his physicality for the role and this is one movie, under the able guidance of one of the best filmamker, is a definite watch.

2) Salman Khan

Bollywood resident Bad Boy who turned Human as he matured but still remains Eternal Bachelor despite being 50 plus, Salman Khan's life has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride and one that everyone is curious to know more about. However, ask bhai about the same and he says, "See, my life is very boring and biopics aren't made on boring lives. Several people will die in my biopic." He further added, "I will never give permission to anyone to make a biopic on me because for that one will have to write it down and the only one who can write it down is me or my brothers or my sisters...that too at some bits. They also don't know everything. And no actor can play my role."

It tough to imagine anyone who can step into his shoes to play him but his is one story that has sure shot Mega Blockbuster written all over its movie adaptation.

3) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

The most beautiful woman in the world, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's life is nothing short of a Princess Diary. It is an open book yet one feels one doesn't really knows what goes behind those sea green eyes. She is the most Loyal Friend for some and Ice Princess for all others. Critics either love her for her honesty or hate her for being unconcerned about her sometimes vapid and sometimes extraordinary take. From being in Bollywood's most picture-perfect relationship yet abusive and career ending relationship with Salman Khan to having the most fairytale wedding with Abhishek Bachchan, she is the perfect daughter, wife, daughter-in-law and mother. Yet her perfections are the biggest reason for the hate she gets from non-fans, whom she never considers because of the enormous love she gets from within and outside the Film Industry.

For someone to have reached almost unparalleled heights of stardom in not just Bollywood but also in International platform after being unofficially banned from their movies by the Three Khans (Salman, SRK, Aamir) in the starting of this century and also to continue being the biggest headline grabber in her every action, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's life is nothing short of Bollywood Entertainment.

4) Rekha

Evergreen Bollywood Diva Rekha's public persona was as tumultuous and turbulent as her personal life. In the new biography Rekha: The Untold Story written by Yasser Usman and launched in September last year, the writer chronicles her life and days and some of the excerpts from the book reveal details that are, well, have to be read to be believed.

From getting 'molested' on her debut film's sets to getting humiliated by Vinod Mehra's mother, from dealing with an 'alleged' affair with a Amitabh Bachchan to getting shamed by the entire country for husband Mukesh Agarwal's death, Rekha had to brave it all.

With time, the actress grew bigger than the movies that she starred in or the roles that could be written for her and she set up a seemingly mysteriously hidden personal life which no one, read NO-ONE, could access. Her Silsila, pun intended, is a dream script for a Major Bollywood Musical Blockbuster.

5) Amitabh Bachchan

If it's Rekha's story for a biographical, how can Amitabh Bachchan be any behind. Yash Chopra gave us a peek into their intervened love affair with SILSILA but we sure want to know how the Diva's sindoor came out years after that, and so much more. 

In two years, the Megastar will complete half a century as an actor in Indian Cinema. Amitabh Bachchan may not be the first one to attain this feat but not one of his seniors with the same feat have been as active as his, forget about that author backed title roles are still being written for him.

The professional and personal ups and downs that Big B have seen is unmatchable. From being bankrupt to bouncing back to being the highest tax payer among the industrywalas, from being involved in country's one time biggest Political scam in Bofors to getting freed from it, there is so much to know about that even one biographical will do no justice to his life.

6) Shah Rukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan is probably the biggest example of rags to riches story in Bollywood. From being an outside to becoming not just the country's Badshah, giving biggest grossers across the world, to being the favorite with media - a feat despite his achievement feels like impossible.

Every few years, he is written off. He is going through a lull at the box-office, despite having the most innovative and daring choices at scripts when compared to Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. Yet the results are not showing, despite the amazing FAN and fabulous RAEES.

He has also had his share of link-ups and the stories of how his youngest child AbRam was conceived as an idea are aplenty. His life is like an open book, much like his now open entry at Wankhade Stadium, yet it has all the ingredients of a Mysterious and at times Meglomaniac Superstar. A Biopic on his will be treat, hopefully from either of his buddies like Karan Johar or Farah Khan. Truly an Indianwala Biopic.


7) Kangana Ranaut

No actress has caught media fascination in recent days like Kangana Ranaut. She calls an axe an axe and comments her mind like a true QUEEN, pun intended.

Ranaut, once famed for her regular portrayals of psycho characters on screen with aplomb and who even got dubbed the modern day Meena Kumari for her screen image,


8) Raj Kapoor

9) Guru Dutt

He was a filmmaker unlike any other. Those brooding eyes, those intense cinema and the talk of him attempting suicide thrice.

10) Karan Johar

Hichki and Other Recent Bollywood Movies with Uncommon Disability

Bollywood may have got its borrowed and majorly paraphrased term from Hollywood due its its uncanny ability to be churning same good-over-bad, happy-go-lucky, romantic family dramas but time and again the Indian Film Industry has witnessed some L'extraordinaire magnifique on out-of-the-box subjects, handled with utmost honesty without hampering the art and yet sustaining the core Bollywood entertainment flavor.

As the extremely talented Rani Mukerji gets ready for her comeback with Hichki, a film reportedly about a girl with uncommon disability which makes her uncontrollably jump and shout while she talks, we take a look at some memorable Hindi films that also touched upon similar topic of uncommon disability with award winning outcome.

1) Margarita With a Straw (2015)

Kalki Koechlin plays the role of a girl suffering from cerebral palsy .

Directed by Shonali Bose, the film narrates the struggle of a cerebral palsy-affected girl (played by Kalki) with the normal activities in her life.


Kalki received a Special Jury Award at the 2016 Nation Film Awards.

2) Piku (2015)

Directed by Shoojit Sircar, Piku starred Deepika Padukone as the titular protagonistbut it was Amitabh Bachchan playing her grumpy, aging father Bhashkot Banerjee who has problems with chronic constipation and teces every problem to his bowel movements. These habits often leads to quarrels with the servants, something which is shown in a very light hearted manner in the film, which also starred Irrfan Khan.

At the 63rd National Film Awards in 2016, Piku won the awards for Best Actor (Bachchan), Best Original Screenplay and Best Dialogues.

3) Barfi (2012)

Priyanka Chopra played an autistic girl in Anurag Basu's Barfi!

Autism affects about 1-2 people per 1,000. It is a disorder of neural development and is usually first noticed in children from the age of three. While, Ranbir Kapoor in the film played the role of a deaf and mute man.

The film received critical acclaim, with critics praising the performances, the direction, the screenplay, the cinematography, the music and the positive portrayal of physically disabled people. Even though the story was about Ranbir's character Barfi, Priyanka's brilliant portrayal of Jhilmil, Barfi's autistic childhood friend and wealthy heiress of her grandfather's fortune, received huge critical and audience acclaim. The film won multiple awards at the award ceremonies, including many for Priyanka Chopra.

4) Paa (2009)

Amitabh Bachchan played a 13-yr-old progeria patient.

Inspired by real- life progeria patient Sampson Gordon Berns, Paa narrated a father- son story where the son, played by Big B, suffered from a rare genetic disorder that leads to quick acceleration of the ageing process. The role required major preparation as he had to undergo several hours of prosthetic make- up and the first look of Bachchan as the 13-yr old protagonist left everyone spellbound.

Amitabh Bachchan received his third National Film Award for Best Actor at the 57th National Film Awards for his performance and his fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award.

5) Ghajini (2008)

Aamir Khan played a patient of Anterograde amnesia.

Inspired by the Hollywood hit Christopher Nolan's Memento and a rehash of a Tamil blockbuster by the same name, A. R. Murugadoss' psychological thriller cast Aamir as a victim of anterograde amnesia ( or short- term memory loss). The disease was unheard of in Bollywood until the film released.

Upon its release, it became the highest-grossing movie of that year and the first Hindi film to cross the ₹100 crore mark. Though Aamir was universally praised for a never seen before transformation by an actor in Indian Cinema, the movie was also criticised by some for being too violent.

6) My Name is Khan (2008)

Shah Rukh Khan is a patient of Asperger's syndrome.

The film highlighted B- Town's favourite underdog victory theme. Only, the hero in this film was an underdog as he suffered from a disease that makes the patient socially less interactive and communicative. Viewers instantly drew closer to SRK's character who emerged as a hero despite facing religious bias & his ailment.

Upon its release, the film broke many box office records. My Name Is Khan was the highest-grossing Bollywood film overseas at the time, which was then overtaken by 3 Idiots. The now-impossible-to-imagine-jodi of Director Karan Johar and his lead actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol won the top honors at the 2011 Filmfare Awards.

7) Taare Zameen Par (2007)

In Taare Zameen Par Aamir Khan had created a huge impact by portraying the problems of dyslexic children. Directed and produced by Aamir Khan, the film started nation-wide debates and discussions on dyslexia and the need of parents and teachers and the schools to re-think about the educational system, a never before phenomenon.

The film explores the life and imagination of Ishaan, an 8-year-old dyslexic child. Although he excels in art, his poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school. Ishaan's new art teacher suspects that he is dyslexic and helps him to overcome his disability. Taare Zameen Par 

TZP was honored with Best Film on Family Welfare at the 55th National Film Awards.

8) Black (2005)

In Black Amitabh Bachchan played the role of a Alzheimer patient,

Alzheimer is a progressive and fatal brain disorder that destroys brain cells, causing memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life.

Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, after delivering the magnum opus Devdas in 2002, Black starred Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan and the story revolved around a deafblind girl, and her relationship with her teacher who himself later develops Alzheimer's disease. The film draws inspiration from Helen Keller's life and struggle. Black was a sweeping critical and commercial success and was the 2nd highest grossing Bollywood film worldwide in 2005.

Bachchan won his 2nd Best Actor National Award at the 53rd National Film Awards, even as the movie was declared Best Feature Film in Hindi.

Top 10 Most Awaited Sequels in Bollywood

Farhan Akhtar says he wishes to start working on the third part of Don soon. The 43-year-old actor-director, who engaged with the fans in a Facebook live on Monday to promote an environmental initiative with National Geographic, hopes to bring the second sequel to the Shah Rukh Khan-Priyanka Chopra starrer when time permits him. On being asked when can the viewers expect Don 3, Farhan says, “I was waiting for that question... Soon, I hope.”

Fans of Don reboot franchise and SRK-Priyanka jodi are excited with the news and rightly so. With the 2006 reboot of Amitabh Bachchan's Don, SRK brought to life a suave anti-hero that audiences instantly fell in love with. The 2011 sequel received positive-to-mixed critical reception but was praised for its action, direction and cinematograph, not to forget SRK's performance.

But Don 3 isn't the only Sequel that Bollywood Fans have been eagerly waiting to watch. Here's a list of Top 10 Most Awaited Sequels in Bollywood:

1) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

Status: Releasing on 28 April 2017

The biggest question probably ever raised by an Indian movie among billions of audience members around the world, “Why Did Katappa kill Baahubali?”, will finally be answered and just for this, the movie has been keenly anticipated ever since the release of the first movie two years ago. 'Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion' promises to be a visual masterpiece, and going by the trailer, it has lived up to everyone's expectations. While the first movie won praise and appreciation for its stunning visual backdrop, the makers have now pushed the envelope for this installment, touted to be the most expensive Indian movie ever.

Director SS Rajamouli Staying has stayed true to the story and mystery surrounding 'Baahubali: The Beginning', and packed the the second and final installment that aims at picking up the pieces and mending together the tale of two brothers torn apart by power and jealousy. Expectations are sky-rocketing and the filmmakers are re-releasing the first part on 7th April to give its audience one last chance to relive the National Award winning Epic Blockbuster.

This is not just a movie, it is the biggest movie event ever.

2) Tiger Zinda Hai

Status: 2nd Shoot Schedule underway, Release Date announced as 22 December 2017

Fans are already going crazy seeing the above on-set pic of ex-lovers Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif as they reunite for the Big Screen after five long years with Tiger Zinda Hai. A sequel to 2012's Blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger, Ali Abbas Zafar takes the directorial reigns for the movie from Kabir Khan this time.

The first schedule of the film was recently wrapped up in the gorgeous locales of Austria and the second shoot schedule is underway in Mumbai. With Katrina Kaif now single, after her official break-up with Ranbir Kapoor, the ex-lovers, read Salman-Katrina, coming back together for their always hugely admired on and off screen chemistry, is a sure-shot recipe for Blockbuster Entertainment.

3) Dabangg 3

Status: Announced, Expected on Eid 2018

After the mammoth success of Dabangg 2 in 2012, Dabangg 3 was immediately announced. Since then there had been many stories about the movie, from the third part being a prequel to Arbaaz Khan not putting the directorial hat due to his other roles of a producer and actor. After much speculation, it was confirmed in August 2016, that Sonakshi Sinha will be part of Dabangg 3 and another actress might join her. Later in that month it is reported Kajol was offered the role of an antagonist, but she refused to play it, as she told the media that "her role is not that strong like Salman".

Dabangg series gave audiences the character of Chulbul Pandey and it has ever since become one of Salman Khan's most loved roles among his fans, a complete opposite of the good-son, do-gooder role of Prem in Sooraj Barjatya's movies. So it is only a matter of time, till Salman Khan finishes the shoot of Tiger Zinda Hai, that audiences will know when they can do more of Hud Hud Dabangg!

4) Student of the Year 2

Status: Pre-Production underway; Expected in 2018

Karan Johar launched Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra with his 2012 directorial Student of the Year, a first for him without Shahrukh Khan, and five years later the movie is still as much talked about as it was upon its casting. Reportedly, Karan went to thousands of auditions only to finally settle to launch Mahesh Bhatt's daughter along with his 2 second ADs from his previous My Name is Khan, read David Dhawan's son Varun Dhawan and outsider Siddharth Malhotra. The never ending current Nepotism debate in Bollywood, courtesy allegations by a feisty Kangana Ranaut, finds its root in Student of the Year.

Student of the Year 2's announcement was made with Karan Johar handing over the directorial hat to Dharma Production's in-house director Punit Malhotra (I Hate Love Stories, Gori Tere Pyar Mein) and Tiger Shroff announced as the lead hero. Unlike the first part, the sequel is said to have one lead hero (Tiger) alongside two lead heroines. Stories of Tiger's rumoured girlfriend Disha Patani and Saif Ali Khan's daughter Sara Ali Khan making her Bollywood debut with this movie have been doing the rounds in the media for quite sometime. But any official confirmation is yet to come.

Karan recently wrote in his column (for a news channel's website) on Nepotism, "And, you know, currently we're auditioning for Student of the Year 2 and we're not finding anyone! I swear the only girls who are not bad are those with a connection."

5) Krrish 4

Status: Announced; Christmas 2018 release

From Koi Mil Gaya (2003) to Krrish (2006) to Krrish 3 (2013) and now Krrish 4 (2018), the Krrish series is the second highest grossing film series in Bollywood. It gave Bollywood it's first legitimate desi superhero and family audiences grabbed the tickets in abundant to show their love for their children's idol. In 2013, an animated television series based on this Krrish film series, and named Kid Krrish, aired on Cartoon Network India. It also spawned a spin-off animation-cum-live-action series titled J Bole Toh Jadoo that aired on Nickelodeon (India). Krrish 3 was the first Indian film to launch its own official Facebook Emoticons as part of promotion.

In September 2016, Rakesh Roshan announced the fourth installment of the franchise with Hrithik Roshan reprising his role of both father (Rohit Mehra) and son (Krishna 'Krrish' Mehra) and maybe even a grown up third generation Rohit Krishna Mehra, the grandson of Rohit and Sonia Mehra (Preity Zinta) and son of Krishna and Priya Mehra (Priyanka Chopra). Rakesh Roshan said, “When my wife showed me a tweet with Bappa’s (lord Ganesha) picture as Krrish, it reaffirmed my belief that Krrish is the original superhero we have. It boosted my confidence and inspired me to make the fourth installment.” The movie is slated to go on floors in 2017 and will be released during Christmas 2018. Hrithik also tweeted about the film, sharing a photograph of lord Ganesha dressed as Krrish.

6) Aashiqui 3

Status: Rumoured to star Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Malhotra

After the super success of Aashiqui 2 (2013) with then alleged couple Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, there were rumours of a third installment in the musical drama series. While no official confirmation has been made about the movie or it's star cast, when Alia Bhatt reportedly hinted in an interview about her wish to do a movie in the same genre, stories have been rolling out ever since about Aashiqui 3. For one, the producer is her own father Mahesh Bhatt and the scriptwriter her sister Shaheen Bhatt.

The latest and strongest reports doing the round are that after creating sensation with their cute chemistry in Kapoor & Sons, rumoured couple Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Kapoor will be teaming once again in Aashiqui 3.

7) Munnabhai 3

Status: Announced; Shooting in early 2018

Munna Bhai MBBS was released in 2003 followed by its sequel, Lage Raho Munna Bhai in 2006. The films not just gave audiences its most lovable goon character but also gave the biggest relaunch to Sanjay Dutt, a classic role etched in Bollywood history. Now, 11 years after the sequel, Dutt is all set to reprise his affable 'Munna bhai' in the Rajkumar Hirani directed comedy-drama.

Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra announced on 29 September 2016 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role will begin in 2017. Arshad 'Circuit' Warsi in a recent interview revealed that the shooting for the film will begin in 2018, heaping praises on the script of the movie, calling it 'relevant and funny'.

Post "Lage Raho..." Hirani had started working on Munnabhai Chale America, but it hit a roadblock as the team was apparently not too happy with the script. Interestingly, short trailers were also released to announce the third part and they are still available on YouTube. Nevertheless, Bollywood audiences trust Rajkumar Hirani and we are ready to wait some more, to have more movies like the Munnabhai series, 3 Idiots and PK.

8) ABCD 3

Status:  Rumoured

The first part, ABCD: Any Body Can Dance (2013), featured Prabhudeva, Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay Menon, Lauren Gottlieb, Punit Pathak, Dharmesh Yelande and Salman Yusuff Khan. ABCD 2 (2015) had a starry factor as it featured Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor among many others. While the first was a sleeper hit, the second a bonafide blockbuster.

Ever since then, speculations are being made for a third part in the desi Step-Up franchise. Tiger Shroff's name did the most rounds for being cast into the Remo D'Souza, especially after the two collaborated in last year's A Flying Jatt. But ever since the dismal performance of the Tiger Shroff-Jacqueline Fernandez starrer, reports have subdued.

There were also rumours about Remo wishing to cast either Dabangg Khan Salman Khan or Greek God Hrithik Roshan in the third installment but no official confirmation.

Nevertheless, Bollywood fans would definitely love another dance based movie and we can not wait for ABCD 3 at that.

9) Shashank Khaitan's next in series after "Humpty Sharma..." and "Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya"

Status: Being Planned

Bollywood audiences loved Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in 2014's rom-com Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and made it a super hit. The much loved on-screen couple made a comeback this year with the second movie in the Dulhania franchise with Badrinath Ki Dulhania and the film has already grossed Rs 200 crores at the Box Office. Do we need any more reason for another tale in the series?

Director Shashank Khaitan and Producer Karan Johar have already shared their wish for another movie in the series and with a prolific team like this, Bollywood audiences are definitely ready to wait.

10) Dhoom 4

Status: Rumours, Rumours and more Rumours

Bollywood's very own buddy-cop-action film series first arrived on the scene in 2004 with Dhoom and Abhishek Bachchan's ACP Jai Dixit and the lovable sidekick, Uday Chopra's Ali Akbar instantly became household names. But Dhoom was not just about them only, it was about making the audiences root for the villain - John Abraham being the one in the inaugural film in the series, and Bollywood's top actresses in their sexiest avatars, Esha Deol in a never-seen and unexpected jaw-dropping appearance.

With Dhoom 2 in 2006, Bollywood got lucky with the never seen before and since then arguably the sexiest ever jodi of Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai as the villains and Bipasha Basu in her seductive bikini appearance. While the first was a smash-hit, the second became the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time during the time of its release.

Dhoom 3 (2013) went miles ahead of its previous installments with a double role of Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan as the Villain and Katrina Kaif as his leading lady. It is still the fourth highest grossing film in the history of Indian Cinema and Dhoom is now highest-grossing film series in Bollywood.

Ever since the last movie, there have been rumours of unprecedented proportion about the casting of Dhoom 4. To begin with, who can top Aamir Khan? So enter speculations of Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan and even Amitabh Bachchan to don the Villain act. Further stories include YRF scion Aditya Chopra himself helming the directorial seat and casting his current favorites Ranveer Singh and Vani Kapoor, but again no official word from the production house or the actors.

The Audience is definitely waiting and waiting and waiting with baited breath.