10 top Bollywood films to look out for in 2020 – what will Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor star in this year?
The coming year will welcome Bollywood’s first big LGBTQ+ blockbuster Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, the start of superhero trilogy Brahmastra, sports biopics ’83 and Maidaan – and an Indian adaptation of Forrest Gump, Laal Singh Chaddha
The largest producer of films in the world, Indian cinema, also known as Bollywood, produces more than 1,000 feature titles per year. Hollywood, by comparison, produces roughly half that figure.
Amid a recent shift in commercial film trends and a surge of Bollywood indie movies, Bollywood moviegoers are rightly excited about what the new decade will hold.
Here are our top 10 picks of new movies set for 2020.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
The second instalment of the series will see the first major Indian film with gay lead characters. Starring Bollywood’s heartthrob Ayushmann Khurrana and newcomer Jitendra Kumar, the romcom depicts a modern gay relationship in India. Speaking to India Today, Ayushmann stated that doing the film was “one of the important decisions” in his life, as he wanted to help shatter stereotypes.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan will release internationally from February 21.
Angrezi Medium
After the sleeper hit success Hindi Medium in 2017, producer Dinesh Vijan is back with a spin-off. Starring Irrfan Khan in the lead role, Angrezi Medium has also roped sensational Bollywood actresses Kareena Kapoor and Radhika Madan, playing a cop and a young daughter, respectively.
Angrezi Medium will release internationally from March 20.