New Year, New Roles!

New year, new me - a phrase that is often overused in the New Year. It's almost as futile as those halfhearted resolutions we all tend to commit to, a commitment that lasts a week at most, but a commitment nonetheless. However, over at Tinsel Town, some of our dear celebs have taken the phrase seriously, almost too seriously if you ask us. Here is the list of the top 5 celebrities that will be gracing our screens in 2015 with a look and role that may or may not be a relief to our sore eyes.


Varun Dhawan, known for his boy next door roles from films such as Student Of The Year (2012), and Main Tera Hero (2014), is prepared to set TV screens on fire this year with his rowdy role for the revenge drama releasing on February 20th. The overall story, however, is very much reminiscent of Ek Villain (2014). Interesting! As for the actor himself, the rugged look with the scruffy stubble is a much appreciated and welcoming change for us at BollyCurry. After the continuous rom-com roles, the angry young man avatar suits Varun to the dot! What remains to be seen however, is how well it suits him. It's unfortunate that not everybody can pull off such a character, but we wish Dhawan all the best!


Both Kaif and Kapoor have displayed their talent through the various roles they have depicted on screen till date! Whether it was as a secret agent, a salesman or a mute husband, both have excelled in their respective roles! In the upcoming movie, Kapoor plays a detective while Katrina is his assistant. We couldn't help but wonder if this movie would've topped our list if the roles had been reversed. The female lead playing the pivotal role while the male lead plays the assistant? Now that would have been refreshing, but alas, it's Bollywood! We'll end this one with one word - boring.

A quirky style, a witty mouth and impeccable talent - Ranveer Singh has it all. Just as the formerly mentioned celebs, this one is not far behind in regards to experimentation with roles. At times we've seen him as a con man, at other times we've seen him as the boy next door before finally having gotten the opportunity to watch him on the big screen as a typical gunda alongside Arjun Kapoor. This year, we'll see Singh going bald for his role as Baji Rao I. We're not too sure about how we feel about the look, but we do look forward to the role!


Kapoor seems to be a big fan of one thing in particular, if Ishaqzaade (2012) and 2 States (2014) were anything to go by (if you know what we mean); but his upcoming movie brings to us a kabaddi player that's a diehard fan of Salman Khan. A hatta-khatta kabbadi player is what we are looking forward to and we couldn't be more excited! Action seems to be Arjun's strongest feat after his commercial success, Gunday. Tu toh superman, Salman ka fan. We hopehe saves himself from the BO battle and comes out scar free, because believe it or not, viewers such as us are known to show our tevar!


With his groundbreaking debut into Bollywood with his movie, Kai Po Che (2013), Sushant Singh Rajput has quickly become a favorite among the audiences! Very soon, the man will be seen attempting to win yet more hearts with the upcoming fictional detective film which may or may not be inspired by the Sherlock Holmes series. We all know what "inspiration" means in the world of Bollywood, but for Sushant's sake, we're giving the movie the benefit of doubt. But we must say, detective pe detective, detective pe detective, milta raha hai, per role ko insaaf nahi mila! From the various rumored first looks, we can only hope that the 90s style mooch and the horrendous bushy uni-brow are mere cover ups throughout the movie and not Rajput's permanent look for the project.

We're not too sure how we feel about many of the "new" avatars, but we do hope that our favorite celebrities can do justice to their roles! Aside from a film here or there, we at BollyCurry are far from being on our toes with these movies. A disappointment, indeed, but perhaps with the new year, we can make it our resolution to endure the torture Bollywood puts us through quietly.

Writer: Harjot D
Editor(s): Tanisha N. & Gunia K.
Graphics: Virina R. 

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