Highlights
2020 is not majorly linked to pleasant things as it is the year the entire global community came to a literal standstill. India detected the presence of Coronavirus on January 30 that year and, eventually, noted the release of multiple instructions and regulations to subdue the chaos.
Educational institutions and the corporate sector turned to the remote model. The entertainment industry also felt the heat as several big screens closed or reduced spectator count for social distancing purposes. But the year wasn’t exactly a disaster.
2020 marked the release of numerous prominent movies. Be it ‘Chhapaak’ starring Deepika Padukone and Vikrant Massey or ‘Thappad’ starring Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati, the year featured scores of prominent projects. Here is your guide to the best Bollywood movies of 2020.
1. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Tanhaji is a notable Maratha fighter and Shivaji Maharaj’s trusted lieutenant. He led the charge to reclaim the strategically important Kondhana Fort from the Mughals.
Release date: January 10
Director: Om Raut
IMDb: 7.5/10
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Said Ali Khan, Kajol, Neha Sharma, Sharad Kelkar
2. Panga
Panga revolves around Jaya, a former Kabaddi champion. She is being pushed by her family to make a comeback but has to first combat her internal conflicts and societal expectations.
Release date: January 24
Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
IMDb: 6.8/10
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Jassie Gill, Richa Chadha, Neena Gupta, Rajesh Tailang
3. Malang
The ML and FL, played by Kapur and Patani, meet at a party in Goa and soon find themselves falling in love. But things start to turn South as a couple of police officers enter their lives.
Release Date: February 7
Director: Mohit Suri
IMDb: 6.5/10
Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani, Kunal Khemu, Elli AvrRam, Anil Kapoor
4. Jawaani Jaaneman
The plot highlights Jazz, a 40-year-old man leading a carefree casanova lifestyle in the UK. But he decides to mend his ways when a young girl, 20, claims to be his daughter.
Release date: January 31
Director: Nitin Kakkar
IMDb: 6.5/10
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Alaya F, Tabu, Kubbra Sait, Dante Alexander
5. Thappad
Played by Taapsee Pannu, the lead character Amrita’s seemingly perfect life is shattered when her husband slaps her once in a party. But is one slap enough to file for a divorce?
Release date: February 28
Director: Anubhav Sinha
IMDb: 7/10
Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Maya Sarao, Naila Grewal, Dia Mirza
6. Chhapaak
Chhapaak tells the story of Malti, a victim of acid attack. She is forced to go through a tough court procedure while trying to heal mentally. The movie did well on box office.
Release date: January 10
Director: Meghna Gulzar
IMDb: 5.4/10
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey, Sakshi Benipuri, Bhasha Sumbli, Vaibhavi Upadhyay
7. Gulabo Sitabo
Set in present day Uttar Pradesh, Gulabo Sitabo is an interesting tale about 2 impossibly peculiar humans – Mirza Chunnan Nawab and Baankey Rastogi.
Release date: April 17
Director: Shoojit Sircar
IMDb: 6.3/10
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Farukh Jaffer, Srishti Shrivastava
8. Bulbbul
Set in 18th century in a village in Bengal Presidency, Satya returns home after years to find his elder brother’s child bride now grown up, and his area plagued by mysterious deaths.
Release date: June 24
Director: Anvita Dutt Guptan
IMDb: 6.5/10
Cast: Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Paoli Dam, Ipsita Bhattacharjee
9. Chhalaang
Meet Montu. He is a physical training instructor doing the bare minimum to remain employed. But a new teacher threatens to take his job and even the person he loves.
Release date: June 12
Director: Hansal Mehta
IMDb: 6.7/10
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Satish Kaushik, Naman Jain, Ila Arun
10. Dil Bechara
Dil Bechara is an emotional journey of 2 hopelessly-in-love youngsters. Both Manny and Kizie have terminal illnesses. They try to spend the rest of their days being happy and staying positive.
Release date: July 24
Director: Mukesh Chhabra
IMDb: 8.3/10
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi, Sahil Vaid, Durgesh Kumar, Subbalakshmi
11. Lootcase
Played by Kunal Khemu, Nandan finds a suitcase full of money near his workplace and decides to steal it. But he is soon chased by the police, a gangster and a corrupt politician.
Release date: July 31
Director: Rajesh A Krishnan
IMDb: 7.5/10
Cast: Kunal Khemu, Rasika Dugal, Ranvir Shorey, Vijay Raaz, Gajraj Rao
12. Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Based on a true story, this 2020 release caught a great deal of attention for delivering a remarkable story on Gunjan Saxena, a girl fulfilling her dream despite numerous hurdles.
Release date: August 12
Director: Sharan Sharma
IMDb: 5.5/10
Cast: Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Angad Bedi, Manav Vij, Vineet Kumar Singh
13. Serious Men
Feeling troubled by his underprivileged societal status, a father capitalises on his son’s fame as a boy-genius. But that isn’t the overall plot as a lot is to take place soon.
Release date: October 2
Director: Sudhir Mishra
IMDb: 6.8/10
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indira Tiwari, Shweta Basu Prasad, Durgesh Kumar
14. Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari
Meet Suraj, an eligible bachelor. He keeps getting rejected by families of several potential brides. But the protagonist soon finds that Detective Madhu Mangal Rane is the reason of the problem.
Release date: November 15
Director: Abhishek Sharma
IMDb: 5.9/10
Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Manoj Bajpayee, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Karishma Tanna, Neha Pendse
15. AK vs AK
Grace yourself for something really suspenseful. A disgraced director retaliates after a spat with a movie star by kidnapping the actor’s kid and filming the search operation in real time.
Release date: December 24
Director: Vikramaditya Motwane
IMDb: 6.9/10
Cast: Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Yogita Bihani, Sakshi Benipuri
16. Ludo
This black comedy crime film includes unsettled scores, a scandalous sex tape and a suitcase full of money. It sees four seemingly different stories engage in a game of fate and chance.
Release date: November 12
Director: Anurag Basu
IMDb: 7.6/10
Cast: Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Pearle Maaney, Pankaj Tripathi, Rohit Suresh Saraf
17. Darbaan
It is based on the popular 1981 short story by Rabindranath Tagore. A rich man’s son and his caretaker share a deep bond. But they drift apart after an unfortunate incident.
Release date: December 4
Director: Bipin Nadkarni
IMDb: 7.3/10
Cast: Sharib Hashmi, Suneeta Sengupta, Flora Saini, Rasika Dugal, Sharad Kelkar
18. Shakuntala Devi
Meet human computer Shakuntala Devi. This extraordinary movie pays tribute to the globally prominent mathematician who lived her life on her own terms.
Release date: July 31
Director: Anu Menon
IMDb: 6.1/10
Cast: Vidhya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Sheeba Chaddha, Jisshu Sengupta
19. Angrezi Medium
Though Champak, played by Irrfan Khan, initially disapproves, he eventually does everything in his capacity to fulfil his daughter’s dream of going abroad for further studies.
Release date: March 11
Director: Homi Adajania
IMDb: 7.2/10
Cast: Radhika Madan, Deepak Dobriyal, Irrfan Khan, Ananya Panday, Kareena Kapoor Khan
20. Street Dancer 3D
Street Dancer and Rule Breakers are rivals. They regularly compete against each other but later, decide to join hands at an international dance competition for a greater cause.
Release date: January 24
Director: Remo D’Souza
IMDb: 3.7/10
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Nora Fatehi, Prabhu Deva, Vartika Jha, Sonam Bajwa
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