Bollywood hopes for a happy ending to 2016, From Dangal to Mohenjo Daro
Photo: Hindustan Times Earlier this month, HT had reported that the first half of the year has been “reasonably good” for Bollywood, with Hollywood films ruling the roost. But experts suggest the second half of the year could be great for B-Town. It’s rare, but the coming few months will see the releases of top stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan (he is already having a record-breaking run at the box office with Sultan), Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Hrithik Roshan. Big money The top six stars’ films have a collective budget of almost Rs 500 crore (as per trade estimates) riding on them. While Akshay and Hrithik will have a box-office clash with Rustom and Mohenjo Daro, Aamir’s Dangal will see a Christmas release. Ajay’s directorial venture (he is also acting in the film), Shivaay, will hit the screens on Diwali and Shah Rukh Khan will be seen in Gauri Shinde’s next. “It might just turn into being a blockbuster year. If a big film like Sultan does such gr...