As the year draws to a close, I find myself counting how many hours I spent watching what I consider to be the best Bollywood movies of 2023. I reflect on the time I watched Jawan three times in the cinema, cried to “Khufiya” in my bedroom and revisited the classic Bollywood song playlist after watching Rocky aur Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
2023 was the year many saw as the comeback of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan made his long-awaited comeback. Karan Johar brought back the big sets and colorful sarees of the 90s. Kareena Kapoor ushered in the Kate Winslet era, the Kate Winslet era, with two female thrillers. As we welcome 2024, Fashion brings together the best Bollywood movies of 2023 that made an impression on cinephiles.
Pathan
After a five-year hiatus, Shah Rukh Khan made his much-awaited return to the silver screen with an action thriller Pathan. Revolving around the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the film sees a cancer-stricken Pakistani general embark on a vendetta against India. Enter Pathaan (Shah Rukh Khan), RAW agent extraordinaire, who, along with Major Nandini Grewal (Deepika Padukone), form the JOCR unit. This thrilling thriller unfolds like an espionage-themed treasure hunt from Dubai to Spain and Moscow to Siberia. It has ex-agents, secret code words, and a mutated smallpox virus called Raktbeej — but that's not all. Get ready for a cameo from another famous Khan. Who said international espionage can't be a masala entertainer?
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