Most awaited bollywood movies in 2018

While 2017 was a dull year for Bollywood releases, the 2018 calendar has set some high expectations in the minds of cinema-goers. Talking of the megastars -- Akshay Kumar's PadMan, Salman Khan's Race 3 and Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan are going to be the year's big releases. But we also have some unconventional films like Diljit Dosanjh and Taapse Pannu's Soorma, Anushka Sharma's Pari and Alia Bhatt's Raazi. Here are the most awaited Bollywood movies in 2018.

Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran:

John Abraham and Diana Penty's upcoming actioner is based on the nuclear bomb test explosion conducted by the Indian Army at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in 1998 when BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran will clash with Rani Mukerji's Hichki.

October

Varun Dhawan has been delivering hit after hit since his debut with Student Of The Year. But unlike most of his films which are commercial Bollywood dramas, his next venture titled October is directed by Shoojit Sircar who has films like Piku and Pink to his credit. October narrates a Delhi-set slice-of-life love story written by Juhi Chaturvedi and also stars Banita Sandhu. 2.0 - April 27 

Shankar's 2.0:

Shankar's 2.0 is easily the most awaited film of 2018 because when Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar feature in a film together, it is hard to let it go unnoticed. This sci-fi action thriller is also the nation's costliest 3D film and it is going to an extravagant film in terms of the VFX and CGI content. It also stars Amy Jackson.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

Manikarnika, a biographical drama about Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, will feature Kangana Ranaut in the never-seen-before avatar of an iconic freedom fighter. Kangana has had a rough 2017 with Rangoon and Simran both faring only decently at the box office. Written and directed by KV Vijendra Prasad, who also wrote for Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, we have high expectations from this Kangana Ranaut starrer.

Race 3

Popular action thriller franchise Race's upcoming third installment just got bigger as the makers have roped in superstar Salman Khan for the lead role. It also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Saqib Saleem.

Soorma

Shaad Ali's next titled Soorma is a biopic on the life of hockey legend Sandeep Singh (ex-captain of the Indian hockey team) starring Punjabi heartthrob Diljit Dosanjh and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles. The narrative is a poignant yet inspiring tale of a thriving athlete who was grievously injured after he was hit in an accidental gunshot in a train. The tagline in the poster reads 'The Greatest Comeback Story.

Gold

Akshay Kumar's upcoming film Gold talks about the era in which we achieved Independence and what happened with hockey, particularly at that time. Akshay plays a team manager and the film is being helmed by Talaash director Reema Kagti.

Batti Gul Meter Chalu

Toilet Ek Prem Katha director Shree Narayan Singh is teaming up with Shahid Kapoor for his next social drama. Titled Batti Gul Meter Chalu, the film is a story of a common man's fight against power distribution companies over the huge amount of bills generated. Shahid, reportedly, plays a lawyer in the film.

Thugs of Hindostan

Bollywood mavericks Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan are all set to wow fans together with this period actioner titled Thugs of Hindostan. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, the film also features Fatima Sana Shaika, Katrina Kaif and Zeeshan Ayyub. The leaked looks of Big B and Aamir were earlier being compared to Game of Thrones and The Hobbit.

Super 30

43-year-old Hrithik Roshan is all set to star in his career's first biopic. Based on the life of Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar, Super 30 is supposed to trace Anand's rise to fame as the founder of the Super 30 program. It is directed by Vikas Bahl and has been written by Sanjeev Dutta.

Zero

Helmed by Aanand Rai, Zero is also set for a release on December 21. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles, the film will feature SRK as a vertically-challenged man.

Simmba

Karan has joined hands with Golmaal Again director Rohit Shetty for a massy action film titled Simmba featuring none other than the super talented Ranveer Singh. Ranveer looks his vibrant best in the character of the ‘notorious’ policeman named Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba. It will release in December next year.