Hindi films to watch out for in 2023: ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Tiger 3’ to ‘Khufiya’

COVID permitting, 2023 is going to be an exicting year for the Hindi film industry with some of the biggest names returning to the turnstiles to woo audiences back to the magic of cinema 

Big names, intriguing titles, riveting subjects, and curious collaborations define the slate of Hindi films in the New Year. One of the highlights of 2022 was Shah Rukh Khan’s pulsating cameo in  Brahmastra. With three films —  Pathaan, Jawan, and  Dunki — lined up in 2023, the star is set to get over this unprecedented lull in his career.

In  Pathaan, Shah Rukh is making an entry into Yash Raj’s action-thriller universe with Deepika Padukone and controversy in tow. In  Jawan, he is collaborating with bright, young Tamil director Atlee on a subject that is about everyman’s revenge and has Vijay Sethupati and Nayanthara alongside him. In  Dunki, he is joining hands with Rajkumar Hirani for the first time in what is easily the collaboration of the year.

Like SRK, Salman Khan also has a lot at stake after a series of duds. So, he has reserved two major festivals with  Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan releasing on Eid, and  Tiger 3 on Deepavali.

Ranbir Kapoor is collaborating with director Luv Ranjan, known for  Pyar Ka Punchnama series, on a quirky romantic comedy called  Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar where he is paired with Shraddha Kapoor. Later in the year, he will be seen in  Animal directed by Telugu filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga.

Akshay Kumar will continue to deliver remakes of south hits; the next is  Selfiee, an official remake of the Malayalam film  Driving Licence. Meanwhile, Ajay Devgn will be seen in  Bholaa, a remake of Tamil hit  Kaithi and Karthik Aaryan’s next big release is  Shehzada, an official remake of Telugu super-hit  Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo.

However, one of the most awaited casting coups of 2023 is that of Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupati in Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas. Not to forget Prabhas playing Lord Ram in Om Raut’s retelling of the Ramayana and Prithviraj Sukumaran joining Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in Ali Abbas Zafar’s Chhote Miyan Bade Miyan.

Meanwhile, the battle of political narratives will continue with the National Award-winning filmmaker Raj Kumar Santoshi’s  Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh scheduled to release this Republic Day, followed by Randeep Hooda’s  Swatantra Veer Savarkar, Kangana Ranaut’s  Emergency and Vivek Agnihotri’s  The Vaccine War on Independence Day. We might also get to see the biopic of Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Pankaj Tripathi playing the former Prime Minister.