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Bollywood

          The Good,
       The Bad and

           The Ugly

                                                           As we approach the New Year,
                                                       we re๏ฌ‚ect upon the best and most
                                                     bizarre 2016 Bollywood ๏ฌlms in our
                                                    second annual edition of the Masala
                                                 Bollywood Awards. By Krishna Mawani

During 2016, the Hindi film industry saw the release of a number of sequels like Kahaani 2 and biopics such as Airlift and Neerja that
outshone in both critical acclaim and box office earnings. The focus on good content has tripled as star power can no longer solely carry a
film into the 100 crore club as we saw with films like Mohenjo Daro and Baar Baar Dekho tanking at the box office. With the much-awaited
awards season coming up, we bring you our take on the best and most bizarre of Bollywood this year in our second annual edition of the
Masala Bollywood Awards โ€“ donโ€™t forget to look out for the brand new categories as well.

Most Controversial Moment: Udta Punjab

The highly-awaited film Udta Punjab starring old flames Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor
Khan was broiled in controversy with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The CBFC
review committee suggested a whopping 89 cuts in the filmโ€™s scenes with 15 suggestions to
delete all references to Punjab and its cities, politics and elections as well as all curse words.
Udta Punjabโ€™s co-producer Anurag Kashyap was especially outraged at this move against
freedom of speech, with him calling CBFC Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani โ€˜a dictatorโ€™. The war of
words between the two exploded on social media, with an eventual happy ending as the
Bombay High Court allowed the film to release with only one single cut required. However, the
film was leaked one day before the release date on torrent sites and other websites with the
alleged blame on the CBFC as the leaked copy contained the text โ€˜For Censorโ€™.

                            Most Irritating Song: GF BF

                                             A song that two good looking actors decide to star in typically becomes the next big thing. However
                                             when Sooraj Pancholi and Jacqueline Fernandez appeared in the number โ€˜GF BFโ€™ by Gurinder
                                             Seagal, it didnโ€™t follow this typical hype. In the music video, Sooraj tells Gurinder after seeing
                                             Jacqueline that โ€œGF ho toh aisiโ€ (a girlfriend should be like this) to which Gurinder replies, โ€œAisi GF ke
                                             liye jigra chahiyeโ€ (you need courage for this type of girlfriend). You also need jigra to bear through
                                             this song, with lyrics such as โ€œGF Gโ€ฆ GF banja meriโ€ (become my girlfriend) and โ€œBreakfast mein
                                             kisses, hugs honge lunch meinโ€ (There will be kisses for breakfast and hugs for lunch). For a song
                                             in the pop genre, it lacks the peppiness and fast-paced beats, while the random addition of electro
                                             beats does not help, as it seems to only appear for the benefit of the music video.

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