Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone began the year with a bang with ‘Padmaavat’. The actress not only won the hearts of the audience but also garnered rave reviews for her portrayal of Rani Padmavati. Termed as the Queen of 100 crores club, Deepika Padukone has maximum number of films entering the coveted 100 crore club. Her last outing Padmavat clocked around 300 crores at the box office.
Shraddha Kapoor
Striking a chord with the audience as the titular character in ‘Stree’, Shraddha Kapoor won accolades for her performance in the film. After ‘Ek Villain’ and ‘ABCD 2’, ‘Stree’ is Shraddha's third film to cross the century.
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt captivated the audiences with her realistic performance in the film 'Raazi'. The film received tremendous reviews and critical acclaim.
Varun Dhawan
The ace actor of Bollywood, Varun Dhawan has been rising high in his career ever since he made his Bollywood debut. Varun Dhawan has maintained a record of not giving a single flop till date.
Tiger Shroff
Bollywood's young gun Tiger Shroff everyone with the astounding success of Sajid Nadiadwala's ‘Baaghi 2’. Challenging the norms of the industry, five films old Tiger shattered major records at the box office with his power-packed performance and enigmatic fan base across the nation. Tiger Shroff has emerged as the youngest Bollywood actor amongst the lot to clock the fastest century at the box office.
Radhika Apte
The talented actress has taken the film industry by storm with her back to back successes this year. Right from creating a mark with her first film this year to dominating the digital platform, Radhika Apte has ruled the year across platforms. It has been a great year for Radhika Apte with the consecutive successes of her various projects from ‘PadMan’ to ‘Andhadhun’. Radhika has carved a place for herself in not just the Indian film industry but also the digital streaming space. Her web series like‘Sacred Games’, ‘Lust Stories’ and ‘Ghoul’ received a lot of critical acclaim and love from the viewers.
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani who is known for his excellent body of work has added another feature to his cap this year with the phenomenal success of ‘Sanju’. With this film Rajkumar Hirani has given Ranbir Kapoor’s career new boost. ‘Sanju’ did a record-shattering collection at the box office.
Ekta Kapoor
Content Queen Ekta Kapoor has been mastering multiple mediums at the same time by dominating the silver screen, television as well as the digital medium. Breaking stereotypes in the entertainment world, Ekta Kapoor carved a niche for her own, creating new content for the audience. This year, Ekta Kapoor has been ruling over all platforms with content like ‘Home’ and ‘XXX’ in digital space, with films like ‘Veere Di Wedding’ and her very famous TV shows ‘Naagin’ and ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’.
Sajid Nadiadwala
Filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala's first release of 2018 'Baaghi 2' created a storm at the box office. The Tiger Shroff starrer has raked in 148.45 crores at the box office. Sajid Nadiadwala has pushed the envelope with his supreme production values and Tiger Shroff has delivered a stellar performance .
Sanya Malhotra
Sanya's 'Badhaai Ho' has crossed 200 crores gross globally. This is her second film to cross the 200 crore mark at the global box office.
Sohum Shah
Sohum had already gotten a National Award for his first film as a producer- ‘Ship of Theseus’ and this year he received his acknowledgement as an actor too. ‘Tumbbad’ turned out to be his true blue breakthrough. The actor had worked on ‘Tumbbad’ for 6 years to make his vision a reality.
Disha Patani
After the stupendous success of 'Baaghi 2' which earned which did a great business at the box office, Disha Patani has bagged Salman Khan's upcoming film ‘Bharat’ as well.
Yo Yo Honey Singh
This year Yo Yo Honey Singh made a comeback into the music industry with a bang as he gave chartbusters like ‘Dil Chori Sada’ and ‘Chhote Chhote Peg’. He later came up with ‘Rangtaari’ from LoveYatri and Party is over now from Mitron. He then rapped for recreated version of ‘Urvashi’ which received a thunderous response from the audience. Honey Singh's latest track ‘Makhna’ is garnering a lot of views on YouTube and has become an instant hit with the youngsters.
The year 2018, was an exciting year for both Bollywood films and the actors. This year has been a box full of surprises for the entertainment industry, as films like ‘Padmaavat’, ‘Baaghi 2’, ‘Sanju’, ‘Stree’ and several others left a mark on the audience. Not only films but OTT platform too has created waves digitally.
Bollywood also witnessed exceptional achievers who have gone ahead to create an impact on audience and critics alike. Now as the New Year is around the corner let’s take a look at all of the B-Town achievers of 2018.
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