January
WazirRelease date: January 8
Amitabh Bachchan leads the show and Farhan Akhtar steps in as a leading man in Bejoy Nambiar’s new film.
A crime drama with a lot of thrills, the film also stars John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Adity Hydari Rao.
ChaurangaRelease date: January 8
After the commendable I Am, Onir returns with Chauranga. He produces this film with close pal buddy Sanjay Suri.
The film revolves around a 14-year-old Dalit boy (Soham Maitra). Directed by first-timer Bikas Ranjan Mishra, the film sees Sanjay Suri and Tannishtha Chatterjee play rural folk.
Ghayal Once AgainRelease date: January 15
Twenty five years after Ajay Mehra challenged Balwant Rai, the high decibel drama returns to the big screen with its sequel.
This time, Sunny Deol takes on the directorial reins himself, and puts together an ensemble cast of Om Puri, Soha Ali Khan, Tisca Chopra, Nadira Babbar, Ramesh Deo and Sachin Khedekar.
AirliftRelease date: January 22
Akshay Kumar's Airlift made a solid impression ever since its trailer went online.
Co-starring Nimrat Kaur, Airlift is January’s biggest release.
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3Release date: January 22
Tusshar Kapoor and Aftab Shivdasani get together with Bigg Boss’ stunning girls Mandana Karimi and Gizele Thakral, and give us a naughty sex comedy.
Of course, no sex comedy is complete without Shakti Kapoor in its credits.
Mastizaade Release date: January 29
A film with Sunny Leone in a double role, wearing 27 bikinis.
‘Nuff said!
Saala KhadoosRelease date: January 29
A bilingual in Tamil and Hindi called Irudhi Suttru and Saala Khadoos respectively, R Madhavan plays a boxing coach, who trains an aspiring boxer (newcomer Ritika Singh).
Madhavan’s 3 Idiots director Rajkumar Hirani produces this film.
February
FitoorRelease date: February 12
Fitoor has a unique combination of Katrina Kaif, Tabu and Aditya Roy Kapur in its cast.
Based on Charles Dickens’ classic Great Expectations, Tabu’s role was to be played by Rekha but the actress opted out.
The film is expected to look good, thanks to its exotic shooting locations in Kashmir and Poland.
Sanam ReRelease date: February 12
Divya Khosla Kumar showed promise in her directorial debut film, Yaariyaan, and she returns with Sanam Re, starring Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam and Urvashi Rautela.
NeerjaRelease date: February 19
Sonam Kapoor steps into her first biopic, Neerja, where she plays flight attendant Neerja Bhanot, who was shot down by terrorists in a hijacked flight.
Directed by Ram Madhvani, the film also stars Shabana Azmi.
Whether or not Sonam gets the acting right, she’s certainly got the look spot-on!
Tere Bin Laden Dead or AliveRelease date: February 19
Five years after the first hilarious film, Tere Bin Laden Dead Or Alive returns with Manish Paul and Ali Zafar.
Osama is dead, and the characters have to prove it by making a fake tape. But of course, things go horribly wrong.
AligarhRelease date: February 26
India's first contemporary story of a gay couple, Aligarh has been making waves in film festivals.
Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao’s fantastic acting talents have viewers raving about it already.
March
Jai GangaajalRelease date: March 4
Priyanka Chopra steps in as a cop in Jai Gangaajal, to be directed by Prakash Jha. Jha acts in the film as well, and plays a policeman.
An action drama, the film is a sequel to the 2003 film, starring Ajay Devgn.
Do Lafzon Ki KahaniRelease date: March 4
Randeep Hooda romances Kajal Agarwal – playing a blind girl – in Deepak Tijori’s new film. It is based on the Korean film, Always.
Interestingly, Tijori’s co-star in Jo Jeeta Woh Sikander – Mamik Singh – will make his comeback in the movies.
Teraa Suroor 2Release date: March 11
Himesh Reshammiya makes yet another acting attempt with Teraa Suroor 2, a sequel of his 2006 hit Aap Kaa Surroor.
The singer-actor will romance newcomer Farah Karimi. The cast also includes Naseeruddin Shah, Shekhar Kapur, Monica Dogra, Kabir Bedi and Shenaz Patel.
By the way, Himesh will show off his six pack abs in the film!
Kapoor & SonsRelease date: March 18
Karan Johar's first production of 2016, Kapoor & Sons will see Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt pair up again after Student Of The Year. Fawad Khan and Rishi Kapoor will join in the fun.
Directed by Shakun Batra, the romantic comedy will have music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
Great Grand MastiRelease date: March 24
The third film in the Masti series, Great Grand Masti stars Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh, Urvashi Rautela, Sonali Raut and Sonal Chauhan, and is directed by Indra Kumar.
Rocky HandsomeRelease date: March 25
John Abraham and director Nishikant Kamat reunite after Force.
The action thriller is an adaptation of the 2010 Korean film, The Man From Nowhere. A revenge saga, the film also stars Shruti Haasan.
AkiraRelease date: March
Sonakshi Sinha will be seen in her first author-backed role, as the titular Akira.
Featuring in a dramatic action avatar, she is directed by master craftsman AR Murugadoss. The film also stars Konkona Sen Sharma.
April
Ki and KaRelease date: April 1
Paa director R Balki has been known to wrap up his films in quick time, and Ki and Ka isn’t any different.
An urban romcom, Ki And Ka sees Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor paired up together for the first time.
The film also stars Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan.
FanRelease date: April 15
The trailer of Shah Rukh Khan's Fan is WOW, and will see the superstar playing a double role and looking radically different.
Directed by Maneesh Sharma, the film also stars Ileana.
BaaghiRelease date: April 29
Tiger Shroff returns with his Heropanti director Sabbir Khan in Baaghi, co-starring Shraddha Kapoor.
Yes, you will see his well-sculpted six packs yet again.
May
AzharRelease date: May 13
Tony D'Souza's Azhar is set to bring the skeletons out of the closet.
The film will see Emraan Hashmi play the title character, Prachi Desai plays his first wife Naureen, Nargis Fakhri plays Sangeeta Bijlani, Huma Qureshi pays Jwala Gutta and Gautam Gulati plays Ravi Shastri.
MirzyaRelease date: May 13
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra will introduce Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan and model Saiyami Kher in Mirzya.
Harshvardhan plays a warrior in this folktale. The music has been scored by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
SarabjitRelease date: May 20
Mary Kom director Omung Kumar directs Sarabit, which has a curious cast.
Randeep Hooda will play the title role while the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play his sister. If these leaked pictures are any indication, Ash will be seen as an older woman, with grey hair and spectacles.
June
Housefull 3Release date: June 3
The third installment in Sajid Nadiadwala’s hit franchise will have Abhishek Bachchan along with Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh. It will also star Nargis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandes and Lisa Haydon.
The film is directed by Sajid-Farhad.
Jagga JasoosRelease date: June 3
Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos has been getting delayed for a while, and hopefully, the Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif starrer will release on June 3.
A fun detective film, it also stars Govinda.
Raaz RebootedRelease date: June 3
The fourth installment of the Raaz franchise, Raaz Rebooted, will not have its original scream queen Bipasha Basu.
Instead, it will star Emraan Hashmi along with newcomer Kriti Kharbanda.
Directed by Vikram Bhatt, it is shot extensively in Romania.
Udta PunjabRelease date: June 17
One waits to see what Ishqiya director Abhishek Chaubey has in store for us with his rustic film, Udta Punjab.
Interestingly, Shahid Kapoor recommended his former beau Kareena Kapoor Khan for a role in the film, alongside him.
The film also stars Alia Bhatt.
July
RaeesRelease date: July 3
Shah Rukh’s second release of the year Raees co-stars Nawazuddin Siddique and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan.
Set in the1980s’ Gujarat. The film follows a slick bootlegger (SRK), whose business runs into trouble after tough cop (Siddique) comes into the picture. It is directed by Rahul Dholakia.
SultanRelease date: Eid
Salman Khan’s piercing look and rippling muscles – revealed in a first look of the film – sets the tone for Sultan, and his fans are loving it already.
Sallu plays a wrestler in Ali Abbas Zafar’s film, and is apparently working very hard on his physique.
DhishoomRelease date: July 29
Rohit Dhawan will direct his brother Varun as well as John Abraham in this action film.
Jacqueline Fernandes, Akshaye Khanna and Nargis Fakhri form the rest of the cast.
August
Mohenjo DaroRelease date: August 12
Ashutosh Gowariker takes yet another epic journey into the past, and gives us Mohenjo Daro, starring Hrithik Roshan.
The scale is big, and it has music by A R Rahman.
Former beauty pageant contestant Pooja Hegde makes her Bollywood debut here.
RustomRelease date: August 12
Akshay Kumar, who is yet to begin shooting for this Neeraj Pandey production, has Esha Gupta for company here.
The film is apparently inspired from the 1959 Nanavati case, where naval officer Kavas Maneckshaw Nanavati was tried for the murder of his wife’s lover. Akshay will reportedly play Rustom, a man who is tried for the murder of his wife’s lover.
The film will be directed by Neeraj Pandey’s assistant Tinu Desai.
A Flying JattRelease date: August
Tiger Shroff pairs up with ABCD director Remo D’Souza, and plays a superhero in this film.
The film also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Kay Kay Menon and Amrita Singh.
September
Dhoni: The Untold StoryRelease date: September 2
After we watch Emraan Hashmi play Azhar, we will see Sushant Singh Rajput play Indian skipper MS Dhoni in this biopic.
Directed by Neeraj Pandey, the film will see Kiara Advani as Dhoni’s wife, Sakshi, Ram Charan as Suresh Raina, John Abraham as Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gulati as Zaheer Khan and Fawad Khan as Virat Kohli.
Okay then!
Rock On 2Release date: September
Seven years after the hit film Rock On!! comes its sequel.
The original cast of Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai and Purab Kohli are joined by Shraddha Kapoor and Titli actor Shashank Arora.
Mostly shot in Shillong, the film has been directed by first-timer Shujaat Saudagar.
October
RangoonRelease date: October 14
Shahid obviously wants to let bygones be bygones.
After starring with former love Kareena in Udta Punjab, he gets together with her husband Saif Ali Khan in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Rangoon.
The film, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, also stars Kangana Ranaut. Esha Gupta will be seen in an item number.
Rangoon is a love triangle set against the backdrop of the World War II.
ShivaayRelease date: Diwali
Shivaay, directed by Ajay Devgn, frequently trends on social media, even though its release is almost a year away.
A high octane drama, the film also stars Dilip Kumar’s grandniece, Sayesha Saigal.
Ae Dil Hai MushkilRelease date: Diwali
Karan Johar directs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Fawad Khan in his film, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Ash plays Ranbir’s love interest in the film but reportedly, refused to kiss him in it! She apparently asked KJo to tone down the scene.
November
Dinesh's Vijan's nextRelease date: November
Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon star in this musical. But the film hasn’t gone on the floors yet.
December
DangalRelease date: December 23
Aamir Khan has beefed up for his role as an aging wrestler in the biopic Dangal, and looks almost unrecognisable. The actor plays father to two grown-up girls and trains them. His elder daughter Geeta wins gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games while his younger daughter Babita wins silver.
Bhoothnath Returns director Nitesh Tiwari directs the film.
Other Releases
BefikreRelease date: TBA
Eight years after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Aditya Chopra returns as director with Befikre. He ditches his regular actor Shah Rukh Khan for the younger Ranveer Singh, and pairs him up with Vaani Kapoor.
Force 2Release date: TBA
John Abraham plays a RAW agent in Abhinay Deo’s action-packed Force 2. He has Sonakshi Sinha for company.
Baar Baar DekhoRelease date: TBA
Katrina Kaif will be seen in a time travel love story Baar Baar Dekho, opposite Sidharth Malhotra.
Nitya Mehra, who assisted in films like Life Of Pi, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Little Ziziou and the Namesake, makes her directorial debut here.
Te3NRelease date: TBA
This Sujoy Ghosh production stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddique, and has been largely shot in Kolkata. It has been directed by Ribhu Dasgupta.
Half GirlfriendRelease date: TBA
Mohit Suri is all set to direct Half Girlfriend, based on Chetan Bhagat’s best-seller. The cast has not been decided yet.