Report Card of Bollywood Actresses in 2014

2014 will be remembered as the year of woman power.There were too many women oriented movies which became box office hits as well as some Bollywood lovely ladies to an opportunity to showcase their acting abilities in some power packed roles.

Here are the list of Bollywood heroines based on the box office performance as well as their contribution for the movie.

The actresses who rocked in 2014

1. Alia Bhatt -  Yes it is quite surprising to see the little daughter of Mahesh Bhatt on top of

the charts. In spite of being the youngest Bollywood actress of current generation Alia ruled the industry in 2014. First she surprised everyone with her superb acting abilities in "Highway" where she played a young rich girl with a disturbing past. She impressed the veterans of Bollywood with her performance in the movie. Also it earned good enough money at the box office to be called an average hit. After that she gave the highest grossing movie of her career "2 States" where she played a south Indian girl with ease. Along with her acting capabilities this movie proves her abilities to conquer box office as it became a 100cr hit. Her third movie was "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania" , it was neither performance oriented nor was a 100cr hit but it was a good entertainer and earn good money of 76cr. 
Not only as an actresses she also proved herself as a singer with her soulful singing in "Highway" and "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania".
Apart all these Alia Bhatt made remain famous for the jokes based on her stupidity. Finally she gave an answer to the jokes with her brilliant video "Genius of the year" . This youtube video became viral later her another video "Coming Home", about girl safety. It was also a big hit on youtube. 

2.Priyanka Chopra - Priyanka Chopra had two releases in 2014. First she came as sexy bong beauty in "Gundaay". Here she a meaty role and she looked gorgeous too

in traditional Bengali sarees. Later she came in deglamorized role in "Mary Kom" where she played the title role of boxer Mary Kom and just like her character she gave power packed performance with her acting. Both the movies gave her good reviews as well as good box office collection of around 70cr each. Specially "Mary Kom" was a big hit considering its budget. After "Fashion" once again Priyanka hit gold in a woman oriented film.

3.Kangna Ranaut - Though Kangna Ranaut had 3 releases in 2014 but the best one was

obviously "Queen", people hardly remember her other two movies "Revolver Rani" and "Ungly". "Queen" was the journey of self discovery of a small town girl Rani and Kangana lived the life of Rani so well that it was tough to believe that anyone else would have fit in the role. There is no doubt it is best performance of her career so far. The movie does very well in the box office and became a surprise hit of the year with a collection of more than 60cr which is huge in comparison to the low budget of the film.

4.Deepika Padukone - In 2013 she was the uncrowned queen of Bollywood and she continued to rule in 2014 too. Though she has slipped by 3 positions but it is just because

her other contemporary actresses has got better written roles to showcase their talent. But if it comes to box office collection Deepika is still ruling. She gave another 200cr hit this as "Happy New Year" and her another film "Finding Fanny" also became a surprise hit with a collection of more than 30cr which was simply unbelievable from such a low key movie. In "Finding Fanny" , Deepika plays a very interesting role of a young widow and made her presence felt along with the senior actors. It was quite an experimental role for her career and she did well. In her other release "Happy New Year" she impressed everyone as a typical Bollywood heroine role of Mohini. As Mohini she shows her well toned body and dancing skills very well.She looked mesmerizing in the "Lovely" song.

5.Anushka Sharma - After almost two year Anushka Sharma made a grand comeback with "PK" the highest grossing movie ever. It not only gave Anushaka her first ever 300cr hit but also gives her a meaty role to showcase her talent that too opposite Aamir Khan. Apart from this successful film she remain in news throughout the year for her alleged link up with cricketer Virat Kohli and also she was in news and in comic trolls too for her cosmetic surgery for her lips.

6. Rani Mukerjee - First she grabbed the attention of the media for her secret wedding

with her long time boyfriend and Yashraj films head honcho Adiya Chopra. Later she made a bold and powerful comeback in bollywood with "Mardaani". In "Mardaani" we found the very old raw acting talent of Rani which was lost in some of her recent movies. This movie not only got great reviews but also it did very well at the ticket windows. In spite of being a very small budget film with no any other well known star apart from Rani it became a hit with an earning of 32cr.

7. Katrina Kaif - Giving 100cr hit is now a regular for Katrina Kaif and in 2014 too there was no exception. Katrina had only one release in 2014 and it was "Bang Bang" which made around 180cr at the box office. But just like her any other hit movie here too she had nothing much to do apart from being a eye candy in fashionable clothes. No matter how she is received by the critics but still she is the lucky mascot for successful films.


8.Shraddha Kapoor - In 2013 Shraddha made a big name for her with "Ashiqui 2" so there was very much expectation from her next movie so when she came back with "Ek

Villain" people had expected a lot from her , though she was not bad in that movie but it was not up to the mark. No matter how well her character was in the movie but this movie became the highest grosser of her career and became a 100cr hit. Later she came in another movie which was "Haider" where she had a small but well written role and this time she left an impression in spite of the presence of extremely talented senior actors. Apart from acting she made her singing debut too and sung songs in her voice in both the movies , her song "Galiyaan" from "Ek Villain" was very well received.

9. Jacqueline Fernandez - Jacqueline had became a part of many successful films earlier too but in 2014 she got the best opportunity to start opposite none other than Salman Khan in the movie "Kick". It made her debut in 200cr club. Also unlike other Salman movies here Jacqueline had a interesting role to play and she delivered a good performance within the limits of her character. Her dance performance in the song "Jumme Ki Raat" was very much appreciated.

10.Kareena Kapoor Khan - Kareena Kapoor Khan had only one release in 2014 and inthat too she very less to do. The movie was "Singham Returns" which earned around 143cr at the box office and became yet another 100cr hit in Kareena's career which was very much required at this point her career. With this film she proved even after being Mrs. Khan her acting career has not ended yet but unfortunately she did not had much screen time. We wish to see more of acting skills in future.


Apart from the above actresses we also loved the following:
Huma Qureishi - Dedh Ishqiya
Parineeti Chopra - Hasee To Phasee
Tabu - Haider
Monali Thakur - Lakshmi
Juhi Chawla - Gulaab Gang
Sonam Kapoor - Khubsoorat
Lisa Haydon - Queen

The actresses who flopped in 2014

Vidya Balan -  There was a time when her name was the guarantee of a good quality film but in recent past a strange thing is happening , Vidya Balan is picking up one after another disastrous movies which doesn't has good story to tell neither had a good role for her to play. In 2014 she had two releases "Shaadi Ke Side Effects" and "Bobby Jasoos". Audiences had lots of expectations from both the movies but both failed win audiences heart as well as money.

Parineeti Chopra -  Though she had given a very fresh and engaging romantic comedy "Hasee To Phasee" in 2014 but her other two movies were totally disapponting. So far she had an image that she chooses her movies very smartly but after watching here last two movies "Daawat-E-Ishq" and "Kill Dil" everyone had been surprised to know why she signed those absolutely non-sense movies.

Madhuri Dixit - She tried to relaunch her career once again in 2014 with two back to back movies "Dedh Ishqiya" and "Gulaab Gang" but in both the movies she failed to charm the audiences. Where in "Dedh Ishqiya" her acting abilities was in question in "Gulaab Gang" had a badly written role for her.