Yes, there's going to be a lot of tears, laughs and thrills coming your way.
The hits and misses of the week.
Alia Bhatt has given a whistle-worthy performance in Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Sukanya Verma looks at the variety of daughter characters served by Bollywood on the big screen.
Here are your hand-picked favourites.
Two things keep Shabaash Mithu relevant: Taapsee Pannu and the sheer grit of the Mithali Raj story, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
The actress-turned-producer is very pleased by the response to Soorma.
Barah Aana is not as comical as the makers make it out to be. But it's worth a watch.
'A whole lot of faffing around happens from the time Lootcase sets up its amusing premise and concludes it in a manner typical of its genre.' 'But the actors are such effortless fits for their parts, there is pleasure in this dillydallying,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Joginder Tuteja lists the movies you can watch on OTT platforms soon.
Something in Alia has surely changed after Gangubai. Her entire performance is about proving to herself and not to the world what she can do, feels Sukanya Verma.
Fun, colourful, comical are adjectives you will rarely use for a Vishal Bhardwaj film, but that's exactly what Pataakha is, notes Urvi Parikh.
Once the shock value and comic potential of a woman selling condoms runs out, Janhit Mein Jaari loses its mojo, observes Deepa Gahlot.
I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives. When Karan rolled his eyes, I smiled and said to him, 'You started it, now you suffer it.' An enchanting excerpt from Anupama Chopra's A Place In My Heart.
This is the first time that Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurana share screen space, and that's good reason for us to be excited about Gulabo Sitabo.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actresses, who waited patiently, and will now release their films in theatres this year.
Diljit Dosanjh and Manoj Bajpayee make this comedy-drama a decent watch with their fabulous performances, says Namrata Thakker.
'The idea behind Kya Dilli Kya Lahore is to once again point out the futility of war as well as highlight why human comes before being. And Vijay Raaz accomplishes that to a reasonable extent in his first filmmaking effort,' says Sukanya Verma.
'The nervousness is to deliver and if we do well, the nervousness will be, what do we do from here.'
Join Arshad Warsi and Soha Ali Khan for a live chat between 3.30 to 4.30 pm on Monday, December 16.
'I knew that since I would be designing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, the aesthetics would have to be correct.' 'He doesn't show poverty in his films.' 'He won't show someone standing on the streets in phate hue kapde.'
After a long wait, Hari Puttar -- seemingly inspired from the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise -- is out. Instead of Daniel Radcliffe, you will meet Zain Khan here. The film also stars Sarika, Jackie Shroff, Sweeni Khera, Sourabh Shukla and Vijay Raaz.
As splendid it is to behold, A Suitable Boy cannot match in soul and falls short of being memorable, feels Sukanya Verma.
Gully Boy", produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, featured Ranveer as an up-and-coming rapper who sets out to achieve his dream by rhyming about his life on the Mumbai streets.
Joginder Tuteja looks back at Bollywood's wedding movies to see how well they have done in the past.
Sherni is a triumph -- a sublime outcome of purpose and storytelling falling in place, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Ranveer Singh transforms himself into Chotey so well that you really feel 'uska time aa gaya hai.'
A decently paced, well scripted film with plenty of humour and great music makes Sivakarthikeyan's Kaaki Sattai worth a watch, writes S Saraswathi.
Lupt starts with some scary moments but ends up like a B-grade horror film, feels S Ramesh.
Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
Raghu Romeo, starring Vijay Raaz and Saurabh Shukla, will be screened at the Locarno International Film Festival.
It's time for another Ayushmann Khurrana release, and everyone -- including the film folk! -- is lining up to watch.
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