It’s been a whirlwind of a year for Bollywood. We’ve seen some great times and some gosh darn terrible moments that the industry would like to forget. However, memories fade slowly and when it comes to the Indian public, then we never forget. Amidst the nonstop gossip, the flops and flashes which made you want to scream, there were jiffies which wowed you, shocked you but definitely entertained. Scandals, scoops and major outbursts, 2010 was filled with them. Some were hot and some definitely not. Check out a little sneak peak to get you ready for our Countdown extravaganza over the next few weeks!!
Hot: Celebs on Twitter
Not: Celebs creating drama and publicly displaying their laundry on Twitter
Hot: Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s hot chemistry on and off screen
Not: Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor’s cold act in I Hate Luv Storys
Hot: Small budget hits: Tere Bin Laden and Udaan
Not: Big budget flops: Raavan and Kites
Hot: Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha’s first time pairing in Dabangg
Not: Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone’s coming together in Lafangey Parindey
Hot: Karan Johar’s comeback on the small screen ala Koffee with Karan
Not: KJo’s nonstop string of flop productions
Hot: Sonam Kapoor’s style quotient
Not: Sonam Kapoor’s performance in I Hate Luv Storys and Aisha
Hot: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recommending Katrina Kaif for The Italian Job remake
Not: Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor dissing Ranbir Kapoor on KWK
Hot: Hrithik Roshan’s wax statue at Madame Trussards
Not: Hrithik’s messy look in Guzaarish
Hot: Mallaika Arora Khan as ‘Munni Badnaam’
Not: Mallaika exposing her “assets” to the paparazzi at a party
Hot: Salman Khan in Dabangg
Not: Salman Khan in Veer
Hot: Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi’s public announcement of their engagement
Not: Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranvir Shorey’s hush-hush wedding
Hot: Ram Gopal Varma accepting his remake of Sholay was the pits
Not: Karan Johar still standing by his remake of Stepmom!
Hot: Salman’s Being Human show at The HDIL Couture Week 2010
Not: Karan Johar’s suck up (read: boring) session towards SRK, Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan during his collection showing at The HDIL Couture Week 2010
Hot: Aditya Roy Kapoor in 2010
Not: Did you know he debuted in London Dreams?
Hot: The mammoth cast of Raajneeti
Not: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol failing to recreate magic with My Name is Khan
Hot: Shobhaa De’s critical review of I Hate Luv Storys
Not: Punit Malhotra and Sonam Kapoor’s rude and crude rebuttal
Hot: Peepli [Live] is India’s official entrance to the Oscars
Not: Udaan doesn’t even make the consideration list
Hot: Ranbir Kapoor insisting on moving Anjaana Anjaani release date in respect of Babri Masjid verdict
Not: Anjaana Anjaani lands up clashing with Rajnikant’s Robot
Hot: Bollywood in 2010
Hot again: Bollywood in 2011?