In 2014, celebrities made up, took off their clothes, got married, slammed the press and stood up for themselves. Not all at once, though. Here's who did what.
1. Karan Arjun Forever, Sealed With a Kiss
In a development that holds deep meaning for Bollywood, superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan ended a six-year-long feud that had begun at actress Katrina Kaif's birthday party in 2008 and conducted with public bitterness. And they did it in the filmiest manner possible - at a pre-wedding function for Salman's sister Arpita, the Karan Arjun Khans sealed their mended friendship with a kiss for the bride. The war looked like it was coming to an end at successive iftaarAap Ki AdaalatFor Years, Nothing. Then, Arrested For Prostitution
Actress Shweta Basu Prasad was all of 11 years when she won a National Award for her role in MakdeeThe Girl Who Played With Fire
This year, actress Deepika Padukone went where many fear to tread. She collided head on with a leading daily after they tweeted a top shot of her captioned 'OMG: Deepika's cleavage show.' Deepika returned fire immediately. Yes, I'm and woman and I have cleavage, she tweeted back, outraged. In the overwhelming outpouring of support for her that followed, the daily deleted the offending tweet. Shah Rukh Khan told the press that few from Bollywood would have found the courage to do what Deepika did.
4. Haider
Director Vishal Bhardwaj's HaiderHamletHow Many Celebs Does it Take to Make One Great Photo?
The answers is - there's never too many. At the Oscars, host Ellen Degeneres press-ganged every star within arm's reach into posing for a group selfie that aimed at 'breaking the internet.' It did, too, as Twitter crashed very briefly. Unsurprising given the number of famous faces in the photo - Brad and Angelina, Julia Roberts, Meryly Streep, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong'o Kevin Spacey, Jared Leto and Channing Tatum. The selfie reportedly became the most-retweeted picture of all time, receiving 871,000 retweets within an hour and 3.3 million retweets overall.
6. Salman's Crowded Year
Actor Salman Khan has had an eventful 2014. He has been in court in connection with the poaching case and the hit-and-run case in which he was identified by one witness as emerging from the right side - the driver's side - of the car. He also starred in the blockbuster Kick and the not-so-blockbuster Jai Ho. He made his very first appearance on Koffee With KaranBigg BossAlmost All of Aamir
Actor Aamir Khan took of his clothes for a film which created the sort of frenzy that going naked in public would be expected to create. In the first poster of his film PKAnushka's Lip Service
Actress Anushka Sharma, who co-starred in PK, was accused of having her lips surgically altered after she appeared on Koffee With KaranKeeping Up With Kim Kardashian
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who knows just how to keepp herself in the headlines, married rapper Kanye West this year. The third-time bride grabbed eyeballs in her bib-fronted, lace-sleeved Givenchy gown. Kim and Kanye's wedding picture is reportedly the most 'liked' photo of 2014. Kim also featured semi-nude on a magazine cover - another celebrity bid to 'break the internet' - and only just missed appearing on Bigg BossAlia Bhatt, Genius of the Year
Actress Alia Bhatt's lack of even the most basic general knowledge - who's the President of India? she didn't know - made her the butt of jokes on Twitter and Facebook, and in drawing room conversations as well. However, Alia had the last laugh after she starred in a spoof video titled Alia Bhatt: Genius of the Year, sarcastically flexing mental muscle on a fictional version of Koffee With KaranHighway, 2 StatesHumpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
