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Salman Khan:
2012's biggest blockbuster was spy movie Ek Tha Tiger, co-starring Katrina Kaif. Salman's fourth-in-row film to fetch Rs 100 crores and above, Ek Tha Tiger made its star the top man of Bollywood's top men.
Shah Rukh Khan:
RK was banned for five years from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) alleged that SRK abused and misbehaved with security personnel and its officials after a match between his team Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians. SRK had said that he was provoked when his children were "physically manhandled in the name of security".
Aamir Khan:
He stayed in the news for the next few months for his pathbreaking and hugely popular television series Satyamev Jayate through which he addressed several social issues like female foeticide and dowry deaths. Aamir was honoured by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes for his efforts to address social problems in society and his work also resulted in meetings with the Rajasthan government and a Parliamentary committee. Time magazine put him on it's August cover, making him the fourth actor after Parveen Babi, Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan to have been singled out for the honour.
Kareena Kapoor:
Bollywood's social calendar had been blocked for the wedding of the year and, despite months of coyness and misdirection, Kareena married actor Saif Ali Khan on October 16 in a four-day celebration that included a sangeet, mehendi, a morning registration and evening exchange of vows in Mumbai and then a daawat-e-walima in Delhi
Amitabh Bachchan:
In August, Big B took part in the London Olympic torch relay and carried the flame for a distance of 300 meters amid loud cheers in London, a day before the opening ceremony of the Games. Next came his 70th birthday party on October 10, a red carpet affair with the who's who of Bollywood in attendance, including Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, the late Yash Chopra, Waheeda Rehman, Shashi Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi. The party was also the public debut of his 11-month-old granddaughter Aaradhya.
Ajay Devgn:
In November, Ajay and his production house took the mighty Yash Raj Films, whom he accused of using their influence to keep his film Son Of Sardaar out of theatres in favour of Jab Tak Hai Jaan starring Shah Rukh Khan. Both films released on November 13. His petition against YRF was rejected by the Competition Commission. But the Competition Appellate Tribunal ordered an inquiry into allegations made by him against YRF.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan:
In August, Ash emerged from her maternity break with a jewellery campaign for Kalyan Jewellers. In September, she was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS, and was also announced as one of the guests to be interviewed by eminent British journalist Sir David Frost.
Sridevi:
The original Queen Bee of Bollywood made a comeback to end all comebacks 14 long years since her last movie with her film English Vinglish. The film was a box office hit and the actress won accolades for her performance. She received a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival for her performance in the movie and graced the cover of prestigious Filmfare and Cineblitz magazines.
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