From Boycott Bollywood to Adipurush debacle: The headlines that made waves in 2023

Many social media users had become quite aggressive when they started trending 'Boycott Bollywood' with an aim to expose the dark side of Bollywood. It had picked up pace post Sushant Singh Rajput's untimely demise.

Many social media users including several politicians had raised their voice against Deepika Padukone's saffron bikini in Besharam Rang song from Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan. Despite the controversy, the movie went on to become an all-time blockbuster.

The Sudipto Sen directorial The Kerala Story starring Adah Sharma in the lead had sparked a debate after the film claimed that 32000 women from Kerala were forcefully converted into Islam. The same was later changed to 3 women after after legal intervention.

Kriti Sanon and Om Raut had created a stir when the Adipurush director was spotted kissing the actress on her cheek during their visit to Tirupati temple.

Estranged couple Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Aaliya Siddiqui had found themselves in a legal battle after Aaliya had accused Nawaz of abandoning their kids.

The makers of Adipurush faced a nationwide backlash for their pedestrian treatment to the ancient Indian epic Ramayan. The movie met with an outright rejection from the audience.

Deepika Padukone had found herself at the receiving end of trolls when she spoke about dating other men before marrying Ranveer Singh on Karan Johar's popular chat show Koffee With Karan 8. But the couple remained unaffected by online trolling.