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2018: A year when script shone brighter than A list actors at box office

Some of the biggest hits of the year came from non A-list actors, while some of the biggest disappointments came from the superstars of Bollywood

2018: A year when script shone brighter than A list actors at box office
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Urvi Malvania Mumbai
A female spy, four childhood friends dealing with the challenges of adulthood, a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, and a middle-aged woman who gets a surprise in the form of a very late pregnancy. These are the stories that turned profits at the box office in 2018, and none of them featured a Khan, or any other male A-lister. 2018 was the year of the script and the not any one star. 

2018 was also the year of diversity as genres as varied as comedy, thriller, romance, family drama, and horror found critical and commercial success. “Today, a consumer has access to