We
are
halfway
through
2013,
a
year
poised
to
be
one
with
the
biggest
hits,
releasing
movies
that
have
or
had
the
most
massive
anticipation.
Three
films
have
already
crossed
the
coveted
100
cr
mark
this
year,
and
with
that,
has
bought
new
faces
to
the
100
crore
club.
The
Khans
have
always
ruled
the
club,
and
possible
will
continue
to
do
so,
but
this
year
has
also
bought
a
few
surprises.
Aashiqui
2
entered
the
club
and
surprised
everyone;
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
both
had
their
first
brush
with
the
club
via
Race
2.
Saif
Ali
Khan
had
a
late
entrance
to
the
club,
but
as
trade
analyst
Amod
Mehra
says,
‘Saif
is
here
to
stay.'
Talking
about
the
latest
entrants,
film
exhibitor
and
distributor
Akshaye
Rathi
says,
"It's
really
crucial
that
the
box-office
potential
of
every
actor
is
tapped
to
the
optimum,
because
the
industry
is
facing
a
huge
talent
crunch.
Barring
eight
to
nine
stars,
nobody
has
been
able
to
cross
the
Rs.
100
crore
figure."
What's
noteworthy
is
that
two
of
the
three
movies
that
made
the
mark
this
year
star
the
beautiful
Deepika
Padukone.
Yeh
Jawaani
Hai
Deewani
(YJHD)
gave
leads
Deepika
and
Ranbir
their
second
tryst
with
the
100
cr
club,and
both
Mehra
&
Rathi
agree
that
they
have
proved
they
belong
to
the
club.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
adds
to
that,
saying,
"They're
at
the
top
of
their
game
at
this
point.
Deepika
has
evolved
with
every
film.
Ranbir,
on
the
other
hand,
is
far
ahead
at
this
point,
and
has
shown
good
work
consistently.
They're
both
here
to
stay."
With
only
half
the
year
gone
by,
and
a
lot
of
exciting
releases
coming
up,
it's
going
to
be
interesting
to
see
who
else
enters
the
club,
and
how
much
the
new
faces
manage
to
cement
their
position
into
the
club.