It seems that TV’s loss is Bollywood’s gain. Take for instance the case of Pakistani film and TV actress Sara Loren, also known as Monaliza. She turned down a Balaji Telefilm’s small screen offer, to get into films. And now, she is in the news for her bold avatar in the Vishesh Bhatt-directed <em>Murder 3</em> that also stars Randeep Hooda and Aditi Rao Hydari.

2012 spawned some sexily unorthodox surprises at the box office. 2013 promises the same. And some more. What with acknowledged moviemaking maestros like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Prakash Jha returning to the marquee. Here’s looking at the movies that are worth their wait in gold.