In Crew, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Tabu own their age and then laugh about ageism. Without being weighed down by its tag of women-centric cinema, this not-so-perfect film allows them to push the boundaries and deliver the goods.

Tabu and Kareena Kapoor Khan play air hostesses in the heist comedy Crew. It also featured Kriti Sanon. (Photo: Instagram/tabutiful)

As Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan sit on a destroyed bridge after a fisticuffs-and-gunfight scene in Pathaan, they pop painkillers and discuss mortality and age. “How long can we keep on doing this?” the two men with buffed bodies and stylishly dishevelled hair ask each other. But then, they surmise, there is no other choice.

In perhaps one of the most relatable scenes from last year’s Pathaan where the Indian audience — and arguably their most loved screen heroes almost pushing 60 — wondered how long they could continue their stardom. The audience’s verdict was clear as they voted with their feet and Pathaan became a thousand crore-spinner that put SRK back on the Bollywood map after what was a self-imposed sabbatical of many years.