The Republic Day weekend has had its fair share of clashes at the box-office. Here are some of the big clashes over this holiday weekend in the last 10 years.
Republic Day is a significant day of celebration all over the country. Therefore, there is no doubt that this is one of the most sought-after dates for film releases in Bollywood. But, more than the day itself, Bollywood anticipates a surge in revenue throughout the Republic Day long weekend in order to capitalise on the holiday.
So, while there have been numerous big-budget films released at the theatres over the years on this Republic Day weekend, but there have also been some big box-office clashes. Just in the last few years, this weekend has become a huge thing with lots of big stars trying to get this weekend for the releases of their films.
As we celebrate the 73rd Republic Day today, here바카라™s taking a look down memory lane to see the biggest box-office clashes on this holiday weekend in the last 10 years.
바카라˜Panga바카라™ Vs 바카라˜Street Dancer 3D바카라™ (2020)
Just a few weeks before the lockdown on theatres hit, these two big-budget films competed at the box-office. 바카라˜Panga바카라™, starring actress Kangana Ranaut and actor-singer Jassie Gill, was a sweet story of a young athlete, who had left all her dreams and ambitions after becoming a mother. With the help of a supportive husband, she tries to have another shot at reviving her sports career. Fighting it out at the box-office was a dance film, 바카라˜Street Dancer 3D바카라™, starring actor Varun Dhawan and actress Shraddha Kapoor. The film was much hyped and talked about as it was the third part of the franchise. Both the films didn바카라™t do great at the ticket windows, but at least, 바카라˜Panga바카라™ managed to win over the critics. 바카라˜Street Dancer 3D바카라™ managed to kill the franchise down.
바카라˜Thackeray바카라™ Vs 바카라˜Manikarnika바카라™ (2019)
The biopic on the life of the Maharashtra politician Bal Thackeray was much in talks ever since actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was signed out to play the lead character. The film got people talking a lot. While many alleged that it was somehow trying to whitewash the image of the political leader, others claimed that it managed to show a true depiction of Thackeray바카라™s life. 바카라˜Manikarnika바카라™ as well, was a much spoken-of film. It had its own controversies with actress Kangana Ranaut taking out the directorial reigns after the original director Krrish finished the entire shoot. It was alleged that Ranaut tried to make the movie more about her, which led to actor Sonu Sood and a few others refusing to reshoot the portions. The movie was based on the life of the freedom fighter Rani Lakshmibai. 바카라˜Manikarnika바카라™ did well at the ticket windows. 바카라˜Thackeray바카라™ gained some popularity in Maharashtra, but wasn바카라™t able to get pan-India fame.
바카라˜Kaabil바카라™ Vs 바카라˜Raees바카라™ (2017)
This was one of the most epic battles of all time. Initially, 바카라˜Kaabil바카라™, starring actor Hrithik Roshan and actress Yami Gautam, was supposed to be released on Republic Day, whereas 바카라˜Raees바카라™, starring actor Shah Rukh Khan and actress Mahira Khan, was supposed to be released in 2016. However, owing to a scheduling conflict, 바카라˜Raees바카라™ selected Republic Day in 2017. The creators of 바카라˜Kaabil바카라™ attempted to avoid the conflict by postponing the movie to January 25, but the makers of 바카라˜Raees바카라™ followed suit, and the two films collided a day before Republic Day. Both the films did well at the ticket windows, but 바카라˜Kaabil바카라™ ended up being the more memorable film out of the two.
바카라˜Airlift바카라™ Vs 바카라˜Kya Kool Hai Hum 3바카라™ (2016)
Actor Akshay Kumar has made the holidays of Independence Day and Republic Day his own. As a result, Akshay Kumar had a release for both the Republic Day and Independence Day weekends in 2016. 바카라˜Airlift바카라™, his first film of the year, was on the real-life operation carried out in Kuwait by the Indian government to help Indians come out of the country after war broke out. Despite criticism from the government for a lack of solid study and oversimplification of a difficult procedure, the film performed exceptionally well. On the other hand, 바카라˜Kya Kool Hai Hum 3바카라™ was released which was the third part of the adult comedy franchise. While this genre was almost fading out by this time, the makers decided to pull one last straw, and needless to say, it was completely crushed by 바카라˜Airlift바카라™ at the ticket windows.
바카라˜Baby바카라™ Vs 바카라˜Dolly Ki Doli바카라™ (2015)
It was a showdown between actor Akshay Kumar with his trio of intelligence agents competing with actress Sonam Kapoor with her trio of lovers. While 바카라˜Baby바카라™ was an edge-of-the-seat thriller, 바카라˜Dolly Ki Doli바카라™ was a con artiste story with Kapoor being the bride going about conning men into marrying her. While the former 바카라˜Baby바카라™ turned out to be a great hit, the latter 바카라˜Dolly Ki Doli바카라™ hit the dust despite having actors like Rajkummar Rao, Pulkit Samrat, and Varun Sharma in the cast. 바카라˜Baby바카라™ has since then gone on to attain the status of one of the finest thrillers in Indian cinema whereas no one even remembers 바카라˜Dolly Ki Doli바카라™ anymore.
바카라˜Race 2바카라™ Vs 바카라˜Akaash Vani바카라™ (2013)
The sequel to the 2008 film 바카라˜Race바카라™ was released during Republic Day weekend in 2013. The film also starred actress Jacqueline Fernandez, actor John Abraham, and actress Deepika Padukone in addition to actors Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor. At the same time, filmmaker Luv Ranjan's 바카라˜Akaash Vani바카라™, starring 바카라˜Pyaar Ka Punchnama's famous Jodi, actor Kartik Aaryan, and actress Nushrratt Bharuccha, was also released. Fans were expecting another sleeper hit like 바카라˜Pyar Ka Punchnama바카라™ with the trio, but sadly, that didn바카라™t happen. While 바카라˜Race 2바카라™ went on to become a blockbuster thanks to the mystery-laden storyline, 바카라˜Akaash Vani바카라™ turned out to be a disaster.