Bollywood’s Khiladi Kumar i.e. Akshay Kumar is known not only for action but also for comedy and romance. People also call the actor the master of comedy. The actor has given most of the comedy hit films in his career, but today we will talk about a genre which Akshay Kumar has made most famous in the entire country. One such film of his was released 17 years ago, after which people came to know about the horror comedy genre. This film became such a hit after its release that everyone followed the path shown by it. Five more films were made in this genre and they were also blockbusters. Yes, some films of this genre were not successful, but the number of successful films is quite large.
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The film of Akshay Kumar that we are talking about, which was released 17 years ago in the year 2007, is none other than ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’. In this film, Vidya Balan, Ameesha Patel and Shiney Ahuja were in lead roles along with Akshay Kumar. The film also had many other experienced actors like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, who left no stone unturned to make the film more interesting. The film was successful at the box office and joined the list of cult classics of Bollywood. Even today people watch this film again and again. The film was directed by Priyadarshan.
Bhoothnath
Exactly one year later, Amitabh Bachchan’s magic worked on the screen and that too because of this genre. Amitabh Bachchan was also seen in the horror comedy ‘Bhoothnath’. In this film, a child named Banku becomes friends with a ghost. Juhi Chawla, Aman Siddiqui and Amitabh Bachchan are in lead roles in the film. Shahrukh Khan also has a cameo in the film. Rajpal Yadav also has a comic role in the film, which makes one laugh a lot. The film is directed by Nitish Tiwari and Vivek Sharma. People liked the film a lot and it also proved to be a superhit.
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There was a shortage of such films for a long time and the one or two films that were released in this genre did not work and were rejected by the audience. Then many years later, in 2018, Rajkumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor’s ‘Stree’ was released on the big screen. This film repeated the same old routine. People liked the film very much. The film not only made people laugh but also scared people a lot. This film also proved to be a superhit on the big screen. This film was widely watched on OTT. This film was directed by Amar Kaushik.
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In the same year, the sequel of ‘Stree’ ‘Stree 2’ was released. This film also made bumper earnings. People liked the film a lot. The film’s earnings were so great that it became the highest grossing film of this year. A crowd gathered in the theater to watch this film. The makers also promoted the film a lot. The songs of the film proved to be a superhit.
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The first film to be shown on the big screen after the lockdown was ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’. Karthik Aryan and Kiara Advani were in lead roles in this film. The pairing of the two did not overshadow Akshay Kumar but this horror comedy film also did not lag behind in terms of earnings. People liked this film. People liked Tabu in the ghostly form. This film performed brilliantly and became a superhit. Made under the banner of T-Series, this film was directed by Anees Bazmee.
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Earlier this month, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ was released on Diwali weekend. This film also got the love of the people and still the film is standing at the box office and is earning bumper. This film saw the return of Vidya Balan. The film also stars Madhuri Dixit and Trupti Dimri. The film has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark. In this film, Karthik Aryan has once again been directed by Anees Bazmee.
upcoming movies
Two more films of the same genre are coming soon. Ayushmann Khurrana is also entering this genre. He will soon be seen in the horror comedy film ‘Thama’. The film was earlier titled ‘Vampire of Vijayanagar’, but now it has been changed to ‘Thama’. Apart from this, Akshay Kumar is also making a comeback in this genre. His horror comedy ‘Bhoot Bangla’ will be released soon. She will be seen pairing with Priyadarshan in this film.
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