For whom is Republic Day?
The release of films in Bollywood and its box office collection depends a lot. There are many stars in the industry who are quite perticular about the release of their films. Someone brings their films on Diwali, while there are some artists who bring their films to Eid. In terms of release of films, National Holidays are also considered very right time. There are many films which have been released on Independence Day and on Republic Day. Today, let’s talk about the films on Republic Day in the last decade, they also know how much these films collected at the box office.
Pathan- Shahrukh Khan- 2023
Shah Rukh Khan’s film Pathan was released in theaters in the year 2023. The special thing about this film was that Shah Rukh Khan made a comeback with this. Apart from this, the Bollywood car, derailed through this film, returned to the track again. The film collected a collection of Rs 1055 crore worldwide. Shah Rukh’s stake to release the film on Republic Day was useful.
Chhapak- Deepika Padukone- 2020
Deepika Padukone made a comeback from this film, but her film could not attract anything special to the fans. Also, this film had to face a lot of opposition for some reasons. According to the budget reports of the film, the film was worth 35 crores and this film was able to earn around 55 crores and flopped worldwide.
Uri the Surgical Strike- 2019
Vicky Kaushal’s film was very successful. The special thing about the film was that it was not promoted loudly. But even after this, this film brought a storm at the box office. This was the first film of Vicky Kaushal’s career, which came in so much discussion. The budget of the film was 25 crores and the film had collected a collection of 350 crores.
Manikarnika- Kangana Ranaut- 2019
Talking about Kangana Ranaut’s film Manikarnika, this film entertained fans. But the film could not fully meet the box office criteria. The budget of the film was around Rs 90 crore and this film was successful in earning close to Rs 150 crore at the box office.
Padmavat- Deepika Padukone- 2018
Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor played the lead roles in the film Padmavat directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. This film earned a bang. The film had a collection of more than 550 crores worldwide and brought a tsunami at the box office. The stake of releasing the film on Republic Day was successful.
Raees- Shahrukh Khan- 2017
Shah Rukh Khan played a bet by releasing his film on Republic Day even 6 years before Pathan. Shah Rukh’s look and character in this film was also completely different. The special thing about the film was that Shah Rukh Khan had recorded success from this film and during that time his films were not able to show anything special. But this film made Shahrukh rich. The budget of this film was close to Rs 125 crore and the film collected around Rs 280 crore at the box office.
Kaabil- Hrithik Roshan- 2017
Republic Day has truly good for Bollywood stars. This festive day comes at the beginning of the year when the makers are competing to release their films. These films always get good response. Now take Hrithik Roshan’s film Kaabil. The budget of this film was around Rs 35 crore. The film had done a very good collection and earned 180 crores in theaters.
Airlift- Akshay Kumar- 2016
Akshay Kumar is also known for releasing his films on festive time. Most of his films are released around August 15 and 26 January. The same was seen with his film Airlift. His film was liked by the fans and the film had a great collection of Rs 220 crore.
Baby- Akshay Kumar- 2015
When this film of Akshay Kumar was released in theaters, the gathering of fans was seen. This was the time when Akshay Kumar was once again making a comeback in action packed films. The only difference was that patriotism was stamped in the script of his films. The stake was to release the film Baby on the occasion of Republic Day. The collection of this film was good. This film was successful in earning around 150 crores in theaters.
Jai Ho- Salman Khan- 2014
Salman Khan also released his film on Republic Day. Generally, Salman Khan has been bringing his films on the occasion of Eid for the last decade and a half. But even after this, in the year 2014, Salman released his film Jai Ho on the occasion of Republic Day. He did not get any special benefit from this. His films were earning even more than this. But the collection of this film was not very extra ordinary but the film was a hit. According to the reports, the budget of the film was close to 70 crores and the film was successful in collecting 200 crores in theaters.
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Who is the king of Republic Day?
If you analyze these 10 films, then there are 2 of these films which are from Shahrukh Khan. 2 films are from Deepika Padukone and 2 films are from Akshay Kumar. But if it is said, who is the King of Republic Day, then one name will come to the top. That name is Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh’s 2 films have come on Republic Day. One of which has been a film superhit and a film is an all time blockbuster. This has not been seen with any other artist. Talking about the current time, Akshay Kumar’s sky force has come in theaters on the occasion of Republic Day. The film is not able to perform as expected.
