Happy Friendship Day 2020: Five real-life Bollywood friendships which struck gold at the box office

The battle to excel at the box office has been going on since ages in Bollywood but with the changing times more and more actors are teaming up with their BFF's to entertain the audience. While Ranveer and Arjun are known for their enigmatic camaraderie, the duo have teamed up to set the stage on fire in 2014. Just like them many other friends in the Industry have teamed up for a project and struck gold at the box office. Here are 5 real-life friendship which have managed to win the audience and at the same time dominated the box office as well.

Ranveer and Arjun might have teamed up only once on the silver screen but have managed to hit the bull's eye at the box office. While their 2014 film 'Gunday' managed to earn Rs 73.28 crore at the box office, their bromance won got the audience to groove with them on the song 'Tune Maari Entriyaan' in the theatres. The Ali Abbas Zafar film also starred Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan, but it was Arjun-Ranveer's camaraderie that stole the thunder.

Bollywood actors Hrithik and Farhan set the stage on fire with their camaraderie when they teamed up for Zoya Akhtar's 2011 film 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. Apart from their stunning performance, the duo's friendship was quite evident on the big screen. The flick which also starred Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin in pivotal roles turned out to be a blockbuster as it raked in Rs 89.96 crore at the box office. Not only that but 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' is also touted as one of the best films based on friendship in Bollywood.

In Bollywood, it's rare to see two actresses share a friendly equation due to the increasing competition, but Sonam and Swara are quite the opposite as the divas share a sisterly bond. The talented actresses have teamed up on multiple occasions and entertained the audience with their stellar performances. While all their films turned out to be blockbusters, 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' which also starred Salman Khan went on to mint Rs 194.30 crore at the box office.

The actor-director duo of Ranbir Kapoor and Ayan Mukerji is known for their friendship and have always managed to leave the audience impressed with their films whenever they have teamed up. While their first collaboration 'Wake Up Sid' turned out to be an iconic film, 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' which brought them together for the second time in 2013 broke several box office records as the film raked in a gross total of Rs 177.99 crores. Well, the duo seems to repeat history once again as they will soon be coming together with their next project 'Brahmastra'.

The popular on-screen pair of Ajay Devgn and Tabu goes way back in time as the two were friends even before entering Bollywood. While Ajay was Tabu's cousin's neighbour they used to hang around together quite often. They have teamed up on multiple occasions for films like 'Thakshak', 'Vijaypath', 'De De Pyaar De' but their most successful outing at the box office was Rohit Shetty's 'Golmaal Again' as it earned Rs 205.50 crores. The duo's easy-flowing chemistry is proof of their friendship which has only got stronger over the years.