Bollywood films that clashed at the box-office

Keeping up with tradition, Salman Khan is known to give fans an Eid treat every year, with the release of his films. While this year will see the release of ‘Bharat’ co-starring Katrina Kaif, next year, fans are bracing themselves for the actor’s next with Sanjay Leela Bhansali ‘Inshallah’, co-starring Alia Bhatt. However, the date has already been booked by Akshay Kumar for his cop actioner ‘Sooryavanshi’.

Amidst reports of Akki and director Rohit Shetty bowing out of a clash, the latest buzz hints at a possibility of a big box office battle coming up soon. This comes amidst rumours that Katrina Kaif may be brought on as the leading lady of the Akshay starrer. Though the clash will prove to be a treat for the audience with a romantic flick and a high octane action drama to choose from, it would be interesting to see how this plays out, considering that Salman and Katrina are very close friends.

Will we see a clash of the Titans next Eid, or will one of the two, bow out to battle it out another day? Guess we will have to wait and see.

It seems two of the biggest stars of the industry will be locking horns on the same date in June. As per the latest buzz, Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao’s film 'Mental Hai Kya' will be locking horns with Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani starrer 'Kabir Singh'. The latest motion poster of 'Mental Hai Kya' revealed the new release date of the film as June 21, 2019.

The latest poster showcases Rajkummar Rao and Kangana Ranaut pulling off a mad stunt. Raj and Kangana can be seen trying to balance a blade on their tongues together.

Earlier, 'Mental Hai Kya' was slated to release on February 22. But now, the film will release with 'Kabir Singh' which stars Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani. 'Kabir Singh' is a remake of Telugu superhit film 'Arjun Reddy'. It will be interesting to see how the two films impact the audiences since they both belong to a different genre.

Deepika Padukone left fans and the Bollywood film industry speechless on Monday morning, after releasing her first look from ‘Chhapaak’, directed by Meghna Gulzar. The actress bowled over fans and fellow Bollywood stars, who took to social media to express their excitement for the film and laud her decision to tell the story of acid attack survivor, Laxmi Agarwal.

The actress signalled off the start of her film in Delhi today and also announced that it is slated for a January 10, 2020 release. As it turns out, the release date was also booked by Ajay Devgn over the weekend, when he announced that his ambitious periodic film, ‘Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior’ will be out on January 10 next year.

The box office has seen several clashes over the years. While some have risen as clear winners, others have had to bite the dust if not bow out and opt for another date.

Meanwhile, it looks like 2020 will leave film buffs spoilt for choice with the varied genres to choose from. While ‘Chhapaak’ will reportedly celebrate the undying human spirit, ‘Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior’ will take the audience back in time to relive Indian history.

Mouni Roy is flying high with the success of her recent release 'Gold', which also marked her Bollywood debut. She has already signed up for three big Bollywood films which are to be released in 2019. However, according to the latest reports, her films 'Made In China' and 'Brahmastra' are going to clash at the box-office next year.

While there has been no official confirmation about the same from either the studios or Mouni herself, reports state that both films are eyeing the long Independence Day weekend. While in 'Made in China' has the actress playing the female lead, 'Brahmastra' will see her playing a supporting role opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Ali Bhatt.

Well, it looks like Mouni's fans will be up for a double treat during the 15 August 2019 weekend.

Rajkummar Rao is currently on cloud nine after the success of his film ‘Stree’. His next project is ‘Made In China’ where he will be sharing screen space with Mouni Roy. Now, here is an interesting update about the film. The actor revealed that the film will release on August 15th 2019. Taking to Twitter, he shared a picture of a clapboard which he captioned as, “A new beginning. #MadeInChina starts filming today. Mark the date, releases on 15th August, 2019! #DineshVijan @PVijan @Roymouni @bomanirani @MusaleMikhil @MaddockFilms.” Interestingly, this means that ‘Made In China’ will now officially clash with the Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Brahmastra’. It remains to be seen if the makers of the two projects will look to avoid a clash in the future or not.

Over the past months, Bollywood film lovers have been spoilt for choice with the number of movies hitting screens together. While some producers have gone all out avoid clashes in a bid to rake in the moolah, there are others willing to take the risk and share the business. Now, according to latest reports, it looks like Abhishek Bachchan and Jackky Bhagnani are gearing up to lock horns at the box office this September.

Although ‘Manmarziyaan’ and ‘Mitron’ explore two drastically different genres, they will have to share the business with they hit theatres together on September 14.

While ‘Manmarziyaan’, will see Taapsee torn between two men- Vicky and Abhishek, ‘Mitron’ will follow Jackky and Kritika Kamra on their journey of self-discovery amidst their social and cultural backgrounds.

Riteish Deshmukh has picked 21 December 2018 at D-day to release his next Marathi venture ‘Mauli’. The film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar features Riteish in the titular role opposite actress Saiyami Kher. As if the special announcement didn’t raise enough hype and anticipation for the film, a possible box office clash with the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Zero’, seems to have done the trick.

As we are all aware, Shah Rukh had announced that his next, that sees him play a vertically challenged man opposite Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, is scheduled to hit theatres on the same date. Although ‘Mauli’ is a Marathi film and ‘Zero’, a Bollywood film, reports suggest that the clash will indeed affect box office numbers.

Will the two stars keep their date with the audience, or will one bow out to fight another day? While the Riteish starrer has been creating enough buzz among fans and the Marathi audience, the SRK starrer has been grabbing the headlines for cameos by Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone.

Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Yami Gautam’s ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ has been in the headlines for quite some time now. While the shooting had earlier delayed, the film got back on the track, and now has a new release date. The movie that was earlier slated to release on August 31st, has been pushed to next month. It is now slated to release on September 14.

Interestingly, the ‘Padmaavat’ actor’s much-awaited film is likely to clash with Kajol’s ‘Helicopter Eela’ and Kriti Sanon- Diljit Dosanjh’s next, ‘Arjun Patiala’. Shahid and his ‘Udta Punjab’ co-star Diljit Dosanjh will clash at the box office and that will be really interesting. But as the three movies release on the same day, it can’t be predicted who gets the winning position.

Earlier when ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ was slated to release on August 31, it would have clashed with Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Stree’. But it is not surprising that the makers shifted the release date considering ‘Stree’ features Shraddha in a vital role. The unit recently wrapped the shooting of ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ and the movie is now in its post-production stage.

On the personal front, Shahid and wife Mira are also expecting their second child and the due date falls in the same month of the movie’s release.

Akshay Kumar and John Abraham share an excellent rapport with each other. Despite several reports of a rumoured fallout between them, the two have never reacted to them and have continued to remain friends with each other.

Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film ‘Gold’ has been creating an immense amount of buzz amongst the Bollywood fans. Similarly, even John Abraham’s film ‘Satymev Jayate’ has created a strong impact with its captivating trailer. It was recently revealed that Akshay and John will be locking horns at the box office with their films clashing.

In one of John’s recent interviews, when he was asked about the clash he reportedly said, that all he and Akshay can wish for is the best for each other and as long as avoiding a clash between the two films is concerned, it is the production house's responsibility.

During a recent event of ‘Gold’, Akshay Kumar was informed about John Abraham's comment on the clash. When Akshay was asked to comment on the same, he quipped that John is his friendand he has learnt that they can come together on any date.

Apart from Akshay, ‘Gold’ also stars Mouni Roy along with an ensemble cast of Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Vineet Singh, Sunny Kaushal and Nikita Dutta.

It seems that December is going to be jam packed in terms of big Bollywood films. We already have Ranveer Singh’s 'Simmba' and 'Total Dhamaal' coming out in the last month. Now, it looks like another big clash is on the cards during the Christmas week. Anupam Kher’s 'The Accidental Prime Minister' will be clashing with Shah Rukh Khan’s 'Zero' as it releasing on December. Anupam, who will the essaying the role of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed it on Twitter when he was asked by a fan. It is definitely an interesting choice to take on a juggernaut like Zero which has a big star cast with the trusted name of Aanand L Rai to back it up. It remains to be seen if there is any switch in the release dates to avoid the clash in the coming months.

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar’s '2.0' is one of the most anticipated films of this year. But the film has been delayed a lot of times. The much-awaited film was earlier slated to hit the screens in Diwali 2017, later the makers shifted the release to January 2018 and then there were reports that it might hit the screens in April 2018. But now the makers have finally released the official release date of the movie. '2.0' is slated to hit the screens on November 29 this year.

With this, the film will now clash with Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan’s 'Kedarnath'. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor the film is reported to be a love story set in the backdrop of the Uttarakhand floods. 'Kedarnath' was earlier supposed to hit the screens during Christmas, but then the makers preponed the release date to avoid a box office fight with Shah Rukh Khan's 'Zero'.

Coming to '2.0' the film is apparently made on a big budget on 400 crores. Directed by Shankar, the film will mark Akshay Kumar's debut in the Tamil film industry. The movie also stars Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain, and Sudhanshu Pandey.

It will be interesting to see which film will impress the audience at the box office.

Bollywood is all about drama and there are no doubts about it. While movies battle it out at the box office to emerge victorious, the clashes make it all the more competitive. Several big budget Bollywood films have clashed at the box office and have given their fans an opportunity to experience double dose of entertainment.

Similarly, two much-awaited releases of this year, ‘Fanney Khan’ and ‘Mulk’ are hitting the big screens simultaneously in August. ‘Fanney Khan’ with Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao in lead roles will lock horns with Rishi Kapoor and Taapsee Pannu starrer ‘Mulk’ on August 3rd.

Both Rishi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor have always shared a cordial relationship with each other, and their kids Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor started their Bollywood careers together with ‘Saawariya’. The two veteran actors have also acted together in a few films like ‘Vijay’ (1988), ‘Gurudev’ (1993) and ‘Karobaar’ (2000).

And now, they will be coming face-to-face at the box office with their individual releases on the same day. As per reports, a day after the teaser of ‘Fanney Khan’, which releases on August 3, was released by its makers, came the announcement of the same date for ‘Mulk’.

Gone are the days when one movie used to hit the theatres on Fridays. In the current scenario, numerous movies hit the box office on one single Friday, and the audience does get a lot of options to choose from. However, amidst this, there definitely is a competition as either of the movies is likely to suffer the loss.

While two movies clashing at the box office has become too common, this time around the audience will witness three grand movies locking horns with each other. Reportedly, the makers of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Gold’ has locked 15th August as their release date almost a year back. However, it was earlier this year that John Abraham and Manoj Bajpayee’s thriller titled ‘Satyamev Jayate’ also claimed to release on the 15th of August.

When John was questioned about the clash at a media event, he professed that him and Akshay are good friends and the release date matter will be sorted out by the producers.

On Wednesday, the Deols — Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby also confirmed that their upcoming comedy flick, ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se’release on the same date.

Now it will be interesting to see if any of the three films take a step back from releasing on Independence day or they continue to hit the screens with the clash.

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer ‘2.0’ has been making headlines ever since its inception. Although the film went on floors back in 2015, the fans have to continue to keep patience for the release day to come closer. And that’s mainly because the release of the much-awaited film has been postponed for quite some time now.

And as per the latest trade reports, it is believed that the film is likely to clash with Hrithik Roshan’s talked about upcoming film ‘Super 30’, as both of them seek to release on the Republic day weekend next year.

The makers of ‘Super 30’, which was earlier scheduled to release in November, pushed the date two months ahead.

A daily quoted a source saying that the ‘2.0’ team had to majorly work on the VFX because they weren’t entirely happy with the first copy. And further added that this is also one of the reasons they haven’t released any promo officially. However, they are eyeing the Republic Day weekend next year.

Recently the makers of Diljit Dosanjh and Taapsee Pannu starrer 'Soorma' revealed the new release date of the film. 'Soorma' which was slated to hit the screens on June 29 will now hit the screens on July 13. This move was taken by the makers to avoid a clash with Ranbir Kapoor's 'Sanju'. Now 'Soorma' will lock horns with Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Rajkummar Rao starrer 'Fanne Khan' at the box office.

'Fanne Khan' was earlier supposed to hit the screens during Eid, but then the makers postponed the release date to avoid box office fight with Salman Khan starrer 'Race 3'.

'Soorma' is based on the life of an Indian hockey player, Sandeep Singh. The film will bring to light the story of the hockey player, who played for India and went through many ups and downs in his personal and professional life.

On the other hand, 'Fanne Khan' is the Hindi adaptation of the Dutch film ‘Everybody’s Famous’. The film will also mark the collaboration of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anil Kapoor on the big screen after 18 years.

It will be interesting to see which film will win impress the audience at the box office.

After a long wait, John Abraham’s 'Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran' is finally going to hit the screens on May 25. However, the film will clash with Harshvardhan Kapoor’s 'Bhavesh Joshi Superhero'. Even though both the films are going to lock horns at the box office the trade experts are not worried as both the films are based on different themes and thereby catering to a different kind of audience.

Well apart from this, according to recent reports, both the films will also clash with Hollywood film 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'. According to the latest buzz, the Hollywood biggie is also eyeing the same release date in India. Well, the 'Star Wars' franchise has a huge fan following in India and hence it will be no surprise if the sci-fi film does better than both the Hindi films at the box office.

'Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran' is directed by Abhishek Sharma and is based on the nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by the Indian Army at Pokhran in 1998. It also stars Diana Penty and Boman Irani.

While 'Bhavesh Joshi Superhero' appears to be a story of an ordinary man, who becomes a vigilante after an untoward incident.

The makers of Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra starrer 'Namaste England' recently revealed the new release date of the film. The movie which was slated to hit the screens on December 7, will now release on Dussehra, which is on October 19. This move was apparently done to avoid a clash with Ajay Devgn’s 'Total Dhamaal'. But even after this Arjun Kapoor’s film will still have to battle with Ajay’s film.

'Namaste England' will now clash with an untitled love story featuring Ajay Devgn and Tabu in the lead. The first look of the film was released long back in which Ajay was seen looking at the camera with a smile, holding a cup of coffee, while a girl was seen walking away from the camera in the background.

Directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, 'Namaste England' will narrate the journey of two young individuals from Punjab to England, meshed together due to love. On the other hand, Ajay Devgn's untitled film is written and produced by Luv Ranjan.

It will be interesting to see which film will win the race at the box office.