10 Bollywood Films That Ruled Box Office On R-Day

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

Pathaan (2023): Siddharth Anand co-wrote and directed the action thriller film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham. The movie earned about Rs 1,055 crore worldwide and is the highest-grossing Republic Day release so far.

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Chhapaak (2020): The film is a biographical drama based on the story of acid assault survivor, Laxmi Agarwal. The film, directed by Meghna Gulzar, stars Deepika Padukone in the lead role alongside Vikrant Massey. The film grossed over Rs 55.5 crore worldwide.

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Uri – The Surgical Strike (2019): Helmed by Aditya Dhar, the film stars Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, and Mohit Raina in prominent roles. The film is a fictionalised portrayal of the aftermath of the 2016 Uri attack. Uri earned about Rs 341.75 crore globally.

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Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi (2019): It is a historical action drama film based on Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi. Krish Jagarlamudi directed it and Kangana Ranaut starred in the lead role. The film earned over Rs 142 crore globally.

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Padmaavat (2018): Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film starred Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, and Shahid Kapoor. While the film mulled controversy prior to release, it had a splendid global box office collection of about Rs 585 crore.

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Raees (2017): The Rahul Dholakia film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Mahira Khan. It was co-produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and Excel Entertainment. The film earned about Rs 285 crore worldwide.

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Kaabil (2017): Kaabil made all the right noises for this storyline and execution. It was directed by Sanjay Gupta. Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy were part of the film.

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Airlift (2016): The successful thriller film directed by Raja Krishna Menon starred Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur in the lead roles. The film earned nearly Rs 228 crore worldwide.

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Baby (2015): The multi-starrer, by Neeraj Pandey, stays in our hearts rent-free. The film features Akshay Kumar with Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, and Mikaal Zulfiqar.

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Jai Ho (2014): Directed by Suhail Khan, the film features Sana Khan, Sunil Shetty, Salman Khan, and Daisy ShahIn. Jai Ho is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Stalin and earned about Rs 186.37 crore worldwide.

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