Race, Kahaani to Kesari, Holi releases and their box office collections
Race, Kahaani to Kesari, Holi releases and their box office collections
Makers keep an eye on festivals like Holi, Diwali, Eid and Rakshabandhan for the release of films. Several films have been released on the festival of colours, Holi. Let's know how they fared at the box office.
Just like Diwali and Eid, films have been released on the occasion of Holi with great pomp. Do you know how much the films released on Holi managed to collect at the box office? Read further to know about the box office collections of past Holi releases.
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Race (2008): This film was released a day before Holi in the year 2008. The action thriller film did a good collection at the box office. Made on a budget of about Rs 45 crore, the film collected Rs 6.20 crore on the first day. The net collection at the domestic box office was Rs 60.64 crore. Stars like Saif Ali Khan, Anil Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu and Akshay Khanna were seen in the film.
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Kahaani (2012): This film, starring Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, was also released on Holi. It did a good collection at the box office. According to the report of Sacnilk, this film, made at a cost of about Rs 15 crore, did a net collection of Rs 51 crore.
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Himmatwala (2013): Stars like Ajay Devgn, Tamannaah Bhatia and Paresh Rawal appeared in this film. This film did not make its mark. This film was also released on the occasion of Holi. The film Himmatwala, which came out in the year 2013, made a net collection of Rs 47.45 crore. It was made on a budget of about Rs 68 crore. It flopped at the box office.
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Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017): This film, directed by Shashank Khaitan, was also released around Holi. Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt were seen in the lead roles in it. It got a lot of benefit from the festival of Holi and was successful in making its mark at the box office. The film proved to be a hit.
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Kesari (2019): This film, starring Akshay Kumar and based on the true story of the Battle of Saragarhi, was also released in theaters on the occasion of Holi. The film, which was released on Holi on March 21, was a hit at the box office. Made on a budget of around Rs 100 crore, the film made a net collection of Rs 155.70 crore.
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Angrezi Medium (2020): This film, starring Irrfan Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Radhika Madan and Deepak Dobriyal, was also released on the festival of Holi. However, it proved to be a flop at the box office.
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Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar (2023): This film starring Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, and Boney Kapoor was released on Holi on March 08 in the year 2023. The audience was very impressed with this film. Made at a cost of around Rs 70 crore, this film collected Rs 147.28 crore. Directed by Luv Ranjan, the film did a business of Rs 223 crore worldwide.
