Diwali is not just a festive period for Indians, but even for Bollywood movies. The festival has given us some memorable hits like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Raja Hindustani, Krrish 3, Om Shanti Om, Golmaal 3 among others. For Diwali 2024, we have two major Hindi releases coming out on November 1. There is Anees Bazmee’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which stars Kartik Aaryan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vidya Balan and Triptii Dimri. And then there is Rohit Shett’s Singham Again, which has an ensemble cast in Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff and Arjun Kapoor, with a cameo by Salman Khan. ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ Box Office: Will Madhuri Dixit’s Dance-Off With Vidya Balan Prove Lucky for Kartik Aaryan-Starrer? Here’s Why We Think So!
While this would be Kartik Aaryan’s Diwali debut, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar are old horses when it comes to having movie releases during the festival period with their share of hits and flops. If we only see the Diwali movie releases from 1990, Ajay has 12 releases (if you include Sooryavanshi, where he has an extended cameo), and Akshay has 11 movie releases. There is one other superstar who has nearly the same amount of movie releases, and what’s more, he has a 100% success rate, and that’s Shah Rukh Khan! From Baazigar in 1994 to Happy New Year in 2014, Shah Rukh Khan has been delivering hit after hit during this holiday period, though now he seems to prefer Christmas or Eid for his releases.
In this box office feature, we look at some of the present bankable leading men and their Diwali movie releases (not counting cameos and guest appearances, but yes to extended cameos), while also seeing who has the best box office success rate (the answer is already given) and who has the worst (flops and average grossers considered here).
Shah Rukh Khan
1. Baazigar (1993) – Blockbuster
2. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) – Blockbuster
3. Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) – Blockbuster
4. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) – Blockbuster
5. Mohabbatein (2000) – Blockbuster
6. Veer Zaara (2004) – Super-Hit
7. Don – The Chase Begins Again (2006) – Hit
8. Om Shanti Om (2007) – Blockbuster
9. Ra.One (2011) – Hit
10. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) – Hit
11. Happy New Year (2014) – Hit
Box Office Success Rate: 100%
Akshay Kumar
1. Suhaag (1994) – Hit
2. Sapoot (1996) – Flop
3. Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) – Blockbuster (Extended Cameo)
4. Aitraaz (2004) – Hit
5. Garam Masala (2005) – Hit
6. Jaan-E-Mann (2006) – Hit
7. Blue (2009) – Flop
8. Action Replayy (2010) – Flop
9. Housefull 4 (2019) – Super-Hit
10. Sooryavanshi (2021) – Hit
11. Ram Setu (2022) – Flop
Box Office Success Rate: 63.6%
Ajay Devgn
1. Jigar (1992) – Flop
2. Bedardi (1993) – Flop
3. Suhaag (1994) – Hit
4. Tera Mera Saath Rahen (2001) – Flop
5. Golmaal Returns (2008) – Hit
6. All The Best (2009) – Hit
7. Golmaal 3 (2010) – Blockbuster
8. Son Of Sardaar (2012) – Hit
9. Shivaay (2016) – Average
10. Golmaal Again (2017) – Blockbuster
11. Sooryavanshi (2021) – Hit (Extended Cameo)
12. Thank God (2022) – Flop
Box Office Success Rate: 58.3%
Hrithik Roshan
1. Mission Kashmir (2000) – Average
2. Krrish 3 (2013) – Blockbuster
Box Office Success Rate: 50%
Ranbir Kapoor
1. Saawariya (2007) – Flop
2. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) – Hit
Box Office Success Rate: 50%
Salman Khan
1. Andaz Apna Apna (1994) – Flop
2. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) – Blockbuster (Extended Cameo)
3. Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999) – Super-Hit
4. Kyon Ki (2005) – Flop
5. Jaan-E-Mann (2006) – Flop
6. Saawariya (2007) – Flop (Extended Cameo)
7. Main Aur Mrs Khanna (2009) – Flop
8. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015) – Hit
9. Tiger 3 (2023) – Average
Box Office Success Rate: 44%
Aamir Khan
1. Andaz Apna Apna (1994) – Flop
2. Raja Hindustani (1996) – Blockbuster
3. Secret Superstar (2017) – Average
4. Thugs Of Hindostan (2018) – Flop
Box Office Success Rate: 25%
So who will be the big box office winner when it comes to Diwali 2024 – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 or Singham Again? Or will both movies turn out to be big winners? Let’s wait and watch!
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