For any superstar, there is a long journey, and during various phases in their career, they face challenges in meeting audiences' expectations. Akshay Kumar is no different. The "Khiladi" of Bollywood is currently going through a rough patch. This is certainly not the first time he has faced this since making his debut in a lead role in 1991 with "Saugandh". In a career spanning more than 33 years, he has appeared in nearly 150 movies, barring the cameos.
The discussion on his rough phase has intensified after the box office disappointment of his latest action thriller, "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". Out of his last 12 films in the last 3 years, only two films, Sooryavanshi and OMG 2, managed to cross the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office.
Sarfira, "Khel Khel Mein", "Sky Force", and "Welcome To The Jungle" are his upcoming movies scheduled for release in 2024. "Sarfira" is set to hit theaters on 12th July 2024, clashing with Nikkhil Advani's directorial "Vedaa", starring John Abraham, Sharvari Wagh, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Abhishek Banerjee.
Sudhanshu Saria directorial "Ulajh", starring Janhvi Kapoor, Roshan Mathew, Gulshan Devaiah, Adil Hussain, and Neeraj Pandey's directorial "Auron Mein Kaha Dum Tha", starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Saiee Manjrekar, and Jimmy Shergill, will both be released one week before "Sarfira", on 5th July 2024. "Anand Tiwari" directorial "Bad Newz", starring Triptii Dimri, Vicky Kaushal, and Ammy Virk, will be released one week after "Sarfira", on 19th July 2024.
"Shankara", "Hera Pheri 3", and "Singham Again" are the upcoming films in which Akshay Kumar will be featured, scheduled for release next year.
Akshay Kumar’s last 3 year’s films with their budgets and box office collections:
Movie: Bell
Bottom
Director: Ranjit
M. Tewari
Budget: Rs 150
crores
Box Office:
Rs 50 crores
Movie: Sooryavanshi
Director: Rohit
Shetty
Budget: Rs
160 crores
Box Office:
Rs 294 crores
Movie: Atrangi
Re
Director: Aanand
L. Rai
Budget: Rs 40
crores
Box Office:
OTT Release
Movie: Bachchhan
Paandey
Director: Farhad
Samji
Budget: Rs 180
crores
Box Office: Rs 73.17 crores
Movie: Samrat
Prithviraj
Director: Chandraprakash
Dwivedi
Budget: Rs
150 crores
Box Office:
Rs 90.32 crores
Movie: Raksha
Bandhan
Director: Aanand
L. Rai
Budget: Rs
70 crores
Box Office:
Rs 60 crores
Movie: Cuttputlli
Director: Ranjit
M. Tewari
Budget: Rs
30 crores
Box Office:
OTT Release
Movie: Ram
Setu
Director: Abhishek
Sharma
Budget: Rs
150 crores
Box Office:
Rs 92 crores
Movie: Selfiee
Director: Raj
Mehta
Budget: Rs 100
crores
Box Office:
Rs 23 crores
Movie: OMG
2
Director: Amit
Rai
Budget: Rs
60 crores
Box Office:
Rs 220 crores
Movie: Mission
Raniganj
Director: Tinu
Suresh Desai
Budget: Rs
55 crores
Box Office:
Rs 45 crores
Movie: Bade
Miyan Chote Miyan
Director: Ali
Abbas Zafar
Budget: Rs
350 crores
Box Office: Rs 88 crores
Now let’s have a look at the remake films Akshay Kumar was featured in since 2020 including their box office collection:
Movie: Selfiee
Release date:
24th February 2023
Box office collection:
Rs 23 crores
Movie: Cuttputlli
Release date:
2nd September 2022
Box office collection: Rs 30
crores
Movie: Bachchhan
Paandey
Release date:
18th March 2022
Box office collection:
Rs 73 crores
Movie: Laxmii
Release date:
9th November 2020
Box office collection:
OTT release
Based on the statistics, the chances seem slim that "Sarfira" can bring Akshay Kumar's box office success. However, many moviegoers believe that Sudha Kongara's directorial "Sarfira" has the potential to end Akshay Kumar's dry spell.
One significant reason for this optimism is that "Sarfira" is the Hindi remake of Sudha Kongara's acclaimed film "Soorarai Pottru", which won 5 National Film Awards.
Sudha Kongara previously made her directorial debut in Bollywood with "Saala Khadoos", starring R Madhavan and Ritika Singh. The film received 1 National Film Award for special mention (feature film).
Sudha Kongara is highly regarded for her storytelling prowess and execution brilliance, and many like us are hopeful that she can likely revive Akshay Kumar's fortunes at the box office. Expectations are high from Sudha Kongara for "Sarfira", and only time will reveal whether Akshay Kumar can stage a comeback with this movie.
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