Akshay Kumar’s record is a threat to Sunny Deol!
2024 was like 2023 for Akshay Kumar. Various experiments were done for people, but nothing worked. Khiladi Kumar’s second film, which started with an action film this year, was a biopic. But neither ‘Bade Mian Chhote Mian’ was liked by the public nor ‘Sarfira’ could earn well. After the shock of these two films, Akshay Kumar came up with ‘Khel Khel Mein’. The film was critically acclaimed and earned decent revenue but things did not reach what they wanted. Recently, a report has revealed that no Akshay Kumar film will be released this year. Don’t know why the makers took such a decision. But Akshay Kumar is going to release one of his films next year i.e. on 24 January 2025. The name of the image is – Sky Force. It may clash with Sunny Deol’s film. But Sunny Paaji’s troubles will increase this time, because of Akshay Kumar’s record, which is 33 years old.
Sunny Deol Vs Akshay Kumar. The two superstars are set to clash in the first month of next year. Both the films have been completed. The year 2023 has been tremendous for Sunny Deol. His Ghadar 2 created such a stir that everyone is waiting for Sunny Deol’s next film ever since. The shooting of Lahore 1947, in which Akshay Kumar is going to present a big challenge, has been completed. Aamir Khan is producing it. It is also being said that he will do a cameo in the film. Well, this is about movies. Let’s first look at Akshay Kumar’s record that will give Sunny Deol sleepless nights.
Akshay Kumar’s big record with ‘January’
1. Oath: Let’s start with the 1991 ‘Saugandh’. The film was directed by Raj Sippy. This was Akshay Kumar’s first film, in which he played the role of Shiva. Ashok Adnani produced this picture. Released on January 25, the film has proved to be average at the box office.
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2. Disclosure: This picture was released in the year 1994. Released on January 21, the film starred Madhu and Amrish Puri in lead roles in addition to Akshay Kumar. Not Akshay Kumar but Salman Khan was the first choice for this film. Directed by Guddu Dhanoa, the film was made on a budget of 1.85 crores. At the same time, it had an impression of 8.66 crores at the box office. It was declared a superhit.
3. Khaki: Rajkumar Santoshi’s action thriller hit the box office on January 23, 2004. It was made with a budget of 26 crores. Apart from Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai and Tusshar Kapoor also acted in the film. The film earned 50 crore rupees worldwide. It also became the fifth highest grossing film of 2004.
4. Child: This film was released on 23 January in the year 2005. Akshay Kumar played the roles of Ajay Singh Rajput, Rafiq Khan, Rahul Awasthi in this action spy thriller. The film was written and directed by Neeraj Pandey himself. Apart from Akshay, Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa, Taapsee Pannu, KK Menon, Mikhal Zulfikar acted in this film. The film also received good response from critics. This picture did a business of more than 100 crore rupees at the box office. It was a semi-hit.
5. Airlift: Akshay Kumar’s film was released on January 22, 2016. Opposite him in this was Nimrat Kaur. Based on the Iraq-Kuwait war, the film was directed by Raja Krishna. The songs of this picture received tremendous response. This film made in 30 crores did a good business. It proved to be a hit at the box office.
In total five films of Akshay Kumar have been released around January 26 so far. Out of which two have been average, one hit, one super hit and one semi hit. However, the date of ‘Sky Force’ is yet to be decided by the makers. If the film releases on January 24, it will be his sixth film to release in the Republic Day weekend. Currently, Akshay Kumar seems to have the upper hand.
The last match was in the name of Sunny Deol
1. Vishwatma: Sunny Deol also holds some records for January 26. His ‘Vishwatma’ was released on January 24, 1992. The film had a huge star cast of Naseeruddin Shah, Chunky Pandey, Divya Bharti, Sonam and Jyotsana Singh. This film was directed by Rajeev Rai. It was produced by Gunashan Rai. The picture was average at the box office. 9.5 crore business was done.
2. Mother salutes you: The film was released on January 25, 2022. Tinu Verma’s action film starred Sunny Deol, Tabu and Arbaaz Khan. Made on a budget of 13 crores, the film could not collect much and flopped badly.
It is being said that Sunny Deol’s ‘Lahore 1947’ will release on January 26, 2025. If this happens, this will be his third film, which will release on Republic Day. Akshay Kumar is a threat to his film, as he plans to release his film 2 days earlier. But one thing is good for Sunny Deol, when the two last clashed in 2023. ‘Gadar 2’ received better response than Akshay Kumar’s ‘OMG 2’.
