Republic Day 2024: Bollywood Films That Ruled the Box Office on R-Day, From Pathaan to Padmaavat

REPUBLIC DAY 2024: In observance of the promulgation of the Indian Constitution, the country commemorates Republic Day on January 26 each year. Across the nation, people commemorate this momentous anniversary with a great deal of zeal and patriotism. The Republic Day parade, which is conducted in New Delhi on the Rajpath (now called Kartavya Path), is a noteworthy occasion. Movie producers have often opted to release their pictures around this period, and several films have shown their popularity at the box office.

Here is a list of the films that were released and did very well at the box office before of the 75th Republic Day:

Pathaan (2023)

Pathaan is the highest-grossing Republic Day release to date, with global earnings of around Rs 1,055 crore.
The action thriller film, which stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, was co-written and directed by Siddharth Anand. Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia play minor parts in Pathaan. The movie is the highest-grossing Republic Day release to date, having made around Rs 1,055 crore globally.

In 2020, Chhapaak
The film is a biographical drama that tells Laxmi Agarwal’s tale, an acid attack survivor. Alongside Madhurjeet Sarghi and Vikrant Massey, Deepika Padukone plays the protagonist role in the Meghna Gulzar-directed movie. Worldwide, the movie brought in more than Rs 55.5 crore.

2019’s Uri: The Surgical Strike
Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, Paresh Rawal, Kirti Kulhari, and Mohit Raina are among the film’s noteworthy cast members. Aditya Dhar is the director. The film depicts the aftermath of the 2016 Uri incident in a fictionalized manner. Around Rs 341.75 crore was made by Uri worldwide.

Manikarnika: Jhansi’s Queen (2019)
Based on the life of Jhansi’s Rani Lakshmi Bai, the movie is a historical action drama. Kangana Ranaut played the lead, while Krish Jagarlamudi directed it. The Zee Studios-produced movie brought in over Rs 142 crore worldwide.

The 2018 film Padmaavat
Padmaavat made an amazing Rs 585 crore at the box office worldwide.
Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, and Deepika Padukone appeared in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed movie. Despite generating controversy before its premiere, the movie grossed an impressive Rs. 585 crore at the box office worldwide.

Raees, 2017
Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Mahira Khan are the main stars of the Rahul Dholakia movie. Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment co-produced it. Around Rs 285 crore were made by the movie globally.

Kaabil (2017)
The movie featured Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy, and Rohit Roy.
For the plot and execution of this narrative, Kaabil made all the appropriate sounds. The director, Sanjay Gupta, did it. The movie featured Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy, and Rohit Roy.

Airlift (2016)
Leading parts in Raja Krishna Menon’s hit thriller were played by Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur. Around Rs 228 crore were made by the movie globally.

Infant (2015)
Neeraj Pandey’s multi-starrer remains forever in our hearts. Alongside Akshay Kumar, the film stars Anupam Kher, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Madhurima Tuli, Rasheed Naz, and Rana Daggubati.

January 24, 2014 – Jai Ho
The film, which is helmed by Suhail Khan, stars Daisy Shah, Salman Khan, Sunil Shetty, and Sana Khan. The 2006 Telugu movie Stalin was remade as Jai Ho, which took in around Rs 186.37 crore globally.