Entertainment industry is a tough nut to crack — just having one hit film under your belt takes years and years of hard work. But, <keyword id="19896353" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar" source="keywords">Akshay Kumar</keyword> was different, success seemed to flow his way effortlessly. Having delivered over 30 hit Bollywood films in his career so far, he was once the box office king. His hard work, routines, and rituals were legendary tales of how to be successful and disciplined in an industry full of uncertainties and controversies. But now, his subjects seem to have grown weary of his repetitive, more miss than hit (or more anadi than khiladi) films as evidenced by the series of flops he’s delivered post the box office success of Sooryavanshi back in November 2021. From Atrangi Re, Bachchan Pandey and Samrat Prithviraj in 2021-22 to <keyword id="37999" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bade-Miyan-Chote-Miyan" source="Orion">Bade Miyan Chote Miyan</keyword> and <keyword id="20566815" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sarfira" source="keywords">Sarfira</keyword> in 2024, over 15 movies of his have not performed up to the mark. Commenting on these string of failures, Akshay commented in March, “We keep on trying every type of film. I don't stick to one kind of genre. I keep on jumping from one genre to another, whether there is success or no success, that's how I have always worked. I'll keep on doing it… something that is social, something that is good, something in comedy, in action.” But how long can fans and brands remain loyal following such a long stream of underwhelming performances? Will team Akshay pull up socks or will the legend’s legacy continue floundering until it gradually fades? Akshay Kumar's milestone 150th film, the inspirational drama Sarfira, is proving to be a bumpy ride at the box office. Released on July 12, the film, a remake of the National Award-winning Tamil hit Soorarai Pottru, has garnered underwhelming collections in its first five days. Reports suggest that only around 100 tickets were sold for ‘Sarfira’ in Hyderabad on the first day. Not only was this his lowest opening film in 15 years, but industry tracker Sacnilk estimates Sarfira managed only Rs 1.25 crore on Day 7 yesterday, a mere blip in its overall earnings. The film's week one total stands at a modest Rs 18.8 crore net in India. This puts it slightly ahead of Akshay's recent remake "Selfiee," but a far cry from his past box office dominance. <h2>A string of flops </h2>Sarfira is hardly the lone black mark on his career, his rap sheet is filled with smears of other recent setbacks like Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Raksha Bandhan and Ram Setu, to name a few. Despite being announced as his comeback, the Akshay and Tiger Shroff starrer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan failed to make any waves. As per his fans, this is hardly surprising considering he’s been pushing out roughly 5 movies every year and there is no newness to the roles he’s been picking. <keyword id="20235508" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khiladi-Kumar" source="keywords">Khiladi Kumar</keyword> is known to wrap up entire film shoots in a matter of 30-60 days, and critics have long complained that one cannot expect substance when the script and performances are so rushed. The actor has been releasing remakes left, right and centre and seems to be agreeing to every script coming his way — almost in a frenzy, like he’s unaware of his star-power. The other theory making rounds is that since Akshay was able to recover after a string of 14 consecutive flops earlier in his career, he thinks he will get over this slump by just doing what he’s been doing, too! We did try to reach him too to get the first-person perspective, but all we heard from his team was pained silence, at least till now. <h2>Maybe Akshay needs a breather — and a comedy or two? </h2>Akshay’s recent antics have us wanting to give him a hug and tell him that we will continue to love him even if he chooses not to do a bazillion movies every year. In fact, we’d probably love him more if he decided to take it easy and be pickier with the scripts he does. Yes, we’re aware that his wife <keyword id="19944420" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="twinkle-khanna" source="keywords">Twinkle Khanna</keyword> refused to have more babies with him until he started taking more serious roles (as he revealed during their interview on Koffee with Karan). But as much as we love Mrs Funny Bones, this ruse has gone on for way too long, and we want the old comedy Kumar back. Most experts think that a brief break could do wonders for Akshay’s career, it certainly worked with his other contemporaries like Shah Rukh Khan. And after he’s back, maybe we could have more comedies like Hera Pheri — because nothing embodies the brand that is Akshay Kumar more. His upcoming film Khel Khel Mein has also failed to generate any meaningful buzz so far a month prior to its release. However, we may need to wait and see if it manages to make a dent in this long and painful phase. For now, Welcome 3 is also in the works (we don’t blame you for not remembering a Welcome 2, because we don’t either), giving fans some hope for a hit at the end of this year. But Nana Patekar has already said that he won’t be a part of the film because it didn’t have a story. So, is this the end of Akshay Kumar's box office reign? Or, just a rather long blip in an unmatched career full of hits and misses? Sarfira numbers certainly don't inspire confidence. 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Action film "<keyword id="19930293" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bade-Miyan-Chote-Miyan" source="keywords">Bade Miyan Chote Miyan</keyword>", starring <keyword id="19896353" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar" source="keywords">Akshay Kumar</keyword> and <keyword id="19915804" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tiger-Shroff" source="keywords">Tiger Shroff</keyword>, and Ajay Devgn-led "<keyword id="20278357" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maidaan" source="keywords">Maidaan</keyword>" will now release on April 11, the makers have announced. The two films were earlier scheduled to be make their debuts in theatres on April 10 but as the festival of <keyword id="20481267" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Eid" source="keywords">Eid</keyword> will be celebrated on April 11, the makers decided to shift the release. Akshay and Tiger shared the news of their film's new release on their respective Instagram pages on Monday evening. "Bade aur Chote aur poori 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' ki team ki taraf se aap sab ko advance mein Eid Mubarak. Dekhiye #BadeMiyanChoteMiyan on Eid with your entire family, now releasing on 11th April only in cinemas," read the post on Akshay's page. "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar of "Sultan" and "Bharat" fame, and produced by Pooja Entertainment in association with AAZ. The film, which also stars Prithiviraj Sukumaran, Manushi Chhillar and Alaya F, will see Akshay and Tiger perform death-defying stunts as they play two elite soldiers who embark on a mission to recover a stolen AI weapon. Devgn also announced that "Maidaan", a period sports biopic on Syed Abdul Rahim, will release on April 11. "Mark your calendars! #Maidaan release across cinemas in India on 10th April, with special previews starting 6pm onwards. Full scale release to follow on the <keyword id="743737" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Eid-holiday" source="Orion">Eid holiday</keyword> on 11th April. Reserve your seats now," the actor posted. "Maidaan" is directed by Amit Sharma and produced by Boney Kapoor.

Akshay Kumar-Tiger Shroff starrer 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' and Ajay Devgn's 'Maidaan' to now release on April 11

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 11 (ANI): Superstar <keyword id="19901647" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Salman-Khan" source="keywords">Salman Khan</keyword> never misses a chance to make <keyword id="20481267" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Eid" source="keywords">Eid</keyword> special for his fans. This Eid-ul-Fitr, he has announced his new film '<keyword id="21269802" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sikandar" source="keywords">Sikandar</keyword>', set to be directed by <keyword id="20259931" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AR-Murugadoss" source="keywords">AR Murugadoss</keyword>. Revealing the film's title on Instagram, Salman wrote,"Iss Eid 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' aur 'Maidaan' ko dekho aur agli Eid Sikandar se aa kar Milo (Watch Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan on this Eid, next Eid, meet Sikandar). Wish u all Eid Mubarak!" Backed by <keyword id="27326" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sajid-Nadiadwala" source="Orion">Sajid Nadiadwala</keyword> and helmed by Murugadoss, the movie will be released in theatres on <keyword id="20931972" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="eid-2025" source="Orion">Eid 2025</keyword>. AR Murugadoss made his Hindi debut with 'Ghajini', which crossed Rs 100 crore at the box office. He also helmed Akshay Kumar's film, 'Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'. For years Salman has been coming up with films on Eid. The first film of the actor to release on Eid was back in 1997 with Judwaa and since then he has been making sure to entertain his fans on Eid with his films. His movies like Dabangg, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Sultan, Bharat and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan were released on the occasion of Eid. Eid is undoubtedly synonymous with a Salman Khan film release. This year he broke the pattern, but made sure to make his fans' Eid special with the film announcement. Salman was last seen in the thriller film 'Tiger 3', which performed well at the box office. Helmed by Maneesh Sharma, the film also starred Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi in the lead roles. <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="14"></blockquote>

Salman Khan announces his new film 'Sikandar' on Eid; To be directed by AR Murugadoss

Following a soaring takeoff at the box office, the movie <keyword id="19904015" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="crew" source="keywords">Crew</keyword>, featuring <keyword id="19932322" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kareena-kapoor-khan" source="keywords">Kareena Kapoor Khan</keyword>, <keyword id="210696" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kriti-Sanon" source="Orion">Kriti Sanon</keyword> and <keyword id="6358125" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tabu" source="Orion">Tabu</keyword>, has enjoyed a remarkable weekend journey. The heist comedy film, also starring <keyword id="1071287" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Diljit-Dosanjh" source="Orion">Diljit Dosanjh</keyword> and <keyword id="20010718" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kapil-sharma" source="keywords">Kapil Sharma</keyword>, is directed by Rajesh Krishnan and produced by Ekta Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor and Anil Kapoor. As per industry tracker Sacnilk, Crew embarked on its box office flight with a solid collection of ₹9.25 crore on Friday, taking advantage of the Good Friday holiday. The momentum continued to climb on Saturday with a 5.41% increase, earning ₹9.75 crore. Come Sunday, Crew soared past the double-digit mark and amassed a notable ₹10.25 crore, taking its domestic earnings up to ₹29.25 crore. Furthermore, it has grossed ₹62.53 crore globally in its opening weekend box office collections, the makers said on Monday. <div type="twitter" handle="balajimotionpic" handlename="balajimotionpic" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1774684045592715331"></div> Despite the bright start, Crew falls slightly behind Kareena Kapoor's previous chick flick Veere Di Wedding, which had garnered an impressive ₹10.7 crore on its opening day back in 2018. But with that said, these figures are noteworthy, particularly in the post-pandemic landscape, where female-led films have struggled to make a mark at the box office. As per reports, Crew has hit the screens across 2000 theatres, premiering in over 75 countries and spanning more than 1100 locations worldwide. The estimated budget for the film, covering production and advertising expenses, is reportedly around ₹60 crore. While Crew has experienced a successful flight so far, the true test lies ahead on Monday. The performance on this crucial day will determine its trajectory in the coming days, especially with ample time and space to dominate the box office. Upon its release, Crew avoided direct turbulence with Hindi films, although it shared the spotlight with the Hollywood flick Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Aadujeevitham. And with Eid approaching on April 10, new challengers will emerge in the form of Akshay Kumar's 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' and Ajay Devgn's 'Maidaan'. Until then, it will be interesting to see the heights Crew manages to reach by capitalising on its momentum.

With ₹62.53 crore box office collection, Crew soars high during opening weekend; Charts fresh course for female-led films

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 27 (ANI): Power couple <keyword id="5357" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twinkle-kHanna" source="Orion">Twinkle Khanna</keyword> and <keyword id="2823" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar" source="Orion">Akshay Kumar</keyword> met UK Prime Minister <keyword id="221875" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rishi-Sunak" source="Orion">Rishi Sunak</keyword> during their <keyword id="6354968" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="London" source="Orion">London</keyword> visit. Twinkle took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a video of their visit to London. She captioned the post, "As much as I dislike wearing heels and dressing up, this evening was worth all the damaged toes. @sudha_murthy_official remains my hero, but it was pretty cool meeting her son-in-law, the prime minister :) @rishisunakmp Also put the sound on and hear @andreabocelliofficial Congratulations @anusuya12 and @theowo.london." https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxr6CM0M6cC/ The video starts with a performance of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at an event. At the end of the video Twinkle and Akshay can be seen posing with UK <keyword id="15345068" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PM-Rishi-Sunak" source="Orion">PM Rishi Sunak</keyword>. Akshay and UK PM Sunak chose a formal suit while, Twinkle wore a white dress with a leopard design jacket. Earlier this month, Rishi Sunak along with his wife Akshata Murty arrived in New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit hosted by India under its Presidency. He along with his wife also offered prayers at Akshardham Temple in New Delhi during the visit. Meanwhile, on the work front, Akshay will be seen in the drama film 'Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue'. Apart from this, Akshay will also be seen in the Hindi remake of the Tamil drama 'Soorarai Pottru' which is all set to hit the theatres on February 16, 2024. He also has an action thriller film 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' alongside Tiger Shroff and a comedy film 'Housefull 5' in his kitty.

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