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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As Akshay’s movies continue to underperform, fans call for a return of Khiladi Kumar

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The trailer of <keyword id="2765009" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Singh-is-Bliing">Singh Is Bliing</keyword>, Akshay Kumar’s upcoming movie opposite <keyword id="135209" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Amy-Jackson">Amy Jackson</keyword>, was released today, and it’s a treat for the fans of Khiladi Kumar, who want to see him doing everything, be it comedy, romance, or action. 
 
Akshay plays Raftaar Singh, a Sikh man who roams in the streets of Punjab with his pet lions. To avoid getting married to an overweight woman, Singh relocates to Goa, where he falls in love with Amy Jackson, a non-Hindi speaker. We also catch glimpses of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Bollywoods-11-Hottest-Star-Entrepreneurs/Lara-Dutta/slideshow/23897243.cms">Lara Dutta</a>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Here-is-the-list-of-the-winning-performances-at-IIFA-2015/Kay-Kay-Menon-Best-Performance-In-A-Negative-Role/slideshow/47584849.cms">Kay Kay Menon</a> and <keyword id="15316" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rati-Agnihotri">Rati Agnihotri</keyword>. 
 Amy can be seen doing some serious action, including high kicks and horse riding. In a cameo appearance is choreographer-turned-director <keyword id="21117" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Prabhu-Deva">Prabhu Deva</keyword>. 
 
Catch the trailer here. 
 
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Kumar, who is also the producer of the movie along with business partner Ashwini Yardi, is riding high on the success of his last release <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Akshay-Kumar-Unveils-The-First-Look-Of-Brothers/articleshow/46501120.cms">Brothers</a>. In the past, his company Grazing Goat Pictures has produced <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/IndependenceDaySpecial-7-Bollywood-movies-that-redefined-the-concept-of-freedom/OMG-Oh-My-God/slideshow/48390627.cms">OMG - Oh My God!</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Box-Office-Fugly-Is-Messy-In-Spite-Of-Limited-Success-For-The-RestIts-A-Flop-Show/articleshow/36716851.cms">Fugly</a>. 
 
The movie would release on 2nd October 2015. 
 
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<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/47441027.cms" /> It’s proven! Akshay Khiladi Kumar hates body double and prefers doing all stunts by him. After the success of his films, he is in news again! And this time for undertaking the most expensive accident <keyword id="35450" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="insurance">insurance</keyword> ever! If a news report by The Economic Times is to be believed, he has been insured for Rs 35 crore under a personal accident policy purchased by Hari Om Entertainment and Sunshine Pictures for 'Holiday. 
 The financial daily has learnt about the fact from an <keyword id="2871350" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Oriental-Insurance-executive">Oriental Insurance executive</keyword>. 
 "This is the highest cover taken by a Bollywood star," the <keyword id="6420527" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="executive">executive</keyword> told the ET on condition of anonymity. Unlike Kumar, Bollywood's highest-paid actors, <keyword id="6357753" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="shahrukh-khan">Shahrukh Khan</keyword> and <keyword id="6355923" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aamir-Khan">Aamir Khan</keyword>, do not generally seek accident covers in their film contracts. Production houses take a cover of Rs 5-10 lakh for every member of the crew to cover medical expenses towards any shoot-related accident. 
 While accident insurances of movie stars are quite popular in the Hollywood, it’s Indian counterpart is yet to catch on the trend. Some years ago, actress <keyword id="14640" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kangna-Ranaut">Kangna Ranaut</keyword> is said to have included a personal accident clause with a Rs 1-crore cover in her contract for '<keyword id="6377522" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="queen">Queen</keyword>'. Kumar's recent hits include 'Rowdy Rathore', 'Baby', 'Khiladi 786' and 'Special 26', which feature him in action-oriented roles. He got hurt in 2013 while shooting the Vipul Shah-directed 'Holiday'. 
 
The superstar has recently started shooting for ‘Airlift’ and has got for himself a personal insurance cover. 
 
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	It’s no news that Bollywood stars are rich people. But how they use their riches is indeed newsworthy. One of their favourite uses to put their hard earned moolah is to invest in property. These star investors have put their money on everything ranging from retail projects, restaurants to sports franchises. Since they love holidaying in exotic foreign locales, most of them have invested in property abroad. Here’s a dekko at these astute investors:
 

	1.Shah Rukh Khan

	Though the actor claims that his luxury holiday home on The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is a gift, but news is rife that it is his payment for endorsing Palm Jumeirah. Spread over two levels of sprawling 8500 square feet and 14000 square feet plots, the Signature Villa has a worth of Rs 17.84 crore. The villa comes with its own pool and a private beach, where Khan family loves to have a blast. King Khan also owns an apartment in central London’s posh park lane worth about £20 million.
 

	2.Amitabh Bachchan Besides owning five houses in Mumbai, Big B also has a house in <keyword id="106" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Paris">Paris</keyword>. According to reports, the house was gifted to him by dear wife <keyword id="6354745" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="jaya-bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</keyword> as the mega star has always been fascinated by the fashion capital. 

	3.Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan While Big B is going to Paris, Beta B and Bahu B have acquired a plush property in <keyword id="2484630" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dubais-Jumeirahs-Golf-Estates">Dubai’s Jumeirah’s Golf Estates</keyword>. The area of resort style villa in Sanctuary Falls ranges between 5600 square feet to 10,600 square feet, while the price ranges from 15 to 35 million UAE Dirhams. Each villa comes with landscape gardens and a resort style swimming pool. 

	4.John Abraham Model turned actor John Abraham is an astute businessman too. The actor owns a home in exclusive area of Bel Air, <keyword id="6354803" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Los-Angeles">Los Angeles</keyword>, USA. His neighbours include the likes of Jennifer Anniston and <keyword id="3540" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Angelina-Jolie">Angelina Jolie</keyword>. 

	5.Shilpa Shetty Kundra The actress turned business woman was gifted an apartment in Dubai’s <keyword id="92239" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Burj-Khalifa">Burj Khalifa</keyword>, the world’s tallest building. The couple is also a proud owner of a seven-bedroom property called ‘<keyword id="247105" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Raj-Mahal">Raj Mahal</keyword>’ in Weybridge, Surrey and property in Meyfair as well as in Oxford Street of London. 

	6.Akshay Kumar

	Khiladi Kumar is yet another star who loves to invest in property. He considers Canada as his second home; hence, he has bought not an apartment but an entire hill in Toronto apart from a couple of posh apartments and a bungalow. That’s not all, Akshay also owns a beautiful bungalow on a famous Mauritian beach.
 

	7.Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor

	The royal couple love to holiday at Gstaad, Switzerland. Whenever they get a chance they fly off the beautiful destination. Hence, the couple has bought themselves a chalet in Gstaad.

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With a variety of movies hitting the theatres, the last three months of 2013 could be a happy one for both movie buffs and movie makers. While films like The Lunch Box, Raanjhanaa and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag won critics’ love, the likes of Chennai Express and Grand Masti raked in a lot of money. Still, after the unexpected disaster that Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Besharam has turned out to be (despite the biggest names backing it), a question mark hangs over the fate of the upcoming <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> flicks. 
 
Here’s a look at the 5 big-banner films that will make or break Bollywood’s fortune in the final quarter of CY2013… 
 
<keyword id="22939" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="boss">Boss</keyword> This action comedy caper starring <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword> is the remake of the Malayalam film Pokkiri Raja. And a lot is at stake concerning this movie, directed by Anthony D’Souza, which is all set to release on 400-plus screens worldwide, including Europe, <keyword id="6378080" type="COUNTRY" weightage="40" keywordseo="North-America">North America</keyword>, South-east Asia and Australia. Will it make it big at the box office, especially when there’s no lead lady paired opposite Khiladi Kumar? Will Aditi Rao Hyadri’s bikini act, Sonakshi Sinha’s item number ‘Saari Raat Party,’ which is touted to be the most expensive song ever (INR 6 million), and Akki’s action-comedy be enough to make Boss rule? The answers will be out on Oct 16 when Boss hits the screens. 
 
Krrish 3 Even <keyword id="1989" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Rakesh-Roshan">Rakesh Roshan</keyword> must be losing sleep over his ‘super hero’ venture starring son <keyword id="6354563" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Hrithik-Roshan">Hrithik Roshan</keyword> – a flick with a high-flying budget of Rs 100 crore. If the buzz is to be believed, good news for the Roshans is that the distribution rights of Krrish 3 are already sold for Rs 140 crore with minimum guarantee, earmarking ‘table’ profit for the ambitious film. It is the third part of the franchise that started with Koi Mil…Gaya. Starring Hrithik Roshan, <keyword id="1655" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Priyanka-Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</keyword>, Kangana Ranaut and <keyword id="13902" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Vivek-Oberoi">Vivek Oberoi</keyword>, Krrish 3 is getting loads of attention for its special effects that are of international quality. Will the movie manage to retain the hype till Nov 1 or will it be yet another bubble burst? 
 
<keyword id="298143" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Ram-Leela">Ram Leela</keyword> 
Ironically, the reasons that make Ram Leela a hotly discussed flick could be the ones that may lead to its failure. So far, we love what director <keyword id="6358308" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="sanjay-leela-bhansali">Sanjay Leela Bhansali</keyword> has featured in the trailer, as well as the songs of the movie. Made on a budget of Rs 35 crore, the magnitude of this film is immense, the canvas is vibrant and the protagonists are two most good-looking people (<keyword id="598" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Deepika-Padukone">Deepika Padukone</keyword> and <keyword id="106133" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Ranveer-Singh">Ranveer Singh</keyword>) with a sizzling chemistry. On the flip side, we still remember Saawariya (Ranbir Kapoor-Sonam Kapoor starrer) and Guzaarish (Hrithik <keyword id="1903405" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Roshan-Aishwarya-Rai-Bachchan">Roshan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan</keyword> starrer), both directed by SLB. Well, one turned out to be a dud and the other was appreciated only by the critics. So this time, we are just keeping our fingers crossed for Ram Leela. 
 
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Last time when <keyword id="2165" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kareena-Kapoor">Kareena Kapoor</keyword> and <keyword id="14676" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Imran-Khan">Imran Khan</keyword> came together, the audience didn’t have much fun watching the rom com, Ekk Main Aur Ekk Tu. Will they be able to impress this time around, with this <keyword id="3778" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Karan-Johar">Karan Johar</keyword> production? The trailer failed to create a stir. But then, it’s a relatively small-budget movie and it doesn’t look like a big deal to recover the money, considering Kareena is in the lead role. Now we just hope that her marital status won’t become an obstacle. 
 
<keyword id="24705" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="80" keywordseo="Dhoom-3">Dhoom 3</keyword> 
The last movie release of the year and we can’t think of a reason why Dhoom 3 won’t shine at the box office. The track record of the Dhoom series has been good. And the third installment has added attractions like <keyword id="6355923" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Aamir-Khan">Aamir Khan</keyword> in the first ever negative role and <keyword id="6354850" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Katrina-Kaif">Katrina Kaif</keyword> kicking some ass in the lead. Riding on a whopping budget of Rs 150 crore, we just hope Dhoom 3 ends the year with some fireworks.

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