Bollywood's love for festive releases is not a new trend and what could be more grand occasion than the festival of lights to release a film. Indian cinema has always treated us with some blockbusters Diwali releases but it seems to disappoint us this time. Sadly, this Diwali will not be much sparkling for Bollywood as it has no biggies coming up. So, why not to take a look at the most successful films which were released on Diwali and did a pretty good business. Here is the list of Diwali releases of Bollywood that rocked Box Office!
The action comedy film by Rohit Shetty starred Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Khemu, Shreyas Talpade, Kareena Kapoor, and others. The film was collected Rs 106.34 crore at the box office.
Ashwni Dhir's 'Son of Sardaar' took an excellent opening at the box office and witnessed excellent growth over the first weekend. The film earned 161.48 crores at the box office.
Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma starrer 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' had an extended cameo of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Fawad Khan. The Karan Johar's film was received well at the box office but minted only Rs 112.48 crore.
The superhero film by Anubhav Sinha featured Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role and was immensely appreciated by the fans. The film also had Kareena Kapoor and it was the most expensive Indian film at the time of release. The film earned Rs 114.29 crore.
This film is truly memorable as it was Yash Chopra's last directorial that collected an amount of Rs 120.85 crore. The film starred Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.
The comedy film by Farhad Samji featured Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde and Kriti Kharbanda. The film was a family comedy and was enjoyed by the fans. Housefull 4 earned Rs. ₹231.67 crores in India.
Farah Khan directorial starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and others did not impress the audience much but managed to collect a good amount at the box office. It earned Rs 203 crore.
The action comedy film by Rohit Shetty featured Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Tusshar Kapoor, and Arshad Warsi. The film was extremely loved by the audience and it did a business of Rs 205.69 crore at the box office.
Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor's Diwali release was loved by the fans and collected Rs 210.16 crore. The romantic drama film emerged as a commercial success as well as the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2015.
The Hrithik Roshan starrer superhero film actually did a big 'dhamaka' at the box office with its amazing story and cinematography. The film also had Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut and earned a huge amount of Rs 244.92 crore.