Bollywood has a history of biggest clashes at the box-office, be it Aamir Khan's Lagaan or Sunny Deol's Gadar, these films have created history at the ticket-booth. Although, these two films win the hearts of the audience. But still, there are also other few instances in Bollywood where only one film was able to stand on the audience's expectations. Now, after the unlock, several filmmakers across the globe have announced their film release dates. Where 2020 was known for the revolution of digital space, this year 2021 will be known for the biggest clashes at the box-office which includes one of the most promising and expensive Indian and international films releasing on the same dates. So with this, let's have a look at the list of the biggest box-office clashes of 2021.
Vishnuvardhan's biographical war action film, Shershaah stars Sidharth Malhotra in a double role, as Vikram Batra and his identical twin brother Vishal opposite Kiara Advani. The film is scheduled to release on July 2, 2021 and on the same date an Indian biographical film Major is releasing. Well, Major is South superstar Mahesh Babu's production house film which stars Adivi Sesh as Sandeep Unnikrishnan in the lead role.
After waiting for a year, finally, Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra's black comedy film Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is releasing on March 19, 2021. As per the reports, on the same date, John Abraham's gangster film Mumbai Saga is all set to mark its presence at the box-office. Earlier it was speculated that Mumbai Saga will premier on digital space but now, it is confirmed that it will release in theatres only.
Kabir Khan`s sports drama 83, is one of the most promising films of 2020 but as due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it couldn't hit the cinema halls. Now, after a long wait, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone starrer film is releasing on June 4 but here's the twist as Hollywood horror flick Conjuring 3 is also ready for a clash with 83 at the box-office. Well, this national vs international clash is a must-watch.
Unlike 2020, this year is bringing more joy to the theatre owners as filmmakers are announcing back-to-back release dates of the most-anticipated films of 2021. Akshay Kumar's Bell-Bottom is also confirmed to release on May 28, 2021, and set for a clash with Vin Diesel's successful action franchise film Fast & Furious 9. Well, it is a quite interesting clash at the box-office which will surely divide the audience into two divisions.
Salman Khan`s action film Radhe is one of the most anticipated films of 2021 and finally the film is ready for its cinematic experience at the box office on Eid but eventually, the film is clashing with John Abraham starrer Satyameva Jayate 2. John Abraham's film will release on May 14, 2021, on the other side, Radhe is scheduled to release in theatres on 13 May 2021 coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. Well, let's see who will win the war at the box-office.
This Indian Independence Day, John Abraham will be seen in an action-packed film titled 'Attack'. His film will straight have a face-off with Allu Arjun's Pushpa which will release in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada languages. Now we have to wait and see which film will win the audience's heart.
Based on the life of Prithviraj Chauhan, Akshay Kumar starrer period war drama film will hit the cinema halls on 5 November 2021 coinciding with Diwali. On the other side, Shahid Kapoor`s sports drama Jersey which is a remake of the Telugu film (2019) with the same name will also hit the cinema on the same date. Well, it's Akshay Kumar's second clash with any film after Bell Bottom in 2021.
S.S Rajamouli's RRR will face a clash with Ajay Devgn starrer Maidaan on the occasion of Dussehra. After the RRR release date announcement, Maidan producer Boney Kapoor calls the act immoral and also gets piqued at the RRR makers. Well, Amit Sharma's directed biographical sports film is based on the golden era of Indian football (1952–62) and starring Ajay Devgn as football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. The film will hit the cinema halls on October 15, 2021. On the other side, S.S Rajamouli's period action drama is scheduled to release on October 13, 2021.