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Independence Day 2025: Before War 2 vs Coolie, revisit box office clashes
Updated On: 07 August, 2025 07:16 PM IST | Aakruti Bagla
The Independence Day weekend plays a crucial role in Bollywood. Given the fact that it amounts to a long weekend, filmmakers try their best to draw the audience to theatres for a delightful experience with families. Films with the theme of independence and freedom are preferred over other genres. In the past, we`ve seen movies based on real-life incidents and patriotism being released on the occasion. Here`s how they performed at the box office.
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The Independence Day weekend plays a crucial role in Bollywood. Given the fact that it amounts to a long weekend, filmmakers try their best to draw the audience to theatres for a delightful experience with families. Films with the theme of independence and freedom are preferred over other genres. In the past, we`ve seen movies based on real-life incidents and patriotism being released on the occasion. Here`s how they performed at the box office.
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Akshay Kumar`s Rustom and Hrithik Roshan`s Mohenjo Daro were released in theatres on August 12, 2016. Both films were period dramas. Rustom was based on an actual incident and Mohenjo Daro was a drama
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Rustom opened to positive reviews and was ahead of Mohenjo Daro, which was panned by critics. The Akshay Kumar starrer reportedly made Rs. 218.12 crores globally. Hrithik Roshan`s period drama reportedly earned Rs. 108 crores worldwide
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Akshay Kumar`s Raksha Bandhan clashed with Aamir Khan`s Laal Singh Chaddha on August 11, 2022. The former failed to meet expectations
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Laal Singh Chaddha was ahead of Raksha Bandhan at the box office. It reportedly collected Rs. 129.64 crores whereas the reported figure of Raksha Bandhan was Rs. 61.61 crores
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Akshay Kumar`s Gold, based on the Indian hockey team winning a gold medal in the Olympics, released along with John Abraham`s vigilante action thriller Satyamev Jayate on August 15, 2018
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Gold reportedly collected Rs. 158 crores globally whereas Satyamev Jayate was criticised by critics but managed to reportedly earn Rs. 108.32 crores
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Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menon and Akshay Kumar`s Mission Mangal released on August 15, 2019, with John Abraham and Mrunal Thakur`s Batla House
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Globally, Mission Mangal raced ahead of Batla House with a reported collection of Rs. 291 crores. The latter reportedly made Rs. 113 crores worldwide
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One of the biggest clashes of the year is between Akshay Kumar`s OMG 2 and Sunny Deol`s Gadar 2. They are releasing on August 11 in theatres globally
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A day before the release, Gadar 2 is racing ahead of OMG 2 which got stuck in censorship matters. After 25 modifications, the socio-drama is releasing with an `A` certificate
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Independence Day 2025 weekend will definitely be a thrilling one with two mega-budget actioners releasing. While War 2 is much awaited as it is a part of spy universe, the buzz for Lokesh Kanagaraj`s Coolie is also unprecedented.
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Bliss by the beach
A photographer holds up the lights during a photo session by the Madh Island seashore. PIC/NIMESH DAVE
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