‘Indian Film Industry’ is credited to release the highest number of films in an year across the world; with movies being made in numerous languages like Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada , Punjabi and a lot more. Every filmmaker and production banner desires to fetch a solo date for their film release in order to cater larger sect of audiences and mint maximum amount of money at the box office. In other words one can analytically express that the success of a film can be directly proportional to its screen count and inversely proportional to the number of movies its clashing with. Bollywood has witnessed a number of such humongous clashes at the silver screen which in turn even effects the relationship of players in the cinema fraternity too.
Lets take a glance at a number of films clashing in the recent era:
1) 12th Fail V/S Tejas
Clash Release Date: 27th October, 2023
12th Fail: Showcases the real-life story of a 12th fail boy who later clears UPSC examination with utmost dedication and in turn becomes an IPS Officer (Manoj Kumar Sharma) . The film stars Vikrant Massey as Manoj and Medha Shankar plays the female lead.
Tejas: Revolves around the extraordinary journey of Tejas Gill- an Air Force pilot, aiming to inspire and instill a deep sense of pride in courageous soldiers who tirelessly defend our nation, confronting numerous challenges along the way. Casting Kangana Ranaut as the main lead.
2) Sam Bahadur V/S Animal
Clash Release Date: 1st December, 2023
Sam Bahadur: Based on the life of Sam Manekshaw who served as Chief of the Army Staff in Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, The legendary officer was also the first to be promoted at the rank of Field Marshal in the Country. Vicky Kaushal takes charge as the officer on reel.
Animal: The action-thriller revolves around a troubled father-son bond against the backdrop of extreme bloodshed in underworld which causes the son to become a vicious psychopath, Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in significant roles.
3) Merry Christmas V/S Yodha
Clash Release Date: 9th December, 2023
Merry Christmas: The thriller movie is based upon an incident on Christmas day that changes lives of two people. The film features Charismatic Katrina Kaif and South-Star Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles.
Yodha: Based on a situation of airplane hijack where a soldier rescues the passengers by eliminating the terrorist in response, before the flight engine fails. Stylish actor Sidharth malhotra plays the main lead.
4) Dunki V/s Salaar
Clash Release Date: 22nd December, 2023
Dunki: The Rajkumar Hirani directorial is expected to be based on an ordinary man’s life striving to move abroad in order to make money and better livelihood. Shah Rukh Khan will Star as lead in this 3rd movie of his this year.
Salaar: Is a magnum opus action film revolving around a saga where a gang leader promises his dying friend- assuring him to take on and shatter other criminal gangs. Baahubali fame Prabhas is all set to rock in December with this Pan-India film.
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