Ajay Devgan - The Top Actor Of 2020
The year gone by was a disaster for films and actors with hardly any actors finding appreciation but the one that did was Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior and it turned out to be a one horse race for best actor. The applause that Ajay Devgn got in cinemas of Maharashtra has not been seen in a long time. It could be due to the local flavour of the film but you still have to perform well to get the response.
It was a one horse race in 2020 because of the pandemic but even if the year was normal then still Ajay Devgn would have had a good chance of coming out on top. There may have been some films which challenged the numbers but it would have been tough. The only other actors to get some eyeballs this were Tiger Shroff, Akshay Kumar and Varun Dhawan be it in theatres, OTT or television but it was mid level appreciation and probably mainly from fans. Sushant Rajput also got eyeballs with Dil Bechara which released post his death on Hotstar but the situation was totally different a few months later on television when the film got dreadfull ratings.
Ajay Devgn gave the biggest HIT of the year with Tanhaji - The Unsung Warrior and the last time this happened was in 1991 with his first release Phool Aur Kaante which was the biggest HIT of 1991. The difference being that Tanhaji - The Unsung Warrior was the biggest HIT and the biggest GROSSER while of 2020 Phool Aur Kaante was the biggest HIT but the second biggest grosser in 1991. Phool Aur Kaante was second to the Subhash Ghai magnum opus Saudagar but Phool Aur Kaante had far lower costs than Saudagar making it a bigger HIT.
The situation was similar to 2019 when Kabir Singh was the biggest HIT while War was the biggest grosser. Tanhaji - The Unsung Warrior recorded the highest footfalls ever for an Ajay Devgn film and was his third film to cross 2 crore footfalls after Phool Aur Kaante and Ishq. The film also had the second highest footfalls in the the last two years after Kabir Singh. The biggest BLOCKBUSTER of your career and huge applause for a performance from the audience which stands out made it Ajay Devgns year.
Coincidently Tanhaji - The Unsung Warrior and Phool Aur Kaante both clashed with female orientated films which starred the top actresses of the respective times. Phool Aur Kaante clashed with Lamhe featuring Sridevi and Tanhaji - The Unsung Warrior clashed with Chhapaak featuring. Deepika Padukone. Both Lamhe and Chhapaak were huge FLOPS and totally rejected by the public.
MOVIES RELEASED DURING DIWALI (1990-2023)
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DIWALI RELEASES (1990-2023) |
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1990 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1990 |
Jamai Raja |
Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Hema
Malini |
2,10,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Agneekal |
Jitendra |
1,75,00,000 |
FLOP |
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1991 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1991 |
Akalya |
Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff,
Meenakshi Sheshadari |
4,60,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Banjaran |
Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor |
2,00,00,000 |
FLOP |
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1992 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1992 |
Jigar |
Ajay Devgan, Karisma Kapoor |
5,00,00,000 |
HIT |
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Yalgaar |
Sanjay Dutt |
3,30,00,000 |
FLOP |
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1993 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1993 |
Baazigar |
Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Shilpa Shetty |
9,75,00,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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Bedardi |
Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matodkar |
2,84,85,000 |
FLOP |
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Santaan |
Jitendra, Deepak Tijori |
2,19,35,000 |
FLOP |
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Parwane |
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1,11,90,000 |
FLOP |
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1994 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1994 |
Suhaag |
Akshay Kumar, Ajay Degan, Karisma
Kapoor |
7,09,00,000 |
HIT |
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Andaz Apna Apna |
Aamir Khan, Salman Khan |
5,29,50,000 |
FLOP |
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Yaar Gaddar |
Mithun Chakraborty, Saif Ali Khan |
2,40,00,000 |
FLOP |
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1995 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1995 |
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |
Shahrukh Khan, kajol |
53,32,00,000 |
ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER |
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Yaraana |
Madhuri Dixit, Rishi Kapoor |
5,21,00,000 |
FLOP |
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1996 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1996 |
Raja Hindustani |
Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor |
43,15,00,000 |
ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER |
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Ghatak |
Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadari |
15,24,00,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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Sapoot |
Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty |
6,61,00,000 |
FLOP |
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1997 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1997 |
Dil To Pagal Hai |
Shahrukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor,
Madhuri Dixit |
34,97,00,000 |
SUPER BLOCKBUSTER |
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Bhai |
Suniel Shetty |
8,40,00,000 |
SEMI HIT |
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Ghulam-E-Musthafa |
Nana Patekar |
8,81,00,000 |
SEMI HIT |
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1998 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1998 |
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani
Mukherjee |
46,87,00,000 |
ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER |
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Bade Miyan Chote Miyan |
Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Raveena
Tandon |
19,19,00,000 |
HIT |
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1999 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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1999 |
Hum Saath Saath Hain |
Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Saif
Ali Khan |
39,17,00,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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Shool |
Manoj Bajpai, Raveena Tandon |
5,03,00,000 |
FLOP |
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2000 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2000 |
Mohabbatein |
Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai,
Amitabh Bachchan |
41,88,00,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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Mission Kashmir |
Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff,
Sanjay Dutt |
22,98,00,000 |
AVERAGE |
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2001 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2001 |
Deewanapan |
Arjun Rampal |
5,10,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Tera Mera Saath Rahen |
Ajay Devgan |
3,04,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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2002 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2002 |
Jeena Sirf Mere Liye |
Tushar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor |
6,50,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Annarth |
Suniel Shetty, Sanjay Dutt |
3,00,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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Waah! Tera Kya Kehna |
Govinda, Raveena Tandon |
1,80,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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2003 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2003 |
Sssshhh |
- |
3,64,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Pinjar |
Manoj Bajpai, Urmila Matodkar |
3,43,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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2004 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2004 |
Veer Zaara |
Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani
Mukherjee |
41,86,00,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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Aitraaz |
Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra,
Kareena Kapoor |
15,58,00,000 |
AVERAGE |
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Naach |
Abhishek Bachchan |
3,16,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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2005 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2005 |
Garam Masala |
Akshay Kumar, John Abraham |
29,00,00,000 |
HIT |
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Kyon Ki |
Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor |
12,70,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Shaadi No.1 |
Sanjay Dutt |
11,49,00,000 |
FLOP |
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2006 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2006 |
Don - The Chase Begins Again |
Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra |
50,35,00,000 |
HIT |
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Jaan-E-Mann |
Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity
Zinta |
25,12,00,000 |
FLOP |
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2007 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2007 |
Om Shanti Om |
Shahrukh Khan |
81,17,00,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER (RECORD GROSSER) |
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Saawariya |
Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani
Mukherjee |
20,92,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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2008 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2008 |
Golmaal Returns |
Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor |
51,12,00,000 |
HIT |
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Fashion |
Priyanka Chopra |
26,46,00,000 |
AVERAGE |
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2009 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2009 |
All The Best |
Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan |
41,41,00,000 |
AVERAGE |
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Blue |
Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt |
38,55,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Main Aur Mrs Khanna |
Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor |
7,39,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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2010 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2010 |
Golmaal 3 |
Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor |
141,25,00,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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Action Replay |
Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai |
28,13,00,000 |
FLOP |
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2011 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2011 |
Ra.One (Hindi) |
Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor |
114,12,00,000 |
HIT |
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2012 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2012 |
Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif,
Anushka Sharma |
121,60,00,000 |
HIT |
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Son Of Sardar |
Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Salman
Khan, Sonakshi Sinha |
105,72,00,000 |
HIT |
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2013 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2013 |
Krrish 3 (Hindi) |
Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra |
198,66,00,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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2014 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2014 |
Happy New Year (Hindi) |
Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone |
188,55,00,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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2015 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2015 |
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Hindi) |
Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor |
187,57,00,000 |
HIT |
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2016 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2016 |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai,
Anushka Sharma |
111,62,00,000 |
HIT |
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Shivaay |
Ajay Devgan |
100,33,00,000 |
BELOW AVERAGE |
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2017 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2017 |
Golmaal Again |
Ajay Devgan, Parineeti Chopra,
Tabu, Arshad Warsi |
2,05,50,00,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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Secret Superstar |
Aamir Khan |
62,63,00,000 |
AVERAGE |
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2018 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2018 |
Thugs Of Hindostan (Hindi) |
Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan,
Katrina Kaif |
1,38,35,00,000 |
FLOP |
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2019 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2019 |
Housefull 4 |
Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Ritesh
Deshmukh, Kriti Sanon |
2,05,60,00,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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2021 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2021 |
Sooryavanshi |
Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Ranveer
Singh |
1,95,51,00,000 |
HIT |
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2022 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2022 |
Ram Setu |
Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline |
72,82,00,000 |
FLOP |
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Thank God |
Ajay Devgan, Siddharth Malhotra |
32,99,00,000 |
DISASTER |
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2023 DIWALI |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
NETT |
VERDICT |
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2023 |
Tiger 3 (Hindi) |
Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan
Hashmi |
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SEMI HIT |
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TOP DIWALI HITS |
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YEAR |
MOVIE |
ACTORS |
FOOTFALLS |
VERDICT |
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1995 |
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |
Shahrukh Khan, kajol |
4,79,71,000 |
ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER |
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1996 |
Raja Hindustani |
Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor |
4,09,75,000 |
ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER |
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1998 |
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani
Mukherjee |
3,56,58,000 |
ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER |
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1997 |
Dil To Pagal Hai |
Shahrukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor,
Madhuri Dixit |
2,95,12,000 |
SUPER BLOCKBUSTER |
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1999 |
Hum Saath Saath Hain |
Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Saif
Ali Khan |
2,85,18,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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2000 |
Mohabbatein |
Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai,
Amitabh Bachchan |
2,67,23,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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2013 |
Krrish 3 (Hindi) |
Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra |
2,18,19,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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2017 |
Golmaal Again |
Ajay Devgan, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu |
1,98,46,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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2007 |
Om Shanti Om |
Shahrukh Khan |
1,86,67,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER (RECORD GROSSER) |
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2010 |
Golmaal 3 |
Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor |
1,77,12,000 |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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1993 |
Baazigar |
Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Shilpa Shetty |
1,70,00,000* |
BLOCKBUSTER |
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2014 |
Happy New Year (Hindi) |
Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone |
2,08,63,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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1996 |
Ghatak |
Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadari |
1,58,35,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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2019 |
Housefull 4 |
Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Ritesh
Deshmukh, Kriti Sanon |
1,58,23,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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2004 |
Veer Zaara |
Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani
Mukherjee |
1,33,53,000 |
SUPER HIT |
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