From Sooryavanshi and Inshallah to Shamshera and RRR, among many others, Bollywood is gearing up for a clash of big-budget films at the box office in the coming year. IANS lists them:
#1 Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior and Chhapaak on January 10: One is about a real life warrior, and the other on an acid attack survivor.
Ajay Devgn's period drama Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior is based on Tanaji Malusare, a 17th century Maharashtrian Marathi military leader in the Maratha Empire. Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak revolves around the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.
He fought for his People, his Soil & his King Chhatrapati Shivaji. The unsung warrior of glorious Indian history, Subedar Taanaji Malusare. pic.twitter.com/3qTWvKdbol
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) July 19, 2017
A character that will stay with me forever...#Malti
— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) March 25, 2019
Shoot begins today!#Chhapaak
Releasing-10th January, 2020.@meghnagulzar @foxstarhindi @masseysahib pic.twitter.com/EdmbpjzSJo
#2 Shamshera and RRR on July 30: Ranbir Kapoor Shamshera and RRR, starring Alia Bhatt-Ajay Devgn, will be battling it out at the box office. While the makers of Shamshera announced the release date last year, filmmaker SS Rajamouli unveiled the release date of RRR a fictional story on two real-life heroes and freedom fighters Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem - just earlier this month.
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— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) May 7, 2018
Presenting #RanbirKapoor in a never seen before avatar in YRF's next action adventure #SHAMSHERA. Directed by @karanmalhotra21 | @ShamsheraMovie pic.twitter.com/5Dqg7GDOhQ
#3 Sooryavanshi and Inshallah on Eid: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi, starring Akshay Kumar, was earlier slated to hit the screens in December this year but the makers announced May 22 (Eid 2020) as its release date. According to reports, Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt's Inshallah, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, too will arrive on the same date.
Eid 2020 will be about a bullet for a bullet. #Sooryavanshi stars the khiladi of all time, @akshaykumar & directed by the blockbuster machine, #RohitShetty!@akshaykumar #RohitShetty @apoorvamehta18 @RelianceEnt @RSPicturez @DharmaMovies #CapeOfGoodFilms pic.twitter.com/b6GulNsjpV
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 5, 2019
#4 Ajay Devgn and Ranbir Kapoor's yet untitled film and Hrithik Roshan's Krissh 4 (the fourth instalment of Krrish) will collide at the box office on Christmas.
