10 Bollywood Films That Released Around Republic Day But Had Nothing To Do With Patriotism

Salman Khan- Eid, Shah Rukh Khan- Diwali, Aamir Khan- Christmas, and Akshay Kumar and John Abraham on Independence Day in more recent year- Bollywood stars have surely marked their days. It is common knowledge that these actors releasing their films on a particular occasion has become somewhat of a tradition.

Likewise, the occasion of Republic Day on 26th January, although not marked by one particular star, always witnesses patriotic films releasing for the same day. Of course, the patriotic sentiments of the day and the fact that it is also a national holiday almost ensures that patriotic films that release on 26th January usually tend to do well. As a result, makers also try to pitch their patriotic films for a Republic Day release.

However, when there is a norm, there is also an exception.  There are also a few films which were released on 26th January but had nothing patriotism. While some went on to become big hits some did only relatively and some tanked completely. Here are the 26th January releases of Bollywood of the last ten years which has nothing to do with patriotism.