7 Times When A Younger Bollywood Actor Beat A Senior Actor In A Box Office Clash
There is no doubt regarding the fact that Bollywood films enjoy a huge popularity in India and stars are treated nothing less than Gods in our country. Every generation of actors has a few actors who rise above the rest and rule the eras they work in. Stars like Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and the Khans are some of the actors who have achieved worldwide popularity.
As a year has only 52 weeks and Bollywood being the industry that produces the largest number of films, there are film-clashes that simply can't be avoided. A few of the actors do shuffle their films in good faith but there are times when their hands are tied and they can't avoid a box-office clash. Sometimes it's between films of 2 contemporaries while sometimes it's between a younger actor vs. a senior actor or vice versa.
Here are 7 times when a younger actor beat a senior actor in a box-office clash:
Ishaqzaade V Dangerous Ishhq: Parineeti's second film vs. Karisma's comeback film was the battle to watch out for and Ishaqzaade comfortably beat Dangerous Ishhq at the box office. Ishaqzaade collected 46 Cr. while Dangerous Ishhq collected 5.7 Cr.
Yaariyan V Dedh Ishqiya: A film featuring a bunch of young actors comfortably beat a film full of talented stars like Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit and Arshad Warsi. Yaariyan collected 38 Crores and became a hit while Dedh Ishqiya flopped with collections of 25 crores.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil V Shivaay: Ranbir Kapoor's romantic saga managed to win over Ajay Devgn's action-adventure film. ADHM collected 112 Crores while Shivaay earned 100 Crores.
Bajirao Mastani V Dilwale: Ranveer Singh's period-drama won over SRK-Rohit Shetty combo. Bajirao grossed 184 Crores while Dilwale managed to earn 148 Cr.
Queen V Gulaab Gang: Kangana Ranaut's Queen became a box-office smash and crushed the competition from Gulaab Gang. Queen earned 61 Crores while Gulaab Gang earned 10 Crores.
Kai Po Che V Zilla Ghaziabad: A film featuring a talented bunch of youngsters beat a film featuring stars like Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi. Kai Po Che earned 43.5 Crores while Zilla Ghaziabad earned 15.6 Crores.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai V Bade Miyan Chote Miyan: SRK managed to beat Amitabh Bachchan-Govinda combo with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. It earned 46.8 Cr. and became an all-time blockbuster while Bade Miyan Chote Miyan earned 19 Crores.