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Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series", which included…
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The veteran actor's video, listing decades of blockbuster work without naming a single co-star, has turned into the industry's latest reckoning over who shows up and who doesn't.
Akshay Kumar's next comedy, tentatively titled Mauja Hi Mauja, has fetched a Rs 60 crore distribution agreement with PVR Inox. The deal, an advance commission‑based one, pushes the film toward a Rs 130 crore break‑even target and sets the stage for a late‑2027 launch.
Mauja Hi Mauja moves off December 4, avoiding a clash with Shraddha Kapoor's Eetha, and lands in late November instead. Salman Khan's Monster gets an Eid 2027 date, per PVR INOX Pictures.
Haiwaan is limping to a lifetime net of under ₹10 crore, a number Koimoi says makes it Akshay Kumar's lowest-grossing release in 26 years, despite decent reviews and a Priyadarshan reunion.
Nikkhil Advani says Gen Z viewers keep asking him for a Chandni Chowk To China sequel, charmed by Akshay Kumar battling a giant potato. He also opened up about his family's 1947 migration from Sindh.
Samuk's makers have brought an actual helicopter onto their London set instead of building the sequence in VFX, according to a trade source, as Vipul Shah's alien-survival thriller with Akshay Kumar continues shooting.
Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, has netted only Rs 8.75 crore in its first week at the Indian box office, according to trade estimates reported by Pinkvilla, with poor word of mouth dragging numbers down daily.
Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, is staring at a lifetime worldwide total under Rs 18 crore against a reported budget of Rs 100-115 crore, trade trackers say.
Anupam Kher marked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday with a long social media note recalling their first meeting in Ahmedabad, joining Akshay Kumar and Jackie Shroff in sending greetings.
Haiwaan's Day 5 collections matched Day 4 exactly at Rs 70 lakh net, per Sacnilk, keeping the Akshay Kumar-Saif Ali Khan crime thriller far behind its reported Rs 100-115 crore budget.
Saif Ali Khan opens up about how the 2025 stabbing at his Bandra home changed his approach to security, as the case against the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam, is heard in a Mumbai court on September 11.
Haiwaan, Priyadarshan's Hindi remake of his own 2016 Malayalam film Oppam, has opened to a mixed critical response, with reviewers split on whether Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar rescue a convoluted script.
Priyadarshan's Haiwaan, a Hindi remake of the Malayalam hit Oppam, opened Friday to an estimated Rs 2.5-3 crore, trade watchers say, against a budget pegged at Rs 100-115 crore.
Priyadarshan's crime thriller Haiwaan opened to an estimated ₹3.5–4 crore on its first day, per early trends, landing among the five biggest post-COVID openings for the genre and bumping Buckingham Murders down the list.
Unconfirmed trade figures cited by News24 suggest Akshay Kumar earned Rs 54 crore for Haiwaan against Saif Ali Khan's Rs 8 crore, a gap that has trade circles talking even as the film struggles at the box office.
Haiwaan's Day 2 numbers came in flat to falling, with Sacnilk and Pinkvilla reporting different net figures. The Akshay Kumar-Saif Ali Khan thriller opened September 11 to mixed reviews and a shaky word-of-mouth problem.
Priyadarshan's Haiwaan, reuniting Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan after 18 years, has fallen off a cliff at the box office, dropping 60% on Monday to end day four at Rs 8.05 crore net in India.
Haiwaan's opening weekend numbers were shaky to begin with, and Monday made things worse. The Akshay Kumar-Saif Ali Khan film pulled in only Rs 50 lakh on Day 4, taking its total to Rs 7.25 crore.
Haiwaan, reuniting Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan after Tashan, has closed its opening weekend below Rs 8 crore net in India, with trade trackers reporting slightly different day-wise figures for the Priyadarshan thriller.
Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar's Haiwaan collected only ₹1.85 crore net on Day 3, a 26% drop from Day 2, per Sacnilk, as the Oppam remake struggles against its steep budget.
Priyadarshan's crime thriller Haiwaan, reuniting Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan after Tashan, has slipped further on day two, collecting just Rs 2.5 crore net and landing below the actor's other recent box office disappointments.
Haiwaan opened soft on Friday and trade estimates for Saturday point downward, not up. With a reported nine-figure budget and tepid reviews, Priyadarshan's Oppam remake needs a turnaround fast.
Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar as a psychopath killer and Saif Ali Khan as a blind man framed for murder, opened on September 11 with a Day 1 gross of Rs 3.6 crore in India, facing stiff competition.
Haiwaan, reuniting Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan after nearly two decades, is drawing praise for its performances and twist ending on social media, even as its opening day collections stayed low.
Haiwaan's Rs 3 crore opening day puts it among the worst starts of both Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan's careers, trailing Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 despite that film's own disastrous run.
Haiwaan, starring Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar, opened to roughly Rs 3 crore on Friday, trade estimates say, a start trade watchers are calling disastrous given the film's budget and star power.
The Hindu's review of Haiwaan, Priyadarshan's Hindi remake of Malayalam hit Oppam, says Saif Ali Khan tries hard as a blind protector but the film flattens the original's slow-burn menace into loud commercial filler.
Haiwaan, reuniting Akshay Kumar with director Priyadarshan, booked 44.17K tickets and Rs 1.03 crore gross in final day one advance sales, despite a squeeze on screens from Mirzapur The Movie and Hanuman Ansh.
Saif Ali Khan has called his Cocktail casting an inevitable mistake and a regressive script choice, while also saying he was miscast in Humshakals, ahead of his Haiwaan release.
Advance booking for Priyadarshan's Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, is running soft with major chains under 10,000 tickets sold, putting the opening day near Rs. 5 crore at best.
Boman Irani says director Priyadarshan pushed him to abandon his meticulous prep routine for Haiwaan, opting instead for single takes and instinct, weeks before the crime thriller's September 11 release.
Haiwaan, reuniting Akshay Kumar with director Priyadarshan and co-star Saif Ali Khan after 17 years, opens September 11 facing a screen squeeze from Hanuman Ansh and Mirzapur The Movie, trackers say.
Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan's Haiwaan opens Friday with early advance bookings at 7,917 tickets and ₹18.2 lakh gross, a number expected to jump once counters open nationwide overnight.
Akshay Kumar used his 59th birthday to tease Haiwaan, his upcoming psychological thriller with Saif Ali Khan, promising fans a side of himself they haven't seen, two days ahead of its theatrical release.
Kiara Advani posted an AI-generated photo reimagining herself and Sidharth Malhotra as an 80s Bollywood couple, set to a song from his upcoming film The Vvaan, and fans wasted no time drawing comparisons.
Akshay Kumar's post-COVID worldwide gross stands at 2371.32 crore across 17 releases. His next film Haiwaan, out September 11, needs to add 128.68 crore for him to cross the 2500 crore mark.
Haiwaan cleared the Central Board of Film Certification with a U/A 16+ rating after three word or line replacements, Bollywood Hungama reported, with the runtime locked at 164 minutes.
Haiwaan has received a U/A 16+ certificate from the CBFC, clearing the Priyadarshan-directed thriller for release on September 11. The rating flags mature themes and moderate violence for younger viewers.
Saif Ali Khan says a brutal, no-CGI fight sequence in Haiwaan left him needing two days to recover, with real broken glass and no body doubles used on set.
Saif Ali Khan reveals a brutal, VFX-free fight sequence in Priyadarshan's Haiwaan left him exhausted for two days, with stunt director Silva choreographing a scene shot amid real broken glass and smashed furniture.
Saiyami Kher is juggling Haiwaan promotions alongside Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan with daily training for her third Half Ironman Triathlon, days after Pal Bhar Ke Liye's Melbourne premiere.
Saif Ali Khan says a brutal, effects-free fight scene in Priyadarshan's Haiwaan left him with cuts, bruises and two days of recovery, ahead of the film's September 11 release alongside Akshay Kumar.
Shriya Pilgaonkar has two September releases, Mirzapur: The Movie and Haiwaan, and says the contrast between reprising Sweety Gupta and filming her first glamorous Bollywood dance number has been the real thrill of the month.
Saif Ali Khan says a bruising, effects-free fight scene in Priyadarshan's Haiwaan left him exhausted for two days, with broken glass and no duplicates on set. The film releases September 11.