Bollywood saw 3 major releases till now in 2023. Shah Rukh Khan made a comeback after 4 years with Siddharth Anand directorial Pathaan. Pathaan has smashed many records at the box office and created new benchmarks. Pathaan opened 400 cr and 500 cr clubs respectively for Bollywood. Kartik Aaryan starrer Shehzada, an official remake of Allu Arjun starrer Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo bombed at box office. We have mostly seen Kartik in comic roles and Shehzada was the first masala film for him. Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi starrer Selfiee opened on a disastrous note and was a shocker to the trade as well as the whole industry. Selfiee was a remake of Malayalam Film Driving License which starred Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjarammoodu. In these 2 months, there have also been some small releases, but not a single film proved to be successful at the box office. In January, we had Kuttey directed by Vishal Bhardwaj starring Tabu and Arjun Kapoor amongst others. Kuttey was declared a disaster at the Box Office. On Republic Day, Rajkumar Santoshi directorial Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh was released and was a disaster at the box office.
In February, we had Almost Pyaar With Dj Mohabbat (directed by Anurag Kashyap), Faraaz (directed by Hansal Mehta) and Anupam Kher starrer Shiv Shastri Balboa. And all these 3 films bombed at the Box Office.
We all also had 3 OTT releases – Mission Majnu, a spy drama starring Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna which was released on Netflix. Zee5 Film, Chhatriwali, a social drama with a taboo subject led by Rakul Preet Singh and Yami Gautam starrer Lost which was also released on Zee5.
Now all eyes are on March. March has 2 big releases which can do well at the Box Office. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar directed by Luv Ranjan and Ajay Devgn starrer Bholaa are the two biggies which can set the Box Office on fire.
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar is a rom-com and is set to attract the youth. It is releasing on 8th March.
Watch the trailer of the film below:
On 17th March we have Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway led by Rani Mukerji, a hard hitting film based on true events.
See the trailer below:
Another small film clashing with Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway is Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami starrer Zwigato where Kapil will be seen playing the role of a delivery boy. The trailer of the film will be released on 1st March.
Have a look at the International trailer cut below:
On 24th March we have Anubhav Sinha directorial Bheed which stars Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles. The film is based on Covid-19 lockdown events. The trailer of the film is yet to be released.
The much awaited, Ajay Devgn starrer Bholaa is releasing on 30th March. Bholaa also stars Tabu and is directed by Ajay Devgn himself. Bholaa is a hindi adaptation of Tamil Hit Film Kaithi which starred Karthi and was directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. 2 teasers of Bholaa have been released and both have garnered good response. Trailer is all set to release in the 1st week of March.
Have a look at the teasers below:
In March there are 2 OTT releases. The first one is, Manoj Bajpayee starrer Gulmohar which is all set to release on 3rd March on Disney+ Hotstar.
Have a look at the trailers below:
Another one is, Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga which stars Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal in lead roles and will be streaming on Netflix from 24th March.
Apart from these bollywood films, Pan India film Underworld Ka Kabzaa is also set to release on 17th March. This film stars Upendra, Kichcha Sudeepa and Shriya Saran in lead roles.
Have a look at the teaser below:
Another Pan India film named Dasara starring Nani and Keerthy Suresh will be released on 30th March.
Have a look at the teaser below:
