1 June 2012: Akshay Kumar’s historical blockbuster film which devastated the box office, touched the figure of Rs 100 crore for the first time.

In the career of Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’ i.e. Akshay Kumar, there have been many such films which have set new records of earning at the box office. But exactly 14 years ago, on June 1, 2012, a film was released in theaters, which created such a stir from single screens to multiplexes in the country that the box office was completely devastated. The name of this film was ‘Rowdy Rathore’. This action-comedy film, directed by Prabhu Deva, not only made huge money at the ticket window, but also proved to be the first film in the career of Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar to cross the magical figure of Rs 100 crore at the domestic box office.

Khiladi Kumar’s real action returned to theaters with ‘Chinta Ta Chita Chita’

In the year 2012, when Bollywood was in a craze for romantic and different types of cinema, Akshay Kumar returned to the big screen in his familiar vintage action avatar. Sonakshi Sinha was in the lead role with him in the film, and the chemistry of both was very much liked by the audience. The songs of the film like ‘Chinta Ta Chita Chita’ and ‘Dhadkang Dhadkang’ had created a stir on the internet even before its release. As soon as the film hit the theaters on June 1, a huge crowd of viewers made the theaters completely houseful and only the echoes of Rowdy Rathore’s dialogues were heard everywhere.

A storm at the box office that was never seen before

There was a huge craze among the fans for this official Hindi remake of South’s superhit film ‘Vikramarkudu’. The film started creating new records in terms of earnings from its opening weekend itself. Akshay Kumar played a double role in the film – one a simple thief ‘Shiva’ and the other a brave police officer ‘ASP Vikram Singh Rathore’. Both his characters and especially the harsh dialogue of ‘Jo main bolta hoon woh main karta hoon’, the audience threw coins in the theaters. This tremendous mass entertainer film had recovered its cost in just a few days and started earning record-breaking profits.

That historical turning point of Akshay Kumar’s career

Before Rowdy Rathore, many of Akshay Kumar’s films had performed well at the box office, but the crown of Rs 100 crore club had not yet been placed on his head. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala, the film had a net collection of over Rs 133 crore in India. With this figure, Akshay Kumar had made his explosive entry into the elite Rs 100 crore club of Bollywood. After this blockbuster success, Akshay Kumar came on top of the list of most trusted and high-collecting stars of the industry.

Even after 14 years, fans are eagerly waiting for ‘Rowdy Rathore 2’

Today, when 14 years have passed since the release of this brilliant film, the memories of this film are still fresh in the hearts of cinema lovers and Akshay Kumar’s fans. Rowdy Rathore is still counted among the best commercial masala films of Indian cinema. Memes and clips of this film often go viral on social media. This is the reason why fans have been waiting for its sequel i.e. ‘Rowdy Rathore 2’ for a long time, so that they can once again see the same old Rowdy style and cool action on the big screen.