‘Rang De Basanti’, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, was greatly liked by the fans. Aamir Khan, Siddharth Suryanarayan, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni and Anupam Kher were seen in the film. This film is included in those films of Indian cinema which changed the way of filmmaking and storytelling with social message.

On the basis of memorable performances, this film became a phenomenon in the entire country. This film sparked debate, made an entire generation think and created a deep emotional connection with the audience through its frank story and fearless style.

Film screening postponed

Now the country is in mourning over the sudden demise of former Lok Sabha MP Ajit Pawar. In such a situation, the makers have postponed the screening of the film for the time being. Expressing grief over the untimely demise of former Lok Sabha MP Ajit Pawar, the makers on social media announced postponement of the screening of the film scheduled for January 30.

Expressing condolences, the makers wrote, ‘In view of the untimely demise of Shri Ajit Pawar ji and the period of mourning in the state, the special screening of Rang De Basanti scheduled on 30th January is postponed. In this hour of grief, we join the nation in mourning and express our deepest condolences.

Actors expressed grief

Actors like Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Kangana Ranaut, Ritesh Deshmukh expressed grief over the demise of Ajit Pawar. Ajay Devgan had posted and written, ‘I am shocked and saddened by the tragic demise of Honorable Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. My heartfelt condolences to his family, Om Shanti. Whereas Ritesh Deshmukh wrote- I am shocked by Ajit Dada’s sudden demise in an accident. My heart is broken.

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January 2026 is considered very important for Hindi cinema. The month has started with the film ‘Ikkis’ while it will end with Sunny Deol’s most awaited ‘Border 2’.

Apart from this, a total of 13 Hindi films including ‘Happy Patel’, ‘The Raja Saab’ and ‘Jan Nayakan’ will be released in theatres. Before these new films, let us know how the films released in January from the year 2000 to 2025 have performed at the box office.

How was the impact of the films released in January?
Let us tell you that the month of January has always proved to be special for Bollywood. Because many big and popular films were released in this month and made great money at the box office. Here we are talking about some special films released in January which became blockbusters as soon as they were released.

Here we will tell you about the films released in the month of January from 2000 to 2025, whose earnings not only benefited the industry but also broke records at the box office.

See here the box office of films released in the month of January

Say no there is love: This film was released on 14 January 2000. It proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel debuted with this film. Its worldwide collection was 80 crores.

Give color to spring: Was released on 27 January 2006. This was the biggest hit of that year. Its worldwide collection was 96.90 crores.

Teacher: Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s film Guru was released on 12 January 2007. This film became famous as soon as it arrived at the box office. The film had earned Rs 75 crore at the Indian box office. Whereas the worldwide collection was around 85 crores.

Slumdog Millionaire: 23 January came in the year 2009. According to media reports, this film of Global Star was made for Rs 124 crore. It surprised everyone by collecting Rs 3145 crore at the box office.

Agneepath: Produced by Karan Johar and starring Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt, the film was released on 26 January 2012. The film had a worldwide collection of Rs 194 crore.

Rich: This was another hit film of Shahrukh Khan which was released on 25 January 2017. This film collected more than 130 crores and was successful at the box office.

Qualified: This film starring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam was also released on 25 January 2017. This film was successful in earning close to Rs 100 crore.

Padmavat: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, this film was released on 25 January 2018 despite many controversies. This film made a net collection of more than 300 crores. The film starred Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor.

Tanaji-The Unsung Warrior: Released on January 10, 2020, Ajay Devgan and Saif Ali Khan created a stir. This is the single highest grossing film of that year. It made Rs 279 crore at the box office.

Pathan: This film of Shahrukh Khan will be released on 25 January 2024. The film collected a net of more than Rs 524 crore at the Indian box office. This film was successful in earning more than 1000 crores worldwide.

Actor Kunal Kapoor, who started his career with modeling, is a well-known face in the industry. The actor is dominant in the world of web series and modeling. Kunal Kapoor will celebrate his 48th birthday on Saturday. Very few people know that Kunal Kapoor is related to Amitabh Bachchan’s family, which is a part of his family. He is the son-in-law of Amitabh’s brother.

Actors used to sell mangoes in the initial period
Kunal Kapoor was born on 18 October 1975 in Mumbai and comes from a Punjabi family. Let us tell you, the actor also has a special relationship with Amitabh Bachchan. Kunal Kapoor is the son-in-law of Amitabh Bachchan’s brother. The actor’s early education also took place in Mumbai, but later he went to Hong Kong to earn money.

In an interview, Kunal Kapoor had revealed that to escape the days of poverty, he had started the work of exporting mangoes to Hong Kong, but he was doing the job out of compulsion. Coming into films was his first goal from the very beginning. As soon as he got a chance, he left his job and returned to Mumbai.

Rang De Basanti gave real identity
Kunal Kapoor started his film career as an assistant director in the film ‘Aks’ and later learned to work in the theater of actor Naseeruddin Shah to improve his acting. Kunal got his first film break from the film ‘Meenakshi’, in which he appeared with actress Tabu, but he got his real recognition from the film ‘Rang De Basanti’, in which he shared the screen with Aamir Khan. Kunal’s acting in this film received a lot of praise and he was also nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category at Filmfare for the film.

This film brightened Kunal Kapoor’s luck
Kunal’s life changed due to ‘Rang De Basanti’ and he signed back-to-back films with the big banner Yash Raj Films, which included ‘Bachna-e-Haseeno’, ‘Chunri Mein Daag’, and ‘Aaja Nach Le’. The actor was in a side role in all three films and the films performed mixed at the box office. However, Kunal stayed away from the screen for a few years and then made a comeback with Sanjay Dutt. He worked in films like ‘Welcome To Sajjanpur’ and ‘Hattrick’ and also won many awards.

Actor has been awarded many prestigious awards
Kunal received the Jury Award for his tremendous acting in ‘Rang De Basanti’, the Zoom Glam Award for Debut Actor in 2006, the award for his best performance for the film ‘Veeram’ in 2007 and the award for Best Debut Series Actor (The Empire) in 2022. Recently Kunal was seen in the series ‘Jewel Thief’ with Saif Ali Khan, in which he played the role of a policeman.