Bhooth Bangla Is Akshay Kumar’s Much-Needed Comeback Story — Rs 150 Crore Is Now Within Touching Distance

Let’s be honest — we had all started writing Akshay Kumar’s box office obituary. Film after film underperformed post-pandemic, and the once-reliable superstar seemed to have lost his golden touch. Enter Bhooth Bangla, and suddenly the narrative has completely flipped.

Directed by the master of comedy-horror Priyadarshan, the film has crossed Rs 141.50 crore nett and is showing the kind of staying power that most Bollywood releases can only dream of in their third week. Adding Rs 1.50 crore on a Wednesday — typically cinema’s quietest day — speaks volumes about genuine audience word-of-mouth working in its favour.

With Rs 150 crore nett now firmly in its sights and a projected final run around Rs 155 crore, this is comfortably Akshay’s biggest HIT in years. The ensemble cast featuring Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, and Wamiqa Gabbi clearly clicked with audiences hungry for wholesome, fun cinema.

Akshay has always been Bollywood’s most consistent output machine — and when that machine fires, the entire industry benefits. Could Bhooth Bangla be the reset button his career desperately needed?