Superstars Ajay Devgn & Akshay Kumar recently faced each other at the box office with their Eid releases Maidaan & Bade Miyan Chote Miyan but it wasn't the first time when duo came clashed. Take a look at what happened when these 5 times they faced each other:
Out of multiple times Akshay Kumar & Ajay Devgn came against each other in 2000 when Akshay Kumar posted one of his most iconic romantic dramas, Dhadkan, also starring Suniel Shetty and Shilpa Shetty.
On the other hand, Ajay Devgn came up with Deewane co-starring Urmila Matondkar and Mahima Chaudhry. Akshay Kumar beat Ajay in this clash collecting over Rs. 26 Cr while Deewane could earn only Rs. 12.25 Crs.
Later in 2009, they again clashed with Ajay Devgn's Comic-Drama All the best: Fun Begins and Akshay Kumar's action-adventure Blue.
Akshay beat Devgn in this clash too, though it was a close call. Ajay's film could earn ₹61 crores while Akshay Kumar's Blue grossed ₹63.9 crores.
In a consecutive year both the superstars again faced each other at box office in 2010. Ajay Devgn's iconic Golmaal 3 and Akshay Kumar & Aishwarya’s sci-fi romantic comedy Action Replayy worked well at the box office.
Golmaal 3 was a superhit in terms of collections of around ₹167 crores. While, Action Replayy could earn ₹48 crores.
In 2010, Ajay and Akshay clashed once again. This time, Devgn experimented with Toonpur Ka Superrhero which was a live-action animated comedy. The film did poorly and collected only ₹7.09 crores.
Meanwhile, Kumar’s heist comedy Tees Maar Khan, which featured Katrina Kaif’s iconic dance number Sheila Ki Jawani, raked in ₹101.89 crores.
last time we saw these actors clash on box office before Maidaan & Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was in 2022 when Akshay Kumar's most awaiting Ram Setu released along side Thank God starring Ajay Devgn & Sidharth Malhotra.
Thank God failed to impress and earned only ₹49.55 crores. Meanwhile, Akshay’s action-adventure Ram Setu, co-starring Nushrratt Bharuccha and Jacqueliene Fernandez, grossed a whopping collection of ₹92.94 crores.
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