Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi seems to have introduced the cheer again to theatres. As the cop drama that includes Akshay Kumar within the lead position with Katrina Kaif as his love curiosity is incomes crores on the field workplace, we put the main focus firmly on the movie’s lead pair. The two have appeared in six initiatives earlier than Sooryavanshi, not counting a cameo. Here’s decoding the journey of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif as an on-screen couple and the way the viewers reacted to them.
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006)
The musical movie began a string of collaborations for Akshay and Katrina. The love story directed by Raj Kanwar adopted the journey of Aditya and Jia, who fall in love even when they’re engaged to completely different folks. A misunderstanding separates them and an accident lastly brings them collectively. It earned Rs 28 crore on the field workplace, however the movie was termed a flop, with critics speaking about its done-to-death storyline, and common efficiency by actors. The music of the movie, nonetheless, stays memorable.
Namastey London (2007)
Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar in Namastey London. (Photo: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures)
The following 12 months, Katrina and Akshay delivered a success with Namastey London. The movie had Katrina taking part in a British-born Indian girl, who’s tricked into marrying a desi man (Kumar), by her father. While she is about on annulling the marriage as soon as they return to the UK, she finally falls in love with him. Given the character was so near Katrina’s persona, she appeared pure on-screen and managed to deflect the criticism that used to return her means. Her chemistry with Akshay was additionally liked by all, and the music by Himesh Reshammiya continues to be as memorable as ever. The Vipul A Shah directorial earned Rs 71.2 crore worldwide and located a large viewers within the UK.
Welcome (2007)
Riding excessive on the success of their earlier outing, Katrina and Akshay struck gold once more with Aneez Bazmee’s Welcome. Given it clashed with Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par, the movie acquired blended to unfavourable opinions, however the producers laughed their method to the financial institution. Also starring Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Feroz Khan, the rib-tickler earned greater than Rs 100 crore on the field workplace. The movie was additionally a giant success musically. In 2014, its sequel Welcome Back was launched by the makers. Its characters and dialogues nonetheless have many followers, particularly Kapoor’s Majnu bhai.
Singh is Kinng (2008)
Then we noticed Khiladi Kumar and Kat in Anees Bazmee’s Singh is Kinng. The movie had Akshay Kumar taking part in a simpleton from Punjab, Happy Singh, who unintentionally causes bother for his village of us. Wanting to do away with him, he’s despatched to Australia, the place he meets Sonia (Katrina) and falls in love. Even earlier than the love story may kickstart, Happy turned the ‘king’, the underworld don within the nation owing to a sequence of misunderstandings. What follows is a comedy of errors, adopted by a dramatic climax. Snoop Dogg featured within the title tune of the movie, and the music album was the third-highest vendor that 12 months. As for the field workplace, Singh is Kinng earned near Rs 136 crore, and even bought Akshay Kumar the Best Actor award on the Screen Awards.
De Dana Dan (2009)
Two struggling mates fall in love with two ladies, who ask them to ‘get money, or forget us’. As they get set for a money seize, the buddies face a sequence of troubles that solely makes issues troublesome for them. Apart from this profitable couple, the movie additionally introduced collectively the ‘Hera Pheri’ trio Akshay, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal. The movie, nonetheless, earned solely Rs 65 crore on the ticket home windows.
Blue (2009)
Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Sanjay Dutt’s Blue had Katrina Kaif in a cameo. The 2009 high-budget movie, for the primary time in Indian cinema, was shot underwater, therefore the title. While it had an excellent opening, collections dropped following unfavourable opinions. Made at a large funds, it did not recuperate its value. International pop star Kylie Minogue was additionally introduced in to be part of a particular tune “Chiggy Wiggy” within the movie.
Tees Maar Khan (2010)
Perhaps the most important fiasco delivered by Akshay-Katrina, Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan was an official remake of Vittorio De Sica’s 1966 Italian movie After the Fox. It was written by Khan’s husband Shirish Kunder. A forgettable movie, Tees Maar Khan is primarily remembered for Katrina’s dance strikes within the monitor “Sheila ki jawani.” The movie took a 100 per cent opening at most multiplexes throughout India, nonetheless, the unfavourable word-of-mouth prompted the bookings to drop inside a couple of days.
