Laal Singh Chaddha vs Raksha Bandhan: Bollywood bets on clash of titans

Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar to square off between Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami, exhibitors expect holidays to drive box-office collections

It is being billed as the big box-office clash this year, one that film exhibitors are counting on to reignite a jaded Hindi film industry.

The period between Rakshabandhan (August 11) and Janmashtami (August 18-19) this month will see actors Aamir Khan and Askhay Kumar square off in theatres.

Their movies, Laal Singh Chaddha, the official remake of the Tom Hanks-starrer Forrest Gump (1994), and Raksha Bandhan, will release on August 11. This is at a time Hindi movies headlined by big Bollywood stars have failed at the box office.

This is the fourth time in three decades that the