All the major Bollywood performers had movies launched in theatres on Republic Day, but only a small number of them were widely popular.
Padmavat, a movie starring Deepika Padukone, has the biggest opening weekend in terms of box office receipts for movies released on Republic Day during the past ten years.
On the occasion of Republic Day, exactly five years later, Shah Rukh Khan's movie Pathan will be released, and there have been rumours of early booking.
On the celebration of Republic Day, it appears that a new box office record will be set. In addition, Deepika Padukone plays the lead role in Pathan.
Deepika's Padmavat was released on 25 January in 2018. The film took a grand opening of around 24 crores including paid previews.
However, the film's release was delayed due to massive protests. The film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali had a lifetime collection of more than 300 crores.
By the way, like Padmavat, Pathan has also been in controversies. The song Besharam Rang, picturized on Deepika Padukone, created a lot of ruckus about the color of her bikini.