Akshay Kumar 2016 Movies: Akshay Kumar is in his excellent box office form these days. His previous release 'Bhoot Bangla' had earned well in theatres, while his recently released 'Welcome to the Jungle' is also getting good response in the theaters and has so far collected Rs 170 crore worldwide. But today we will talk about that year, which gave new heights to Akshay Kumar's career. His three big films released in the year 2016 were - 'Airlift', 'Housefull 3' and 'Rustom'. All these three movies have completed 10 years. The special thing was that all three films proved to be hits at the box office and Akshay created a new record by giving three consecutive hit films within 8 months.
Akshay Kumar The year 2016 started with 'Airlift', which won in terms of both content and earnings. After this, the comedy film 'Housefull 3' made people laugh a lot and did great business at the box office. At the same time, 'Rustom', released at the end of the year, also performed well and gave Akshay Kumar the National Award (Best Actor). The success of all three films proved that 2016 was the golden year of Akshay Kumar's career.
The film 'Airlift', released on 22 January 2016, was directed by Raja Krishna Menon. Nimrat Kaur was in the lead role with Akshay Kumar in the film. Made with a budget of around Rs 30 crore, this film collected more than Rs 228 crore worldwide and proved to be the first superhit of the year.
This multi-starrer comedy film, released on June 3, 2016, was directed by Sajid-Farhad. Apart from Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandes, Nargis Fakhri and Lisa Haydon were seen in the film. Made with a budget of around Rs 85 crore, this film earned around Rs 185 crore worldwide and was a hit at the box office.
'Rustom', released on 12 August 2016, was directed by Tinu Suresh Desai. Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta and Arjan Bajwa were seen with Akshay Kumar in the film. Made with a budget of around Rs 50 crore, this film did a worldwide business of around Rs 216 crore. The film received a good response from the audience as well as critics and was included in the biggest hits of the year.
