Holiday / Festive Bollywood Movie Releases in 2013

Yash Raj Films have released the poster of their upcoming biggie Dhoom 3, and with that the production house has also revealed the release date –  the Aamir Khan starrer hits theatres during Christmas 2013!

With Yashraj officially announcing the date, all the ‘holiday’ / ‘festival’ slots for 2013 are blocked by major releases. 

Matru Krrish 3 Race Dhoom

Full list of Holiday Bollywood Movie Releases in 2013

• Lohri weekend (January 11th) – Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma)
• Republic day weekend (January 25th) – Race 2 (Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone)
• Post IPL weekend (May 31st) - Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone)
• EID 2013 (August 8th) - Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again (Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonali Bendre)
• Diwali 2013 – Krrish 3 (Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek Oberoi)
• Christmas 2013 – Dhoom 3 (Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra)

In 2012, every holiday / festival release has crossed the 100 crore mark - Agneepath (Republic Day), Ek Tha Tiger (EID), Rowdy Rathore (Post-IPL), Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardaar (Diwali) have all gone on to be huge grossers. With 65 crores in 3 days, Dabangg 2 is also likely to join the club this week.

No surprise then that the lucrative holiday period has already been taken, almost a year in advance!

Ironically, two superstars Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan are left with no holidays. In the last 3 years, Salman has always ensured that he arrives with an action film during EID. However, in 2013, Balaji Motion Pictures have announced their plans to release their ambitious sequel ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again’ on August 8th. Will there be a clash? If Salman announces his film for EID, will Balaji back out?

When will SRK release his two films – Chennai Express and Happy New Year? Recently, Farah Khan said she was keen on releasing ‘HNY’ during Christmas.. how about Dhoom 3 vs Happy New Year?

Exciting times ahead. Like always, keep visiting Indicine for all the updates!

For now, vote for the most awaited Holiday release of 2013!