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Holidays are very important for the release of films in India. On holidays people go out to entertain themselves. In such a situation, watching movies is also the best way to entertain. Independence Day is a holiday across India. On this day all schools, colleges, offices etc. remain closed. Filmmakers want to take advantage of this holiday by releasing their films. There are many movies which have been released on occasion of 15 August and have proved to be big hits at the box office.
Here is a list of those superhit Indian films which were released on occasion of 15 August.
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- Mughal-e-Azam (Released on 5th August 1960) (Cast – Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Prithviraj Kapoor)
- Ganga Jamuna (Released on 15th August 1961) (Cast – Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Nasir Khan)
- Mujhe Jeene Do (Released on 15th August 1963) (Cast – Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Nirupa Roy, Rajendranath and Mumtaz)
- Haqeeqat (Released on 14th August 1964) (Cast – Dharmendra, Balraj Sahni, Priya Rajvansh, Sudhir, Sanjay Khan)
- Phool Aur Patthar (Released on 14th August 1966) (Cast – Meena Kumari and Dharmendra)
- Upkar ((Released on 11th August 1966) (Cast – Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Prem Chopra, Pran)
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- Mera Gaon Mera Desh (Released on 13th August 1971) (Cast – Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Vinod Khanna)
- Achanak (Released on 14th August 1973) (Cast – Vinod Khanna, Lily Chakravarty, Asrani)
- Patthar Aur Payal (Released on 13th August 1974) (Cast – Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Ajit)
- Sholay (Released on 15th August 1975) (Cast – Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bacchhan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Amjad Khan)
- Dus Numbri (Released on 13th August 1976) (Cast – Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Pran)
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- Phir Wahi Raat (Released on 15th August 1980) (Cast – Rajesh Khanna, Kim, Danny Denzongpa)
- Silsila (Released on 14th August 1981) (Cast – Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar)
- Dharam Kanta (Released on 13th August 1982) (Cast – Raaj Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy, Sulakshana Pandit, Amjad Khan)
- Allah Rakha (Released on 15th August 1986) (Cast – Jackie Shroff, Dimple Kapadia, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Shammi Kapoor)
- Sadaa Suhagan (Released on 15th August 1986) (Cast – Jeetendra, Rekha, Govinda)
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- Watan Ke Rakhwale (Released on 14th August 1987) (Cast – Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi, Moushumi Chatterjee, Puneet Issar, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan)
- Sindoor (Released on 14th August 1987) (Cast – Shashi Kapoor, Jaya Prada, Govinda and Neelam Kothari)
- Khoon Bhari Maang (Released on 13th August 1988) (Cast – Rekha, Kabir Bedi, Sonu Walia, Shatrughan Sinha, Kader Khan)
- Nigahen: Nagina Part II (Released on 11th August 1988) (Cast – Sridevi, Sunny Deol, Anupam Kher, and Gulshan Grover)
- Khel (Released on 11th August 1989) (Cast – Mala Sinha, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher)
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- Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (Released on 15th August 1997) (Cast – Bobby Deol, Aishwarya Rai)
- Taal (Released on 13th August 1999) (Cast – Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor)
- Tere Naam (Released on 15th August 2003) (Cast – Salman Khan, Bhumika Chawla)
- Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Released on 13th August 2005) (Cast – Aamir Khan, Toby Stephens, Rani Mukerji, Ameesha Patel)
- Bachna Ae Haseeno (Released on 15th August 2008) (Cast – Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Minissha Lamba, Kunal Kapoor)
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- Ek Tha Tiger (Released on 15th August 2012) (Cast – Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Ranvir Shorey)
- Singham Returns (Released on 15th August 2014) (Cast – Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Amol Gupte, Anupam Kher)
- Rustom (Released on 12th August 2014) (Cast – Akshay Kumar, Ileana D’Cruz, Esha Gupta, Arjan Bajwa)
- Mission Mangal (Released on 15th August 2019) (Cast – Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Sharman Joshi, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menen)
- Gadar 2 (Released on 11th August 2023) (Cast – Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma)
- Stree 2 (Released on 11th August 2023) (Cast – Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee)