Clash of titans: Prabhas to lock horns with Akshay Kumar at the box office

Along with the reopening of cinema halls, returns the clash of titans at the box office. Among the big-budget movies which are heading for release clash are Prabhas' Adipurush and Akshay Kumar's Raksha Bandhan.

Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar's Raksha Bandhan and Prabhas-starrer Adipurush will face-off at the box office as they are set to release on August 11, 2022.

The news was shared by trade analyst Taran Adarsh on Twitter. He wrote: "PRABHAS: 'ADIPURUSH' LOCKS 11 AUG 2022... #Adipurush (#3D) #Prabhas #SaifAliKhan #KritiSanon #SunnySingh #IndependenceDay weekend #Hindi #Telugu #Tamil #Kannada #Malayalam."

Adipurush is Om Raut's new directorial after last year's blockbuster 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior'. The film also stars Saif Ali Khan and Kriti Sanon. Adarsh also wrote: "'RAKSHA BANDHAN' ON 11 AUG 2022... #RakshaBandhan #AkshayKumar #BhumiPednekar #IndependenceDay weekend."

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Directed by Aanand L. Rai, Raksha Bandhan is written by Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dillon and also stars Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, Sadia Khateeb, and Smrithi Srikanth.

Raksha Bandhan also stars Bhumi Pednekar, who has previously worked with Akshay in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.