Raees Vs Kaabil - Which One Would Be A Bigger Success & Why?

By Sambit Gupta | 3.6k |

2017 starts with a bang, what with two big films clashing at the Box-Office on the Republic Day extended weekend. Though it would affect both the movies a bit as both are big budget flicks, we always enjoy when there's a neck-to-neck fight between two superstars. So, which one do you think would score bigger at the ticket windows? Well, let's decode here.

1. Shah Rukh Khan Vs Hrithik Roshan |Star Power |

One has to agree that Shah Rukh Khan has a much better star power than Hrithik Roshan. With डियर ज़िन्दगी, he has surely revived his stardom after delivering back to back duds such as Happy New Year and Dilwale . Now, lets check Hrithik's track record. His last film was मोहेंजो डरो , which clashed with Rustom . History is evident that Hrithik badly lost the battle and it proved to be one of the biggest disasters of Bollywood.
Raees Vs Kaabil - First Look.

2. Trailer Review

The First Look and Teaser of Raees was unveiled a couple of months ago. It managed to garner an immense positive response from all around the globe. Hence, the trailer of Raees was one of the most anticipated ones. As predicted, the trailer broke all records on YouTube. Currently, it's the most viewed and liked trailer of Bollywood. Kaabil's 1st trailer was received with a lot of negativity as it seemed highly similar to Marvel's Daredevil . Though, it's 2nd trailer was appreciated and hence, it raised people's expectations for the movie. Hope it would be worth the hype.
Hrithik Roshan (Left) & Shah Rukh Khan (Right).

3. Chartbuster Songs

Even in this field, Kaabil fails miserably. Kaabil has released all of its songs, but only the title track has so far managed to become a chartbuster. All of its songs are lauded by the audience but they failed to top the charts. Whereas, we all know that Raees has only released two songs, namely Laila and Zaalima, and both have topped our playlists soon after its release. Every single update from Raees is taking YouTube by storm, which reflects the hype and anticipation surrounding the movie.
Zaalima Still (Left) & Mon Amour Still (Right)

4. Rahul Dholakia Vs Sanjay Gupta

Let's start with Sanjay Gupta. His last film was Jazbaa which, despite getting positive reviews, bombed at the Box-Office. His other prominent works are Shootout at Wadala , Kaante , and Zinda , out of which only Shootout at Wadala became a commercial hit due to its franchise factor. Rahul Dholakia is a National Award winning director and that says all. He won the National Award for Best Direction for his movie titled 'Parzania'. His other notable works include Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir and documentaries titled 'Teenage Parents' and 'New York Taxi Drivers'. In short, both of them are working out of their comfort zone and are craving for a big commercial success.

5. Controversies

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's decision of banning all the Pakistani actors from working in Indian movies, emerged in the aftermath of the Uri attacks. Though the producers were the ones who were most affected, the movies also suffered losses due to the boycott. This could be a reason to rejoice for the makers of Kaabil . Recently, ऐ दिल है मुश्किल , which also starred Fawad Khan, was mostly affected by this cross-border tension. After a lot of chaos, this major problem was settled to some extent but one would just have to wait and watch to find out what Raees will have to go through. Till then, let's just pray and hope for the best.
Mahira Khan

The Final Verdict

So, which film do you think is leading the scoreboard? Yes, it's none other than Raees. It is leading by a huge margin. As mentioned earlier, it has more reasons to watch than Kaabil . Nevertheless, we shouldn't forget that Kaabil has all round positivity surrounding it whereas Raees may suffer a bit due to the aforementioned reason. Overall, Raees will surely prove to be a bigger HIT than Kaabil .

Kaabil Official Trailer

Kaabil Official Trailer-2

Raees Official Trailer

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