India, Aug. 12 -- The Independence Day weekend, historically, has been one reserved for big, tentpole films. As Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 gears up for a clash with Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 this year, here's a lowdown on how the lucrative release window has fared for Hindi films in the last 10 years

(all figures all India collections):

It was termed a battle of the titans, as Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan both were ready with their films in the weekend leading up to Independence Day. Akshay's film was based on the sensational, real-life Nanavati case, while Hrithik's was a love story set in the times of the Mohenjodaro civilisation. Akshay won, with Rustom garnering not just Rs.127 crores in ticket sales in India, but also fetching h...