Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
Movie Details:
| Based on | Thuppakki by A. R. Murugadoss |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genres | Action, Thriller |
| Release date | 6 June 2014 |
| Running time | 2hr 40min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Sonakshi Sinha Freddy Daruwala Sumeet Raghavan |
| Directed by | A. R. Murugadoss |
| Written by | A. R. Murugadoss |
| Produced by | Aruna Bhatia Vipul Amrutlal Shah |
| Cinematography by | Natarajan Subramaniam |
| Edited by | Amitabh Shukla |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Guest Composition: Kaushik Dutta Background Score: Prasad Sashte |
| Production Company | Cape of Good Films Sunshine Pictures Reliance Entertainment |
| Distributor | Reliance Entertainment |
Cast & Characters:
- Akshay Kumar as Virat Bakshi, Captain in DIA (a wing of Indian Army) and a Soldier
- Sonakshi Sinha as Saiba Thapar, a boxer and later Virat’s girlfriend
- Govinda as Major Pratap Panikar, Virat’s senior commanding officer
- Freddy Daruwala as the leader of the sleeper cells
- Sumeet Raghavan as Mukund ‘Makhiya’ Deshmukh, Virat’s friend and a Sub-Inspector in Mumbai Police
- Zakir Hussain as Alvin D’Souza, Joint Secretary of Defense
- Randheer Rai as Joel Singh, A groom and a soldier
- Gireesh Sahdev as ACP Ashok Gaikwad
- Dipendra Sharma as Asif Ali, the second-in-command of the sleeper cells
- Cherry Mardia as Preeti Bakshi, Virat’s younger sister
- Apoorva Arora as Virat’s youngest sister
- Indira Krishnan as Saiba’s mother
- Prayas Mann as Afsar Ali, leader of the sleeper cells’ brother and a sleeper cell
- Aarti Nagpal
- Athar Siddiqui as Army Officer
- Sourav Chakraborty
- Abhay Shukla
- Chirag Sethi as Siddharth, an Army officer
- Maroof Raza in a special appearance
Storyline:
The film follows Virat Bakshi (Akshay Kumar), an Indian Army officer who arrives in Mumbai on vacation. However, his holiday takes a turn when he discovers a sleeper cell network operating in the city. Determined to dismantle the terrorist organization, Virat sets out to hunt down the leader of the sleeper cells and deactivate their operations before they can execute their plans. The narrative combines action and suspense as Virat navigates through challenges, ultimately leading to a confrontation with the terrorist leader.
About Movie:
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty is a Hindi action thriller film written and directed by A.R. Murugadoss. Starring Akshay Kumar as an army officer, the film also features Sonakshi Sinha, Freddy Daruwala, Sumeet Raghavan, and Govinda in a special appearance. It is an official remake of Murugadoss’s 2012 Tamil film Thuppakki.
Holiday was released worldwide on June 6, 2014, and received generally positive reviews from critics. Akshay Kumar’s performance was particularly praised, along with the film’s writing and action sequences. The film became one of the top-grossing Bollywood films of 2014, earning over ₹178.4 crore (approximately $23 million) at the box office against a budget of ₹500 million (around $6 million).
Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₹50 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹178.4 crore |