Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty Films 'Khiladi 420' & 'Billa 786' Flopped 23 Years Ago

• 23 years ago, on December 29, 2000, Akshay Kumar's 'Khiladi 420' and Mithun Chakraborty's 'Billa Number 786' clashed at the box office.
• Both films were rejected by audiences; 'Billa Number 786' was a flop, while 'Khiladi 420' was a disaster, failing to compete.
• 'Khiladi 420', an action thriller directed by Neeraj Vora, starred Akshay Kumar in a double role and Mahima Chaudhary.
• With a budget of 8 crore, 'Khiladi 420' earned only 10.2 crore worldwide, declared a disaster.
• 'Billa Number 786', an action-drama by Imran Khalid, cost 1.5 crore and collected merely 1.69 crore worldwide.

Why It Matters: Akshay Kumar and Mithun Chakraborty's films simultaneously failed at the box office 23 years ago.