Holiday (2014 film)

Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. R. Murugadoss
Produced by	Aruna Bhatia Twinkle Khanna Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Written by	A. R. Murugadoss
Based on	Thuppakki by A. R. Murugadoss
Starring	Akshay Kumar Sonakshi Sinha Sumeet Raghavan Freddy Daruwala
Music by	Songs: Pritam Background Score: Prasad Sashte
Cinematography	Natarajan Subramaniam
Edited by	Amitabh Shukla
Production company	Hari Om Entertainment Sunshine Pictures
Distributed by	Reliance Entertainment
Release date	6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹86 crore
Box office	₹176 crore

Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty is a 2014 Indian action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, and produced by Vipul Shah. It features Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles, along with Farhad as the antagonist in his Bollywood debut and Govinda in a special appearance. It is a remake of Murugadoss' own acclaimed Tamil film Thuppakki (2012). The film released on 6 June 2014, becoming the biggest net grosser of the first half of 2014.Akshay Kumar was nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actor at 60th Filmfare Awards.

Virat Bakshi (Akshay Kumar), Captain in D.I.A., a wing of Indian Army, returns to his home in Mumbai on a holiday. On his arrival, his parents rush him to see Saiba Thapar (Sonakshi Sinha), who they wanted him to marry. But Virat rejects her with an excuse that she is old fashioned and not his type. On the contrary, Saiba is a professional boxer, and is completely modern in her outlook. Virat notices her in a boxing match and falls for her instantly.

One day, while traveling in a bus with his friend sub-inspector Mukund "Makhiya" Deshmukh (Sumeet Raghavan), Virat, while chasing a man who he regards with suspicion when he tries to flee the scene of a check going on after a passenger reports his wallet as stolen, witnesses a bomb explosion killing innocent people. Virat manages to capture the man who planted the bomb but he escapes from the hospital with the help of a police officer. Virat kidnaps the terrorist again and also forces corrupt police officer Ashok Gaikwad (Gireesh Sahedev) to commit suicide. He later discovers that a terrorist group has planned serial blasts in Mumbai to be executed in a couple of days with the help of 12 sleeper agents.Virat remembers that on the day when the bombs are going to be planted, there is a wedding where his team member Joel is tying the knot and all his Army officer friends are going to assemble. Along with his fellow Army officers and Mukund, Virat manages to track these bombers and kills them before they could trigger the bombs.