Bhooth Bangla expected to be approx. 2 hours 50 minutes long; among Akshay Kumar’s longest films since Holiday – A Soldier Is Never Off Duty

It was one of the first to let readers know that the Akshay Kumar film Bhooth Bangla, which was planned to come out on April 10, might be delayed and instead hit theaters on April 17. The release date is still not officially confirmed, and the makers haven't made any official statement about it. Also, the trailer, which was first set for March 27 and then moved to March 30, hasn't been released yet. This has led to more questions and rumors that the film might have been pushed back even more.

Recently, it found out about the film’s runtime.

 A trade source told them, “Bhooth Bangla is about 2 hours and 50 minutes long. After the censorship process, the length might change by a few minutes. The exact time will be known closer to the release, but right now, it's said to be around 170 minutes.”

If Bhooth Bangla ends up with a runtime of 2 hours and 50 minutes, it will be one of Akshay Kumar’s longest films in the past 12 years.

 In that time, most of his films were shorter, usually under 150 minutes. The last time he had a film that long was with Holiday – A Soldier Is Never Off Duty in 2014, which was also 2 hours and 50 minutes.

After the A R Murugadoss film, only 11 of Akshay Kumar’s movies have been 2 hours and 30 minutes or longer.

 These include Baby (2015; 2 hours and 39 minutes), Brothers (2015; 2 hours and 38 minutes), Rustom (2016; 2 hours and 30 minutes), Toilet - Ek Prem Katha (2017; 2 hours and 41 minutes), Gold (2018; 2 hours and 33 minutes), Kesari (2019; 2 hours and 30 minutes), OMG 2 (2023; 2 hours and 36 minutes), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2014; 2 hours and 38 minutes), Sarfira (2024; 2 hours and 35 minutes), Housefull 5 (2025; 2 hours and 45 minutes), and Jolly LLB 3 (2025; 2 hours and 37 minutes).

Last year, Akshay Kumar also appeared in the film Kannappa (2025), which was 3 hours and 3 minutes long.

 But it hasn't been added to the list because it was a Telugu film and he only had a special appearance in it.