Five films on August 7, Toxic on August 26: Here’s every Bollywood film releasing in August 2026

August 2026 is not easing audiences into anything. Within the first week alone, five films hit cinemas — with four landing on August 7 in what is already shaping up to be a crowded opening weekend before the bigger clashes of the second and fourth weeks arrive.

Pankaj Tripathi's Oh My Dog, R Madhavan's GDN (a biopic of inventor GD Naidu), Lokesh Kanagaraj's DC The Bloody Valentine with Vamika Gabbi, Aryabhatt Ka Zero and Hanuman Ansh all release on August 7 — making it one of the most crowded single-day release slates of the year.

The month's most anticipated head-to-head confrontation arrives on August 14. Awarapan 2 — Emraan Hashmi returning alongside Disha Patani, directed by Nitin Kakkar — goes directly up against Batwara 1947, the Partition-era patriotic drama starring Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta, on Independence Day eve.

Dulquer Salmaan's I Am Game releases on August 20, giving the third week a South Indian star with genuine pan-India appeal following his crossover success in Sita Ramam and subsequent films — while full details of the film remain limited in advance publicity.

Yash's Toxic A Fairytale for Grown-Ups — postponed three times — finally arrives on August 26. Directed by Geetu Mohandas with an extraordinary ensemble including Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi and Rukmini Vasanth, it carries the weight of post-KGF 2 expectations.

Shraddha Kapoor's Eetha — directed by Laxman Utekar, based on the true story of Lavani folk artist Vithabai Narayangaonkar — is also scheduled for August 26. A clash with Toxic of that magnitude makes a postponement possible, but the film deserves its own space as a culturally significant biographical work.

August 28 brings Khosla Ka Ghosla 2, directed by Dibakar Banerjee who helmed the beloved original, alongside Jeevan Bima Yojana starring Arshad Warsi and Sanjeeda Sheikh — closing a month that has had virtually no quiet weekends for Indian cinema audiences.