Here are the 7 big budget Bollywood movies that were disasters at the box office. In Bollywood, we have seen many times that brilliant directors, big superstars, and huge budgets cannot save a film from flopping. The films were heavily promoted before their release; they were the most anticipated films of the year, but they failed miserably when they hit theaters. The audience rejected the films; they failed to leave a mark, and they became the films with the highest losses.
Bollywood Movies That Were Disasters at the Box Office
Some of these movies aren’t even that bad; they got good reviews from critics, but people rejected them. These films proved disastrous in terms of box office collections. Even big Bollywood stars like Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Akshay Kumar flopped. There are high expectations for their films. So not only the big-star films became hits, but the main thing about the movie is the plot and how the director presented this plot.
Producers invest big money in films, and these films are expected to do well at the box office. But when they don’t, it results in huge losses for the producers. There are countless big-budget films in Bollywood with popular star casts and vagabond directors, but they flop miserably at the box office. Some films could not even recover their production costs.
#1.Bombay Velvet (2015)
Bombay Velvet Directed by a talented director like Anurag Kashyap, the film features big names like Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar, and more. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, Ranbir and Anushka’s performances were praised, but the film was rejected by the audience. Bombay Velvet was made on a huge budget of Rs. 118 crore, but the film managed to earn only Rs. 22.27 crore in the first week, and its lifetime collection was Rs. 23.67 crore.
#2.Aag (2007)
The film was initially titled “Ram Gopal Varma KiAag“, but was later renamed “Aag,” a poor remake of the all-time great “Shaloy.” Directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starring big names like Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal, and Sushmita Sen, the film turned out to be one of the biggest Bollywood disasters of all time. Critics called it one of the worst Bollywood films of all time. Audiences rejected the film; it was a critical and commercial failure.
#3.Drona (2008)
Drona movie is one of the best reasons why the filmmakers shouldn’t cast Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role in a big-budget movie. This fantasy film featured Abhishek Bachchan as the superhero “Drona“, The film also featured popular names like Priyanka Chopra and Kay Kay Menon. It was made with 60 VFX experts and 250 visual artists over a 6-month period, but unfortunately, it did not succeed due to a stupid script, poor direction, and terrible acting. This film was made with a huge budget of Rs. 43 crore, but it could not recover even half of its production cost. The drone was panned by critics and received a negative response from fans.
#4.Raavan (2010)
Another film by Abhishek Bachchan that performed poorly at the box office, With this film’s director Mani Ratnam‘s comeback, Aishwarya Rai was featured in this film, but she still could not save the film. The response from critics was good, but it was declared a box office flop. The film lost more than 50 percent at the box office.
#5.Love Story 2050 (2008)
The lead actor in this film, Harman Baweja, looked a lot like Hrithik Roshan. The film is very similar to the 1991 Telugu film Aditya 369. The highly hyped film got VFX teams from Australia and New Zealand to give it a perfect effect; it was a dream launch for Harry Baweja, but it flopped miserably. Harman’s resemblance to Hrithik led to the end of a Hrithik look-alike film, which also led to his break-up with girlfriend Priyanka Chopra and the cost of the film exceeding Rs 20 crore.
#6.Blue Hindi (2009)
Blue was the most expensive Bollywood film of all time at the time of its release, with a budget of over Rs 40 crore. The film had some amazing underwater shots and expensive action scenes, but failed to recover its high budget at the box office. Despite big names like Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, and a special appearance by Kylie Minogue, the film grossed only Rs. 75 crore.
#7.Yovvraaj (2008)
A musical story about three brothers who try to trick each other into inheriting their late father’s fortune The star-studded musical cost Rs 50 crore to produce; the film received poor reviews from critics and managed to earn only 8.47 crore. 16 crore at the box office, It was a big flop.
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