Top 10 Indian Movies That Became The Biggest Box Office Failure

Often filmmakers think that if they spend a lot of money on making a movie, from lavish sets, foreign locations, and huge VFX budgets, the audience would surely love it and they would generate a huge profit. But that is not the case nowadays. Movies with smaller budgets are doing wonders while many big-budget movies have bombed at the box office. We are taking a look at 10 such Indian movies that became the biggest box office flops.

1. Samrat Prithviraj (2022)

Akshay Kumar’s most expensive film ever, this historical epic was made on a budget of 200 cr. but failed miserably at the box office. The movie was highly anticipated and was even declared tax-free across the country.Reports confirmed that shows were cancelled on the 5th day of release because of zero occupancies in theaters. The movie could only generate a revenue of around 70 cr. and was declared a disaster at the box office.

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One of the most expensive Indian films of all time, this Telugu film starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde Pooja hegde was the second runner up at miss unive >> Read More... was made at a budget of a whopping 350 cr. It was shot mainly across Rome. But the quality of the movie wasn’t justifiable to the cost, with tasteless comedy, absurd characters, and over-the-top traits, the movie had many flaws.Even the star power of Prabhas wasn’t enough to recover the costs and the movie could only earn around 170 cr. at the box office, becoming one of the biggest flops of all time.

3. Dhaakad (2022)

Another entry on this list comes from this year itself. This action movie starring Kangana Ranaut Kangana Ranaut is known in Bollywood, for her trem >> Read More... got decent reviews from critics but had a dismal box office performance.It was released alongside Bhool Bhulaiya 2, which turned out to be the biggest box office opener of this year. Made on a budget of 85 cr. the movie collected only 2.58 cr. at the box office, and became one of the biggest box office failures of all time.

4. 83 (2021)

This much-awaited biopic chronicling the Indian cricket team at the 1983 World Cup was made on a budget of 270 cr. It had an ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian movie actor wh >> Read More... , Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More... , Pankaj Tripathi Pankaj Tripathi is an acclaimed Indian film actor >> Read More... , and others.But its theatrical run had to be cut short because of the restrictions imposed by the government due to the increasing COVID-19 cases across the country. A lockdown was imposed just 4 days after the release. Sadly, the movie could only collect around 100 cr. at the box office.

5. Thugs Of Hindustan (2018)

This movie was the most expensive Bollywood film at the time of its release with a budget of a whopping 300 cr. It had an ensemble cast including Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... , Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... , Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... , and Fatima Sana Sheikh.It became the highest first-day grosser of Bollywood, collecting over 50 cr., but it received negative reviews from both critics and audiences. Eventually, its collection slowed and it could only manage to make around 190 cr. domestically and was declared a disaster at the box office.

6. Zero (2018)

SRK’s most expensive film at its time and still today, Zero had a huge budget of 200 cr. The star cast was excellent and everyone had high hopes from director Anand L. Rai, who had given us gems like Raanjhanaa and Tanu Weds Manu Click to look into! >> Read More... . But what we got instead was a disappointing film with a bad screenplay. The star power of the cast could only do so much, and the film struggled to cross the 100cr. mark, with its lifetime worldwide collection stopping at 178 cr.

7. Bombay Velvet Click to look into! >> Read More... (2015)

This Anurag Kashyap directorial starring Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... , Anushka Sharma Born in an army family to Col. AjayKumar and Ashim >> Read More... , and Karan Johar Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities i >> Read More... , among others, was made on a huge budget of 120 cr. The movie looked promising and gave a 1940s American noir vibe. But it failed miserably at the box office, collecting only 34 cr. worldwide and was declared a disaster. Its failure left the entire industry in shock.

8. Tubelight (2017)

Salman Khan’s movies have done wonders at the box office in the past few years, with his movies Sultan and Bajrangi Bhaijaan Click to look into! >> Read More... even being among the highest-grossing Indian movies of all time. But Tubelight couldn’t follow the same path.The movie tried to connect with the audience emotionally but was unsuccessful. Made on a budget of 135 cr., it could only generate 114 cr. at the end of its theatrical run.

9. Kalank Click to look into! >> Read More... (2019)

Kalank had everything you would expect from a historical Bollywood movie, massive sets, costumes, and mega-star ensemble, but it also had a slow and boring script. It had a big budget of 137 cr. but managed to collect only 78 cr. at the domestic box office, becoming the first commercial failure of lead Varun Dhawan’s career.

10. Ra. One(2011)

Ra. One was SRK’s dream endeavor where the makers tried their best to experiment with the wonders of VFX. It had a huge budget of 150cr, becoming the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release.Despite generating buzz due to the 2 songs sung by singer Akon, the movie couldn’t do well at the box office. It could only generate a revenue of 114 cr. domestically.