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20 Bollywood Flop Movies Which Emptied The Pockets Of The Producers

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We see the beautiful locations, the expensive designer clothes and the larger than life settings of Indian cinema and it impresses us, awes us, but have you ever wondered what happens when it fails to do so? When a movie releases, it is impossible to tell if it will be a hit or a flop. Producers leave no stone unturned to make sure the movie is a hit and they take up loans worth crores. When their movie becomes a hit, they get a lot more than what they invested. But when the movie flops, a lot of them are left bankrupt, having put all of their hopes and money in the movie that was failed to do well at the box office. Many, who have other sources, are left with a lot less money than they had and a lot less trust in the market than they previously enjoyed. The following are some such movies, for which its producers gave in quite a lot of money, to the extent that these movies are among some of the most expensive Bollywood movies of all times:

1. Mera Naam Joker Story Soon >> Read More...

The 1970 film was directed by Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor was a renowned actor, director, and pro >> Read More... himself and marked the debut of Rishi Kapoor Rishi Kapoor is an actor born in the prominent Kap >> Read More... . The film was among the lengthiest films of Bollywood and took almost six years to complete. The film was based loosely on Raj Kapoor’s own life but the disaster it wrecked at the box office left the producer, Raj Kapoor, on the brink of bankruptcy.

2. Ra One

The film was Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... 's dream project, which he was making for his children. He released the film under his own production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, and was expected to do wonders’ as Shah Rukh Khan was extremely ambitious about it and it had huge names attached to it. However, the film sank miserably, leaving Shah Rukh Khan to suffer a loss worth crores, since the film was made in 130 crore rupees budget but earned only 114 crore rupees.

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The film that left Preity Zinta Preity, also known as Preity Zinta is a famous Act >> Read More... bankrupt, Ishkq In Paris was also her first film as a producer. The film was postponed from its 2012 release to 2013, which was probably the reason behind its downfall, as the film’s opening weekend was also the week of the Indian Premiere League finals. So the film did not get any initial audience, no word of mouth and the marketing they did too proved ineffective.

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Abhay Deol Abhay Deol is an actor and director of the TV indu >> Read More... ’s debut as a producer left him heavily in debt and forced him to sell his house. The film even received a release on 500 screens and starred a real-life couple, Abhay Deol and Preeti Desai From Middlesbrough, England, Preeti Desai is an In >> Read More... , but none of it could save the film that critics panned heavily.

5. Ajooba

A big budget film that was already extremely hyped, Ajooba starred the likes of Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... as a superhero. But it forced Shashi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor, a name that needs no introduction, >> Read More... to close down his production house after it miserably flopped at the box office. Shashi Kapoor had also directed the film, with a Soviet filmmaker.

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“Ram Gopal Varma”s version of Sholay did not do half as well as the original Sholay, despite having Amitabh Bachchan (as Gabbar), Ajay Devgan Ajay Devgn is an Indian film actor. He is perhaps >> Read More... , Sushmita Sen What is the essence of being a woman? her winning >> Read More... , and othesr as a part of its star caste. The film turned out to be among the biggest flips Bollywood has ever seen, and was condemned by audience and critics both.

7. Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

This film has been considered one of the most expensive films of all times at the time of its release. However, box office did not accept the movie despite it being a multi starrer, having Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor was born on 24th December 1956 in Mumb >> Read More... , ' Sridevi Sridevi is an Indian an actress renowned for her w >> Read More... ', Jackie Shroff Intro: Jackie Shroff is a well known Bollywood act >> Read More... , Johnny Lever Johnny Lever is an Indian comedy actor who came to >> Read More... and Anupam Kher Anupam Kher is a very popular actor, director, and >> Read More... . Half of it was directed by Shekhar Kapur Shekhar Kapur is a renowned Indian actor, director >> Read More... and the other half by Satish Kaushik An active actor, filmmaker & producer as well. He >> Read More... , but none of them managed to do any wonders.

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The film is said to have suffered a loss of 100 crores! The film had acclaimed actors like Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... and Anushka Sharma Born in an army family to Col. AjayKumar and Ashim >> Read More... , and also Karan Johar Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities i >> Read More... . It was directed by Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... and was expected to do wonders after the favorable reviews it received from critics. However, it all went down the drain when the film made in 125 crores earned a mere 25 crores at the box office.

9. Asoka

The period drama starring the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... was a three-hour long film. Although, Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival screenings of the film garnered positive response, the Indian audience took no time in rejecting the three-hour long film.

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Harman Baweja Born on 13 November 1980, Harman Baweja is the son >> Read More... ’s disastrous debut, the film was hyped and marketed well but Adlabs lost quite a few crores because of this Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... starrer. The film was made in some 60 crores but is said to have earned only half of the total amount. Although, Priyanka soon recovered from the loss and went on to great wonders in her career, Harman Baweja did a few more flop films before making an exit from the industry.

11. Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey

The main reason behind the film’s bad performance at the box office is believed to be the lack of any big star in the film. Although, it had Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan, or Abhishek Srivastava, is a ve >> Read More... as its lead actor and was one of " Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker was born 15 February 1964 in Ko >> Read More... "s most ambitious projects, the film barely earned 10% of what was spent on it. The film was critically acclaimed and also praised by other Bollywood stars, but not by the general audience.

12. Drona

Another one of Abhishek Bachchan’s star-studded, high-budget flops, the film had in the likes of Jaya Bachchan Born on 9th April 1948 Jaya Bachchan is an Indian >> Read More... , Kay Kay Menon Kay Kay Menon or K.K. Menon or Krishan Kumar Menon >> Read More... and Priyanka Chopra. It was directed by Goldie Behl Born in 23rd February 1969, Goldie Behl is an Indi >> Read More... . It’s special effects were created by top technicians, had professional martial artists and sword fighters, and was filmed in various locations, including Prague. Although critics gave it mixed reviews, the audience downright rejected it.

13. Raavan

A thriller directed, written and produced by Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... , the film had music by the legendary ‘A R Rahman’. The film garnered negative reviews and was an immediate flop, unlike its Tamil version which had a different cast.

14. Guzaarish

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali >> Read More... ”’s Guzaarish had everything going just right for him. The star cast had Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan with his unimaginable dance moves i >> Read More... and " Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More... "s sizzling chemistry, among other great actors like Aditya Roy Kapur Aditya Roy Kapur, a young and successful actor wa >> Read More... and received many Filmfare nominations. The film was also acclaimed by the critics and had a touching story about euthanasia, a complex issue. However, things did not go too well when it came to the audience, and the film turned out to be a flop.

15. Kites

" Anurag Basu Anurag Basu is a jack of all trade Indian film/tel >> Read More... "s Kites had Barbara Mori Considered to be the first Mexican Actress that pe >> Read More... , a beautiful Mexican actress. Receiving mixed reviews from the critics, the audience found the film confusing, which lead to the film’s producers losing crores of rupees.

16. Veer

The film failed despite the presence of Salman Khan Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a pr >> Read More... in it. It also had Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... look alike Zarine Khan Born on 14 May 1987, Zarine Khan is one of the adm >> Read More... , among other great actors like Mithun Chakraborty When we talk about the few legends in the Indian f >> Read More... , Jackie Shroff, and Sohail Khan Sohail Khan is an Indian Film Actor. He is also a >> Read More... . It was a period love story drama, which sank miserably despite the huge amount of money put in its grand sets and actors.

17. Blue

" Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More... "s adventure film was the most expensive film at the time of its release, having a budget of almost 25 million dollars. It starred actors like Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta Lara Dutta is an Indian actress, model, movie prod >> Read More... , Sanjay Dutt July 29, 1959, was the day when the two legends of >> Read More... , Zayed Khan Zayed Khan aka Zayed Abbas Khan is the son of the >> Read More... , and was inspired by the Hollywood film “Into The Blue”. Although it received mixed to positive reviews from critics, it failed to recover the amount spent on it from the box office.

18. Humshakals

There were not many expectations from the film to begin with. The very concept of three people having triple roles each, all of which shared the same bond with each other, sounded unrealistic and far-fetched. Like many other Sajid Khan Sajid Khan is a Bollywood director, producer and e >> Read More... films, this film also failed miserably, and people starring in the film also criticized its production publically. It has since been known as the worst film in the history of Bollywood, lacking script and substance, and also proved to be a box office disaster.

19. Chandni Chowk To China

A Hindi comedy action film the film was expected to do wonders, as it had Akshay Kumar in his authentic style and Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More... in a double role. The film, inspired by "Kung Fu Hustle", was the first Bollywood film of Warner Bros. Pictures, and was also shot in China and Thailand. The film also had a rap song sung by Akshay Kumar himself, and was previously called Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo and Made in China. However the film received unfavorable reviews from critics and was declared a commercial failure at the box-office.

20. Himmatwala

Ajay Devgan saw the movie believing it to be a remake of the previous Himmatwala that starred Jeetender. Sajid Khan probably also started out on the same lines, but somewhere in the middle he lost focus, and the film became another one of his senseless comedy attempts, disappointing the little following that he does have and a huge number of Ajay Devgan’s fans.

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