It’s not necessarily true that big budget movies do wonders on the Box Office. In other words, if makers of a film cast superstars along with flaunting all the lavishness of the world like luxurious cars, avant-garde technology, jewelry (if the movie is about some historical character like Akbar) or shoot exotic foreign locations, even all these stuffs together can’t guarantee a blockbuster!
Yes, true it is! And we have a number of examples to support this statement since many big budget Hindi movies that were expected to be superhits or break collection records failed miserably at the Box Office and couldn’t recover even half of the production cost!
In this article, we present 19 of the most expensive flops of Bollywood!
1. Blue
Budget – Rs. 129 crores
Total Collection – Rs. 72.5 crores
2. Raavan
Budget – Rs. 100 crores
Total Collection – Rs. 30-35 crores
3. Kites
Budget – Rs. 82 crores
Total Collection – Rs. 48.56 crores
4. Besharam
Budget – Rs. 85 crores
Total Collection – Rs. 35 crores
5. Guzaarish
Budget – Rs. 75 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 29 crores
6. Bombay Velvet
Budget – Rs. 120 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 31.85 crores
7. Love Story 2050
Budget – Rs. 60 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 30 crores
8. Shaandaar
Budget – Rs. 75 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 51 crores
9. Drona
Budget – Rs. 60 crores
Total Collection – Less Than Rs. 30 crores
10. Yuvraj
Budget – Rs. 50 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 16.95 crores
11. Saawariya
Budget – Rs. 40 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 36 crores
12. Mangal Pandey
Budget – Rs. 35 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 28 crores
13. Raju Chacha
Budget – Rs. 30 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 8.50 crores
14. Ajooba
Budget – Rs. 8 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 4.5 crores
Rs. 8 Crores was a really big amount in 1991.
15. Asoka
Budget – Rs. 13 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 8.25 crores
Yes, it was a huge investment at that time!
16. Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Budget – Rs. 9 crores
Total Collection – Approx Rs. 3.10 crores
Boney Kapoor invested all money he had in the movie which was considered his most ambitious venture. It was indeed a big deal to make a film in Rs. 9 crores at a time when superhit films were made on a budget of few lakhs only.
17. Humshakals
Budget – Rs. 75 crores
Total Collection – Rs. 63 crores
18. Himmatwala
Budget – Rs. 70 crores
Total Collection – Rs. 47 crores
19. Ram Gopal Verma Ki Aag
A remake of superhit film “Sholay”, this movie is counted among the biggest Bollywood disasters and one of the most expensive flops of all times.
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