This film made for Rs 300 crore turned out to be a disaster, producers went bankrupt, audience demanded refund, hero apologised, lead actors are…, film is…
The three biggest superstars of Hindi cinema, Bollywood’s biggest production house and a budget of Rs 300 crores. This film became a disaster despite having a bumper opening of Rs 52 crores on the first day. This film went bankrupt at the box office. Despite tremendous hype, the film neither got the love of critics nor the applause of the audience. You must be wondering which film we are talking about. Despite being released on Diwali, this big-budget film still failed to perform. Can you guess which film it is?
We are talking about the Bollywood film ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ released on 8 November 2018, in which Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Katrina Kaif were the three superstars.
There was tremendous excitement among the audience about this film, made with a huge budget of Rs 300 crore. For the first time, big stars like Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan were sharing the screen. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, this film was a historical drama that was produced by Yash Raj Films. The film made a record-breaking earning of Rs 52 crore on the first day, but after this, the story disappointed the audience. Due to negative reviews and the disappointment of the audience, the earnings of the film started falling rapidly. On the fourth day, this figure shrank to just Rs 6 crore.
The film made a total net collection of Rs 151 crore in India, while the worldwide gross collection was Rs 327 crore. This figure was extremely disappointing for such a big-budget film. There were empty seats in the theatres, and demands for a refund were raised from many places.
In an interview given to Hindustan Times in 2019, Aamir Khan took responsibility for the failure of the film and apologised. He said, “I am used to taking responsibility for my films. People had a lot of expectations from Thugs of Hindostan, but we did not live up to their expectations. I am very sad about this.”
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