Independence Day 2024: From Aarakshan To Mohenjo Daro; Bollywood Independence Day Releases That FLOPPED At BO

Bollywood Movies Independence Day Releases That Were Flops: Independence Day serves for a great occasion for a movie release. While the producers aim for a whopping box office collection, not every movie end up becoming box office hits. As Bollywood is all set to take care of our entertainment quotient this Independence Day with 'Stree 2', 'Khel Khel Mein' and 'Vedaa', let's a take a trip down memory lane and revisit Bollywood's Independence Day releases in the past that flopped at the box office.

Independence Day 2024: Bollywood's Independence Day Releases That Flopped At BO

1) Footpath

Release Date - 15th August 2003

Directed by Vikram Bhatt, Footpath marked Emraan Hashmi's debut in Bollywood. The crime-thriller, which revolved around the story of an undercover policeman reuniting with his old friends who helped him avenge his father's death and are now criminals, had tanked at the box office and earned around Rs 6.43 cr.

2) Kyun! Ho Gaya Na

Release Date - 13th August 2004

Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Kyun! Ho Gaya Na' had some of the best songs in the album. In this rom-com, Vivek and Aishwarya had a rough start, only to end up falling for each other. The movie had failed to rake in moolah and grossed around Rs 16.35 crores reportedly.

3) God Tussi Great Ho

Release Date - 15th August 2008

After 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi', Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra reunited for this fantasy-comedy film. Despite having big names including Salman, PeeCee and Amitabh Bachchan, 'God Tussi Great Ho' was a box office disaster with an estimated lifetime collection of Rs 25.61 cr.

4) Aarakshan

Release Date - 11th August 2011

Starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Manoj Bajpayee among others, the political-drama - directed by Prakash Jha - became a box office debacle. 'Aarakshan' managed to make a box office collection of Rs 64.5 cr only.

5) Mohenjo Daro

Release Date - 11th August 2016

Ashutosh Gowarikar's 'Mohenjo Daro' was one of the highly-anticipated releases of 2016. Starring Hrithik Roshan-Pooja Hegde in the lead, the movie flopped at the box office with a collection of Rs 107.8 cr, somehow managing to surpass its 100-cr budget.