From Selfiee To Shehzada, 6 Bollywood Films That Tanked Miserably In The First Quarter Of 2023

Bollywood flop films of 2023: Bollywood is the biggest film industry in the world and churns out innumerable movies every year. While fans wait to watch their favourite stars on the screen, the industry seems to have been struck by bad luck.

Even after the theatres opened after the pandemic, Bollywood films were unable to pull people back to the theatres except for Pathaan and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. Many films in the first quarter of the year have tanked miserably at the box office.

The industry is still going through a rough patch, struggling to find good scripts. And now all eyes are on Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, which is releasing on Eid, April 21.

But before we witness what KKBKKJ does at the box office, let's look at 5 movies that miserably failed to perform at the box office.

Shehzada

Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon starrer family-comedy film Shehzada was made on a budget of Rs 60 crore. But the film failed badly at the box office and couldn't even recover half of its budget. It only made 47 crore. The film was a remake of Allu Arjun's Alla Vaikunthapurramuloo, which was a superhit movie.

Selfiee

Akshay Kumar has been delivering only flops for the past few years, and this year too, he added one to that list. Selfiee which was again a remake of the 2019 Malayalam movie Driving Licence, and made on a budget of 110 crores, could only earn 23 crores at the box office. Selfiee is said to be Akshay Kumar's worst-performing film ever. The film also starred Emraan Hashmi.

Kuttey

Vishal Bhawadwaj backed and his son Aasmaan Bhardwaj's debut movie Kuttey is another flop of 2023. Starring Arjun Kapoor and Tabu in the lead, the movie was made on a budget of 50 crore. However, it managed to earn only Rs. 4.5 crore.

Bheed

Rajkumar Rao starrer and Anubhav Sinha directorial, Bheed, which got involved in controversy prior to its release and was declared a flop at the box office. Made on a budget of Rs 50 crore, Bheed only collected 3.3 crore. The film has impressed the critics, but given its subject, the dark times of Covid, it could not draw the audience to the theatres.

Gumraah

Starring Mrunal Thakur and Aditya Roy Kapur, Gumraah received bad reviews and tanked at the box office. The film had no major buzz around its release and could not create any expectations among the audience. The film was made on a budget of 50 crore, but Gumraah reportedly made only 2 crore.

Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway

Rani Mukerji's legal drama Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway created a lot of buzz before its release. The trailer for the movie was well received by the audience. However, the movie could not perform well in theatres. Made on a budget of 34 crore, it earned 30 crore. The numbers aren't that huge, but it was declared a flop at the box office.