Retro: Pooja Hegde's Back-To-Back Flop Streak With Star Heroes Becomes A Hot Topic; Twitterati REACTS

Pooja Hegde's Flop Streak Continues; Netizens React: South India's one of the most sought-after star actresses, Pooja Hegde, who hit the screens after a long time with Suriya's hyped collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj. Titled 'Retro,' the movie which carried sky-high expectations, was released worldwide amid hype on May 1. At the box office, Suriya had to face competition from Nani's HIT 3, a crime thriller, which earned a whopping Rs 43 Crore on its opening day.

The actress was once called an 'Iron Leg' by the industry people after she made her stellar debut with 'Mohenjadaro' alongside Hrithik Roshan in Hindi. Her acting debut with 'Moogamudi' in Tamil and 'Oka Laila Kosam' in Telugu tanked miserably. Following the film's disappointing box office performance, Pooja Hegde had to struggle for another opportunity. After landing a biggie with Allu Arjun in Tollywood, which is 'DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham,' she became a popular star overnight.

Seven Back-To-Back Flops

The actress' last box office success was 'Ala Vaikunthapuramuloo' in 2020, again with Allu Arjun, directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The director, who is known to have a special liking for Pooja Hegde roped in the actress for 'Guntur Kaaram' alongside Mahesh Babu but due to delay in the shooting schedules, the actress opted out. Her recent biggest projects like Prabhas-starrer Radhe Shyam, Thalapathy Vijay-Nelson's Beast, Chiranjeevi-Ram Charan's Acharya, Ranveer Singh's Cirkus, Salman Khan-Venkatesh's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, Shahid Kapoor-starrer Deva, and now Retro, were all adding up to her success woes.

Pooja Hegde's Professional Front

The 34-year-old actress, who enjoys 27.5 million followers on her Instagram account, has become selective about her assignments of late, despite her failures at the box office. However, the star actress is wielding her stardom as she continues to be part of several hyped and star-studded collaborations including Rajinikanth-Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Coolie,' Thalapathy Vijay-H Vinoth's 'Jana Nayagan,' Raghava Lawrence-starrer 'Kanchana 4' and a Hindi film titled 'Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai.'