Bollywood's Independence Day Releases That Missed Their Box Office Mark

Bollywood Movies Independence Day Releases That Were Flops: Independence Day is a prime occasion for Bollywood movie releases. Producers often aim for significant box office success, but not all films achieve this. As Bollywood gears up to entertain us this Independence Day with 'Stree 2', 'Khel Khel Mein', and 'Vedaa', let's revisit some past Independence Day releases that failed at the box office.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The allure of releasing films on Independence Day remains strong despite past failures. Producers continue to hope for blockbuster hits during this festive period.