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10 Expensive Bollywood Films That Turned Into Box Office Disasters

Unfortunately, the film received negative reviews and collected only Rs 393 crore worldwide gross approx. 2 / 10 Bade Miyan Chote MiyanThe Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff-starrer was reportedly mounted on a Rs 350 crore budget. 335 crore worldwide gross. 43 crore worldwide gross. 63 crore worldwide gross during its theatrical run.

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1 / 10 Adipurush

This Prabhas and Kriti Sanon-starrer was made on a reported budget of Rs 500–700 crore. In fact, Adipurush is one of the costliest Indian films ever made. Unfortunately, the film received negative reviews and collected only Rs 393 crore worldwide gross approx. Hence, it was way short of recovering its massive investment.

2 / 10 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

The Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff-starrer was reportedly mounted on a Rs 350 crore budget. However, the film ended its theatrical run with a worldwide gross of just Rs 102.16 crore, making it one of Bollywood's biggest commercial failures.

3 / 10 Thugs of Hindostan

Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan's mega-budget film reportedly cost around Rs 300–310 crore to make. While it opened to record-breaking numbers, poor word of mouth led to a sharp drop, with the film earning around Rs. 335 crore worldwide gross.

4 / 10 Zero

Shah Rukh Khan's ambitious romantic drama was reportedly made on a budget of Rs. 200–270 crore. Despite the star power and VFX, the film collected around Rs 178–191 crore worldwide gross.

5 / 10 Laal Singh Chaddha

The Aamir Khan-starrer had a reported budget of around Rs 180–275 crore. Although it received appreciation from a section of the audience after its OTT release, its theatrical run was disappointing, earning under Rs 130 crore worldwide gross.

6 / 10 Samrat Prithviraj

Akshay Kumar's historical drama reportedly cost around Rs 200–300 crore. The film failed to attract audiences and managed a worldwide gross of only around Rs 90–99 crore. This led to heavy losses for the makers.

7 / 10 Bombay Velvet

Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma's period crime drama was made on a reported budget of Rs 115–125 crore. Despite its grand scale and stylish visuals, the film collected only around Rs. 43 crore worldwide gross.

8 / 10 Mohenjo Daro

Hrithik Roshan's historical adventure was reportedly produced on a budget of around Rs 120 crore. The film failed to impress audiences and earned around Rs 107 crore worldwide gross.

9 / 10 Shamshera

Ranbir Kapoor's comeback film reportedly carried a budget of around Rs. 150 crore. The period action drama turned out to be a major box office failure, collecting around Rs. 63 crore worldwide gross during its theatrical run.