2017: Fall of the Bollywood biggies

Many big budget movies released this year with an ensemble cast that promised entertainment, but despite power-packed promotions, these films fell flat and were blown away by small budget movies likeToilet Ek Prem Katha, Newton and Fukrey Returns

Big names, extravagant budgets, picturesque locales and brilliant promotions – and yet, insufficient box office collections. The Year 2017 has been a mixed bag for stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Ranbir Kapoor.

While hopes were pinned high on some of their films, they fell flat in front of the audience, who had expected much more than what they got. Industry experts like Girish Johar and Vinod Mirani have described 2017 as a “very disappointing” and “bad” year as the Hindi film industry was rattled by failures. And amidst that came films like Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Golmaal Again and Fukrey Returns, which received a good response. Here’s the compilation of films that came with high expectations but failed to strike a chord with the audience. Jagga Jasoos: A musical

drama starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, the film had been in production for over three years. It was finally released in 2017. The film met with a lukewarm response at the box office as it collected a mere Rs 54.16 crore.

Tubelight: After a string of blockbusters including Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Sultan, Salman Khan failed to light up the box office with Tubelight, set against the 1962 Sino-Indian war. The Dabangg star had reportedly promised to return money to the distributors for the loss and later trade analyst Komal Nahta confirmed this news on Twitter. Jab Harry Met Sejal: Great destinations, lots of travel and a very strong story line – this is what one expects from an Imtiaz Ali film. Featuring superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma, the film, which was criticised for its incoherent story line, didn’t mint the expected moolah. Shah Rukh too reportedly gave refunds to the movie’s distributors.

Rangoon: Directed by National Award winner Vishal Bhardwaj, the film had an ensemble cast of Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor. Despite garnering good reviews, the film was a disaster at the box office as it only collected Rs 20.68 crore.

Sarkar 3: The third instalment of the popular Sarkar franchise saw some of the sought-after names like Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee and Jackie Shroff coming together, but the film reportedly made less than Rs 20 crore at the box office.