Here are The reasons Why Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan Flopped
- Uniting Big Stars
Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan are two big brands that have ruled the Indian cinema for a considerable time and are capable enough of driving films single-handedly. Aamir’s work in the last decade has seen him take centre stage. Even though his last – Dangal – was a story of two female wrestlers, it was Aamir who got the most whistles in theatres. In a film like ‘3 Idiots’ that had some fine actors like Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi and Madhavan, Aamir owned every frame and was clearly the lead.Amitabh, on the other hand, continues to be the lead even at the age of 76 and has given some of his career-best performances in the last five years with Pink, 102 Not Out and Piku.
2.Enormous Expectations
The large-scale film was promoted as the first collaboration of two big stars – Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. The fact that Aamir had not given a flop in the last decade made Thugs of Hindostan another potential box-office success. And, the addition of Katrina kaif and Fatima Sana Sheikh only added to the expectations. The film promised to be high on action sequences and many trade analysts expected it to be a winner in what has been a highly successful year for Hindi cinema.Unfortunately, the fans were up for a Diwali shock. But, is Thugs of Hindostan actually as bad as it has been portrayed on social media? Probably not!
#ThugsOfHindostan decline in biz…
Fri [vis-à-vis Thu]: 44.33%
Sat [vis-à-vis Fri]: 19.47%
Sun [vis-à-vis Sat]: 24.18%
Mon [vis-à-vis Sun]: 68.12%
Tue [vis-à-vis Mon]: 20.91%
Wed [vis-à-vis Tue]: 19.54%
Thu [vis-à-vis Wed]: 25.71%
Hindi version. India biz. #TOH— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 16, 2018
3.Poor Script and Unfamiliar Genre
What’s common between all the Aamir Khan hits of the last decade? All of them had tight and eccentric scripts. The viewers were served with a mix of new topics, powerful dialogues and the real-life situation with a pinch of ‘masala’. And, this is where Acharya missed the trick. The director was so busy creating a quaint Indian setting that he totally ignored the script.
4.Big Budget
Thugs of Hindostan was made with a budget of over Rs 250 crore, according to Forbes. This is thrice the initial budget set for the film. Even as the movie released at over 7,000 screens globally, a miraculous performance was needed to generate profit. Meeting the expectations, Thugs of Hindostan had a record-opening, earning over Rs 50 crore on day 1 but the word of mouth soon spread and the collections slipped to Rs 1.5 crore by day 8.
-Shikha Sandhir
