Originally posted by: Shailesh_Rathi
Your point is duly noted. It is just so unfair that movies like Tevar, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se, Rocket Singh, Flying Jatt gets made with so called 'star' sons who are just duds.
RKR has also made good business for films like Bareilly ki Barfi, Stree in more recent times, and if given more breaks like Vicky Kaushal is getting these days, he too can make it big. The only difference in casting would have been having 2-3 good actors in film vs Hrithik in the limelight with lesser-knowns in the movie. Personally I have nothing against Hrithik but I would be really angry if this movie tanks because of him. Even Ranveer Singh did a better job in Gully Boy.
Well please allow me to introduce you to RKR's reality COMMERCIALLY. We aren't talking about acting here, but strictly from a box office POV.
26 Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga 01 Feb 201919,31,75,000 Flop
25 5 Weddings 26 Oct 2018 32,15,000 Disaster
24 Love Sonia 14 Sep 2018 1,64,50,000 Disaster
23 Stree 31 Aug 2018 1,24,56,50,000 Blockbuster
22 Fanney Khan 03 Aug 2018 10,30,75,000 FLOP
21 Omerta 04 May 2018 3,26,25,000 Disaster
20 Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana 10 Nov 2017 15,34,00,000 Flop
19 Newton 22 Sep 2017 22,18,50,000 Semi Hit
18 Bareilly Ki Barfi 18 Aug 2017 34,02,25,000 Average
17 Behen Hogi Teri 09 Jun 2017 2,22,25,000 Disaster
16 Raabta 09 Jun 2017 21,68,25,000 Disaster
15 Trapped 17 Mar 2017 2,85,65,000 Disaster
14 Aligarh 26 Feb 2016 2,70,25,000 Disaster
13 Hamari Adhuri Kahani12 Jun 201532,99,00,000Flop
12 Dolly Ki Doli23 Jan 2015 11,24,50,000 Flop
11Citylights30 May 2014 6,61,50,000 Flop
10 Queen07 Mar 2014 61,47,50,000 Hit
9 Shahid 18 Oct 2013 1,99,75,000 Flop
8 Boyss Toh Boyss Hain 12 Jul 20139,00,000 Disaster
7 Kai Po Che 22 Feb 2013 43,58,00,000 Semi Hit
6 Talaash 30 Nov 20129 1,23,50,000 Semi Hit
5 Chittagong 12 Oct 2012 35,25,000 Disaster
4 Gangs Of Wasseypur 2 08 Aug 2012 22,96,00,000 Flop
3 Shaitan 10 Jun 2011 8,26,50,000 Flop
2 Ragini MMS 13 May 2011 10,70,75,000 Semi Hit
1 Love Sex Aur Dhokha 19 Mar 2010 8,48,75,000 Semi Hit
I would say he's had plenty of chances in spite of some horrendous track record box office wise, wouldn't' ya agree? Besides stree, his few other "successes" have a ceiling of 10-20 crore LIFETIME. If anything, he should be freaking thankful to the Bollywood producers who continue to finance his movies with that track record.
The movies you have mentioned were all pile of crap except Rocket Singh in my opinion. In spite of that, those aforementioned flop movies still made more money (except probably Khele Hum...) than all of those RKR's "successes".
I think RKR is a good actor but his commercial limits aren't due to getting "chances". There's a difference between an ACTOR and a STAR.
At the end of the end, a producer's ultimate goal in making movies is their bottom line and with Hrithik, in spite of his recent bad patch, the commercial prospects go significantly higher. Everything else is subjective.
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