Ok so SLB as a director has had how many hits in his entire career? - Page 3

Originally posted by: simplyrdb

2002 BOX OFFICE FIGURES

Film

All IndiaCost*

Net Gross

Gross

Distributor Share

Classification

1

Devdas

16,50,00,000

31,97,65,685

47,75,54,903

22,00,00,000

BB

Classification BB = Above Average (some souls might confuse it with a Blockbuster 😆 that's why mentioning)


btw this is from BOI only 😈


The numbers were manipulated later but back then no one in trade acknowledged it as a clean HIT. So, yes Ramleela could be SLB's first clean hit 😃

Devdas is the only clean hit he has. He's not very successful box office wise. But all/most of his films got immense critical acclaim.

HDDCS was a Semi Hit and Devdas was a Hit according to boxoffice India.

The thing with SLB's films is that they're so much more than just a box office hit or miss. I feel like even though, economically speaking, he's had a few hits and a few misses (Saawariya being an obvious one, even though it was the best adaptation of my favourite novel, "White Nights" that I've ever seen.) His films are much more moving paintings than anything else. I've seriously seen no other director utilize colour, archetypal symbolism, costumes, dance, percussion, music... everything that makes life beautiful (including tragedy) is in his films. And I think THAT is what makes him such an amazing and legendary director despite all the controversy, the underratedness,the lack of audiences. His films are actually for people who would like to "make love with life" if you will. Very classic, soothing, yet soulfully disturbing. I'm guessing his type of art doesn't work in India... but internationally, I have to say, people of all ethnicities and backgrounds adore him. He's an international name.

He is the only director that I don't like his movies
HDDCS n Khamoshi r the only SLB movies I truly enjoy,and I still don't get the fuss about Devdas this coming from SRK chamchi,I hope RL does well n is deferent from his other movies
Ok I know most of u will think I must be crazy lol

Taran Adarsh might be an awful critic but he's a great box office analyst. I trust his figures & classifications more than BoxOfficeIndia.

Liked all of his movies except saawariya (only because i was bored throughout). guzaarish was such a good film but for some reason it wasnt appreciated by indian audience and critics. his movies are always a visual treat though.

devdas was d only hit film i guess, but that was d worst film of bhansali, i cudnt finish the film..
but otherwise, i completely loved khamoshi, black and guzarish. this films literally can take a person to a different world and force to think about life in that way. seriously, SLB what a gem he is, he is gutsy too, to show such beauty onscreen in the name of love and life.. yes i know all these 3 films were hits, but still i can bet that most of the ppl out there do remember these films .. he is one of those directors who can extract amazing performances from the lead pair.. i still cant forget the untold love between sofia and ethan from guzarish. what a masterpiece that film was.