top 12 flops of 2015

The year 2015 hasn't been too good for Bollywood. Movies with very high expectations tanked at the Box Office.There were about 60 flops this year with many failing miserably like Bangistan, Hawaizaada, Calendar Girls...But we take a look at the year's biggest flops -- films that were made on huge budgets but could not meet expectations. Some of these may have got good reviews but the truth is that these were downright rejected by the audience.

Bombay Velvet

Box Office collection: 23 Crore; Budget: 110 Crore

Verdict: Disaster

Bombay Velvet is one of the biggest loss Bollywood has ever seen. Wonder why but the film was greeted with negativity right from the time of its making and it's heard that the film's hero was always apprehensive about it. Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar went all over the town to promote their period drama but couldn't salvage it.

Shamitabh

Box Office collection: 22.4 Crore; Budget: 45 Crore

Verdict: Flop

With Amitabh Bachchan and R Balki coming together after Cheeni Kum and Paa, one had huge expectations from Shamitabh. Dhanush had also marked his arrival in Bollywood after Raanjhanaaand it seemed that Shamitabh, based on the film industry, would leave its mark. But the film did not take off, as it was marred by a confused narrative.

All Is Well

Box Office collection: 15 Crore; Budget: 36 Crore

Verdict: Flop

Delay of over a year was the biggest drawback for this film starring Abhishek Bachchan and Asin. Smriti Irani had to opt out of the film and by the time a replacement (Supriya Pathak) came in, the buzz about the film had declined. The makers tried to do their best by giving more attention to its music and also introduced a catchy item number featuring Sonakshi Sinha and Abhishek Bachchan obviously for mass appeal, but nothing worked in its favour.

Katti Batti

Box Office collection: 23 Crore; Budget: 36 Crore

Verdict: Flop

Even a performer like Kangana Ranaut, who gave huge hits like Queen, Tanu Weds Manu and its sequel couldn't attract the audiences or save this film. It could be that the film belonged to the hero, Imran Khan while people expected to see more of Kangana. Even the film's music didn't work and the response was absolutely thanda.

Tevar

Box Office collection: 39 Crore; Budget: 60 Crore

Verdict: Flop

A remake of the 2003 Telugu film Okkadu, the movie was promoted well and even carried rumours of alleged affair between the lead pair - Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha but the South masala', which took an above average opening, finally fizzled away and ended up being 2015's first big flop.

Shaandaar

Box Office collection: 42 Crore; Budget: 68 Crore

Verdict: Flop

Starring Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt who are currently in the A league, and directed by Vikas Bahl who has given a hit like Queen, this movie was highly anticipated by everyone. However, on release, the movie couldn't attract audience because of bad word of mouth, poor content and as a result, couldn't even cover its budget.

Roy

Box Office collection: 39 Crore; Budget: 40 Crore

Verdict: Flop

Roy released on the Valentine's Day weekend grossed more than Rs 10 crore on the opening day. Featuring Arjun Rampal, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ranbir Kapoor one expected the movie to do well but it never happened. It went downhill as the audience discovered its poor story, performances with just music being the saving grace.

Tamasha

Box Office collection: 66 Crore; Budget: 75 crore

Verdict: Flop

Tamasha enjoyed a decent opening at the box office but collections started dropping drastically as the week began and fell short of target giving it the tag of flop The film had a huge potential with big names like Imtiaz Ali, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika, A R Rahman associated with it and endless promotional activities as well, but the film failed to create the buzz.

Dil Dhadakne Do

Box Office collection: 74 Crore; Budget: 86 Crore

Verdict: Flop

Dil Dhadakne Do failed to cash in on its multi-star cast as well as the huge hype created around it, as it opened to a weak response at the box office. The collections improved only marginally over the weekend.

Brothers

Box Office collection: 80 Crore; Budget: 82 Crore

Verdict: Flop

Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra's Brothers, which s an official remake of the hit Hollywood flick, Warrior, enjoyed a decent run at the box office in the beginning but gradually saw a dip. Though the film had left Varun Dhawan's ABCD 2 and Kangana Ranaut's Tanu Weds Manu Returns behind in its week-1 collections, it failed to match up with the 10-day collection of both the films.

Phantom

Box Office collection: 50 Crore; Budget: 70 Crore

Having created quite a hype, the film starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif delivered a meek opening at the Box Office with critics bashing the movie. After delivering a blockbuster like Bajrangi Bhaijaan, everyone was left wondering - What was Kabir Khan thinking?'

Hamaari Adhuri Kahaani

Box Office collection: 34 Crore; Budget: 45 Crore

Verdict: Flop

Hamari Adhuri Kahani found little appreciation at the Box Office and it saw poor collections right from the film's opening. Even a powerhouse performer Vidya Balan couldn't save the film. Poor storyline, bad direction with equally bad performances and too much of melodrama went against this film which had Emraan in the male lead.

(The figures pertaining to Box Office Collections and Budget are Approximate)