5 movies that were huge hits at the box office but got a lot of love on OTT | Bollywood

There are many movies that are now known as masterpieces, but many people don’t know the fact that they didn’t make any money when they were first released. These include Mera Naam Joker (1970) and Andaz Apna Apna (1994). His 2020s versions of these classics become movies that were huge hits at the box office but eventually made their way to his OTT platforms and became beloved. (Also read: End of 2023 | Atma pamphlet for 3 of us: Best Indian movies of the year you probably haven’t seen yet)

Here are five box office flops that were embraced by streaming.

Lal Singh Chaddha

The biggest movie that falls into this category is the 2022 Hindi version of Forrest Gump and Laal Singh Chaddha directed by Advait Chandan. The film, starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, was released at a stressful time when there were calls to boycott Bollywood. However, it received a lot of praise from viewers when it was released on Netflix India later this year.

action hero

Before Ayushmann Khurrana became a blockbuster with Dream Girl 2 last year, he starred in Anirudh Iyer’s action film Action Hero, in which he plays an action star who is chased by an audience member in the real world. Ta. Although the film failed at the box office, it received rave reviews when it was released on Netflix in India.

Sandeep Oru Pinky Faral

Dibakar Banerjee’s last directorial effort, starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra, was released at a time when theaters were just starting to accommodate theatrical releases post-lockdown. After a very short run in March 2021, it found a home on Prime Video India, where it received critical reviews.

Sonchiriya

Abhishek Choubey’s pensive dacoit drama, starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee and others, was released before the pandemic in 2019, but failed to make a splash at the box office. However, this work was well received on ZEE5 and gained even more attention due to the death of the lead actor.

Dakudaku

Tarun Dudeja made a road movie last year that chronicled the journey of four women from different backgrounds and ages to Raqqa on motorbikes. As the film’s trailer was removed by the studio just four days before its release, co-producer Taapsee Pannu said that releasing it in theaters as part of the deal with Netflix India was just a formality on the studio’s behalf. It was explained that. Due to poor positioning, Dhak Dhak did not get noticed in theaters but eventually he found an audience in OTT.

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