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Shah Rukh Khan's third 2004 release was also one of his best performances, but audiences kept their distance from the hopeful drama despite excellent reviews.
Imtiaz Ali's film reunited the much-loved pair of Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor and earned a fair few plaudits which did not, however, translate into box office returns.
Anurag Kashyap tackled the state of Indian boxing and an inter-caste romance in this knockout of a drama led by Vineet Kumar Singh, but the film didn't rake in the moolah.
Vasan Bala's zany, self-assuredly over-the-top action comedy was a treat to watch, with all the elements a film of its kind ought to have had, but the positivity of the film and those who watched it didn't reveal itself in the box office numbers.
Abhishek Chaubey's 70s-set action-drama was one of the best Hindi films of 2019 but the subject matter and the grim, realistic treatment kept audiences away.
Anirudh Iyer's sharp satirical actioner gave Ayushmann Khurrana an opportunity to flex his acting muscle, and gave Jaideep Ahlawat a fun villain to toy around with, but the good traction didn't convert to box office gold.
Despite earning terrific reviews across the board, the first major Hindi film of 2024 pulled in relatively small audiences, ultimately scoring a below par box office run.