Bollywood’s biggest flop, made for 20 million rupees, earned only 40 million rupees, the director didn’t make another film, and now…
The film grossed only Rs 40 million at the box office despite a huge budget and two stars in the lead roles.
In 2020, theaters closed and the coronavirus pandemic doomed several films around the world. In India, the Hindi film industry was the hardest hit. Although the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries recovered the following year, it took a little longer for Bollywood to recover. During that time, several films big and small suffered as audiences were reluctant to return to theaters. Release delays, restrictions, social distancing, and repeated waves of the pandemic have ruined several films. Among them was this dark comedy that turned out to be one of the biggest disasters in Hindi cinema.
Biggest failure in the history of Bollywood
Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faral’ began production in 2017. The film, starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra, was scheduled to be released in March 2020. However, as the coronavirus situation worsened in February and March, the manufacturer decided to postpone the release until May. Shortly after, the release date was pushed back further due to multiple lockdowns and months of theater closures. The film was finally released on March 19, 2021. However, given the restrictions in place and the resurgence of the second wave of the coronavirus later that month, the film failed to find an audience. Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar was made on a budget of 2 million rupees and in India his net profit was only 40 million rupees and worldwide he was only 58 million rupees. This 2% return on investment is one of the worst in Indian film history.
How the box office failure of Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar affected the team.
‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’ hampered the careers of the two lead actors, but they managed to bounce back. Arjun Kapoor suffered a few more setbacks in ‘Kuttey’, ‘Ek Villain Returns’ and ‘The Lady Killer’. However, he is currently reportedly playing the antagonist in Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again. Similarly, Parineeti, who failed at the box office with Saina and Codename: Tiranga, is now co-starring Diljit Dosanjh in the Amar Singh Chamkira biopic. However, director Dibakar Banerjee has not directed a film since the release of ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faral’ and has not directed a film since 2006’s ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’ between the two films. I’m on a long vacation. His next film, Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2, is scheduled to be released in 2019. 2024.
(Tag translation) India’s biggest failure
