Last Box Office Flop of Bollywood Actors

Aamir Khan (16 years ago, Mela in January 2000) – Aamir’s last flop was nearly 16 years back when Mela released in theatres. Mangal Pandey didn’t do too well at the box office, but managed to recover its investment due to the bumper opening that it took. While many consider ‘Dhobi Ghat’ to be a failure, the film was profitable for its makers as it did reasonably well in India and performed very well overseas. Those two films apart, the most dependable superstar in the industry holds the record for the most number of all time blockbuster – Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Dhoom 3 and PK. He also has mega grossers like Lagaan, Fanaa, Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par (as director and actor).

Shah Rukh Khan (10 years ago, Paheli in June 2005) – Shahrukh’s last failure was 10 years ago when Paheli bombed at the box office. Since 2005, every single SRK film has managed atleast ‘HIT’ status. Films like Om Shanti Om, Chak De India and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi were ‘Blockbusters’. Chennai Express is his biggest grosser ever. While his fans have a lot to look forward to in the next 8 months (Dilwale, Fan, Raees), do read – Shah Rukh Khan Consistency Redefined

Salman Khan (6 years ago, London Dreams in October 2009) – Veer didn’t do too well the box-office, but didn’t ‘Flop’ either. London Dreams failed, but since 2010, Salman has been unstoppable at the box office. 5 back-to-back blockbusters, followed by an average grosser Jai Ho. But the comeback from ‘Jai Ho’ has been stronger with ‘Kick’ being his first 200 crore grosser and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ his first 300 crore film. 7 of his last 8 films have been blockbusters or better!

Hrithik Roshan (5 years ago, Guzaarish in November 2010) – Hrithik has tried his hand at different genres – a coming of age film (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara), revenge drama (Agneepath), superhero film (Krrish 3) and an out-an-out action film (Bang Bang) – all have done well at the box office. His last two films managed to gross 300 crore worldwide. Again, consistency-wise, it’s the Khans at the top followed by Hrithik at No 4.

Varun Dhawan (no flops so far in 3 years) – Varun also made his debut in Student Of The Year. His films that followed have all been successful – Main Tera Hero (Hit), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (Super Hit), Badlapur (Hit) and ABCD 2 (Super Hit).

Ranveer Singh (1 year back, Kill Dil in November 2014) – He is one of the most promising stars among the younger generation of actors. Kill Dil didn’t do well at the box office and Dil Dhadakne Do was an average grosser. His big test will come later this year when he takes on the might of SRK/Varun/Kajol with his much-awaited film ‘Bajirao Mastani’. It’s easily the most expensive film of his career too.

Ajay Devgan (11 months back, Action Jackson in December 2014) – Ajay has been successful, but not very consistent at the box office. More often than not, Ajay has delivered one hit, followed by a couple of failures. However, the actor will be working in big films like ‘Shivaay’ and ‘Sons Of Sardaar’, both scheduled to get Diwali releases.

Arjun Kapoor (10 months back, Tevar in January 2015) – After films like Gunday and 2 States was a huge hit, Arjun followed it up with ‘Tevar’ a film that didn’t do well at the box office. Since then, he’s been missing from action. He is currently shooting for R. Balki’s ‘Ki and Ka’ with Kareena Kapoor Khan as his co-star.

Ranbir Kapoor (6 months back, Bombay Velvet in May 2015) – Ranbir looked unstoppable after back-to-back successes in Rockstar, Barfi and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Then came Besharam from the director of Salman Khan’s Dabangg. It took a huge start at the box office recording nearly 20 cr on its opening day, but the crash was equally big. He followed it up with films like Roy and Bombay Velvet – the latter was the biggest loss-making film of all time.

Emraan Hashmi (5 months back, Hamari Adhuri Kahani in June 2015) – Emraan was enjoying the peak of his popularity and stardom when he decided to take a break from Mahesh Bhatt’s brand of cinema. He instead opted to explore different genres and work with bigger banners. What followed were films like Shanghai, Ek Thi Daayan, Ghanchakkar and Raja Natwarlal. Nothing worked. Unfortunately, the return to the Bhatt camp hasn’t worked either – Mr X and Hamari Adhuri Kahani, both released in 2015, have been rejected by the audience.

Akshay Kumar (3 months back, Brothers in August 2015) - Akshay’s films are never washouts. Even in the worst case scenario, his films manage to collect 70 crore plus at the domestic box office. Brothers, though, was a biggie. A film that was expected to do 150 / 200 crore, finished with lifetime business of 80 crore.

Sidharth Malhotra (3 months back, Brothers in August 2015) – Sidharth’s debut film Student Of The Year released in October 2012. Since then, all his films have done well at the box office, except the most recent Brothers which was one of the biggest disappointments of the year so far.

Saif Ali Khan (2 months back, Phantom in August 2015) – Saif’s box office struggle continues. His career as a solo star is going nowhere as even Kabir Khan’s Phantom didn’t work. His films before that were Bullett Raja, Go Goa Gone, Humshakals and Happy Ending – all were loss making films.

Imran Khan (1 month back, Katti Batti in September 2015) - Another actor who has been rejected by the audience. Katti Batti didn’t even manage a face-saving opening at the box office. Kangana Ranaut’s presence didn’t help either.

Shahid Kapoor (This month, Shaandaar in October 2015) – Shahid’s good run that started with films like R.. Rajkumar and Haider, has come to a screeching halt with Shaandaar failing at the box office.