The year 2022 has proved to be jinxed for Bollywood with many big-ticket and eagerly-awaited movies starring superstars finding no takers at the box office. From Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha and Ranbir Kapoor's Shashera to Ranveer Singh's Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Vijay Deverakonda's Liger, the list of the films which have failed to set the cash-boxes ringing is quite long this year. Here is a flop list that has sent the alarm bells ringing in Bollywood and beyond.
Bachchan Pandey (March 18)
Sajid Nadiadwala's Bachchan Pandey had big actors like Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi and Arshad Warsi in lead roles. It was a remake of a 2014 Tamil hit. This action-comedy film started off well but did not get the audience later.
Attack: Part 1 (April 1)
John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh's film Attack Part 1 is an action-packed science fiction film. Jayantilal Gadha, Ajay Kapoor and John Abraham produced the film, which had a slow start at the box office. Film critics and audiences rejected the film.
Jayeshbhai Jordaar (May 13)
Ranveer Singh played the lead role in Yash Raj Films' Jayeshbhai Jordaar. Looking at the performance of Ranveer Singh's previous films, everyone had high hopes for this film but it film could not woo the critics and the audience. The film flopped miserably at the box office.
Jersey (April 22)
After the success of Kabir Singh, everyone had great expectations from Shahid Kapoor's Jersey. The story of this remake of a 2019 Telugu film of the same name was based on the life of a cricketer. But the presence of Shahid Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, and Pankaj Kapoor could not save the film from being a flop.
Heropanti 2 (April 29)
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Ahmed Khan, the sequel to the 2014 film Heropanti starred Tiger Shroff, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tara Sutaria in the lead roles. The action film had music by AR Rahman too, but it failed to woo the critics and audiences.
Runway 34 (April 29)
Starring big stars such as Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgn Runway 34 was inspired by a true incident but film critics found it far from reality. The film had a bad opening and could not recover.
Dhaakad (May 20)
Kangana Ranaut appeared in her action avatar in Dhaakad. Critics and audiences had high hopes after the trailer of the film was released, but their hopes were dashed. The film turned out to be a box office disaster.
