Published 19:38 IST, October 1st 2019

Amitabh Bachchan: 5 movies that fans think he should not have signed

Amitabh Bachchan is also known as the Shahenshah of Bollywood. But here are five movies from the past decade that disappointed the audience and his fans.

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Amitabh Bachchan, Shahenshah of Bollywood made his debut in Saat Hindustani in year 1969. Since n, Amitabh Bachchan has been audience's favourite actor. angry young man recently marked his 50 years in Bollywood. He became a popular name after his superhit movies like Zanjeer, Deewaar, Sholay, Don and so on. 76-year-old actor is still a superhit actor in Bollywood. Despite back-to-back superhit movies, here are some movies from past decade that Amitabh Bachchan's fans wish he had t signed. 

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5 Amitabh Bachchan movies that tanked

1. Thugs of Hindostan (2018)

Amitabh Bachchan appeared as Khudabaksh,  commander of sea, in movie.  movie featured Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Katrina Kaif. movie did t do well at box-office and could only earn ₹ 138 Crores while its budget reportedly was around ₹ 220 Crores. In spite of having a huge star cast,  movie did t meet audiences' expectations. According to critics, movie had a poor script and unfamiliar genre.  Thugs of Hindostan movie also had a weak direction and it was highly inspired by popular blockbusters like Pirates of Caribbean and Bahubali. 

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2. Sarkar 3 (2017)

Box Office India called Sarkar 3 this movie a disaster. Sarkar 3 is third instalment of Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar franchise. film also featured Maj Bajpayee, Jackie Shroff, and Yami Gautam. performance of previous Sarkar movies was aver but Sarkar 3 was one of Mr Bachchan's worst as per collections.

3. Te3n (2016)

Te3n movie, a 2016 thriller, was directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. movie also featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan. movie is about  mystery of Amitabh's missing granddaughter. Despite what was deemed as a good plot and a popular star cast, movie failed to meet audience's expectations according to many of reviews it received.  

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4. Shamitabh (2015)

Shamitabh was a satirical drama film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and Akshara Haasan. movie was about a mute actor Dhanush who becomes a famous actor when Amitabh lends him his voice. movie was t very well-received by fans of both Dhanush as well as Amitabh Bachchan. concept was deemed as new and interesting but movie still could t perform well at box-office.

5. Satyagraha (2013)

Satyagraha, a political drama directed by Prakash Jha was a flop at box-office. movie starred Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Maj Bajpayee and Amrita Rao. Satyagraha had a good plot and a good cast according to may, but movie could still t meet fans' expectations and could also earn only collections of ₹ 55 Crores.  Also read: Amitabh Bachchan Calls Aftab Shivdasani His 'childhood Friend'?

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Amitabh Bachchan will be next seen in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. movie will soon be released. Gulabo Sitabo, Brahmastra to be released in 2020. Also read: Lata Mangeshkar Birthday: Amitabh Bachchan Uses Marathi, Recites Poem

13:13 IST, October 1st 2019