6 Really Progressive Bollywood Films Tanked At The Box Office Miserably

Bollywood has always been criticized for making only one kind of cinema and manufacturing and propagating serious stereos. However, the part of the problem perhaps is also the audience. Time and again filmmakers have tried to break out of the common pot-boilers of Bollywood, and while some efforts saw some success, there were also major efforts that went down the train. Here are 6 Bollywood films that very really progressive but tanked at the box office.

Water

The film was daring to say the least. The film by Deepa Mehta explored the striking reality of prostitution among Hindu widows and raised a lot of pertinent questions. However after a series of incidents of vandalism, protests and squabble with the censor board, though the movie managed to release but was a major flop at the box office.

Fire

Another Deepa Mehta directorial, Fire also fired up a lot of controversies. It was one of the first movies to show two women in an Indian middle class involving in a sexually intimate with each other. The movie was light years ahead of its time and failed to rake in money at the box office.

Filhaal

It was a movie that talked about the intricacies of the topic of surrogacy much before it became a raging topic. The movie starring actresses such as Tabu and Sushmita Sen was both progressive and sensitive in its portrayal but failed to do well at box office.

My Brother Nikhil

This one was a film that handled the topic of AIDS with a lot of maturities and considerable knowledge. The angle of homosexuality was also explored in the film. Even backed by power packed performances by Sanjay Suri and Juhi Chawla the film failed miserably at the box office.

Chameli

It is one role that gave credibility to Kareena Kapoor as an actor. She played the part of a prostitute that you could like even without sympathizing with her. One of the best portrayals of prostitute on Bollywood ever, it was unfortunate that the film turned out to be a disaster.

Margarita with A Straw

This movie is responsible for shedding light on the sexuality of the physically challenged. In the film, a girl suffering from celebral palsy explores her sexuality or rather homosexuality. Even with Kalki Koechlin and Revathy delivering a performance of a lifetime, the movie sank at the box office without a trace.