From Akshay starrer Laxmii to Salman Khan’s Radhe, here are the pre-Covid movies that faced rejections at the box office.
Bollywood is still bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Several films were announced and ready to release in 2020. But the sudden outbreak killed the enthusiasm around the movies as they finally arrived late in the following years. From Akshay starrer Laxmii to Salman Khan’s Radhe, here are the pre-Covid movies that faced rejections at the box office.
Laxmii
The audience was excited about Akshay’s new avatar of transgender in Laxmii when the first look dropped in 2019. It was earlier scheduled to release in May 2020, but owing to the Pandemic, the makers had to postpone it to November. Bhuj: The Pride of India
Ajay Devgn’s movie which is based on the life of Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik was the most anticipated movie of 2020. It finally premiered on the OTT platform in August 2021 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Radhe
Salman Khan’s much-awaited action drama was announced in October 2019, and was scheduled to release in May 2020. However, it was infinitely delayed and finally released in May 2021. It also affected the box office collection miserably. Jersey
Shahid Kapoor starrer Hindi remake of the Telugu movie of the same name had the same fate. It was originally scheduled for a cinema release in 2020 but was postponed multiple times due to the pandemic. The film was finally theatrically released this year in April.
83
Announced back in 2017, the movie suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic at the time of its release in 2021. Based on the Indian Cricket team's journey to win the 1983 World cup, Ranveer Singh played Kapil Dev in the movie.Laal Singh Chaddha
Aamir Khan’s much-awaited adaptation of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump was announced on the actor’s 54th birthday in 2019. The film was supposed to be released much ahead of 2022. But the production work was delayed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Seemingly the audience's interest in the movie has fizzled out, however, it is yet to be seen how it fares at the box office. Brahmastra
Ayan Mukerji’s adventure drama was announced in July 2014. After 8 years, the Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer is set to release on September 9, almost killing the enthusiasm of the audience. Well, it would be interesting to know the audience size it pulled to theatres. 