The year 2022 could be considered as the worst year for Bollywood (Hindi films), as most of the films released during this year could not recover their production cost. The biggest hits of Hindi films were mostly dubbed films, South Indian films dubbed in Hindi.
Here are the top 10 biggest Hindi hits films of 2022:
1 KGF : Chapter 2 (dubbed in Hindi)- In fact, the film earned more in Hindi than the original Kannada version, which was a blockbuster as well. The dubbed Hindi version did the business of Rs 434 Cr.
2 RRR (dubbed in Hindi)- This film did huge business at the box office in all versions. The Hindi version did the business of Rs 274 Cr.
3 Brahmastra (Hindi)- The Hindi version did business of Rs 230 Cr, it did good business in South India, where it was released with the dubbed version in South Indian languages.
4 The Kashmir Files (Hindi)- This film was the dark horse of 2022. A low-budget movie, which did the business of Rs 253 Cr.
5 Drishyam 2 (Hindi)- This film came at a time when it was felt that only a film with great Visual Effects (VFX), would excite the audience. It has already done business of Rs 235 Cr till December 2022, and still going strong.
6 Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (Hindi)- It also proved a dark horse, and did the business for Rs 186 Cr.
7 Gangubai Kathiawadi (Hindi)- This was the first hit film of 2022, and did business of Rs 129 Cr.
The above were the films that broke the barrier of Rs 100 Cr in box office collections.
8 Jug Jug Jiyo (Hindi)- Although the film had some big stars in it, still it managed to recover its cost and did a decent business of Rs 85 Cr.
9 Kantara (dubbed in Hindi)- This film also did business of Rs 85 Cr.
10 Vikram Vedha (Hindi) – a film starring Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan could don only business of Rs 77 Cr.
Now coming to the biggest Hindi films, which flopped miserably.
Here is the list of the biggest flops of 2022
1 Liger– This Hindi film was the debut movie was South Indian star Vijay Deverakonda, it also starred Ananya Panday. It was made on the budget of Rs 125 Cr, it just collected Rs 48 Cr.
2 Jersey– This Shahid Kapoor starrer was made on a budget of Rs 80 Cr, but could collect only Rs 29 Cr at the box office.
3 Heropanti 2– The film starred Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon, and was made on the budget of Rs 90 Cr, but it only managed to collect Rs 35 Cr at the box office.
4 An Action Hero– Ayushmann Khurana’s film, though lauded for his performance and storyline, failed to translate into a box office success. Made on a budget of Rs 45 Cr, it managed only Rs 10.83 Cr.
5 Samrat Prithviraj– The Akshay Kumar starrer film, which was also the debut of former Miss World Manushi Chillar bombed at the box office. The film which was made on the budget of Rs 175 Cr, only managed to rake in Rs 68 Cr.
6 Cirkus– This can be called one of the biggest flops in director Rohit Shetty’s career. Ranveer Singh starrer, made on a budget of Rs 150 Cr. The film was released at fag end of the year in December. The film after the first-weekend collection showed no chance of making it big, and might end up with Rs 35-40 Cr.
7 Shamshera– This Ranbir Kapoor starrer was made on a budget of Rs 150 Cr, but could earn only Rs 64 Cr.
8 Dhaakad– This film starring Kangana Ranaut was made on a budget of Rs 85 Cr. This film will go down in the history of Hindi films as one of the biggest flops. It earned only Rs 2.85 Cr at the box office.
9 Laal Singh Chaddha– This Aamir Khan starrer made on a budget of Rs 180 Cr, could earn only Rs 59 CR at the box office.
10 Raksha Bandhan– The film starred Akshay Kumar, and was made on a budget of Rs 115 Cr, but could earn only Rs 45 Cr.
The last year 2022, was the first year after the Covid pandemic. During the pandemic, viewers started watching OTT platforms and found that there is much better content to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney- Hotstar, Sony Liv, and many more OTT channels. Last year proved that unless there is good content, then only viewers will come to cinema halls to watch the film on the big screen. No star now can even guarantee a decent opening weekend collection. It looks like unless the Hindi film (Bollywood) makers now changed their strategy, and starts providing good content then only, the film will attract audiences to the cinema halls. The days of star power are ending.
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Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
6th January 2023