Brand Bachchan – A myth?

2009 Aladin was a huge commercial disappointment of 2009. Starring Amitabh Bachchan as ‘Genie – The Genius’, the film saw quite some flak coming for the Senior Bachchan. Too long in the making, the film was not even given an opportunity to make any choice, let aside being rejected, Read More">and the result was a boxRead More

2009

Aladin was a huge commercial disappointment of 2009. Starring Amitabh Bachchan as 'Genie - The Genius', the film saw quite some flak coming for the Senior Bachchan. Too long in the making, the film was not even given an opportunity to make any choice, let aside being rejected, and the result was a box office failure. For Amitabh Bachchan, this was a huge setback since he featured in the film in an author backed role.

For son Abhishek too, 2009 didn't quite start off well, what with Delhi 6 turning out to be one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Hyped beyond expectations, especially since it had Rakesyh Omprakash Mehra coming behind the camera after Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6 was ridiculed by most and saw a big slump in collections after a good opening. The film's disappointment hurt Bachchans a lot since it was a solo starrer for Abhishek.

2006 This was the year that saw Abhishek Bachchan coming together with Aishwarya Rai, well even in real life. While love bloomed on the sets of Umrao Jaan, Read More">the final product was such that it toppled someone as big as J.P. Dutta out of business for long. Close to half a decade has gone byRead More

2006

This was the year that saw Abhishek Bachchan coming together with Aishwarya Rai, well even in real life. While love bloomed on the sets of Umrao Jaan, the final product was such that it toppled someone as big as J.P. Dutta out of business for long. Close to half a decade has gone by but Dutta hasn't been able to recover from the film's calamity. A huge disaster of the year for the Bachchan couple, it is one red in their Bollywood report card that is difficult to be erased.

For Aishwarya Rai, there was double trouble actually, what with her effort in the West, The Mistress of Spices, finding an all around ridicule for itself. Clearly a badly made product, the film was as spice-less as it could have been and was rejected in East as well as West.

Do visit this space again as we go through the Bachchans' not-so-pleasant journey from 2001-2005

Read More">2007 Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag – Need one actually say more? Senior Bachchan would truly understand what Junior is currently going through for Raavan. After all what is happening now is just an action replay of the 2007 fiasco when Amitabh decided to get into Gabbar’s shoes. Result? The tag of ‘biggest disaster ofRead More

2007

Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag - Need one actually say more? Senior Bachchan would truly understand what Junior is currently going through for Raavan. After all what is happening now is just an action replay of the 2007 fiasco when Amitabh decided to get into Gabbar's shoes. Result? The tag of 'biggest disaster of not just the current year but at least the decade' being bestowed upon it. The film was a commercial, critical and emotional disaster for everyone involved and is a butt of jokes for many, including Ram Gopal Varma himself, till date.

Abhishek had his own disappointment to be worried about, what with his much hyped Jhoom Barabar Jhoom fizzling out no sooner than the moment it hit the screens. Neither was the plot accepted by the audience nor did the narrative find an appreciation, something which resulted in this Yash Raj production turning out to be one of the biggest setbacks of the year. The songs were hit but that couldn't help Jhoom Barabar Jhoom from sinking. Further embarrassment came from the fact that Rajnikanth's Sivaji which released alongside went on to do bumper business even in Mumbai that only rubbed salt on the wound.

2008 Prior to Delhi 6, Abhishek Bachchan had a disaster called Drona haunting him. The VFX laden fantasy saga seemed doomed right from the time the promos came on air. Despite the presence of Priyanka Chopra, audience made up their mind to skip Drona, Read More">hence giving it a cold shoulder once it arrived. An overallRead More

2008

Prior to Delhi 6, Abhishek Bachchan had a disaster called Drona haunting him. The VFX laden fantasy saga seemed doomed right from the time the promos came on air. Despite the presence of Priyanka Chopra, audience made up their mind to skip Drona, hence giving it a cold shoulder once it arrived. An overall poor product further meant that Drona didn't find any good voice coming it's way.

In the same year Amitabh Bachchan too had an unsung The Last Lear failing to make any impact at the box office. Though his performance was critically acclaimed (by those select few people from media who actually caught only the film during it's festival or press screenings), audience in general was oblivious of the film even arriving at theaters. Zero marketing, poor release and zilch awareness means that The Last Lear proved to be one of the least known films starring a Bachchan.

2010 Raavan has done a huge damage for Bachchans not just as actors who were waiting for an elusive hit but also individuals. While Abhishek has never received flak belonging to this scale ever before, Aishwarya has still managed to go scot-free. However, Read More">ironically it is Amitabh Bachchan who has been caught in the middleRead More

2010

Raavan has done a huge damage for Bachchans not just as actors who were waiting for an elusive hit but also individuals. While Abhishek has never received flak belonging to this scale ever before, Aishwarya has still managed to go scot-free. However, ironically it is Amitabh Bachchan who has been caught in the middle of all the fire, courtesy his impulsive emotional outburst, post the debacle of the film.

Another release starring a Bachchan, Teen Patti, stays on to be one of the biggest botched up films of the actor's career. The film stays on to be a huge commercial failure of 2010 and also an engagement that even Amitabh Bachchan wouldn't be quite proud of.