Vikram Bhatt most unproductive filmmaker with 25 flops

Vikram Bhatt most
unproductive filmmaker with
25 flops

Vikram Bhatt has emerged as the most unproductive filmmaker in Bollywood with 25 flops. But, surprisingly, he continues to produce and direct films.

Being propagative in filmmaking helps major directors produce most number of films annually than their more time-consuming counterparts.

Hollywood’s Steven Spielberg once successfully directed two all-time classics in the same year (Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park. But the reverse side of this is that one’s record at the box office can be damaged as well, which is exactly what has happened with one notable name from Bollywood, who has directed 25 flops in a 29-year career and he is none other than the renowned filmmaker Vikram Bhatt.

Vikram Bhatt has the sceptical disimilarity of being the Bollywood director with the most number of flop films under his belt. In a career that kicked-off in 1994, the director has made 33 films till date, but incredibly, 25 failed to hit the box office. Of his remaining eight flms, three were average grossers, three were hits, while one each was labelled a superhit and a blockbuster.

Yet, Vikram Bhatt managed to stay relevant in the industry notwithstanding many failures. This is because of his inclination to deliver hits once every few years. On top of that, he has also introduced innovation in filmmaking and revolutionised the horror genre.

Vikram Bhatt ventured into the directorial career with the 1994 release Madhosh, which proved a debacle, so were his next three films. His initial success was with the 1998 released AamirbKhan-starrer Ghulam.
He then produced a string of successful films like Kasoor and Raaz, prior to seeing another string of flops in the 2000s with Inteha, Aetbaar, Elaan, and Jurm. But, he bounced back with sporadic hits like Deewane Huye Pagal Haunted 3Dok. The filmmaker’ last release was the 2022 film Judaa Hoke Bhi, which emerged as the first Indian film to be shot in a virtual production studio.

Vikram Bhatt has the highest number of flops among major Bollywood filmmakers but there are several others, too, with a high flop count.

Ram Gopal Varma is not too far behind with 24 flops, while David Dhawan comes in next with 16 flops. Priyadarshan has 14 flops among his Hindi films, while Satish Kaushik rounds off the top five with 10 flops.

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