10 Indian Box Office Failures that became Cult Classics
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Films that lost money first, but won hearts later:') Some of all-time favourite flops that we call 'cult classics' today
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0:00 Intro, Babylon
0:55 Iruvar
2:18 Swades
3:29 Udaan
4:33 Guru
5:45 No Smoking
6:50 Aaranya Kaandam
8:11 Oye Lucky Lucky Oye
9:12 Kaalapani
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@@RaunaqMangottill ibilis Malayalam movie
@@RaunaqMangottillAalavandhan and Anbe Sivam
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Swades is a type of film that shows you the real india while you have been living in one. Its basically like artsy version of panchayat
Truly, it does make you feel bad
Dude. It was unrealistic. Why would someone who is having such a great life in USA and a citizenship as well, return to such shathole country like India especially during the mid 2000s? No one would. No one should. This country is not worth sacrificing your lifestyle for.
It's a remake movie called Chigurida kanasu(kannada)😅
No
@@chetanrajshetty2766 no it's not
Matlab Kuch bhi 🤣
The biggest one for me are Hey Ram and Anbe Sivam - two masterpieces
Hey ram was Hit in North india
@@ahmedrashid8631 nah
@Ahmed rashid really?????
Iruvar - is a movie we cannot get tired of watching. Truly powerful stuff. Wow. SRK in Swades is his greatest gift to Indian Cinema...a thinking person's movie
@@Hari_Subramanian7 of what ?
vsa is a prime godi andhbhakt lier of it cell. That they're talking about was failed love story
ua-cam.com/video/b1ttiOXl6JE/v-deo.html that bas tard who is saying that Swades was a copy of this kannda bs surely never seen that bs in the first place. Two complete different movies and plots.
@@Hari_Subramanian7 nope story and screenplay is different. It's more like inspiration
Did not know that Iruvar was a flop.. the cinematography by Santosh Sivan was top notch.
Great to see Rocket Singh in your list. I watched it in a theatre back when it was released in 2009 and loved every bit of it. It still wonders me why the hell it wasn’t received by the audience. Most people I know don’t even know about the film or haven’t watched it.
Sometimes it is all about timing and also how well you are in touch with the audience. Ranbir was going great guns with success of Wake Up Sid and Ajab Prem ki Gajab Kahani. Rocket Singh promotions were very low compared to the above two. On the other hand, Rocket Singh released on 11th December 2009 and Avatar on 18th, and 3 Idiots on 25th. No wonder Rocket Singh got sandwiched between the both and was sadly thrown out of theaters in 2 weeks.
The entire Sales & Marketing across all verticals from our organization were taken to watch Rocket Singh just as a social event. Later when I saw the film many times over, a lot of nuances came forth that actually made the film like a must-watch training film it could have been across. A sad part though is a lot of good content was deleted on the edit. That has actually diluted the film in its essence.
In the final released version, we never know why Nitin and Giri had an internal tussle, or why was Puri waiting for a Big New and investors to come in? How life changed for the Rocket team when they tasted success and small things like bills and chores got taken care of. Change in attitude - Giri loved his website girls, but when the team serves a langar, he covers up Koena when her body gets accidentally exposed.
We never saw anyone in service apart from Giri, but he actually had a four-member team which we never got to see. How did the AYS Sales team do when they started meeting Rocket Clients and how the new Service Manager also feels the heat from the Rocket client demands.
I think the whole how it works kinda theme was not something people wanted to invest 10 years back in. Now the youth is way more advanced and know the working of a lot of stuff, I remember watching the movie on TV 15 days after it released on Sony or some other channel. Couldn't understand anything as I was a kid back than but watched with my gf few years back and enjoyed it.
The edited shots which are almost of 15 mins and are freely available on UA-cam answers a lot of questions like why he is referred to as zero , bosses bonding with his salesman....
I think as a salesman Ranbir Kapoor characters just zero with business accumin, when u here his bosses response as din raat ek ho jate hai khana peena family bhool jate hai tab Jake ek compaybanti hai...and see you in the field ... U realise the salesman is the boss....
I watched this movie in 2022 many times it's like my one of fav movies in my collection of movies
Swades tugged on my heartstrings when I watched it as a young teenager when it released, and it still tugs on my heartstrings till date.. the train sequence will always make me cry.
Kaalapani is truly the most under rated film out there,a production in that scale at that period for a malayalam cinema without any flaws or VFX,this movie deserved oscar nominiation.
I am pretty sure Tumbbad didn't do very well at the box office. But that movie will be remembered for a long time!
Ya bro...Tumbbad was an absolutely awesome, but underrated movie...Many have still not even heard of it.
what's so good about it? i tried watching and even got halfway through but it didn't interest me
@@mika-ew5bu Watch it full...the second half is awesome. The main point is that the film has one of the best and most believable graphics in Indian cinema. But it's is very underrated. The climax scenes and all doesn't even feel like an Indian movie...
@@gouthamkrishna7574 bro everyone on internet knows tumbbad its not underrated
@@Sid-sq4piit is underrated. It never made even half the money these masala commercial movies made. Not many people heard about it either before it released.
Udaan movie is so close to my heart.
I remember watching the trailer and listening to soulful Amit Trivedi music.
Ram Kapoor & Ronit Roy gave such an amazing performance.
Completely agree
Udaan is overrated af
Swadesh is a truly srk, one of the best movie with great performance. It inspired so many people from my village to come back homeland.
Most of the cult classics are box office failures. And i don't even remember watching a cult classic in theaters. It's just very sad.
lucky to have watched all these except no smoking & kaalapani :')
The meaning of cult classic itself is the ones which failed in theatres!
@@The.Half.Blood.Prince not particularly like that .....
@@KICK839A cult classic is something such as a movie or book that is considered to be one of the best of its kind by a small group of people.
By a .. SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE.
Guru was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 70th Academy Awards. Guru was the first Malayalam film submitted by India for the Oscars.
Kerala State Film Awards
Best Production Designer - T. Muthuraj
Best Makeup Artist - Pattanam Rasheed
Best Costume Designer - S. B. Satheeshan
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Source Wikipedia
I didn't say it was nominated
Swades. The most deserving national award winner from the early 2000's
It's a remake of Kannada film Chigurida Kanasu
@@ranjangowda9145 Cry More Feku
@@savageakash3970 😂 panipuri wala got hurt with reality!
@@ranjangowda9145 jaa kar dekh le Swadesh ki shooting pehle shuru Hui thi
Aur dono movie ek hi noble pe based hai isiliye same hai bro
@@ranjangowda9145 Did you even watch Swades ? Anybody can edit Wikipedia page write anything there
Iruvar, Guru and Kaalapani were all released at the time I was just born, so obviously I didn't watch these on the big screen (didn't get a chance). But, I watched them later on (when I was 16 or 17) and I loved all of them! My brother (who did watch these movies on the big screen) told me that these movies struggled financially and it wasn't accepted by the people act the time. I was super shocked because these are MASTERPIECES! There are many more movies that people rejected at the time, but now holds a special place in fans' minds and is continuously winning people's hearts!
Glad to see swades and udaan in this list.. Udaan is all time favorite and so underrated... The music is one if the best produce from indian movie industry.
surprised there is not a single kamal haasan movie. his entire career is full of classic movies that are box office flops
that's a separate video altogether
@@RaunaqMangottill make sure Pushpak / Pesum Padam is in it 😊
True
@@RaunaqMangottill waiting for that vedio
Udaan movie was shot in my hometown of Jamshedpur. While going through the movie, I couldn't help but think there are guys around us living their unheard, suffocating life like that little boy (forgot the name) in the film. Any fellow Jamshedpur guys here?
O yeah... Proud of our hometown. Jamshedpur simply rocks
From ranchi but can relate to jamshedpur alot , udaan is one of my all time favourites
'Masaan' is a film that didn't get a huge box office response, yet is one of the best hindi movies in my humble opinion...
Uttama Villain is a film that we failed to celebrate. Performances by Kamal Hassan and M. S. Baskar were perfect. Ghibran's score is simply wow. 🖤🖤🖤
Truee
Great movie.
'Linga' of Rajnikant too,... not a fan of Rajni movies, but felt sorry for that movie!
Uttama Villian is an underrated film.
@@jprakash7245 Yeah got to watch it on the release day and it made me not watch Rajni's movies after that not even on OTTs.
One of the most underrated movies is '99' (2009) starring Kunal Khemu and Boman Irani.
I never saw any promotion for that movie, nor anyone had mentioned it to me, never saw it on TV as well.
I found it randomly once in a friends hard drive with other hindi movies, watched it and ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
After that, I have recommended it to almost all of my friends and they loved it as well, I have no idea why such a good movie was just buried.
Superb movie...easily along Raj & Dk's best! Gotta cover it on great Hindi movies that are buried beneath the surface
Loved 99
Yes 99 arguably is bollywoods most most underrated movie.. What a brilliant movie with even brilliant performances by everyone..
Bhai kal hi dekhi 😊😊 Puri film masterpiece hai
@@RaunaqMangottill... Its poster seems stupid!even should never judge book by its cover...😄
Loved this video. Notably missed Cult classics are
1. Yoddha directed by Sangeeth Sivan, Starring Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Uruvasi and Madhubala, Music by ARR. Genre: Comedy
2. Jaane bhi do Yaaro directed by Kundan Shah, Starring Naseerudin Shah. Genre: Comedy
3. Guppy directed by Johnpaul George Starring Tovino Thomas. Genre: Drama
4. Anbe Sivam by directed by Sundar C Starring Kamal Hassan, R Madhavan. Genre: Drama
5. Vanaprastam directed by Shaji N Karun, Starring Mohanlal, Suhasini. Genre: Drama, Dance
Yoddha flop? 🧐
Yodha was not a flop
Big B
Yodha was an average hit
Yodha was a badly made copy of a Hollywood film
Swades has to be one of the finest film of all time ❤
Lootera - I loved it when I watched it in the theatre and was trolled by my friends when I told them so. The story, the acting and the music are all beautiful, subtle and awe inspiring.
One of the most poetic films to have ever been released in India. Period. Gulzar's magnum opus.
I loved lootera, I felt the same around my friends, They found it boring.
Dil Se.. has to be one of the finest, most complete, highly under appreciated Indian films ever.
The original Agneepath, Andaz Apna Apna are two of my favourites which didn't do well in the BO. I remember it was almost an empty theater when I watched Andaz Apna Apna back in my school days.
PS: Sholay too was a flop when it was first released. But after changing the climax, they re released it again when it caught traction and went on to create history. Ultimately after a couple of years, Amitabh Bachchan had to request himself to the theatre owners to move Sholay out so that they can show Shaan which was going to be released soon.
I am a maharashtian... however I have been watching lots of tamil movies... I think Tamil cinema has a director called Bala whose films just manage to tear you from inside...they are altogether a different experience... especially naan kaduval , pithamagan and Sethu... disturbing but surely very impacting
Swades still in my top fav Hindi films list and pls talk about these films in part 2/3 - hey ram, anbe sivam, omkara,Masaan,Pudhu Pettai,Aalavandhan,lucia
Kaalapani is an amazingly well made film for it's time. The screenplay, cinematography, music, art direction.. everything's simply 🔥. Also Mohanlal delivered one of the most intense acting I've ever seen.
Literally most of 80s, 90s,2000s mohanlal's experimental movies were commercial flops which later attained cult status in kerala decades later...
Aham
Chenkol
Devadoothan
Dasharatham
Kalapani
Vanaprastam
Guru
and many more..
Taalash ( 2012) was also most underrated movie 😢😢
Gazab. 👌
luckily am a fan of similar kind of movies & have seen some of the ones mentioned in the video, not just once but multiple times.
Definitely a part 2 or 3 or more is needed. Good work Raunaq. 👍
Finally someone brings up aranya kandamm!! Re release nowwwww
Some of my favorite cult classics are
1.Ek hasina thi
2.Arth
3.Shahid
4.Ugly
5.Maqbool
6.Aligarh
7.Raincoat
8.Jhonny gaddar.
9.Manto
10.Choti si baat and Rajnigandha.
Surprised to not see the 2 movies which were only called Cult classics! Andaz Apna Apna and Kshana Kshanam in Telugu. Kshana Kshanam by RGV so ahead of its times that it made more money in its second theatrical release. Sridevi won best actress award for this movie too.
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Wonderful video 👏. Should definitely bring part 2
Luck By Chance is so underrated, people don't even realise it is Zoya Akhtar's finest film by a long shot and the best film about Bollywood in its most unapologetic form.
Im suprised there is no one Selvaraghavan or Kamal Hassan film in this list. Both of these directors created so many movies that was ahead of its time. Hopefully Part 2 has at least Pudupettai and Anbe Sivam(my personal failed cult classics by these two legends)
ah I'm so glad i stumbled across this dope channel, thank you for these amazing movie recs 😼
Awesome list!!!
Superb video bro, I've watched every movie in this list except Aranya Kandam. I was searching it for sometime. Probably watch it soon.... Plz do a part 2 also 👍👍👍
This video was amazing. You almost listed some of my favourite films and I was wishing to see Dil Se too. A masterpiece that was a disaster at the box office.
Loved this video. Keep up bro
You got a new subscriber. Thank you for the video
Glad someone called Babylon a Masterpiece! Soo grand and beautiful, amazing cinematography.
I watched Babylon after being recommended from this video and I was so mesmerized by the movie that it will still stay in my head even after being over many hours ago. God I love these movies!
When you said you watched Kaalapani as a kid and then did not have the guts to go back to it again.. that resonated with me.. SAME here as well!
Nice video. Loved it. Good
Udaan changed my life.
It was like a light in my dark times.
I watched Swadesh around 2008 or 2009 and immediately fell in love with this movie. I still remember crying to the scene where the boy was solding water to SRK. It’s very deep and heart touching scene.
And Rocket Singh was my first movie of RK. That time i didn’t knew who he was but i really liked the movie
One the best UA-cam vid. recommendation ! Glad to find a mirror, movie POV ! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Always a joy to see your speak your heart out about movies ❤️
One of my favourite film which I have watched 10 to 15 times in my life, is SWADES. I have decided to never leave India after getting inspired. The film makes a Indian fall in love with India. I love Swades 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Recently , my father watched Rocket Singh and made me watch it too after a few days, after which I realised this was a TRAILBLAZER back then. Oye lucky lucky would always hold a special place in my heart.
Thank you for this.
Swadesh was masterpiece movie ❤️❤️❤️
There has to be a lot of aandavar movies.... Hey Ram...Anbe Sivam..... And a lot more.
Also aayarathil oruvan ......
separate video for him :')
@@RaunaqMangottill That's The Legacy of Aandavar, It Can't Be Spoken Through Words
Hey bro, well made vdeo. I like the way u have presented it. Looking forward for your next vdeo. Cheers mate
Really appreciated for making this video and to include Rocket Singh it is my one of the favourite films
Actually India is still not ready for *Swadesh* . Assuming from the latest events, peoples will not digest some harsh truths shown in movie. 😔
Even Tamasha... was a box office failure... but what a masterpiece!! Definitely one of my most favourite films of all time, that's now a cult classic
I don't know how many times I've watched it. Tamasha is one of those movies that makes you believe in yourselves. Imtiaz Ali's finest work for sure.
@@FramesofMathew 1000% I believe AR Rahman played a huge role too!! The most underrated song of all times, Chali Kahani, explains the whole film if you listen to it. Technically brilliant!! Irshad Kamil's lyrics ufff... man. Everything about this movie!@
I went to watch tamasha in theatre with my buddy and barely 15 to 20 people were there in the theatre room my friend said to me what kind of movie you took me along to watch there's not even 100 people in theatre room but when the movie ended he couldn't believe what he saw its still his favourite movie.
very good list and review specially about No Smoking and Swadesh
Really informative and entertaining
Swades is a gem. Never bored of watching it.
I think SRK has given most underrated movies, that are now considered as good:-
Raone
Paheli
Dill se 😘
Swadesh
Dear zindagi
And mark my words, After 10-15 years Zero and Fan will also be remembered as cult classics.
Yesteryears Kabhi Haan kabhi na is also one good movie besides the ones you listed. All good ones except raone I think.
RaOne was average, Zero was shit, Fan was good. All other movies you mentioned are also good.
Fan for sure...not zero though
Meh.. A movie doesn't become good just because of the concept.
Raone was poorly written. I don't know why Bollywood tries to represent South India if they don't have a clue about it. The only good things about Raone was the music and decent CGI for the time it was released.
Zero had a decent concept and great CGI. Fan was okay.
But still the script wasn't good enough.
I don't get why some people consider them underrated. They weren't that good.
@@akhil__dev log Swadesh k tym par bhi yahi bolte the. Ki "ye boht slow movie hai, boring hai". "Aisa kaha hota hai" "Maja nhi aaya" .
Obviously Swades was not perfect in so many ways , but now people consider it good.
Same with these movies, people will forget about cones and will talk about only pros.
Thank you for your video because except udaan I didn't seen any of these movies, but now they are been added and I m going to watch it.
This is why i love youtube....
New to your channel. Great video tho
The film Swadesh plot was based on two episodes of the series Vaapsi on Zee TV's Yule Love Stories (1994-95) which had Gowariker playing the role of Mohan Bhargav. The story of the lead role setting up a micro hydroelectric project to generate electricity was reported to be inspired by the 2003 Kannada film Chigurida Kanasu which was based on the novel of the same name by Jnanapith awardee K. Shivaram Karanth and Bapu Kuti by Rajni Bakshi. The music and background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.
Swades is always my favourite movie. I watched it so many times.
Loved this. If movies were like books, I would have loved to keep a collection the hardcover edition of these movies. Used to keep CDs/DVDs of my favorite movies but they are obsolete now. Just gotta maintain a list of favourite movies and the OTT platforms they are hosted on.
You had me hooked from first word... You understand Good Cinema.. proud of you Boy...
200% agree on ALL the movies listed.. Keep up the fantastic work!! -pls make a series just on this topic - maybe part 2 can be - Unknown movies that deserved to be known and celebrated / understated cult classics - 1. Manorama 6 Feet under (Hindi) 2. Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla (Tamil) 3. Anukokunda Oka Roju (Telugu) 4. Lens (Tamil) 5.Annayum Rasoolum( Malayalam) 5. Oomai Vizhigal (Tamil - Blast from the past - really wish current generation movie lovers see this movie) 6. Jagga Jasoos and Thiruda Thiruda - no clue why these movies failed at the box office!
Oomai Vizhigal was a blockbuster. It relased with low publicity but went on to complete 150 days in theaters.
Plz watch devadoothan ,was a box office failure but man the feeling it gives
Swades is my all time favourite. I saw it first time when I was 13 and cried a lot in between and after watching it.
Finally, a list worth the salt. My nomination for Part 2 - Ek Chaalis and Kaminey
Where's Byomkesh Bakshy(Sushant Singh version)?? That is an epic movie covering both historical information, culture and great characters. Really wanted part 2 but 😞😓
Correction: The remakes Priyadarshan made were all not of his Malayalam movies.
I think that doesn't matter, Priyadarshan's remakes are better than OGs.
@@kubrified1745 never 😂
@@pickpocket7695 Always 😛
Thank you for this video. Now I have more Indian movies to watch.
Your YT channel is one of the best commentaries about contemporary Indian cinema! You can also include Dev D, NGK, Abhay, Neninthe, Kaante, of course Hey Ram, Dil Se etc., etc.,
Can I make a suggestion as a subscriber and a movie fanatic..when it comes to world cinema there are a lot of great actors,but on a national scale there is a lot of debate going on between Tamil and mallus in choosing Kamal hasan and Mohanlal as the greatest (tamils most often doesn't watch older Malayalam films but as a mallu I watch both) can u do a comparison video as a neutral to end the debate..or to explain their different acting skills....I hope you read this comment 🙂
Great choice of movies. Would love to see a part 2! There are still many more hidden gems that need to be shared.
Didn't know about many of these movies, so really glad that this video popped up in my recommendation ❤
Ur channel is all about films ohh so subcribed
Anne sivam and iruvar was tooo high treat for audience🙌✨
I’d say Hey Ram definitely deserves a spot in this list
Your choice and sense of cinema is phenomenal. Kudos to you
Good choice! I request to make 10 kamal Hassan cult film failed at box office.
Telugu Movie 1 Nenokkadine would definitely be a cult classic and one that is way ahead of its time in Indian Cinema.
Please share the uncensored version of aaranya kandam 🥹🤌
Finally an Indian cinematic art analysis... You are doing god's work
Please keep making this kind of videos!
Add Tamasha, Ek main aur ek tuu, Lakshya, October and easily most of the Kamal haasan films in next part.
Teensy bit disappointed that you didn't mention about Guru's absolute banger of an album (which if I recall was the first Indian movie to use a symphony orchestra for music)
Keep posting such content ♥️
brilliant list.. will add Jagga Jasoos to this..byas complete
Can we take a moment and give respect to the legend that is Mohanlal!
I would add Ulidavru kandanthe to this list. Also Avane Srimannarayana was sheer art and didn't do as well as it should have art the box office. Though it wasn't a flop
Interesting video 💯
1. Iruvar.
2. Swades.
3. Udaan.
4. Guru.
5. No smoking.
6. Aranya Kaandam.
7. Oye Lucky Lucky Oye.
8. Kaalapani.
9. Lucky by Chance.
10. Rocketsingh.
Yeah I felt Babylon was EXTRAORDINARY and after WATCHING Babylon I think tamil cinema should try a movie like babylon