Meet the actor whose relaunch film turned out to be the biggest disaster, lost 70 percent of its budget and was taken down from theatres
Every actor faces a low phase in life. And there are some who rise to the biggest successes by sailing through the tough times like warriors. Here's a story of one such star.
In the past year, we have have witnessed comebacks of many top celebrities. Among the biggest comebacks were that of Deol brothers. Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol had an amazing year thanks to the release of films like Gadar 2 and Animal. Both the films did fantastically well at the box office. But here's a trivia about one of the of the Deol brothers. Witnessing a major fall in his career, one of the Deol brothers faced some of the most disastrous times in terms of box office. Even the relaunch film was a disaster. Scroll on!
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Bobby Deol's journey into Bollywood as an actor has been full of ups and downs. He started off as a lead actor with the film Barsaat and it was a massive hit. He had the biggest launch and managed to strike a hit with his debut film. However, after delivering some major hits, Bobby Deol started witnessing a downfall from 2007. The actor appeared in almost six movies that failed to mint numbers at the box office. As per a report in DNA India, father Dharmendra and brother Sunny Deol then decided to make a relaunch film with Bobby Deol being an action hero. The film was titled Chamku. As per the report, the movie that also starred Priyanka Chopra was made on a budget of Rs 10 crore. However, when it hit the theatres, it turned out to be the biggest disaster. The movie barely made Rs 3 crore at the box office and was even pulled down from the theatres. Chamku brought major loss to production house Vijatya Films.
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However, Bobby Deol did not give up. He appeared in films even after Chamku but he could not rise to success like his contemporaries. The actor got a new boost in career when he bagged the OTT web series Aashram. His act of self-proclaimed God Man got him tons of appreciation. From there on, his times changed. Today, he has established himself to be one of the most dreaded villains of Bollywood films. In Animal, he played a villain that brought him a lot of accolades. Now, he is venturing into South Cinema with Suriya's Kanguva.