Boycotting any film by people on social media is not new. Sometimes because of its title and sometimes because of a scene, Bollywood movies often come under the target of people. In the past, Aamir Khan’s upcoming film ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’ was also boycotted. Not only this, some people even burnt Aamir Khan’s poster on the road. But the question arises, does the box office performance of Bollywood’s high budget films deteriorate after boycott? Today we are going to tell you about those films, for which the word ‘boycott’ proved to be like ‘promotion’. Because when these films were released in theatres, their earnings surprised everyone.
My name is Khan
Shahrukh Khan gave a statement before the release of his film ‘My Name is Khan’, in which he talked about the selection of Pakistani players in the IPL. After this statement, Shahrukh Khan was embroiled in controversies and his film also came under the target of the people. His effigies were burnt at many places across the country. Despite this, the film released with a great opening. The film grossed around 223 crores worldwide.
PK
Aamir Khan’s film ‘PK’, made in a budget of about 85 crores, was embroiled in controversies due to its story. The film was accused of hurting the sentiments of Hindus. But, despite this, Aamir Khan’s film earned a bumper at the box office. The total collection of the film had reached 854 crores.
Padmavat
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavat’ is one of the few films for which people took to the streets to protest. The Karni Sena had protested on the streets demanding a ban on this film. Not only this, the film’s lead actress Deepika Padukone also received threats to cut her nose. However, amidst all the trouble, when this film came in theatres, it created a ruckus. The film did a great collection of 570 crores worldwide.
Goliyon Ka Raas Leela Ram Leela
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s another film ‘Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela’ also got embroiled in controversies before its release. A case was also registered against the director and star cast of the film for hurting religious sentiments. Despite this, the film grossed more than 200 crores at the box office.
Bajirao Mastani
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films are in discussion due to collection as well as controversies, and there was a lot of ruckus even before the release of his film ‘Bajirao Mastani’. The protesters claimed that history has been tampered with in the film. But it seems that after the protests, the popularity of the film increased further, as the film earned more than Rs 350 crore at the box office.
Gangubai Kathiawadi
This list also includes the name of the film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ released sometime back, which is based on the life of sex worker ‘Gangubai’ of Kamathipura. Alia Bhatt appeared in the film, whose work was well-liked. But after the release of the trailer of the film, #BoycottGangubaiKathiawadi started trending on Twitter. But, when the film was released in theaters after boycott, it collected around 200 crores in the world.
