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  • Before Chup exposed reviews and ratings, THESE 'bad' Bollywood movies silenced critics by their blockbuster box office collection

Before Chup exposed reviews and ratings, THESE 'bad' Bollywood movies silenced critics by their blockbuster box office collection

Chup is a timely reminder of how critics can be too smug and completely disoriented from the audience. Check out Bollywood movies like Chennai Express, Gadar, Sholay and more that received bad reviews, but ended up being all-time blockbusters

By: Russel D'Silva  |  Published: September 26 2022, 06:50 PM IST

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Blockbuster Bollywood movies that experienced the wrath of smug critics, which Chup exposes
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Blockbuster Bollywood movies that experienced the wrath of smug critics, which Chup exposes

Along with being a dark and twisted thriller, chock-fill with gruesome albeit highly intelligent kills, new Bollywood release Chup is also a heartfelt love letter to both Indian Cinema and the 'film critics' community, serving as a timely reminder of how critics (yes, we’re calling our community out) can, many a time, be too smug and extremely cut off from what the audience actually wants. So, for those who have or even haven’t seen the R Blaki film, starring Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Pooja Bhatt, check out blockbuster Bollywood movies in the past that were actually slaughtered by most critics, but embraced with open arms by the audience.

Before Chup exposed film critics, Sholay received bad reviews
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Before Chup exposed film critics, Sholay received bad reviews

Surprise, surprise; critics had disliked Sholay. It ended up earning ₹15 crore nett at the box office.

Before Chup exposed film critics, Hum Aapke Hain Koun received bad reviews
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Before Chup exposed film critics, Hum Aapke Hain Koun received bad reviews

Film critics compared Hum Aapke Hain Koun to a wedding cassette. It collected ₹72.47 crore nett.

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Before Chup exposed film critics, Gadar received bad reviews
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Before Chup exposed film critics, Gadar received bad reviews

Gadar Ek Prem Katha was blasted for being melodramatic and political. It made ₹76.88 crore nett.

Before Chup exposed film critics, Dabangg received bad reviews
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Before Chup exposed film critics, Dabangg received bad reviews

Critics trashed Dabangg as masala cinema that made zero sense. It collected ₹141.25 crore nett.

Before Chup exposed film critics, Chennai Express received bad reviews
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Before Chup exposed film critics, Chennai Express received bad reviews

Chennai Express also received similar reviews as that of Dabangg. It collected ₹227.13 crore nett.

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Before Chup exposed film critics, Dhoom 3 received bad reviews
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Before Chup exposed film critics, Dhoom 3 received bad reviews

Dhoom 3 was derided by many critics as one of the year’s worst. It collected ₹284.27 crore nett.

Tags Chennai Express Chup Dabangg Dhoom 3 Dulquer Salmaan Entertainment news gadar Hum Aapke Hain Koun! Pooja Bhatt R Balki Sholay Shreya Dhanwanthary Sunny Deol
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