Bollywood Movie Reviews: From 'Pathaan' To 'The Kerala Story', Hot Takes On Latest Releases
Recent Bollywood movies reviews: In this article, we try to give you a lowdown on how Hindi films have fared in 2023 so far.
Looking at how 2022 fared for Bollywood, all eyes were on 2023 to bring the happy days back in terms of box office collections. The entire industry would have also hoped for universal acceptance for their Bollywood cinema movies, however, at the halfway mark of 2023, it is safe to say, in the latest Hindi movie news, that normalcy has not been restored when we take a look back at how some of the Bollywood cinema movies have performed at the domestic box office. In the latest Hindi movie news, 2023 might have started on a good note with Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' as it became the highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time, however, not many other Bollywood cinema movies have managed to see success. In this piece, we will give you a lowdown on how the Bollywood cinema movies performed at the box office in 2023 as per the latest Hindi movie news.
We will also give an insight on how these Bollywood cinema movies were reviewed by the critics. We will try to give you all the latest Hindi movie news in this article.
Here is the list of top 10 Bollywood movies that released in 2023, and how much they collected at the box office:
'Kuttey'
As per Bollywood latest news update, the movie starring Tabu, Arjun Kapoor, Radhika Madan and Naseeruddin Shah had high hopes as it was being directed by Vishal Bharadwaj's son. However, the movie did not gain good reviews, nor was it able to collect a substantial amount of money at the box office and it ended its run with a collection of just Rs 12 crore.
'Pathaan'
In the latest Bollywood news update, this Siddharth Anand-directorial starred Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. This was Shah Rukh Khan's comeback project after 4 years and the movie was universally accepted by the critics. In the latest Hindi movie news, the film went on to collect more than Rs 520 crore at the domestic box office, and hence it broke the record of 'Baahubali: The Conclusion' to become the highest-grossing Hindi film in India.
Internationally, the project made more than Rs 1,000 crore. In the latest Bollywood news update, 'Pathaan' is soon going to be released in Russia and CIS. Earlier, the movie had been released in Bangladesh as well.
'Selfiee'
The new Hindi comedy and drama movie, starring Akshay Kumar, Diana Penty and Emraan Hashmi, shocked the entire industry as it registered an abysmal opening of Rs 2.55 crore and the movie ended its run with just a total of Rs 16 crore. In the Bollywood latest news update, the new Hindi comedy movie received mixed reviews, however, no one could have predicted that a movie starring Akshay Kumar would fare so poorly at the domestic box office.
'Shehzada'
Many would have thought this Hindi movie, starring Kriti Sanon and Kartik Aaryan, would have been in top 10 Bollywood movies of the year list. Kartik Aaryan was riding high on the success of 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'. However, the movie which released in February, failed to connect with the masses and it fizzled at the box office with a collection of just Rs 30 crore, as per Bollywood news update.
'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar'
The new Hindi comedy film-starring Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor emerged as a semi-hit. The movie, made on a budget of Rs 175 crore, collected Rs 150 crore at the domestic box office. The Luv Ranjan-directorial was panned by the critics, however, it found love from the audiences. Ranbir Kapoor once again showed that he has a great connection with the youth of today.
As per the Bollywood news update, the movie was also well received after it was made available on streaming platform Netflix. Apart from songs in the new Hindi comedy movie, fans also absolutely loved the chemistry between Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor.
'Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway'
This Rani Mukerji-starrer was a low-budget film, but it managed to exceed expectations and the Ashima Chibber film, backed by Emmay Entertainment went on to collect Rs 34 crore worldwide. The movie received mixed reviews, however, the collection showed that the audience is eventually the ultimate decider.
As per the Bollywood news update, the subject matter of the movie also caused quite a stir, bringing the emotional story to the masses, who had never ever heard of such things before.
'Bholaa'
This Ajay Devgn action movie released in March and this was the final release of the third month of 2023. The movie was expected to be one of the top 10 Bollywood movies of 2023, however, the movie did not even manage to collect Rs 100 crore.
This Ajay Devgn-starrer which also had Tabu in a lead role, did not receive good reviews as well. Ajay Devgn's direction was appreciated, however, it received flak for the screenplay. Following the lacklustre feedback from theatre-going fans, the new Hindi movie failed to win over audiences on OTT platforms as well.
'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan'
This Salman Khan-starrer that released on Eid 2023 was expected to walk into the top 10 Bollywood movies of the year list but shockingly it managed to collect just a little above Rs 100 crore at the box office. The Hindi film which also starred Pooja Hegde, Venkatesh Daggubati, Shehnaaz Gill and Palak Tiwari failed to touch the heartstrings of many diehard Salman Khan fans.
The Farhad Samji-directorial was panned by the critics left, right and centre. The audience at the mass centres also did not show love to this Salman Khan-starrer. Salman Khan movies generally open big on Fridays, however, this was not the case with 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan'.
'The Kerala Story'
The Adah Sharma-starrer is so far the second-highest grossing Hindi film of 2023. The Sudipto Sen-directorial remains the most controversial and polarising movie of 2023. The Hindi film made on a budget of around Rs 35-40 crore, collected more than Rs 250 crore at the box office, as per Bollywood latest news update. Initially not much was expected from the movie, with critics also panning the movie for what was perceived as a fake narrative, and the amateurish acting of the cast.
However, this did not deter the audience from thronging to the theatre in big numbers to make this Vipul Amrutlal Shah-backed movie a sure-shot to enter the top 10 Bollywood movies list of the year.
'Zara Hatke Zara Bachke'
Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan starred in this Laxman Utekar-directed new Hindi comedy film. Much against expectations, the new Hindi comedy movie remains one of the success stories of 2023, as it has already collected more than Rs 50 crore.
Before its release, the naysayers predicted that the movie would not even touch Rs 25 crore as lifetime collection, but this mid-budget film proved all predictions wrong. As per Bollywood news update, it is now being expected that the movie would end up with a lifetime collection of more than Rs 70 crore.
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Wrapping Up
The first half of 2023 has been sort of a mixed bag for Bollywood. Not all releases have fared well at the box office, and the industry is now dependent on the second half of the year to show some light. Now, it needs to be seen how the likes of 'Adipurush', 'Jawan', 'Tiger 3', 'Animal', 'Gadar 2', and 'Dunki' perform at the box office.
