No. 10 Naksha
This film certified the fact that Sunny Paaji has gone beyond his expiry date as a leading man of a Bollywood film and that Vivek Oberoi is a box-office reject. Debutante director Sachin Bajaj had a good concept-a queer mix of mythology and technology, but failed to deliver. A Sunny Deol starrer is often considered a safe bet in the northern India belt but even there this film went unnoticed. Sameera Reddy, the leading lady of Naksha, added one more flop to her long list of flops since her debut in 2002.

Worst thing about the film: The unbelievable situations in the film that popped up with alarming frequency.

No. 9 Teesri Aankh – The Hidden Camera
It is always said that an audience can sense the fate of a film before its release by seeing its promos and listening to its music. This couldn’t be truer in this case. A B-grade film made by Harry Baweja (Dilwale, Qayamat). The subject seemed sensitive-about how hidden cameras can create havoc in the lives of young girls. But the execution was sleazy. Worse, it was marketed as a Sunny Paaji fillum when he just had a special appearance whereas the real hero was Ashish Chowdhary (Girlfriend, Fight Club). Amisha Patel in the role of mute girl was the only saving grace because she did not open her mouth all through out the film.

Worst thing about the film: The entire film.

No. 8 Fight Club – Members Only
It is difficult to recollect what was worse, the choice of star cast or story line or the direction. Starring Suniel Shetty, Sohail Khan, Zayed Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Dino Morea, Amrita Arora and Dia Mirza, this supposed action thriller was a rip off of Brad Pitt’s Fight Club (1999). None of these actors have delivered a single solo hit in the past. So all of them coming together was hardly exciting for the cinema loving public. What further made this murky was that the film was a bad copy with all the actors hamming to the hilt. Naturally, the film grated on the audiences’ nerves.

Worst thing about the film: The direction by debutante director Vicky Chopra, younger brother of Vidhu Vinod Chopra

No. 7 Pyare Mohan
Director Indra Kumar and his team of writers, Milap Jhaveri and Tushar Hiranandani failed to recreate the magic of Masti (2004). A copy of Hollywood super hit comedy, See No Evil Hear No Evil (1989), Pyare Mohan was easily one of the worst comedy films ever made. Fardeen Khan and Vivek Oberoi playing the deaf and dumb jodi simply failed to hold the audiences’ attention beyond the first 15 minutes. In this humourless film, the audiences were only heard laughing at the makers’ silliness for making such a stupid film.

Worst thing about the film: The list is too long to accommodate here.

No. 6 Shaadi Se Pehle
Producer Subhash Ghai was maha confident release ke pehle but was seen hiding behind a pile of excuses release ke baad mein. Starring Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia and a luscious Mallika Sherawat, Shaadi Se Pehle was supposed to be a comedy that ended up as a tragedy for everyone concerned including the audiences. In her first A grade set up film, Mallika failed to charm the audiences. Akshaye Khanna looked uncomfortable donning a silly wig and dancing along with Mallika Sherawat who was prancing around in a bikini. Ayesha Takia looked disinterested throughout the film. Even Himesh Reshammiya’s music could not save this film from sinking.

Worst thing about the film: Comedy with no humour.

No. 5 Family – Ties Of Blood
Its’ debacle was a perfect lesson for all the producers who wish to launch their sons in the lead by sidelining the better actors of the film. Producer Keshu launched his son Aryemaan with the talented, Rajkumar Santoshi as the director and Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar in important roles. But, there were no takers for Keshu’s family show. The smart ticket paying junta chose to stay away once they got the whiff that it’s an Aryemaan film all the way and Akshay and Big B are sidelined through out the film.

Worst thing about the film: Producer’s son Aryeman as the main hero with Big B and Akshay Kumar getting the second billing.

No. 4 Baabul
This widow remarriage saga broke the myth that stars alone can make a film run. The star presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan and generation X heartthrob John Abraham was not important for the ticket paying public who wanted to see a good story unfold on the screen. Baabul disappointed by its old as hills’ story setting and unbelievable situations. Ravi Chopra who directed Baabul had given us Baghban (2003) before and was lucky to get away with the excessive melodrama in it. But he took his audiences for granted again and faced failure.

Worst thing about the film: Came 30 years late to cinema screens.

No.3 Darna Zaroori Hai
A sequel to Ramu’s Darna Mana Hai, this film had 6 different directors individually directing a scary story each. A top line cast that included, Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Suniel Shetty, Arjun Rampal, Bipasha Basu and Mallika Sherawat could not save this film from Ramu’s Factory. The only thing Darna Zaroori Hai succeeded in scaring was the audiences from coming to the theaters to watch it. Now Ramu is threatening the audience to come up with one more sequel to his Darna series, what can be more scarier than this?

Worst thing about the film: Six scary stories but not a single one scared you.

No.2 Jaan-E-Mann
A Diwali-Idd release, a time assured for a bumper opening for any Bollywood film, but despite the hit combination of Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar repeated by Producer Sajid Nadiadwala from his last film, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, this film failed to cash in on the festive spirit. The biggest mistake industry insiders say Jaan-E-Mann makers made was they pitched it opposite Shah Rukh Khan’s Don. In his maiden film as a director Shirish Kunder showed technical brilliance and novelty in story telling technique but failed in the most important department, story and screenplay.

Worst thing about the film: The ghisa pita storyline.

No. 1 Umrao Jaan
Tired of churning out one war movie after another, J.P. Dutta (Border-Refugee-LOC Kargil) decided to change tracks and make a romantic film. He chose to remake the old classic Umrao Jaan (1982). Nothing wrong about that but his biggest crime was making it as pathetically boring and long as he could. Though Aishwarya Rai in the role made legendary by Rekha in the original did a good job as the doomed tawaif, the audience was simply not interested in spending three hours plus on a film that induced insomnia rather than nostalgia. Even Abhi-Aish’s off-screen romance hype failed to generate curiosity for Umrao Jaan.

Worst thing about the film: The slow pace that tested your patience.

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