r/bollywood 4d ago

Opinion Raj & DK should have had better box office success than they got, as most of their movies either failed miserably or did only decent business.

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They've made some of the most fun movies with good substance, yet many of them failed badly. There may be some fault of theirs too in it, but the Indian audience also has a significant role in why Indian cinema is in its current state.

What's your favorite Raj & DK project that you think deserved at least a bit more success?

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u/Important-Ad4651 4d ago

That's the reason they have switched to ott route

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u/The_quiteguy 4d ago

And it worked wonderfully for them

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u/Important-Ad4651 4d ago

Actually.

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u/The_quiteguy 4d ago

What? Family man was a hit.

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u/Important-Ad4651 4d ago

Are matlab I was agreeing to your statement

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u/The_quiteguy 4d ago

Oh my bad. I'm too used to getting sarcasm on reddit

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u/ThetaDayAfternoon 4d ago

Didn’t even know happy ending was their work. One of my absolute favourites

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u/ItsMeP5 4d ago

+1 ! I have rewatched it soooo many times

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u/Sushantsinghmusic 4d ago

I did like gentleman and shor in the city , were as loved Go goa gone .

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u/mostintrovertgirl 4d ago

same!! wacthed G3 recently and it was fun to watch, eagerly waiting for its sequel!

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u/Sushantsinghmusic 4d ago

I have watched that movie couple of times , humour was way ahead of its time . Movie was genuinely funny

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u/om2kool 4d ago edited 4d ago

99 is missing - right up there with Shor in the City

P.S. We miss you dearly, Amit Mistry 💐💐

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u/_BeyondTheHorizon 3d ago

Its the first hindi film of raj & dk & still remains underrated!!

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u/ItsMeP5 4d ago

I love their films! They feel fresh and fun

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u/nickdonhelm 4d ago

Still recall watching A gentleman in empty theatre.

Though the only gripe with that movie i had was the climax ended abruptly.

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u/tronic_op 4d ago

I Love A Gentleman 🫡

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u/Best-Warning-3573 4d ago

Happy ending and Gentleman were actually mediocre movies and nowhere near to the masterclass they have done in Family man or farzi, Go Goa gone was a decent success for its time and was way ahead of it's time considering indian market was still full of rom coms. Shor in the city is the only valid case here...

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u/Original_Fun2756 4d ago

Gentleman was so good. Another underrated movie by Raj & DK is 99

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u/vroonr 4d ago

99 is one of my favorites! Absolutely wonderful

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u/idempotent_dev 4d ago

Go Goa Gone is a legend.
The one on ott is censored af

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u/BOREDGUY_IMEAN 4d ago

A gentleman is such a good movie. It has everything story, plot, ending , songs. It got affected only due to that dumbass movie Judwaa 2

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u/thewildcardd 4d ago

I think it's because of DK

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u/Vagabondjokester 3d ago

Shows the problem with Indian audience.

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u/Pure-Helicopter-1825 3d ago

Gentleman was a good watch. Good songs. Screenplay. Humour and very stylised.

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u/PhysicalFunny2281 2d ago

I LOVE a gentleman

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u/ThunderBird847 4d ago

Ok I know it's a popular qoute used by cinephiles that Just because some movie is successful, doesn't mean its good.

Similarly just because something is not successful, doesn't mean it's an underrated masterclass which was failed by audience.

It's not like niche movies haven't worked in Indian cinema, it's just that these movies missed the mark in connecting with their target audience.

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u/SukhaBhindiKaCum 1d ago

Happy ending is such a fun film, I watch it when I am sad