India is the world’s largest producer of films, producing close to a thousand films annually. About 600 of the total films produced are in Telugu and Hindi, approximately 300 each, while the remaining are in other languages like Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada etc. Here is the list of movies that Failed at the Box Office but later turned out to be the ultimate winners. Big-budget Indian Movies are dominating across the country and worldwide. After the huge success of Dangal, Pathan, 3 Idiots, and Tiger Zinda Hai. Let’s look at the top 5 Indian films that are worth watching.

5. Joker

Directed by: Shirish Kunder
Written by: Shirish Kunder
Produced by: Farah Khan and Cape of Good Films
Starcast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shreyas Talpade and others
Release date: 31 August 2012
Budget: INR 47 crores
Box office: INR 280 crores

Joker is the story of Agastya (Akshay Kumar), a researcher probing the existence of aliens in the universe, who returns to his small little native village. The out-of-luck Agastya takes it upon himself to put his crazy village on the global map and continues with his alien exploration from there. Agastya and his girlfriend arrive at a strange village called Paglapur. He decides to spread rumours about the arrival of aliens to improve their situation. Akshay was not happy with the film not being made in 3D and with the editing of the film.

4. Ra.One

Directed by: Anubhav Sinha
Written by: Anubhav Sinha
Produced by: Gauri Khan
Starcast: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor and others
Release date: 26 October 2011
Budget: INR 100 crores
Box office: INR 207 crores

Ra One is a sci-fi movie based on Gaming, Bad Guys and Super Heroes. A video game designer creates the ultimate villain for a game and accidentally allows it to become self-aware. Ra One received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising the visual effects, action sequences, direction, music, and performances of SRK and Arjun Rampal, but criticising the script and screenplay.

3. Pyar Ka Punchnama

Directed by: Luv Ranjan
Written by: Luv Ranjan
Produced by: Abhishek Pathak
Starcast: Kartik Aaryan, Divyendu Sharma, Raayo S. Bakhirta, Nushrat Bharucha and others
Release date: 20 May 2011
Budget: INR 3 crores
Box office: INR 17.5 crores

Nishant starts dating Charu while his roommates Rajat and Vikrant already have girlfriends, Neha and Rhea respectively. Trouble starts when the guys feel that their girlfriends are dominating them. They are too naive to understand that girls are only using them for financial assistance and moral support. In the end, the trio is seen sitting together, laughing and feeling happy with the moment they have with each other. In the end credits, the three women whom the trio fell for are shown having new boyfriends.

2. Swades

Directed by: Ashutosh Gowariker
Written by: M. G. Sathya and Ashutosh Gowariker
Produced by: Ashutosh Gowariker
Starcast: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal and others
Release date: 17 December 2004
Budget: INR 20 crores
Box office: INR 40 crores

Swades is inspired by the story of Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi, the NRI couple who returned to India. The story of the lead role setting up a micro-hydroelectric project to generate electricity. Mohan Bhargava is a successful NRI (non-resident Indian) working at the technological forefront of NASA in the USA. Driven by nostalgia, he returns to his roots to find the nanny who raised him in his homeland, intending to bring her back to America. His journey leads him into the rural heart of India.

1. Tumbbad

Directed by: Rahi Anil Barve
Written by: Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi
Produced by: Sohum Shah, Anand Gandhi, Aanand L. Rai, Mukesh Shah and Amita Shah
Starcast: Sohum Shah, Jyoti Malshe, Dhundiraj Prabhakar and others
Release date: 12 October 2018
Budget: INR 20 crores
Box office: INR 40 crores

Tumbbad is a 2018 Hindi horror film. It is believed that Tumbbad hides an ancestral treasure whose worth is beyond any numeric figure. Local people in the village say that there is an ancient treasure that’s buried deep underground in some prominent region in the village but no one knows the exact location.