Once a hit machine, Akshay Kumar was known as the most bankable star in India.?With his versatility, he effortlessly dominated the box office charts. First crowned as the action king, aka Khiladi Kumar, his adrenaline-pumping hits like Khiladi, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, and International Khiladi made him a household name. Then he switched his gears to comedy giving Bollywood timeless classics like Welcome, Hera Pheri, and Singh Is King. He then grabbed the spotlight as a patriotic hero with blockbusters like Baby, Kesari, Gold, Airlift, and Rustom. Everyone knew if Akshay was in a film, it was a sure-shot hit. However, lately, his films, regardless of the genre, have been sinking faster than a drowning man at the box office.??
Sarfira is apparently his 11th consecutive flop after Bachchhan Paandey, Samrat Prithviraj, Raksha Bandhan, Cuttputlli, Ram Setu, An Action Hero,?Selfiee, OMG 2, Mission Raniganj, and?Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. Akshay who once had consistent success, is now consistent with flops. As per reports, these duds have resulted in a loss of Rs?1000 crores.?Bade Mian Chote Mian reportedly sustained a loss of Rs 250 crores while?Samrat Prithviraj incurred a loss of Rs 150 crores. Sarfira made on a budget of Rs 80 crores has so far collected only Rs 21.45 crores.?
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Akshay Kumar is no stranger to flops. In the 1990s, he delivered 16 consecutive flops. He wasn't even a star back then. It was during this time he thought his career was over and so he decided to move to Canada. His friend asked him to come to the country. "My friend had offered me that we would do cargo business together." He started living in Toronto and even got a Canadian passport. Meanwhile, his two unreleased films for which he had shot for before leaving India had released and unexpectedly they became superhits. "I told him that I was going back. Then I got more films and reached here today."
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With overwhelming success of movies like?Pushpa, KGF,?and?RRR, south?stars like Prabhas, Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Yash's popularity and fan following has also grown in the Hindi belt. Will Akshay's next?Khel Khel Mein also starring Taapsee Pannu and Vaani Kapoor will finally turn out to be a hit? Well, only time will tell.?
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