Reasons Why Kangana Ranaut’s Dhaakad Movie Flopped

Kangana had huge expectations from her latest action thriller 'Dhaakad' but the movie failed miserably at box office.

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Kangana has delivered good movies like Queen, Manikarnika & Tanu Weds Manu but Dhaakad failed to get as good response as her previous hits.

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Dhaakad was released on the same day as Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which totally hijacked the box office.

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 got a great opening & response from fans & thus, forced Dhaakad to flop at cinemas.

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Even if Dhaakad wasn't released with any other movie still it wouldn't have done well as it contains a mediocre story line.

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Audience always wants a storyline that they haven't seen before but Dhaakad was based on 'Human trafficking', a common topic in bollywood films from decades.

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Movie doesn't offer anything apart from action, thus, its audience range was always limited.

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Not only the story but the movie also sucks at direction & screenplay.

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The critics believe the failure of Dhaakad is the backlash from angry fans for Kangana's controversies.

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