January 14: A Box Office 'Curse' for Bollywood? Only 1 Film Succeeded in 40 Years!

• From 1983 to 2022, January 14 has been an 'unlucky' release date for Bollywood films, with 5 out of 6 major releases failing.
• Films like 'Mangal Pandey' (1983), 'Insan' (2005), 'Elaan' (2005), 'Turning 30' (2011), and 'Radhe Shyam' (2022) all flopped.
• 'Insan' and 'Elaan' both released on the same day in 2005, leading to losses for both despite star-studded casts.
• Prabhas's 'Radhe Shyam', made on a budget of over 300 crores, became a major flop in 2022 due to weak screenplay.
• The only exception was 'Yamla Pagla Deewana' (2011), starring Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, and Bobby Deol, which became a superhit and spawned a franchise.

Why It Matters: January 14 has historically been a challenging release date for Bollywood, with only one major success in 40 years.