January 30: Bollywood's Unlucky Date? 7 Films That Flopped, Can Mardaani 3 Break the Jinx?

• January 30 has historically been a 'black hole' for Bollywood, with films released on this date consistently flopping.
• In 1998, three major films – 'Banarasi Babu' (starring Govinda), 'Vinashak' (Sunil Shetty), and 'Hafta Vasool' (Jackie Shroff) – all failed on January 30.
• Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut 'Paap' (2004) and the critically acclaimed 'Luck By Chance' (2009) also succumbed to the January 30 curse.
• Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Hawaizaada' and Mahesh Bhatt's 'Khamoshiyan' both flopped after their January 30, 2015 release.
• Rani Mukerji's 'Mardaani 3' is set to release on January 30, 2026, challenging the 28-year-old jinx of this release date.

Why It Matters: January 30 has been an unlucky release date for Bollywood films; 'Mardaani 3' aims to break this jinx.