The Worst Amitabh Bachchan Films

The reviews last week's Aarakshan got, all unanimously suggest only one thing: that while the film was disappointing, Amitabh Bachchan was great in it. It's not the first time that's happened, and unlikely to be the last.

Bachchan, one of the most prolific leading men in the history of cinema, has shown up in his fair share of turkeys. Here are some recent films that didn't help Amitabh's filmography at all.

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Teen Patti (2010)

He acted opposite Sir Ben Kingsley, sure, but there was little of merit in Leena Yadav's film besides these two gentlemen sharing the screen.

A derivative and mixed-up film about card-counting, this preposterous production even had Jackie Shroff playing an Italian. Bizarre.

Read the full review here.

Unquestionably the most painful of Karan Johar's melodramas, this slapstick drama (yes, you read that right) about adultery was an immature film masquerading as an adult.

Bachchan played Sexy Sam, an old man dressed like a particularly tacky gangster rapper, who, while better than any of the film's leads, offered little consolation.

Read the full review here.

A launch vehicle for Aryeman Ramsay that stalled on the starting line, this unwatchable Raj Kumar Santoshi film featured Akshay Kumar as a cook and Amitabh Bachchan as a mafia don with a penchant for cigars and for rolling his tongue around his mouth.

A low point for both men, despite the fact that they do so many films a year.

Read the review here.

Mahesh Manjrekar's Viruddh isn't the most execrable film in the world, but it makes its way onto this list merely because of how shamelessly it whores itself to advertisers.

Product placement is often unsubtle in our films, but here characters show off packs of oil and hum jingles and actually quote product taglines. Unbelievable.

Read the review here.