Flop
Indian
Shows
Of
Netflix:
Over
the
years,
Netflix
has
became
a
staple
in
the
world
of
OTT
with
a
high
number
of
incredible
original
films
and
shows
releasing
every
year.
While
we
get
treated
with
some
of
the
best
Netflix
original
films
and
series
every
now
and
then,
there
are
times
when
Netflix
fails
to
meet
the
expectations.
Today,
we
have
thought
of
doing
something
‘hatke’
and
bring
you
a
lost
5
Netflix
original
shows
that
might
want
to
stay
away
from.
Have
a
look…

From
IC
814
The
Kandahar
Hijack
To
Sacred
Games
2:
Flop
Indian
Shows
Of
Netflix

It’s
proven
that
most
of
the
contents
on
Netflix
are
totally
binge-worthy,
but
at
the
same
time,
there
are
some
Netflix
originals
that
are
definitely
a
snooze-fest.
From
IC
814:
The
Kandahar
Hijack
to
Sacred
Games
2;
we
bring
you
a
list
of
5
Netflix
Original
series/show
that
failed
to
live
up
to
fans
expectations.

1)
IC
814:
The
Kandahar
Hijack

Release
Date:
29th
August
2024

Director:
Anubhav
Sinha

Cast:
Vijay
Varma,
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Pankaj
Kapur,
Dia
Mirza,
Patralekhaa,
Kumud
Mishra

Based
on
a
true
incident,
the
6-episode
limited
show
chronicles
the
longest
hijacking
of
Indian
history
when
5
masked
men
hijacked
the
Indian
Airlines
814
(IC
814)
while
flying
from
Kathmandu
to
Delhi.
The
flight
was
diverted
to
various
different
locations
before
finally
landing
in
Kandahar,
Afghanistan.

2)
Sacred
Games
2

Release
Date:
15th
August
2019

Director:
Anurag
Kashyap,
Neeraj
Ghaywan

Cast:
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Kalki
Koechlin,
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Elnaaz
Norouzi

After
the
super
success
of
Sacred
Games
(2018),
fans
were
eagerly
waiting
for
the
dramatic
face
off
between
Munbai
don
Ganesh
Gaitonde
(Nawazuddin
Siddiqui)
and
cop
Sartaj
Singh.
After
the
release
of
the
sequel,
they
were
disappointed
and
how.
Despite
high
craze,
Sacred
Games
2
failed
to
meet
fans’
expectation.

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Grossing
Bollywood
Movies
2024
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India;
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3)
What
The
Love!
With
Karan
Johar

Release
Date:
20th
January
2020

Karan
Johar’s
tryst
with
Netflix
with
this
millennium
match-making
show,
What
The
Love!
With
Karan,
was
an
absolute
disaster.
Given
the
popularity
of
‘Koffee
With
Karan’,
the
first
reaction
after
watching
KJo-hosted
‘What
The
Love!
With
Karan
Johar’
was
‘WTF’.

4)
Bard
Of
Blood

Release
Date:
27th
September
2019

Director:
Ribhu
Dasgupta;
Jay
Dev
Banerjee

Cast:
Emraan
Hashmi,
Kirti
Kulhari,
Sobhita
Dhulipal,
Sahiba
Bali,
Vineet
Kumar
Singh

The
show
revolved
around
the
story
of
an
Ex
communicated
RAW
agent
who
is
forced
to
confront
his
past
when
he
returns
to
lead
an
unsanctioned
hostage-rescue
mission
in
Balochistan.

5)
Leila

Release
Date:
14th
June
2019

Director:
Deepa
Mehta;
Shanker
Raman;
Pawan
Kumar

Cast:
Huma
Qureshi,
Rahul
Khanna,
Siddharth,
Sanjay
Suri,
Arif
Zakaria

Based
on
the
2017
eponymous
novel
by
Prayaag
Akbar,
Leila
follows
the
story
of
Shalini,
who
tries
to
find
her
missing
daughter
in
a
totalitarian
regime.