Jackie Shroff’s Wife Invested Crores in Katrina-Amitabh’s Film — It Turned Out to Be a Massive Flop

Bollywood's famous actress Katrina Kaif has been part of several remarkable films. Having worked in the industry for the past 22 years, Katrina has a long list of hit movies. However, her career also includes several flop films. Among Katrina’s biggest flops are big-budget movies like Thugs of Hindostan and Zero, which failed to even recover half their budgets.

Interestingly, Katrina Kaif’s Bollywood journey began with a box office flop. She made her debut in the Hindi film industry with the film Boom. But this film failed to make any significant impact at the box office. Notably, famous actor Jackie Shroff’s wife invested crores of rupees in this film but ended up facing losses.

Katrina’s Debut in 2003

Born in British Hong Kong, Katrina had come to India for a visit with her friends before her Bollywood debut. It was during a fashion show in Mumbai that she was noticed. Film director Kaizad Gustad noticed her and immediately offered her a role in Boom, a film he directed himself.

Box Office Outcome

Boom was released on 19 September 2003. In it, Katrina played the role of a supermodel. The film also starred legendary actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, and Gulshan Grover. Notably, Katrina had a kissing scene with Gulshan Grover, who was 28 years her senior. While Kaizad Gustad directed Boom, the film was produced by Jackie Shroff’s wife, Ayesha Shroff.

Let me know if you'd like a more formal, dramatic, or casual tone! The film had a budget of ₹5 crore, but it only earned ₹1.20 crore at the Indian box office and turned out to be a disaster at the ticket window.

Katrina Kaif’s Work Front

Looking at Katrina's recent work, she was last seen opposite South actor Vijay Sethupathi in the film Merry Christmas. Released in January 2024, the film was directed by Sriram Raghavan. However, it failed to win the hearts of fans at the box office. Made on a budget of ₹60 crore, Merry Christmas couldn't even do ₹20 crore in business.