Thugs of Hindostan plummeted by reviewers despite massive opening

Bollywood’s answer to Pirates of the Caribbean, ‘ Thugs of Hindostan’ opened up on the Diwali weekend at the box office.

Many were expecting the film, which boasts a star cast, to have an epic storyline. Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, Thugs of Hindostan stars the might of B-Town Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh.

But things took a turn for the worse for the Jack Sparrow-inspired film, as the first wave of moviegoers gave their verdict on the most expensive movie to date in the Hindi-language industry.

Some gave a live update on the people trapped in the cinema watching the movie.

Exactly my thoughts after watching #ThugsOfHindostan pic.twitter.com/jdE1K5h2SN

— Pratibha (@ipratibhaa) November 8, 2018

Heard that #ThugsOfHindostan is so bad that the audience started watching PM's demonetization speech on their phones.

— Rafale Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) November 8, 2018

Heard that #ThugsOfHindostan is so bad that the audience started watching PM's demonetization speech on their phones.

— Rafale Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) November 8, 2018

The movie #ThugsOfHindostan is so bad that I purposely didn't stand for the national anthem before the movie so that people would beat me & throw me out

— Atul Khatri (@one_by_two) November 9, 2018