The List of Failures of Aamir Khan (not including his films as child actor and his one second appearance in Zabardast where he was an assistant director and could be seen in the crowd in one scene).
Holi (1984)- Made as a student diploma film of Ketan Mehta, the film stars actors from theatre group and FTII. The film barely received a theatrical release but won a National award for best cinematography. Very interestingly, Aamir has been credited as Aamir Hussain and not Aamir Khan in this film. Worth watching film.
Raakh- Critically Acclaimed and 3 National Awards winning film but commercial failure.
Love Love Love- Major flop. Highly anticipated because of the return of Juhi Aamir pair after QSQT but the film failed badly
Tum Mere Ho- Did average business but panned by critics and audience alike and considered one of the worst films of Aamir
Awwal Number - Only film of Aamir with Devanand - big flop.
Isi ka Naam Zindagi- First film of Aamir and Farha naaz. Major failure.
Afsana Pyar Ka- Aamir Khan and Neelam together. Film had some good music like Tip Tip Tip tip barish shuru ho gayi. Film was mediocre though and failed.
Deewana Mujhsa Nahi- Again highly anticipated because of the return of Aamir Madhuri pair after the blockbuster success of Dil. But the film failed to take even a good opening and failed. One song of the film is very popular- “Main Sehra bandh kar aaunga mera waada hai”.
Daulat Ki Jung- adventure drama with Aamir and Juhi. Again a flop
Parampara - Arguably the worst film directed by Yash Chopra and his last film directed outside his banner. Aamir felt cheated about his role which was one of the reasons why he left Yash Chopra’s Darr. Debut film of Saif Ali Khan. Big disappointment.
Jawani Zindabad - another film of Aamir and Farha Naaz- big flop. Based on dowry practice but not very engaging
Andaz Apna Apna- Cult classic- One of the finest comedies of all time but an unfortunate commerical flop because of bad promotions and distribution.
Baazi- Aamir’s first film with Ashutosh Gowarikar as a director. Underperformed at the box office.
Akele Ham Akele Tum- Remake of Oscar winning film Kramer vs Kramer. The only flop of Aamir Mansoor Khan pair after films like QSQT and JJWS. Terrific music and very well acted but still unfortunately underperformed. Worse the film lost the clash with SRK’s Ram Jaane.
Aatank hi Aatank- One among the many rehash of Godfather- First film of Aamir with Rajnikanth and last film of Rajnikanth for about 30 years with an A certificate. Interestingly, Rajnikanth worked again with Aamir in Coolie in 2025 again with an A certificate.
Mann- Terrific music (although all the songs of the film are plagiarised) and return of Aamir Khan with Inder Kumar after the success of Dil and Ishq. But the film was disliked even by Aamir Khan and couldn't recover it's high cost.
1947 Earth- India's entry to Oscars and Aamir Khan's foray into arthouse cinema. Part of Deepak Mehta’s Element Trilogy (after Fire and before Water). But commerically failed.
Mela- Aamir's return with Dharmesh Darshan after the All Time Blockbuster Raja Hindustani. Highly anticipated film. Also the only film to co star Aamir with his brother Faisal Khan. One of the worst film of Aamir Khan and despite a big opening the film failed.
Mangal Pandey- Aamir's comeback after a 4 year hiatus. Mangal Pandey was a big budget historical film which was criticised for its historical inaccuracies and despite taking a record opening and earning a very good 27 crores it failed because of its very high budget.
Dhobhi Ghat - Aamir Khan again in an art film setup, directed by his then wife Kiran Rao. Dhobhi Ghat was critically acclaimed and did below average business. Not purely Aanit Khan’s movie as Pratik Babbar had the lead role.
Thugs of Hindustan- After dominating the box office between 2006–2016, finally Aamir Khan delivered a massive failure with Thugs of Hindustan. After the blockbuster success of Dhoom 3, director Vijay Krishna Acharya and Aamir Khan collaborated on this Pirates of the Caribbean themed film also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina and Fatima Sana. Despite having a record opening of 52 crores the film received highly negative reviews and ended up losing a fortune for YRF.
Laal Singh Chaddha - Another major misfire from Aamir Khan. Remake of Forrest Gump, Aamir Khan overacted like anything in this film and was the single biggest reason for the failure of the film. The failure of this film put him in depression and apart from a small film Sitaare Zameen Par he hasn't worked on a project as an actor as of yet.