The no-show by several big budget movies coupled with a two month-long stand-off between producers and multiplexes owners amid recession made 2009 a year which Bollywood producers and cinegoers would like to forget.

Some 138 films were released this year, Kumar Mohan, Editor of Complete Cinema, a trade magazine told . The year started badly with 'Chandni Chowk to China' tanking at the box office despite the hype.

The other major flops of the year were Akshay Kumar starrer 'Tasveer', 'Blue', 'Delhi-6', 'London Dreams', 'Main Aur Mrs Khanna', 'Luck', Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Aladin", 'Kurban' and 'What's Your Rashee?'. Films like 'Wanted', 'Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani', 'New York' and 'Love Aajkal' were the only hits of 2009.

However, the industry had some respite with Aamir Khan's '3 Idiots', which released on Christmas and is on its way to become a blockbuster.

Amitabh Bachchan's 'Paa', where the actor played the role of a 13-year-old child, has recovered its costs even though it has done well only in the metro cities.

Films like 'All the Best', 'Wake Up Sid!', and 'Dev D' and 'Kambakkht Ishq' were average grossers. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh told that 2009 was the worst year in the recent history of Bollywood.