Bollywood is the world's largest movie production center. Its history begins in 1913, when the very first film, "Raja Harishchandra," was shot. Since then, Bollywood regularly delights fans around the world with songs, dances and pathos, and producers - ever-increasing profits. For example, in 1975 the film “Revenge and the Law” received three times more money than the 1960 record holder “The Great Mogul”, and the film “Who am I for you,” filmed in 1994, surpassed the revenues from “Revenge and the Law” in four times.
Wonderlist overseas rating site compiled a list of which included top grossing indian films in the history of Bollywood.
10. “Once upon a time there was a tiger”
Budget $ 12 million, fees $ 50 million.
The rating of Bollywood's highest grossing tapes begins with a spy thriller, seasoned with a heartbreaking love story between an Indian intelligence agent (Salman Khan) and Pakistani intelligence agent (Katrina Kaif) against the backdrop of Irish landscapes.
9. “Puff-puff!”
The budget is 23 million dollars, fees 53 million dollars.
A modest bank employee (Katrina Kaif) meets with a mysterious but charming young man (Hrithik Roshan). Before they reveal their feelings to each other, many helicopters will explode and many shots will sound. The action movie with elements of melodrama and comedy in 2014 earned 53 million. By the way, this is the official remake of the American film "Knight of the Day."
8. "Happy New Year!"
The budget is 23 million dollars, fees 53 million dollars.
A comedy about a group of inept dancers trying to rob a bank, was released on October 24, 2014 and raised $ 7.3 million in one day.
7. "Krrish 3"
The budget is $ 18 million, the fees are $ 58 million.
The story of a black-skinned superhero (Hrithik Roshan) and his fight with a supervillain in a black coat (Vivek Oberoi) is the third in a series that began in 2003 with the film “You Are Not Alone”.
6. “Blow”
Budget $ 16 million, fees $ 59 million.
Another film with the participation of one of the highest paid actors in the world, Salman Khan, filmed in 2014. This time, the actor plays an adrenaline junkie who, in search of thrills, became a thief and got into a fight for dividing spheres of influence with gangsters. And in order to add more thrill to the hero, the police are also following him.
5. “Three idiots”
The budget is 5 million dollars, fees 62 million dollars.
Ten years after graduating from college, two friends set off in search of the missing third. On the way, they will solve long-forgotten problems, upset the wedding and attend a funeral. In the ranking of 250 best films according to the IMDB website, the film takes 115th place.
4. "Chennai Express"
The budget is $ 12 million, the fees are $ 67 million.
A forty-year-old pastry chef (Shahrukh Khan) buys a ticket for the Chennai express, supposedly to dispel the dust of his grandfather in Rameshvaran, and he intends to go with friends to have fun in Goa. However, even if you are a forty-year-old pastry chef, in the Indian film you will find a beautiful girl, dangers and, of course, songs and dances.
3. “Brother Bajrangi”
The budget is $ 14 million, the fees are $ 70 million.
The love story of a Hindu and a Muslim (Karina Kapoor and Salman Khan) earned $ 31 million in just 9 days.
2. “Bikers 3: Back in the ranks”
The budget is $ 27 million, the fees are $ 85 million.
Biker stars Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif have broken all records for popularity in India and abroad. The action film with special effects has become the most profitable Bollywood movie in the world, collecting a box office of 85 million in just two weeks in 2013.
1. PiKey
The budget is 13 million dollars, fees 110 million dollars.
The most expensive Indian film got into the rating of films of 2015. This is a touching story about an eared alien lost on Earth (Aamir Khan). In India, this tape provoked the protests of religious organizations, and at the same time became the leader of hire at the end of 2014.