Bollywood, the Indian film industry has achieved global recognition and people all over the world find pleasure in watching Bollywood movies. This is the reason why Bollywood films are making it big, not only in India but on the international platform too, with whopping box office collections breaking all records.
Here is a list of top 16 highest grossing Bollywood movies of till date:
16. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
The fresh, romantic film “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, which released in 2013 is another one to feature on the list of top 10 highest grossing Bollywood movies of all times. It had a young starcast of Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone and had a hit story and music, which made it earn Rs 311 crore on the box office.
15. Ek Tha Tiger
Salman Khan did it once again with the super hit film called “Ek Tha Tiger”, which made a tremendous box office collection of Rs 320 crore on the worldwide box office in 2012, making it one of the biggest hits in the history of Bollywood. Katrina Kaif played the female lead in this Yashraj film, which was directed by Kabir Khan.
14. Bang Bang!
“Bang Bang!”, which was released in 2014 comes next on the list of top 10 highest grossing movies in Bollywood of all times. Starring big names like Hrithik Roshan and Katrrina Kaif, this action movie collected Rs 340 crore as its worldwide collection.
13. Krrish 3
The next name on this list is that of the popular super hero movie called “Krrish 3” in which Hrithik Roshan plays the title role. This movie is a sequel to “Koi Mil Gaya” and “Krrish” and was released in 2013. It made history by grossing Rs 374 crore on the box office.
12. Kick
With a box office collection of Rs 377 crore, the 2014 Salman Khan starrer “Kick” is the next movie to make it on the list of highest grossing Bollywood movies ever. This action thriller had Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez playing the female lead.
11. Happy New Year
Another big hit came in Bollywood in 2014, as “Happy New Year”, which grossed up a whopping Rs 383 crore on the box office. The comedy thriller starred Sharukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonu Sood and was directed by Farah Khan.
10. Bajirao Mastani
This movie stars popular actors like Ranveer Singh, Deepika padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Tanvi Azmi. It was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The worldwide box office collection of the movie was 375 crore rs.
9. Dilwale
The worldwide gross collection of Dilwale movie was 394 crore rs. The movie is directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan & Rohit Shetty. It stars Shah Rukh Khan Kajol devgan Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon.
8. 3 Idiots
The epic movie “3 Idiots” comes on the third rank in the list, with an awesome collection of Rs 395 crore. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani and starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani, this 2009 film made a history by becoming the biggest hit of the industry at the time of its release.
7. Chennai Express
Featuring next on the list of top 10 highest grossing Bollywood film all time is the Shahrukh Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer “Chennai Express”, which released in 2013. The film was directed by ace director Rohit Shetty and made a spectacular worldwide collection of Rs 422 crore on the box office.
6. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
This movie was directed by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. This was a family drama action movie stars Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Anupam Kher. The worldwide box office collection of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo was 432 crore rs.
5. Sultan
The Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer sultan movie was directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. The worldwide box office collection of the movie was 584.15 crore rs. The story of the movie was about a wrestling champion Sultan Ali Khan (Salman Khan) career and personal life rift.
4. Dhoom 3
The highest grossing Bollywood movie in the history of cinema is Dhoom 3, which has made a whopping box office collection of Rs 542 crore worldwide. This 2013 release had a top star cast of Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Jackie Shroff and was presented by the prestigious banner of Yashraj Films.
3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is the highest earning movie of Salman Khan Career till date. The worldwide gross collection of the movie was 626 crore rs. The movie was directed by Kabir Khan and its starrer Salman Khan, Harshaali Malhotra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kareena Kapoor Khan. The story of the movie is about a Pakistani girl who lost in India and Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi the Bajrangi (Salman Khan) helps her to find home.
2. PK
PK, the Aamir Khan starrer has made history first time by crossing 700 crore mark, grossing Rs 792 core as its gross worldwide collection till its release. Besides Aamir Khan, the movie stars Anushka Sharma, Boman Irani, Sanjay Dutt and Sushant Singh Rajput and is directed by Raj Kumar Hirani.
1. Dangal
Dangal movie ranks on the top of our list, this movie recorded biggest worldwide hit Bollywood movie ever. Its total worldwide collection was 1546 crore rs. The movie is about a real life story of a wrestler and its stars Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar. This movie was directed by Nitesh Tiwari.
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Some other big worldwide Bollywood hits include Dabanng, Don 2, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Ra One.
The article last updated on 24-May-2017
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