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Top 10 highest-grossing Hindi films worldwide

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Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was the first Bollywood film to cross 1 billion worldwide. However, after its influx and unprecedented achievements, Hindi cinema witnessed many records and records shattering entertainers (read films). In the impending time, surely you’ll observer many spectacular flicks but still the records set by these movies won’t be easy to smash. The worldwide gross figures are given here after adding dubbed Telugu and Tamil version of Bollywood films.

Krrish Each time evil awakens in the world, a superhero rekindles his superpowers. This time Krrish is back, with thrice the power to destroy the demonic Kaal and his bastion of beastly mutants. In 'Superhero' form - caped, masked, winged - with muscles of steel and hearts of gold, Hrithik aka Krrish saves the world from the evil intentions. Amazingly, the sci-fi flick took four days to reach the 100-crore club (in India) and just 10 days to cross 200 crore. The movie took the least number of days to enter the elite club. The movie is still having a good run at the box office and it remains to be seen if it will start the 300-crore club in India.

Chennai Express If you have an agile, good-looking and super-willing star named Shah Rukh Khan and a stunner like Deepika Padukone, you don’t need a script and logic. Chennai Express is a hard-core commercial film with a romantic angle. The story is about a man's travel from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and the bizarre happenings during his journey. However, this hilarious journey surely teaches you about the serious relationships in life. Director Rohit Shetty's this blockbuster bonanza has grossed Rs 424 crore world over.

3 Idiots Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi and R Madhavan – the 3 Idiots are perfect archetypes of the new age Indian who is essentially a non-conformist, questioning outmoded givens, choosing to live life on his own terms and chartering new roads that consciously skirt the rat race. The high point of the film is the fact that director Rajkumar Hirani says so much, and more, without losing his sense of humour and the sheer lightness of being. The film is a laugh riot, despite being high on fundas. No doubt, if it had earned Rs 392 crore worldwide.

Ek Tha Tiger Salman’s eponymous secret agent avatar scours the world in search of enemies of the nation and dispatches them to the devil without breaking into a sweat! But when this brave heart falls in love, even he has to seek cover to realise his dream. Ek Tha Tiger is more evolved and entertaining. Salman`isms' are rationed. And the hero does so many unbelievable stunts, it makes you ponder on whether- Bollywood's answer to Spider Man, Superman and Batman; is apna Sal`man.' The last Kat-Sallu romance thriller, ETT earned Rs 310 crore worldover. According to Koimoi, Kabir Khan's film made Rs 47.50 crores in its first 2 days.

Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani An alive, fresh vibe dominates Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani and invigorates you through its entire run. The story is not novel, but the treatment is A-grade. Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone carve a smooth path for the movie to ride on. It’s their effort that brings grace to the movie. The movie reunites Ranbir-Deepika onscreen and in fact the film created a lot of buzz, ever since it was conceptualised. Thus, earning Rs 301 crore worldwide was not a big deal for Ayan’s directorial.

Dabangg 2 sees Salman Khan reprising his role as Chulbul Pandey, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh who styles himself after Robin Hood, robbing from the bad guys to help the needy. If the success of the movie has confounded the critics, they can agree on one thing: Dabangg 2 is Salman Khan and Salman Khan is Dabangg 2. The success of the movie again cemented Salman’s box office power and helped it to earn Rs 250 crore worldwide.

Bodyguard A Salman Khan film almost always defies all logic, simply because it follows its own norms at the box office, irrespective of the quality of the product. Bodyguard had inculcated all the vital elements for the crowds milling, cheering and growing nearly hysterical in this trademark Salman touch. This essentially means a high-on-testosterone Salman, a pelvic-pushing Salman, a devil-may-care Salman, a can-do-anything Salman, a human tornado Salman, a goofy-in-love Salman, and yes, above all, a shirtless Salman. Stir up this cocktail and rest assured, Rs 230 crore worldwide trade is not far away.

Dabangg For anybody who wants to know what is the on-screen definition of Bollywood, Dabangg is truly a text book fare. It's loud, crazy, exaggerated, larger-than-life, totally make-believe, comic book like, generously peppered with the mandatory desi tadka of songs and dances with literally oozing star charisma. Most importantly, it's only meant to entertain. No, this isn't meant for people who are looking for different cinema. Nor is it meant for the viewer who likes movies to appeal to his head. Yet, for those who celebrate the pleasure of mainstream masala movie lore and swear by its popcorn quotient, Dabangg is the greatest getaway of the season. And a reward – Rs 215 crore worldwide. Not bad.

Jab Tak Hai Jaan is the swan song of Yash Chopra, the big daddy of romance. Every frame is picture perfect, the emotions are well nuanced. The movie though doesn't have the intensity of some of Yash Chopra's earlier romances like Daag, Kabhie-Kabhie, Silsila and Chandni but still it has the stamp of the man who made some of the best romantic fare in Bollywood. Rs 211 crore business worldwide though a meager and below expected by the cinema pundits.

Don 2 is a classic action/crime thriller that doesn't let go, even for a moment. More importantly, the plot has been finely crafted, with every twist and turn falling into place like a complicated albeit neat little jigsaw. With a canvas that goes on a cross-country ride -- Thailand, Malaysia, Zurich, Berlin -- the film challenges you to hop aboard its high speed scuttle and attentively follow the exploits of its glamorous gangster. The high point of the film is Shah Rukh's delineation of the character of the Don which helped the movie to mint Rs 206 crore at the box office.

Dhoom 3 (starring Aamir Khan) released on Christmas 2013 and holds the record of the fastest film to have made Rs 100 crore.

Kick According to reports in Koimoi, by the afternoon of its 11th day Kick had collected Rs 313 crore (Rs 50 crore overseas; Rs 262 crores domestic) and had become the sixth highest overseas grosser of all times; overall it was the 5th biggest hit (behind only Dhoom 3, Krrish 3, Chennai Express and 3 Idiots).

Hindi-Urdu films that earned Rs 100 crore in...

(Source: Fastest films to cross Rs 100 crore hurdle The Times of India)

3 days

Dhoom 3- 'Dhoom 3' released on Christmas last year in 2013 made Rs 100 crore in just three days and has gone down in history as the fastest film to have done so.! According to Koimoi, the total collections of 'Dhoom 3' were Rs 280.25 crores No other film has so far broken this record.

3.5 days

Chennai Express- made Rs 100 crore in 3.5 days of its release. According to a report by Koimoi, 'Chennai Express' touched the golden figures of Rs 100 crore in a little more than three days. However, the film did not stop at just that and went ahead and made a grand total of Rs 226.70 crore at the box office as per Koimoi reports.

4 days

Krrish 3- gobbled up Rs 100 crore in just four days, 'Krrish 3'. The film eventually grossed Rs 240.50 crore at the box office.

4 days plus

Kick- According to Koimoi, 'Kick' had made Rs 97.70 crore [in the first 4 days] and Rs.127crore in 5 days. 'Kick' could not break the record of 'Dhoom 3' that has made the fastest Rs 100 crore so far.

Six days

Ek Tha Tiger- made Rs 100 crore in just six days. The film however fell short of the magical Rs 200 crore figure and according to Koimoi ended up grossing Rs 198 crore at the box office.

Dabangg 2- According to a report in Koimoi, 'Dabangg 2' earned a total of Rs 158.50 crore at the box office.. 'Dabangg 2' is also included in the list of films that have made Rs 100 crore the fastest, as it made that much money in just six days.

7 days

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani joined the biggies by earning Rs 100 crore in just 7 days! The film made a total of Rs 190 crore according to Koimoi reports. Deepika who already had Rs 100 crore films in her kitty like 'Race 2' added another one with this one.

8 days

Bodyguard- was another Rs 100 crore grosser. it managed to earn the money in just 8 days straight. According to koimoi, 'Bodyguard' earned Rs 142 crore at the box office.

9 days

3 Idiots- The first film to have made a double century at the box office, It made a total of Rs 202 crore at the box office as per Koimoi. The film went ahead and made Rs 100 crore in a little more than nine days when it released in 2009.

10 days or more

Ra.One and Dabangg- According to a report in Koimoi, Shah Rukh Khan's 'Ra.One' and Salman Khan's 'Dabangg' tie together at the number ten spot on our list.

Dabangg earned Rs 145 crore in all.

Ra.One grossed a total of Rs 115 crore at the box office

Hindi-Urdu films with the highest earnings overseas

This chart was posted in early Aigust 2014. At the time Kick had earned $8.3 million (Rs.50.49 crore) internationally in 9 days. This chart will be updated when Kick ends its first run .

Koimoi’s 10 highest-grossing Hindi-Urdu films abroad

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Hits: 2010-mid 2013

The Times of India 11 Aug 2013

All figures in crore rupees:

High Weekend Collections

The highest earning Hindi-Urdu films: 2000-July 2014

Adapted from Koimoi.com

This chart will be updated once Kick's records settle down. After 24 days (end of 17 Aug 2014) Kick had earned Rs. 230.80 crore (domestic) and Rs 374.50 crore worldwide. It thus became the 3rd highest domestic earner ever (after Krrish 3 and Dhoom 3) and India’s fourth highest worldwide earner (after Dhoom 3/ Rs542 crore; Chennai Express/ Rs422 crore and 3 Idiots/ Rs395 crore.) This is the first time when a Salman film crossed the Rs 200-crore mark.

+ Means Including Paid Preview

Best return on investment: 2004-13

Bheja Fry, Aashiqui 2 gave best return on investment in last decade

Avijit Ghosh & Atul Thakur,TNN | Sep 8, 2014 The Times of India

Bheja Fry, Aashiqui 2 gave best return on investment in last decade

Bheja Fry, an Indianised version of the French comedy Le Diner De Cons, collected Rs 12.6 crore worldwide. The film’s overall budget was Rs 1.5 crore

Let us look at a movie's investment-return ratio to decide on the magnitude of its success. In other words, dividing what a movie earns with what it spends — estimates of production costs plus prints and publicity expenses.

2004-13

A close look at 500 films released between the years 2004-13 (the top 50 money-making films from each year) with theatre collection figures provided by trade website, boxofficeindia.com reveals:

1) From a strictly investment-return ratio point of view, the biggest hit during the period is Bheja Fry. The film, an Indianised version of the French comedy Le Diner De Cons, collected Rs 12.6 crore worldwide. As per boxoffice.com figures, the film's overall budget was Rs 1.5 crore and it grossed Rs 12.6 crore worldwide. This gave it an investment-return ratio of 739%, better than any other films. Bheja Fry's producer Sunil Doshi says that the film's actual production cost was Rs 1.18 crore. "It was self-funded and I had to mortgage my house. There was hardly any money left for advertising. But the film became a sleeper hit following huge word of mouth publicity," he says.

2) Aashiqui2, which had a budget of Rs 15 crore and grossed Rs 109.4 crore worldwide giving it an investment-return ratio of 629%.

3) Lage Raho Munna Bhai (548%)

4) Vivah (518%)

5) Vicky Donor (513%).

Astoundingly, there's no Khan, no Hrithik Roshan, no Akshay Kumar, no Ajay Devgn and no Ranbir Kapoor in this list.

Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), starring Sanjay Dutt, is the lone movie with a big star of its time.

2013

Interestingly, following the ROI (return on investment) method, another film trade website, koimoi.com, ranked

1) Aashiqui2 as the top film of 2013

2) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

3) ABCD

4) Fukrey

5) Grand Masti.

Movies which fetched much more cash at the box-office were respectively ranked

7) Chennai Express

11) Dhoom 3

13) Krish 3.

Well-known Mumbai based distributor Shyam Shroff says that judging a film's through investment-return ratio is the right way to look at its success. "It is also noticed many a times that in spite of huge box-office figures, the films actually run into losses.’

"If one strips the top five films to the barebones, at their core of each of them is a brave idea. And a good idea is like blood in a shark pool. Even the conservative Vivah had freshness. In Aashiqui 2, the hero commits suicide; something rare in Bollywood these days," says writer-director Mahesh Bhatt.

Debutant directors who struck gold

Seven Bollywood directors whose debuts crossed the 100-crore mark

Meena Iyer,TNN | Aug 19, 2014 The Times of India

Make no mistake about it. Rajkumar Hirani's name still crops up first when you speak about talent.

And Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge has been running in a theatre in Mumbai for 19 years in succession. Even 26 years after he started his career, Salman Khan considers his mentor Sooraj Barjatya's debut directorial Maine Pyar Kiya a Hindi cinema milestone.

[Karan Johar’s debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was an all-time blockbuster, the equivalent of a Rs300 crore film of 2014. And the biggest daddy of them all, Ramesh Sippy, was only 28-years-old when Sholay released in 1975, though it was his third film. His first film Andaz (1971), released when he was 24, was a success. His second film Seeta aur Geeta (1972) was the no.1 hit of its year, and like Rs300 crore film of 2014. He was 25 in 1972.]

However, since '100-crore' films were not a part of Bollywood at that point; (the business has more than doubled in the last six years); Raju, Adi and Sooraj do not have the distinction of making films that have crossed the coveted mark.

In fact, Sajid Nadiadwala leads the list of debutant directors who have crossed the Rs.100-crore mark (Kick has even gone beyond the Rs.200-crore mark). Some others who have struck gold with their debut films are, Malayalam filmmaker Siddique, who entered Bollywood with Bodyguard; and AR Murugadoss, who found himself in the enviable slot with Ghajini, the film with which he crossed over to Hindi cinema.

1. Sajid Nadiadwala/ Kick

2. Arbaaz Khan/ Dabangg 2

3. Siddique/ Bodyguard

4. Abhinav Kashyap/ Dabangg

5. Karan Malhotra/ Agneepath

6. AR Murugados/s Ghajini

7. Abhishek Varman/ 2 States

First week collections

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Highest first week collections: as on 1 Nov 2014. Source: The Times of India