Industry Hits In Hindi Cinema
by Samrudh_David | created - 03 Dec 2017 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicThe Hindi films which achieved the industry hit status (All time highest grosser) in the history of the Hindi cinema are listed here.
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1. Zindagi (1940)
120 min | Drama
The story of an unemployed graduate who falls in love with a woman who ran away from her cruel husband.
Director: P.C. Barua | Stars: K.L. Saigal, Pahadi Sanyal, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, Jamuna
Votes: 14
India Gross : 91.75 Lakhs (Nett : 55 Lakhs)
2. Khazanchi (1941)
171 min | Mystery
A cashier faces false allegations for killing an actress. So he need to prove his innocence.
Director: Moti B. Gidwani | Stars: M. Ismail, Ramola, Manorama, Jankidas
Votes: 32
India Gross : 1.15cr (Nett : 70 Lakhs)
3. Basant (1942)
146 min | Drama, Musical
Two poor homeless siblings have singing talent but are unable to find a job. When they meet the brother of a theatre owner, things start to change a lot.
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty | Stars: Mumtaz Shanti, Ulhas, Mumtaz Ali, Suresh
Votes: 28
India Gross : 1.35cr (Nett : 80 Lakhs)
4. Kismet (1943)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
When Shekhar comes to know that Rani became disabled because of him, he decides to help her by hiding his real identity.
Director: Gyan Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, Shah Nawaz, P.F. Pithawala
Votes: 125
India Gross : 1.65cr (Nett : 1cr)
5. Barsaat (1949)
171 min | Drama, Romance, Musical
Pran and Gopal fall in love with village girls while on a holiday. After returning home, Gopal continues to flirt with other girls. But Pran realizes that he has truly fallen in love.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Premnath Malhotra, K.N. Singh
Votes: 720
India Gross : 1.9cr (Nett : 1.15cr)
6. Awaara (1951)
193 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor young man named Raj joins a criminal gang to feed his mother. But when he falls in love with Rita, he decides to reform himself for her.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Prithviraj Kapoor, K.N. Singh
Votes: 4,498
India Gross : 2.1cr (Nett : 1.25cr)
7. The Savage Princess (1952)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After ascending to the throne, King Shamsher Singh begins a reign of terror and oppression. A young commoner named Jai then decides to challenge the king and kidnaps his sister.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Premnath Malhotra, Nadira
Votes: 354
India Gross : 2.5cr (Nett : 1.5cr)
8. Shree 420 (1955)
168 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Nadira, Nemo
Votes: 3,007
India Gross : 3.35cr (Nett : 2cr)
9. Naya Daur (1957)
173 min | Action, Drama, Musical
When the son of a landlord decides to modernize his business by replacing the horse carts with buses, a horse cart rider decides to challenge him.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit Khan, Chand Usmani
Votes: 1,310
India Gross : 3.75cr (Nett : 2.25cr)
10. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,857
India Gross : 7.5cr (Nett : 4.5cr)
11. Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Not Rated | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War
A 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.
Director: K. Asif | Stars: Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar, Durga Khote
Votes: 8,832 | Gross: $0.16M
India Gross : 9.25cr (Nett : 5.5cr)
12. Sholay (1975)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan
Votes: 58,754
India Gross : 25cr (Nett : 15cr)
13. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)
TV-14 | 206 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.
Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya | Stars: Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Mohnish Behl, Renuka Shahane
Votes: 22,564
• The first film to gross over 100 crore in India
India Gross : 120.8cr (Nett : 72.5cr)
14. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Drama, Romance
During the Partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck driver falls in love with a Muslim girl belonging to an aristocratic family.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Amrish Puri, Lillete Dubey
Votes: 15,658
India Gross : 127.5cr (Nett : 76.5cr)
15. Ghajini (2008)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A short-term memory loss patient goes on a killing spree in order to avenge the death of his ladylove.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Aamir Naik
Votes: 66,860 | Gross: $2.43M
India Gross : 159.7cr (Nett : 115cr)
16. 3 Idiots (2009)
PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 434,811 | Gross: $6.53M
• The first film to gross over 200 crore in India
India Gross : 270.9cr (Nett : 201.4cr)
17. Chennai Express (2013)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A man travelling to Rameswaram via Chennai express for his late grandfather's ashes immersion finds himself in trouble after helping a don's daughter and her cousins board the train.
Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Sathyaraj, Nikitin Dheer
Votes: 63,621 | Gross: $5.31M
India Gross : 279.6cr (Nett : 207.8cr)
18. Dhoom 3 (2013)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jai and Ali return to catch the clown thief, Sahir, who has targeted various branches of the Western Bank of Chicago.
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya | Stars: Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra
Votes: 49,115 | Gross: $8.03M
• The first film to gross over 300 crore in India.
India Gross : 357.7cr (Nett : 271.2cr)
19. PK (2014)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religious views on people.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani
Votes: 201,380 | Gross: $10.62M
• The first film to gross over 400 crore in India
India Gross : 445.8cr (Nett : 337.9cr)
20. Dangal (2016)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Director: Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 210,896 | Gross: $12.39M
• The first film to gross over 500 crore in India
India Gross : 510.8cr (Nett : 385cr)
21. Pathaan (2023)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An Indian agent races against a doomsday clock as a ruthless mercenary, with a bitter vendetta, mounts an apocalyptic attack against the country.
Director: Siddharth Anand | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia
Votes: 156,464
• The first Hindi film to gross over 600 crore in India
India Gross : 651.1cr (Nett : 533.9cr)
22. Jawan (2023)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama, Musical
A prison warden recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice - and that lead him to an unexpected reunion.
Director: Atlee | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone
Votes: 94,763
• The first Hindi film to gross over 700 crore in India
India Gross : 766.1cr (Nett : 628.3cr)
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