From today, it’s the beginning of the New Decade. The first decade of the new century has passed. But, before moving on to the next decade, let’s take a look at the 10 highest grossing films (Domestic Collection) in Indian cinema in the last 10 years. The shocking thing is that the list doesn’t include a single film of Bollywood Superstars Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar. The last decade has also given some new superstars to Indian cinema.
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10 highest-grossing films in Indian cinema (Bollywood) in the last decade. The list is from Bottom to Top
10. Dhoom 3 (2013)
- Director – Vijay Krishna Acharya
- Box Office Collection – Rs 284.27 Crore
Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer film Dhoom 3 took Yash Raj Films’ Dhoom franchise to a new height. After playing the negative roles of John Abraham in Dhoom and Hrithik Roshan in Dhoom 2, this time it was Aamir Khan’s turn and Aamir did not give the audience a chance to disappoint anywhere in the entire film.
9. Sultan (2016)
- Director – Ali Abbas Zafar
- Box Office Collection – Rs 300.45 Crore
Salman Khan’s film Sultan is at number nine in the leading films in terms of earnings from the year 2000 to the year 2019. Ali Abbas Zafar introduced the pair of Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma in a new and stunning look in this film. The discussion about the film’s story first came to light that its story resembles Dangal. But, both films were released in a year and both were super hits.
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8. Padmavat (2018)
- Director – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Box Office Collection – Rs 302.15 Crore
The film Padmavat, released amidst all the protests, earned Deepika Padukone the title of number one actress in Hindi cinema. It is the only Hindi film made with an actress in the lead role, which did a business of more than three hundred crore rupees. Ranveer Singh appeared in the role of Villain in the film and his performance was also well appreciated. The film ranks eighth among the highest-grossing films of the last decade.
7. War (2019)
- Director – Siddharth Anand
- Box Office Collection – Rs 317.91 Crore
Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vani Kapoor starrer film war, which is at number seven in the highest-grossing films, has achieved a new status of action films in Hindi cinema. For the film, Yash Raj Films hired four of the world’s biggest stunt directors and Hrithik Roshan also played a very interesting character in the film. Vaani Kapoor’s role in the film was small but very strong.
6. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
- Director – Kabir Khan
- Box Office Collection – Rs 320.34 Crore
In this story of Hanuman devotee Pawan Kumar, Salman Khan’s emotional angle was made by director Kabir Khan as his trump card. Kabir Khan made this story very convincingly to bring a Pakistani girl across the border to an Indian. The film benefited from the names of Salman Khan and Kabir Khan, though Salman’s charisma began to wane from the same film.
5. Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
- Director – Ali Abbas Zafar
- Box Office Collection – Rs 339.16 Crore
In the case of films grossing 300 crores or more at the box office, if anyone challenges director Rajkumar Hirani, it is Tiger Zinda Hai and Sultan’s director Ali Abbas Zafar. Ali’s very first film, Tiger Zinda Hai, set the box office success flag. The film ranks fifth among the top 10 grossing films of the last decade. The Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Tiger Zinda Hai is a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger, a film based on the story of two spies of India and Pakistan.
4. PK (2014)
- Director – Rajkumar Hirani
- Box Office Collection – Rs 340.80 Crore
Aamir Khan’s film PK made a big hit at the box office. Aamir Khan’s portrayal of an alien played a lot of applause in the film abroad. In all theatres in California, people gave the film a standing ovation after the show was over. This film also started a club of films grossing 300 crores in Indian cinema.
3. Sanju (2018)
- Director – Rajkumar Hirani
- Box Office Collection – Rs 342.53 Crore
Actor Sanjay Dutt’s biopic Sanju, which has been the biggest film of the last decade to be the number three among the movies of the last decade in terms of earnings, and the stars have shone brightly. Ranbir Kapoor showed his passion with this film and told that if the right story is there, newcomers can also do wonders on the big screen. Vicky Kaushal impressed the audience the most with his performance in the film.
2. Dangal (2016)
- Director – Nitesh Tiwari
- Box Office Collection – Rs 387.38 Crore
Aamir Khan’s film Dangal, which proves the importance of Delhi-UP and East Punjab film distribution regions in Hindi cinema, is the story of two women wrestlers from Haryana, Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, who won medals at the Commonwealth Games. Aamir played the father of both in this film. The film gave glowing actors like Fatima Sana Sheikh, Sanya Malhotra and Zaira Wasim to Hindi cinema and bagged awards for Nitesh. Dangal ranks second among the highest-grossing films of the decade.
1. Bahubali – The Conclusions (2017)
- Director – SS Rajamouli
- Box Office Collection – Rs 510.99 Crore
Bahubali The Conclusion, an unknown face-flicker across the country and the world, was the highest-grossing Indian film of the last decade. The film made Prabhas the new superstar of cinema and also made Anushka Shetty a household name. Satyaraja, who played Katappa in the film, also gained a lot of fame and the impact of Shivgami, Ramya Krishnan in the film was such that a full series is being made on her character. The film Bahubali The Conclusion, made at a cost of Rs 250 crore, did double the business.
