Readers here on Indicine are well aware of most box office records in recent times, but ever wondered which Hindi film was the first film to do 1 crore net business? Or for that matter the first film to collect 5 crore and 10 crore at the domestic box office?
Way back in the year 1943, Gyan Mukherjee’s Kismet was the first film to collect Rs 1 crore in its entire run at the box office. Starring Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti and Shah Nawaz, Kimset was produced by the first public limited film company Bombay Talkies.
Bollywood Blockbusters
More than 17 years later, K Asif’s iconic Mughal-e-azam was the first Hindi film to surpass the 5 crore mark. The historic costume drama featured Prithviraj Kapoor as Emperor Akbar, Dilip Kumar as Salim and Madhubala as Anarkali.
The industry had to wait for 15 more years, when Ramesh Sippy’s 1975 All-time-blockbuster Sholay became the first film to collect 10 crore. The Amitabh Bachchan – Dharmendra – Hema Malini – Jaya Bachchan starrer was also the first to 15 crore.
And then the ‘KHAN Domination’ began. Apart from Sunny Deol’s Gadar Ek Prem Katha which was first to 75 crores, every milestone was owned by either Salman Khan (25 and 50 crore), Aamir Khan (100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 crore) or Shahrukh Khan (225 crore).
Full list of all the major milestones. It goes without saying that all the below films are some of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Indian Cinema.
- 1 crore – Kismet (1943)
- 5 crore – Mughal-e-azam (1960)
- 10 crore – Sholay (1975)
- 25 crore – Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994)
- 50 crore – Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994)
- 75 crore – Gadar Ek Prem Katha (2001)
- 100 crore – Ghajini (2008)
- 125 crore – 3 Idiots (2009)
- 150 crore – 3 Idiots (2009)
- 175 crore – 3 Idiots (2009)
- 200 crore – 3 Idiots (2009)
- 225 crore – Chennai Express (2013)
Which film will be the first to 250, 275 and 300? It could well be Krrish 3 or Dhoom 3 this year. There is Mental, Happy New Year and Kick. If none of them manage to break into the the 250 crore club, Aamir Khan’s Peekay directed by Rajkumar Hirani is almost certain to achieve the next milestone!
Do post your thoughts in the comments section below.
HAHK IS BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN CINEMA
It is 100% sure that 250 crore club will be created this year.Even if “Krrish 3” fails “Dhoom 3” will surely make it.
Salman Khan Mental, Kick or King Khan SRKS Happy New Year will be the next 250 or 275 cr Milestone List…
Krish-3 and Dhoom-3 Cheap Trailer… At best 200 Cr Not More than that
Dhoom3 first movie to cross 250 cr. And p.k will be first movie to enter 300 cr. Club
how many milestones did 3 idiots cover? yah,, 4. And it took 21 years for srk to create a milestone and that too will be history within 3 or 4 months by Krrish 3 and dhoom 3.
krrish3 ofcourse
All Great,memorable,classic and path breaking movies in the above list except one movie.
HAPPY NEW YEAR=400 CRORES
Krrish3 & Dhoom3
Krrish3
250+ crores=Krrish 3,Dhoom 3 and Mental
300+ crores=Kick and Peekay
d 3 will be 250+ nd krissh 3 – 200-210 cr.
Krrish 3
C’mon its Krrish 3
Only Aamir khan has given back to back All time Blockbusters in bollywood history ever.
ONLY KHAN ROCKS.
SRK,Aamir,Sallu.
The Baap of All.
Kirshh3: Probably
Dhoom3 : No
Mental: No
HNY: Maybe
Peekay: Most Probably
Kick is good contestant for 250crore…also chnce for K3 & D3
I hope this time a non Khan actor make 250cr milestone, Hrithik has got a very good chance of doing it with Krrish 3 if the storyline clicks.
Akshay Kumar’s THUPAKKI Remake also has can make 250 cr milestone.
Where is the longest running movie of bollywood which is still running somewhere in an unknown theatre in Mumbai.Can’t see in above list.I think Salman’s “HAHK” kicked it out of this list.lol
no strongly disagree that pk will achieve. only d 3 can touch if not than wait only srk and sallu can touch that milestone
With due respect to all the. All the 3 khans are gems of Bollywood. Though I am Slman fan, but must admit, the combined business of 3 stars [inflation adjusted], will be unparalleled in the times to come.
Any way coming back to 250 crore – K3, D3 or otherwise Kick will kick all the records.
Now SRK is first 225
In overseas SRK is 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th ……. … ………………. 100th
SrK rule around the world
Beating CE collection is not an easy thing at all. So finger crossed for k3 and d3
Smitten by Khans…….Chal hawa aane do……Akshay Kumar,Hritik Roshan,Ajay Devgyn are there too…..By the End of 2015…….Movies like Boss,Thupakki Remake,Gabbar,Krishh 3,Bang Bang,Shuddhi,Golmaal 4,Singham 2,Action Jackson would create wonders too……SRK is a piece of crap….His movies are torturous……CE,JTHJ,RA.One…….Salman with ETT,BDYGRD,READY……Aamir is Great…..His movies speaks it all…….!!
By predicting the script/storyline (must be a strong one) along with the star cast, production house/team, and overall appeal/expectation, Krrish-3, Dhoom-3 and Peekay (uncertain, since we don’t know much about it other than the team) are the most logical choices. Mental, Happy New Year, and Kick also have the potential and very good chance to cross those figures, but they won’t be releasing before 2014. One more thing, it must be a ”commercial” film.
HRITHIK will be the first non-khan to achieve that milestone !!! K3 is a sureshot winner, and it will be too damn difficult to break its record ! kid krrish animated series,krrish comics,krrish app,krrish games, krrish is everywhere !!! India’s first iconic superhero !!!!
Wow! ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ is the biggest blockbuster of past 3 decades if not all time.
indicine please write article on oversease mileston too just curious how much milestone srk has achieved