Industry Hits In Indian Cinema

The Indian films which achieved the industry hit status (All time highest grosser) in the history of the Indian cinema are listed here.

22 titles

1. Zindagi (1940)

120 min | Drama

7.5

India Gross : 91.75 Lakhs (Nett : 55 Lakhs)

2. Khazanchi (1941)

171 min | Mystery

7.2

India Gross : 1.15cr (Nett : 70 Lakhs)

3. Basant (1942)

146 min | Drama, Musical

7.5

India Gross : 1.35cr (Nett : 80 Lakhs)

4. Kismet (1943)

Not Rated | 143 min | Drama

7.4

India Gross : 1.65cr (Nett : 1cr)

5. Barsaat (1949)

171 min | Drama, Romance, Musical

7.2

India Gross : 1.9cr (Nett : 1.15cr)

6. Awaara (1951)

193 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

7.8

India Gross : 2.1cr (Nett : 1.25cr)

7. The Savage Princess (1952)

Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

6.8

India Gross : 2.5cr (Nett : 1.5cr)

8. Shree 420 (1955)

168 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.9

India Gross : 3.35cr (Nett : 2cr)

9. Naya Daur (1957)

173 min | Action, Drama, Musical

7.9

India Gross : 3.75cr (Nett : 2.25cr)

10. Mother India (1957)

Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

7.8

India Gross : 7.5cr (Nett : 4.5cr)

11. Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

Not Rated | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War

8.1

India Gross : 9.25cr (Nett : 5.5cr)

12. Sholay (1975)

Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

8.1

India Gross : 25cr (Nett : 15cr)

13. Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994)

TV-14 | 206 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

7.5

• 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

7.3

India Gross : 127.5cr (Nett : 76.5cr)

15. Ghajini (2008)

Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

7.3

India Gross : 159.7cr (Nett : 115cr)

16. 3 Idiots (2009)

PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama

8.4

• 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

6.1

India Gross : 279.6cr (Nett : 207.8cr)

18. Dhoom 3 (2013)

Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Crime, Drama

5.4

• 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

8.1

• The first film to gross over 400 crore in India

India Gross : 445.8cr (Nett : 337.9cr)

20. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)

Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Drama

India Gross : 480.1cr (Nett : 383.1cr)

21. Dangal (2016)

Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Biography, Drama

8.3

• The first film to gross over 500 crore in India

India Gross : 510.8cr (Nett : 385cr)

22. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Drama

8.2

• The first film to gross over 1000 crore in India

India Gross : 1345.8cr (Nett : 1034.9cr)