The Landmark Movies of Bollywood Box Office History
Bollywood box office business has evolved wonderfully over last few decades and keep on doing so. So there are some movies that became the game changers or landmark movies. Let's see how it all happened.
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- DirectorK. AsifStarsPrithviraj KapoorMadhubalaDilip KumarA 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.The way back in 1960, it became first movie to earn over 5 crores at box office.
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsSanjeev KumarDharmendraAmitabh BachchanAfter his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.It took another 15 years for a movie to raise the bar. Sholay became the first movie to cross 10 crore mark and went upto making 15 crores at box office.
- DirectorSooraj R. BarjatyaStarsMadhuri DixitSalman KhanMohnish BehlPrem 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.After 19 years, came the first movie to redefine the economy of movies. Hum Apke Hai Koun...! is the first movie to gross over 50 crores. It earned near to 70 crores in final telly.
- DirectorAnil SharmaStarsSunny DeolAmeesha PatelAmrish PuriDuring the Partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck driver falls in love with a Muslim girl belonging to an aristocratic family.After 7 years, Gadar became the first movie to cross the bar of 75 crores.
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsAamir KhanAsin ThottumkalJiah KhanA short-term memory loss patient goes on a killing spree in order to avenge the death of his ladylove.It is the first movie to go in 3 digits. Yes it made over 100 crores. Apart from that this is the first movie to gross over 50 Cr in first week itself.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanMadhavanMona SinghTwo 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".It took just 1 more year and there came 3 Idiots to go even past 200 crores. Apart from that it became the first movie to gross over 75 Cr in first week.
- DirectorVijay Krishna AcharyaStarsAamir KhanKatrina KaifAbhishek BachchanJai and Ali return to catch the clown thief, Sahir, who has targeted various branches of the Western Bank of Chicago.It took 4 years and another Aamir Khan starrer to cross the landmark of 250 Cr. It also became the first movie to earn over 150 Cr in its first week.
- DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanAnushka SharmaSanjay DuttAn 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.Just a year after, another Aamir Khan movie directed by 3 Idiots fame Rajkumar Hirani, cracked the 300 Cr mark.