Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies in India

People watch movies for entertainment, relaxation, hobbies, and other reasons. Each type of film targets a particular audience, as every person has a different choice of movies. But some films are so good or interesting that they attract large audiences and that movies earn huge profits, and make their place in the ten highest-grossing movies. The best 10 Indian films with the highest earning in every language are listed below:

1. Dangal

This movie is a biographical sports drama in Hindi. The movie centres on Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan), a former amateur wrestler and national champion based in Balali, a village in Haryana and his daughters. The film was released on December 23, 2016. The budget of the movie is 70 Crores.

Movie details:

1. Written by: Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain, Piyush Gupta, and Nikhil Meharotra
2. Produced by: Aamir Khan, Siddharth Roy Kapur, and Kiran Rao.
3. Narrated by: Aparshakti Khurana
4. Cinematography: Satyajit Pande
5. Edited by: Ballu Saluja
6. Music by: Pritam
7. Release dates: December 23, 2016
8. Running time: 161 minutes
9. Language: Hindi

Cast:

1. Aamir Khan performed the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat.
2. Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh played the character of Geeta Phogat. She is the oldest daughter of Mahavir.
3. Sakshi Tanwar performed the role of Daya Shobha Kaur, and she is the wife of Mahavir.
4. Zaira Wasim played the role of child Geeta.
5. The role of Babita Kumari is played by Sanya Malhotra.
6. The role of child Babita was portrayed by Suhani Bhatnagar.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 2070.3 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 387.38 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 535 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 1535.3 Crores

2. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

This is a two-part Indian epic film that was simultaneously produced in Telugu and Tamil under the direction of S. S. Rajamouli. This movie was released in 2017. In the movie, Prabhas, Ramya Krishna, Sathyaraj, Anushka Shetty, Nassar, Rana Daggubati, and Subbaraju, played important roles. The budget of the movie is 250 Crores.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 1788.06 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 1030.42 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 1416.9 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 371.16 Crores

Cast:

1. In the film, Prabhas played a double role. He played the character of Amarendra Baahubali, who is the adopted successor to the Mahishmati kingdom, and he also played the character of Mahendra Baahubali, who is the son of Amarendra.
2. Rana Daggubati performed the role of Bhallaladeva, and he is the biological cousin and older brother of Amarendra.
3. Anushka Shetty played the character of Devasena and is the wife of Baahubali.
4. Nassar played Bijjaladeva in the movie.
5. Tamannaah played Avanthika, a beautiful and strong rebel warrior.
6. The role of Sivagami was performed by Ramya Krishna. Sivagami is the mother of Bhallaladeva and Bijjaladeva's wife.
7. Sathyaraj plays Kattappa, and is referred to as an uncle by Bhallaladeva and Amarendra.

Movie details:

1. Directed by: S. S. Rajamouli
2. Screenplay by: S. S. Rajamouli
3. Story by : V. Vijayendra Prasad
4. Produced by : Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni
5. Cinematography: K. K. Senthil Kumar
6. Edited by: Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao, and Tammiraju
7. Music by: M. M. Keeravani
8. Production company: Arka Media Works
9. Release date: April 28, 2017
10. Running time: 171 minutes (Telugu), 168 minutes (Tamil)
11. Languages: Telugu, Tamil

3. KGF Chapter 2

This is India's third highest-grossing movie. This is a historical action movie in Kannada. It is a continuation of the movie KGF: Chapter 1. The story revolves around assassin Rocky, who later become the cartel's kingpin in the Kolar Gold Fields. The film was released on April 14 2022. The budget of the movie is 100 Crores.

Cast:

1. Sanjay Dutt performed the role of Adheera.
2. Yash played the character of Rocky.
3. Raveena Tandon played the character of Ramika Sen.
4. Srinidhi Shetty performed the role of Reena Desai. She is Rocky's wife and girlfriend.
5. Achyuth Kumar played the character of Guru Pandian.
6. Prakash Raj performed the role of Vijayendra Ingalagi.
7. Rao Ramesh played the character of Kanneganti Raghavan.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 1208 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 859.7 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 1000.85 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 207.15 Crores

Movie details:

1. Directed by: Prashanth Neel
2. Written by: Prashanth Neel
3. Produced by: Vijay Kiragandur
4. Cinematography: Bhuvan Gowda
5. Edited by : Ujwal Kulkarni
6. Music by: Ravi Basrur
7. Release date: 14 April 2022
8. Running time: 168 minutes
9. Language: Kannada

4. RRR

This movie is an epic action drama in Telugu. This movie was released in 2022. It centres on two real-life Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), their fictional friendship, and their struggle against the British Raj. The story focuses on the unwritten time in their life when both revolutionaries choose to live in seclusion before waging war for their nation. The budget of the movie is 550 Crores.

Cast:

1. T. Rama Rao Jr. performed the role of Komaram Bheem.
2. Ram Charan played the character of Alluri Sitarama Raju.
3. Ajay Devgn performed the role of Alluri Venkatarama Raju. He is the dad of Rama Raju.
4. Alia Bhatt played the character of Sita. She is Rama Raju's fiancé.
5. Shriya Saran performed the role of Sarojini. She is Rama Raju's mom.
6. Samuthirakani played the character of Venkateswarulu.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 1125 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 772.1 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 903.68 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 221.32 Crores

Movie details:

1. Directed by S. S. Rajamouli
2. Screenplay by: S. S. Rajamouli
3. Story by : V. Vijayendra Prasad
4. Produced by : D. V. V. Danayya
5. Cinematography: K. K. Senthil Kumar
6. Edited by: A. Sreekar Prasad
7. Music by : M. M. Keeravani
8. Release date: March 25, 2022
9. Running time: 182 minutes
10. Language: Telugu

5. 2.0

This is a science fiction action movie in Tamil. This movie was released in both normal and 3-dimensional formats on November 29, 2018. The movie centres on the fight between Chitti, and Pakshi Rajan, a former ornithologist who wants retribution against cell phone users in order to stop the loss of the avian population. The budget of the movie is 543 Crores.

Cast:

1. Rajinikanth performs three roles:
2. Robotics expert Dr Vaseegaran. He created the robot Chitti.
3. Chitti is an advanced robot that looks like a human.
4. Kutti, also known as Chitti 3.0, is a microbot that is developed by Chitti 2.0.
5. Akshay Kumar performed the role of Pakshi Rajan.
6. Amy Jackson played the character of Nila.
7. Sudhanshu Pandey performed the role of Dhinendra Bohra.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 744.78 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 407.05 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 551.5 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 193.28 Crores

Movie details:

1. Directed by: S.Shankar
2. Produced by: A. Subaskaran
3. Cinematography: Nirav Shah
4. Edited by: Anthony
5. Music by: A. R. Rahman
6. Release date: November 29, 2018
7. Running time: 147 minutes
8. Language: Tamil

6. Secret Superstar

This is a musical drama movie in Hindi. The movie tells the tale of a teenage girl who wants to be a singer and uploads videos to YouTube while hiding her identity by wearing a niqab. The movie addresses social topics like feminism, gender equality, and domestic abuse. The budget of the movie is 15 Crores.

Cast:

1. Zaira Wasim played the character of Insia.
2. Aamir Khan performed the role of Shakti Kumaarr.
3. Meher Vij played the character of Najma.
4. Raj Arjun performed the role of Farookh.
5. Farrukh Jaffar played the character of Badi Apa.
6. Kabir Sajid performed the role of Guddu.
7. Tirth Sharma played the character of Chintan.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 912.75 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 63.4 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 81.28 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 831.47 Crores

Movie details:

1. Directed by: Advait Chandan
2. Written by: Advait Chandan
3. Produced by: Amir Khan, Kiran Rao, Nittin Keni, Akash Chawla
4. Cinematography: Anil Mehta
5. Edited by: Hemanti Sarkar
6. Music by: Amit Trivedi
7. Distributed by: Zee Studios
8. Release date: 19 October 2017
9. Running time: 150 minutes
10. Language: Hindi

7. Bajrangi Bhaijaan

This is a comedy-drama movie in Hindi. The film focuses on Pawan, and he starts out on a trip to return six-year-old Shahida to Pakistan. The film was released on July 17, 2015. The budget of the movie is 90 Crores.

Cast:

1. Salman Khan played the character of Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi. He is a Hindu Brahmin from Pratapgarh who moved to Delhi after the passing of his father.
2. Harshaali Malhotra played the character Munni.
3. Kareena Kapoor Khan played the character of Rasika Pandey. She is Pawan's fiancé.
4. Nawazuddin Siddiqui performed the role of Chand Nawab. He is a news reporter from Pakistan.

Collection of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 922.03 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 320.34 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 432.46 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 489.57 Crores

Movie details:

1. Directed by: Kabir Khan
2. Story by : V. Vijayendra Prasad
3. Dialogue by : Kabir Khan and Kausar Munir
4. Cinematography: Aseem Mishra
5. Edited by: Rameshwar S. Bhagat
6. Production Companies: Salman Khan Films
7. Release date: July 17, 2015
8. Distributed by: Eros International
9. Running time: 159 minutes
10. Language: Hindi

8. PK

PK is a satirical comedy-drama movie in Hindi. This movie was released in 2014. The film focuses on an innocent alien who accidentally lands on Earth and misplaces his communication gadget. In trying to locate his device, he meets Jaggu, a reporter. The budget of the movie is 85 Crores.

Cast:

1. Aamir Khan performed the role of PK
2. Anushka Sharma played the character of Jagat Janani Sahni. She is a journalist and Sarfaraz's girlfriend.
3. Sushant Singh Rajput performed the role of Sarfaraz Yousuf
4. Boman Irani played the character of Cherry Bajwa, and he is Jaggu's boss.
5. Sanjay Dutt performed the role of Bhairon, and he is PK's friend.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 792 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 340.8 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 489 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 303 Crores

Movie details:

1. Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani
2. Written by: Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
3. Narrated by: Anushka Sharma
4. Cinematography: C. K. Muraleedharan
5. Edited by: Rajkumar Hirani
6. Release date: December 19, 2014
7. Running time: 152 minutes
8. Language: Hindi

9. Sultan

This is a Hindi-language sports drama movie from India. The main character of the movie is Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional Haryana-born pehlwani wrestler and former world champion whose prosperous work career generates issues in his personal life. This movie was released in 2016. The budget of the movie is 80 Crores.

Cast:

1. Salman Khan performed the role of Sultan. He is Aarfa's husband.
2. Anushka Sharma played the character of Aarfa Ali Khan. She is Sultan's spouse.
3. Randeep Hooda performed the role of Fateh Singh. He is Sultan's trainer.
4. Amit Sadh played the character of Aakash Oberoi, who is the presenter of Sultan.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 627.82 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 300.45 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 421.25 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 206.57 Crores

Movie details:

1. Directed by: Ali Abbas Zafar
2. Written by: Ali Abbas Zafar and Irshad Kamil
3. Produced by: Aditya Chopra
4. Cinematography : Artur Zurawski
5. Edited by: Rameshwar S. Bhagat
6. Music by: Vishal-Shekhar
7. Release date: July 6 2016
8. Running time: 170 minutes
9. Language: Hindi

10. Baahubali

This is an epic action movie from India. This movie was released in 2015. The movie was shot in both Tamil and Telugu. The film focuses on Sivudu, a young man who aids Avantika in rescuing Devasena, who is currently imprisoned under the cruel tyranny of king Bhallaladeva. This story is completed in Baahubali 2. The budget of the movie is 180 Crores.

Collections of the movie:

1. Worldwide: Rupees 650 Crores
2. India Net: Rupees 421 Crores
3. India Gross: Rupees 516 Crores
4. Overseas: Rupees 134 Crores

Cast:

1. In the film, Prabhas plays a double role. He played the character of Amarendra Baahubali, who is the adopted successor to the Mahishmati kingdom, and he also played the character of Mahendra Baahubali, who is the son of Amarendra.
2. Rana Daggubati performed the role of Bhallaladeva, and he is the biological cousin and older brother of Amarendra.
3. Anushka Shetty played the character of Devasena and is the wife of Baahubali.
4. Nassar played Bijjaladeva in the movie.
5. Tamannaah played Avanthika, a beautiful and strong rebel warrior.
6. The role of Sivagami was performed by Ramya Krishna. Sivagami is the mother of Bhallaladeva and Bijjaladeva's wife.
7. Sathyaraj plays Kattappa, Sivagami's sibling, and is referred to as an uncle by Bhallaladeva and Amarendra.

Movie details:

1. Directed by: S. S. Rajamouli
2. Screenplay by: S. S. Rajamouli
3. Story by: Vijayendra Prasad
4. Produced by : Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni
5. Cinematography: K. K. Senthil Kumar
6. Edited by : Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
7. Music by : M. M. Keeravani
8. Production company: Arka Media Works
9. Release date: July 10 2015
10. Running time: 158 minutes (Telugu), 159 minutes (Tamil)
11. Languages: Telugu, Tamil