Top Small Films In History: Uri - The Surgical Strike Fourth

Uri - The Surgical Strike is finishing its run on around 244 crore nett. It is probably the fourth biggest small - medium Hindi film of all time. The budget of the film may not be as small as some of the other films comparatively as they were very low budget films but today there has to be some sort of spend while earlier the content could take the film anywhere even without a spend.

Jai Santoshi Maa was made with a production budget of less than 3 lakh and was released on around 15 prints for a total of 5-6 lakhs cost at time of release. Eventually in time nearly 300 prints had to be taken out and the cost of the film went to 50 lakhs apprx. The print and promotions cost of this film was eventuallymore than 15 times of the production budget.

The business of this film is 400 crore nett plus today in terms of adjusted NETT GROSS which is probably an unbeatable record for a small film. That film went on some sort of wave when released and a similar thing has happened.

Uri - The Surgical Strike though not at the same level as Jai Santoshi Maa across the country.

The other films which make into the top ten from recent films are Tanu Weds Manu Returns in sixth place and Badhai Ho in tenth spot.

The top ten small medium films in the industry of Hindi cinema are as follows.

1. Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) - 400 crore plus

2. Nikaah (1982) - 275 crore plus

3. Dosti (1964) - 250 crore plus

4. Uri - The Surgical Strike - 244 crore apprx

5. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak - 185 crore apprx

6.Tanu Weds Manu Returns - 165 crore apprx

7. Dharma (1973) - 160 crore apprx

8. Pratighaat (1987) - 150 crore apprx

9. Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984) - 145 crore apprx



10. Badhaai Ho (2018) - 140 crore apprx

the actress who played the lead in Jai Santoshi Maa used to read news on Doordarshan. she was also seen in movie khalnayak

Is Uri called a "niche" movie?! .. 😆

Dosti is a great movie if this is the one I'm thinking. Based on two guys and how their friendship changes, how one is always loyal and the other one isn't. One of them was blind I think, watched it a while back, but it was heartbreaking, very touching.

Originally posted by: Thug-Leader

1. Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) - 400 crore plus

Originally posted by: Shaitan-Haiwan

😆What? and here we are getting happy when Varun's films do 90 crore business...400 crore is insane for 1975.

adjusted gross nett.
It was 5 crores value at that time.

Nikaah was a well made film with awesome songs. It focused upon the controversial subject of triple talaq and halala and executed it brilliantly. Raj Babbar was so likeable in the film...unlike his actual self. 😆

URI shocked everyone 😳😳😳

Originally posted by: astha36

Dosti is a great movie if this is the one I'm thinking. Based on two guys and how their friendship changes, how one is always loyal and the other one isn't. One of them was blind I think, watched it a while back, but it was heartbreaking, very touching.

yup loved it

qsqt small movie