Salman Khan 100 crore movies
Dabangg (2010): It was the first Salman Khan starrer and only the 3rd Hindi film to cross the 100 crore mark. Chulbul Pandey charmed the audience with his on-screen charisma, as Dabangg proved to be a landmark film in Salman's career. He has never looked back since!
Ready (2011): A non-holiday release that did 100 crore business in less than 14 days. Directed by Anees Bazmee, Ready released soon after the IPL and was one of the biggest hits of the year.
Bodyguard (2011): Salman + EID + Action = 100 crores before the trade could blink. The film joined the coveted 'club' in less than a week, which is a record that only Salman has managed to better.
Ek Tha Tiger (2012): Same old story, Salman – EID – Action – first release in a year – 100 crores in 6 days. ETT also starring Katrina Kaif fell just a few crores short of the 200 crore mark.
Dabangg 2 (2012): The sequel to the superstar's most loved film, Salman made a grand return as Chulbul Pandey with Arbaaz Khan replacing Abhinav Kashyap as director. The film wasn't 'record-breaking' as expected, but way ahead of other films in 2012 (except ETT of course)
Total 100 crore hits for Salman: 5 (one non-holiday)
Shahrukh Khan 100 crore movies
Ra One (2011): SRK was late to join 'club', but his much-hyped superhero outing in Ra One ensured that the 'global superstar' had a 100 crore hit in just 11 days after the film's release.
Don 2 (2011): A Farhan Akhtar film that was only targeted at the multiplex audience and yet managed 100 crores in 16 days. It remains the second biggest multiplex hit after Barfi. Apart from SRK, Don 2 also featured Priyanka Chopra.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012): Yash Chopra's last film as director was received with a mixed response from both critics and audiences. The film was outstanding in the overseas market, and even with stiff competition from Son Of Sardar, the eternal YRF romance starring SRK, Katrina and Anushka took 20 days to cross 100 crores. Some say Shahrukh Khan is going through a lean patch, but all his 3 release in the last couple of years have done business of 200 crores+ worldwide.
Total 100 crore hits for SRK: 3
Ajay Devgn 100 crore movies
Golmaal 3 (2008) – A multi-starrer directed by Rohit Shetty that released during the festive season of Diwali. The comedy film opened well and did good business at both single-screens and multiplexes.
Bol Bachchan (2012) – Yet another Rohit Shetty film that took more than 45 days to cross 100 crores at the box office. The critics thrashed the film, but Rohit and Ajay were laughing all the way to the bank. The film also won Abhishek Bachchan several awards for Best Actor in a comic role.
Son Of Sardar (2012): If the official figures are to be believed, Son Of Sardar was a 100 crore hit. Amidst controversy and negativity both within and outside the industry, SOS released against Jab Tak Hai Jaan during Diwali. Despite being a smaller film, with a lesser starcast, it did reasonably well at the box office.
Total 100 crore hits for Ajay: 3 (one non-holiday). Please note, Rohit Shetty has confirmed that Singham did not do 100 crores of business.
Aamir Khan 100 crores movies
Ghajini (2008) – He did what looked 'impossible' back then – Ghajini was the first 100 crore hit in Bollywood. Aamir was single-handedly responsible for bringing back the single-screen audience, who we now call the 'masses', back to theatres when they were on the verge of shutting down. For good or for bad, Aamir was also responsible for introducing the trend of south remakes.
3 Idiots (2009) – One of the biggest hits in the history of Indian cinema, 3 Idiots was the first and only film that did 200 crores at the domestic box office. It's a record that hasn't been broken in the last 3 years.
Total 100 crore hits for Aamir: 2
Akshay Kumar 100 crore movies
Housefull 2 (2012): Was Akshay's first film into the 100 crore club. The Sajid Khan film was a multi-starrer with 12 actors sharing screen-space, Akshay, quite obviously, was the only 'superstar'.
Rowdy Rathore (2012): An action masala film, directed by Prabhu Deva, Rowdy Rathore was a remake of a Telugu hit with the same title. The film is the biggest hit of Akshay Kumar's career.
Total 100 crore hits for Akshay: 2 (both non-holiday)
Hrithik Roshan 100 crore movies
Agneepath (2012) – Like SRK, Hrithik too was a late entrant into the 100 crore club. Agneepath opened to a record-breaking response on republic day and crossed 100 crores in just 11 days.
Total 100 crore hits for Hrithik: 1
Ranbir Kapoor 100 crores movies
Barfi (2012) – Not many expected a 100 crore hit out of Barfi. In fact, even after the film collected Rs 58 crores in it's first week, there were quite a few exhibitors and trade analysts who ridiculed the article (read) that we published. But the Anurag Basu directed film was carrying fantastic word-of-mouth publicity which helped the film join the club 17 days after release.
Total 100 crore hit for Ranbir: 1 (non-holiday)
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