History

The first Indian film to cross ₹ 100 crore worldwide was the 1982 Bollywood movie Disco Dancer , directed by Babbar Subhash written by Rahi Masoom Raza , and starring Mithun Chakraborty , with over ₹ 90 crore grossed at the Soviet box office . ^{[n 1] [4]} The first Indian film to gross over ₹ 100 crore domestically in India was the Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit starrer Hum Aapke Hain Kaun(1994). ^[5] [6] The 100 Crore Club emerged more than a decade later, when theAamir Khan starring Ghajini (2008) became the first Indian film to net over ₹ 100 crore domestically in India. ^[7] The later Aamir Khan 3 Idiots movies (2009), Dhoom 3 (2013), PK (2014) and Dangal (2016) expanded the club to 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 crore. Overseas, the first Indian film to gross ₹ 100 crore in international markets was the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer My Name is Khan (2010), ^[8] followed by 3 Idiots in 2011. ^[9] [10]

When adjusted for inflation, the first Indian movie to gross adjusted year ₹ 100 crore Was the 1940 movie Zindagi , directed by PC Barua and written by Javed Hussain. ^{[No 2]} The first Indian movie to gross adjusted year ₹ 100 crore overseas Was the 1951 movie Awaara , directed by Raj Kapoor , written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas , and starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis , Becoming a blockbuster in the Soviet Union . ^{[n 3]}

In their annual awards for the year 2012, Zee Cine Awards added a category “The Power Club Box Office” to recognize those whose films had reached the 100 crore mark. ^[11] The 100 Crore Club design has replaced Bollywood, the “Silver Jubilee” ^[12] or the “Diamond Jubilee” (films that ran for 75 weeks in theaters). ^[13] The concentration on reaching the club has been criticized, with actor and producer Arshad Warsi stating, “I find this whole Rs. 100 crore club very stupid.” How can every film releasing a business of Rs. 100 crores all of a sudden? Instead of this, we need to concentrate on making good movies. ”

The Hindustan Times claims their Brunch magazine coined the term. ^[15] Initially the term applied only to the lead male actor. ^[1] Komal Nahta stated that “excluding women from the group is characterized ^[1] By 2013, the usage had expanded to variously include the film itself, the director, ^[11] and the lead female actor. ^[16]

The 100 crore domestic box office became possible in part because of a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theaters and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released. ^[17] However, DNA reported that “Filmmakers and distributors are known to leave no stone unturned in their search for the right side of the 100 crore mark.” ^[11] The Times of Indiahis stakes of filmmakers have been so much that they are willing to go to their numbers to manipulate and jack up their numbers to beat each other’s records. ” and the Times felt they were unable to provide accurate enough figures because “movies that have not reached the 100 crore mark but are close to the point that they have reached the` 100 crore figure they can not resist being in the ‘ 100 crore club. ‘” ^[18]

Shahid Kapoor called the designation “fad” which was leading to “massy films which are very basic in their understanding and high on …” ^[2] On the other hand, Dibakar Banerjee , while agreeing with Kapoor about the impact on content stated, “I hope the club stays and grows to more movies. ^[19] Priyanka Chopra said that being part of films in the 100 Crore Club allowed her to also do less commercial “women oriented films,”^[20]

Beyond Bollywood, the first South Indian movie to gross over ₹ 100 crore worldwide was 2007 Rajinikanth starring Tamil movie Sivaji . ^[21] The first Telugu movie to enter the “100 Crore Club” was 2009 movie by SS Rajamouli, Magadheera . ^[22] In May 2016, Sairat become the first Marathi movie to gross over ₹ 100 crore (US $ 16 million) worldwide. ^[23] In 2016, Pulimurugan became the first Malayalam movie to enter the club. ^[24]

Variations of the “Bollywood 100 Crore Club” came into use, such as the “Bollywood 400 Crore Club” when the Shah Rukh Khan movie Chennai Express reported box office receipts of 400 crore in 2013, ^[25] and the “Tollywood 600 Crore Club “, which relates to Telugu movies that have earned over ₹ 650 crore (US $ 100 million) in 2015 Baahubali movie : The Beginning . ^[26] They were eventually succeeded by the 1000 Crore Club , when Baahubali 2: The Dangal and Conclusion grossed over ₹ 1,000 crore (US $ 160 million) in 2017.

Milestones

See 1000 Crore Club for milestones beyond ₹ 1,000 crore.

Worldwide

Domestic

Overseas

See also

• 1000 Crore Club
• Khans of Bollywood
• List of highest-grossing Indian movies
  • List of highest-grossing films in India
• List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets
  • List of highest-grossing films in China
  • List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales
• List of most expensive Indian movies