All The First Of Its Kind Industry Hits In Indian Cinema
There is no more Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood, or Sandalwood, it’s all-in-one Pan-India. So let’s talk in Pan-Indian terms.
Do you know the first Indian film to collect 1 lakh? Yes, I literally mean 1 lakh. Do you know, the first Indian film to collect 50 lakhs, 1 crore, 5 crores, 10 crores… … … … etc;
Don’t worry, we are here to provide all those the details I mentioned above … Today, we are going to take a look at the torchbearers of Indian cinema, in terms of collections, which have pushed Indian cinema a step further to reach the position where it is today.
Let’s go…
1. Zindagi (1940) is the first Indian film to earn over 50 Lakhs.
2. Kismet (1943) is the first Indian film to earn 1 crore.
3. The Savage Princess (1952) is the first Indian film to earn 1.5 crore Nett in India.
4. Shree 420 (1955) is the first Indian film to earn 2 crore Nett in India.
5. Mother India (1957) is the first Indian film to earn 4 crores.
6. Mughal-E-Azam (1960) is the first Indian film to earn over 5 crore Nett in India. It took almost 15 years for another Indian film to surpass this film’s box office figures in India.
7. Sholay (1975) is the first Indian film to collect 10 crores.
8. Hum Aapke Hain Kaun…! (1994) is the first Indian film to earn over 50 crore Nett in India.
9. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) is the first Indian film to collect 75 crores.
10. Sivaji (2007) became the first Indian film to reach the 100 crores milestone.
11. 3 Idiots (2009) is the first Indian film to collect 200 crores.
12. Dhoom 3 (2013) became the first Indian film to earn 250 crores.
13. PK (2014) is the first Indian film to earn over 300 crore Nett in India.
14. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) became the first Indian film to collect 400 crores.
15. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) became the first Indian film to collect 500 crores and 1000 crores.
