document_title: List of highest-grossing Indian films

question_text: bollywood top 10 movies box office collection 2017

text: List of highest-grossing Indian films

text: Global gross figures

text: The following list shows India's top 15 highest-grossing films, which include films from all the Indian languages. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

text:
*
Denotes films still running in theaters

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Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)/Producers
Language
Worldwide gross

1
Dangal
2016
Nitesh Tiwari
Aamir Khan Productions
UTV Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Hindi
₹1,979 crore (US$310 million)[5]

2
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2017
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works

Telugu
Tamil

₹1,725 crore (US$267 million)[6]

3
PK
2014
Rajkumar Hirani
Vinod Chopra Films
Rajkumar Hirani Films
Hindi
₹792 crore[7][8] (US$130 million)

4
Baahubali: The Beginning
2015
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works
Telugu
Tamil
₹650 crore (US$100 million)[9]

5
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2015
Kabir Khan
Salman Khan Films
Kabir Khan Films
Hindi
₹626 crore (US$98 million)[7][8]

6
Dhoom 3
2013
Vijay Krishna Acharya
Yash Raj Films
Hindi
₹585 crore[10] (US$100 million)[11]

7
Sultan
2016
Ali Abbas Zafar
Yash Raj Films
Hindi
₹584 crore (US$91 million)[12]

8
Kabali
2016
Pa. Ranjith
V Creations
Tamil
₹477 crore (US$74 million)[13]–₹499 crore (US$78 million)[14][note 1]

9
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
2015
Sooraj R. Barjatya
Fox Star Studios
Rajshri Productions
Hindi
₹432 crore (US$67 million)[20]

10
Chennai Express
2013
Rohit Shetty
Red Chillies Entertainment
Hindi
₹423 crore[21] (US$72 million)[11]

11
3 Idiots
2009
Rajkumar Hirani
Vinod Chopra Films
Hindi
₹395 crore[22] (US$82 million)[23]

12
Dilwale
2015
Rohit Shetty
Red Chillies Entertainment
Rohit Shetty Productions
Hindi
₹394 crore (US$61 million)[21]

13
Bajirao Mastani
2015
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
SLB Films
Hindi
₹358 crore (US$56 million)[21]

14
Kick
2014
Sajid Nadiadwala
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Hindi
₹352 crore[21] (US$58 million)

15
Happy New Year
2014
Farah Khan
Red Chillies Entertainment
Hindi
₹345 crore[21] (US$57 million)

text: Notes:

text: Jump up ^ Box office gross values of ₹6–6.75 billion were reported for Kabali in the first 13 days by several organisations including Financial Express and Indian Express,[15][16] which were more than double the estimates made by other sources.[17] International Business Times (IBT) and Firstpost criticized these estimates as inflated, explaining the discrepancy as due in part to the addition of "pre-release business" figures, such as music and satellite rights sales of ₹2 billion,[18] being factored into the box office sales totals.[17] Firstpost wrote, "More conservative estimates put Kabali’s collections at around Rs [3 billion] from worldwide ticket sales."[18] IBT's analysts estimated the film's worldwide gross total of its first 13 days at around ₹3.5 billion (US$55 million).[19] Figures released in December 2016 by Financial Express indicated an estimated domestic gross of ₹215 crore and an international gross of ₹262 crore, which total ₹477 crore.[13] A figure of USD$77 million released by Forbes in May 2017 converted to approximately ₹493–499 crore.[14]

text: Highest-grossing films by language

text: Bengali cinema was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s,[24] and accounted for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s.[25] Cinema in South India accounted for nearly half of India's cinema halls in the 1940s.[2] In 2009, South India accounted for 75% of film revenues in India.[26] As of 2014, Bollywood (Hindi cinema) represents 43% of Indian net box office revenue, while Tamil and Telugu cinema represent 36%, and the rest of the regional cinema constitutes 21%.[27]

text: Bengali

text: Bengali Cinema portal

text: The Bengali language film industry is centered in the Tollygunge neighborhood of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal and has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood , since 1932.

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Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Chander Pahar
2013
Kamaleswar Mukherjee
Shree Venkatesh Films
₹20 crore (US$3.1 million)
[28][29]

2
Boss 2: Back to Rule
2017
Baba Yadav
Jeetz Fireworks
Walzen Media Works
Jaaz Multimedia
₹12 crore (US$1.9 million)

3
Champ
2017
Raj Chakraborty
Dev Entertainment Ventures
Geetsangeet Productions
SVF Entertainment
₹10 crore (US$1.6 million)

4
Paglu
2011
Rajiv Kumar Biswas
Surinder Films
₹9.92 crore (US$1.5 million)
[30]

5
Saathi
2002
Haranath Chakraborty
Shree Venkatesh Films
₹9.78 crore (US$1.5 million)
[31]

6
Rangbaaz
2013
Raja Chanda
Surinder Films
₹9 crore (US$1.4 million)
[32]

7
Praktan
2016
Shiboprosad Mukherjee , Nandita Roy
Windows
₹8.5 crore (US$1.3 million)
[33]

8
Awara
2012
Rabi Kinagi
Shree Venkatesh Films
₹8.46 crore (US$1.3 million)
[34]

9
Khoka 420
2013
Rajiv Kumar Biswas
Eskay Movies
₹8 crore (US$1.2 million)
[32]

10
Posto
2017
Shiboprosad Mukherjee , Nandita Roy
Windows
₹8 crore (US$1.2 million)
[35][36][37]

text: Bhojpuri

text: The Bhojpuri cinema produces films in the Bhojpuri language. It caters audience from eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and Nepal.

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Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Sasura Bada Paisawala
2004
Ajay Sinha
Balaji Cinevision Pvt Ltd
₹9 crore (US$1.4 million)
[38]

text: Gujarati

text: The Gujarati cinema produces films in Gujarati language and is primarily focused on the audience in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The film industry is sometimes referred as Dhollywood or Gollywood.

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Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Chhello Divas
2015
Krishnadev Yagnik
Belvedere Films
₹17 crore (US$2.7 million)
[39]

2
Gujjubhai the Great
2015
Ishaan Randeria
Siddharth Randeria Productions
₹15 crore (US$2.3 million)
[40]

3
Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya
1998
Govindbhai Patel
GN films
₹10 crore (US$1.6 million)
[41]

4
Bey Yaar
2014
Abhishek Jain
CineMan productions
₹8.5 crore (US$1.3 million)
[42]

5
Karsandas Pay & Use
2017
Krishnadev Yagnik
Belvedere Films
₹4 crore (US$620,000)
[43]

text: Hindi

text: The Hindi language film industry, based in Mumbai, India, is frequently known as Bollywood.[44] Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest centres of film production in the world.[45][46][47]

text:
Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Dangal
2016
Nitesh Tiwari
Aamir Khan Productions
UTV Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
₹1,979 crore (US$310 million)
[5]

2
PK
2014
Rajkumar Hirani
Vinod Chopra Films
Rajkumar Hirani Films
₹792 crore (US$120 million)
[7][8]

3
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2015
Kabir Khan
Salman Khan Films
Kabir Khan Films
₹626 crore (US$98 million)
[7]

4
Dhoom 3
2013
Vijay Krishna Acharya
Yash Raj Films
₹585 crore (US$91 million)
[10]

5
Sultan
2016
Ali Abbas Zafar
Yash Raj Films
₹584.15 crore (US$91 million)
[12]

6
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
2015
Sooraj Barjatya
Fox Star Studios
Rajshri Productions
₹432 crore (US$67 million)
[20][48]

7
Chennai Express
2013
Rohit Shetty
Red Chillies Entertainment
₹423 crore (US$66 million)
[49]

8
3 Idiots
2009
Rajkumar Hirani
Vinod Chopra Films
₹395 crore (US$62 million)
[22]

9
Dilwale
2015
Rohit Shetty
Red Chillies Entertainment
Rohit Shetty Productions
₹394 crore (US$61 million)
[50]

10
Bajirao Mastani
2015
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
SLB Films
₹358 crore (US$56 million)
[21]

text: Kannada

text: Bengaluru is the center for the Kannada cinema, films produced in the Kannada language. It is sometimes known by the nickname "Sandalwood".

text:
Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Raajakumara
2017
Santhosh Ananddram
Hombale Productions
₹75 crore (US$12 million)
[51]

2
Mungaru Male
2006
Yogaraj Bhat
E. K. Entertainers
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[52][53]

Kirik Party
2016
Rishab Shetty
Paramvah Studios
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[54]

Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari
2014
Santhosh Ananddram
Jayanna Combines
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[55]

5
Doddmane Hudga
2016
Duniya Soori
Ajay Pictures
₹40 crore (US$6.2 million)
[56]

Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna
2012
Naganna
Sri Sangolli Rayanna Cine Combines
₹40 crore (US$6.2 million)
[57]

Uppi 2
2015
Upendra
Upendra Productions
₹40 crore (US$6.2 million)
[58]

8
Kotigobba 2
2016
K. S. Ravikumar
Rambabu Productions
₹35 crore (US$5.5 million)–₹38 crore (US$5.9 million)
[59]

9
Dandupalya
2012
Srinivas Raju
Apple Blossom Creations
₹35 crore (US$5.5 million)
[60][61]

Shivalinga
2016
P. Vasu
Jayanna Films
₹35 crore (US$5.5 million)
[59]

text: Malayalam

text: Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Kerala dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language. It is sometimes known by the nickname "Mollywood" by certain media outlets. These are the top 10 highest grossing Malayalam films.

text:
Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Pulimurugan
2016
Vysakh
Mulakuppadam Films
₹152 crore (US$24 million)
[62][63]

2
Drishyam
2013
Jeethu Joseph
Aashirvad Cinemas
₹75 crore (US$12 million)
[64][65]

3
Oppam
2016
Priyadarshan
Aashirvad Cinemas
₹65 crore (US$10 million)
[66]

4
Premam
2015
Alphonse Puthren
Anwar Rasheed Entertainments
₹60 crore (US$9.4 million)
[67]

5
Two Countries
2015
Shafi
Rejaputhra Visual Media
₹55 crore (US$8.6 million)
[68]

6
Ennu Ninte Moideen
2015
R. S. Vimal
Newton Movies
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[69]

Ezra
2017
Jay K
AVA Productions, E4 Entertainment
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[70]

The Great Father
2017
Haneef Adeni
August Cinema
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[71]

Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
2017
Jibu Jacob
Weekend Blockbusters
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[72]

7
Bangalore Days
2014
Anjali Menon
Anwar Rasheed Entertainments, Weekend Blockbusters
₹49.5 crore (US$7.7 million)
[73]

text: Marathi

text: The Marathi cinema industry produces films in the Marathi language and is based in the state of Maharashtra, India. India's first full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in 1913 in Marathi.[74] It is sometimes known by the nickname "M-town" by media.

text:
#+
Implies that the film is a bilingual and the gross collection figure includes the worldwide collection of the other simultaneously filmed version.

text:
Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Sairat
2016
Nagraj Manjule
Essel Vision Productions, Aatpat Production
₹110 crore (US$17 million)
[75][76]

2
Sachin: A Billion Dreams
2017
James Erskine
200 NotOut Productions
₹70.87 crore (US$11 million) #+
[77]

3
Natsamrat
2016
Mahesh Manjrekar
Fincraft Media & Entertainment & Great Maratha Entertainment
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[78][79]

4
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali
2015
Subodh Bhave
Essel Vision Productions
₹40 crore (US$6.2 million)
[80]

Timepass 2
2015
Ravi Jadhav
Essel Vision Productions
₹40 crore (US$6.2 million)
[81]

Lai Bhaari
2014
Nishikant Kamath
Mumbai Film Company
₹40 crore (US$6.2 million)
[82]

7
Timepass
2014
Ravi Jadhav
Zee Talkies
₹33 crore (US$5.1 million)
[83]

8
Duniyadari
2013
Sanjay Jadhav
Dreaming 24/7 Productions
₹32 crore (US$5.0 million)
[84]

9
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy
2009
Santosh Manjrekar
Everest Entertainment
₹25.5 crore (US$4.0 million)
[85]

10
Ventilator
2016
Rajesh Mapuskar
Purple Pebble Pictures
₹25 crore (US$3.9 million)
[86]

text: Punjabi

text: Punjabi cinema, producing films in the Punjabi language is primarily based in the state of Punjab.

text:
Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide Gross
Source

1
Chaar Sahibzaade
2014
Harry Baweja
Baweja Movies
₹70 crore (US$11 million)
[87]

2
Sardaar Ji
2015
Rohit Jugraj Chauhan
White Hill Production
₹50 crore (US$7.8 million)
[88]

3
Ambarsariya
2016
Mandeep Kumar
Tips Industries Limited
₹21.22 crore (US$3.3 million)
[89][90]

4
Punjab 1984
2014
Anurag Singh
White Hill Production
₹21 crore (US$3.3 million)
[91]

5
Jatt & Juliet 2
2013
Anurag Singh
White Hill Production
₹20 crore (US$3.1 million)
[92]

6
Sardaar Ji 2
2016
Rohit Jugraj Chauhan
White Hill Production
₹19 crore (US$3.0 million)
[93]

7
Angrej
2015
Simerjit Singh
Dara Productions
₹12.45 crore (US$1.9 million)
[94]

8
Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur
2016
Harry Baweja
Baweja Movies
₹12 crore (US$1.9 million)
[95][96][97]

text: Tamil

text: Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry is based in the Kodambakkam neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is sometimes colloquially known as "Kollywood", a portmanteau of Kodambakkam and Hollywood. Worldwide gross figures (including dubbed versions) are given below.

text:
Rank
Movie
Year
Director
Studio
Worldwide gross
Source

1
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2017
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works
₹1,700 crore (US$270 million) #+
[6]

2
Baahubali: The Beginning
2015
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works
₹650 crore (US$100 million) #+
[9]

3
Kabali
2016
Pa. Ranjith
V Creations
₹477 crore (US$74 million)[13]–₹499 crore (US$78 million)[14]
[13][14]

4
Enthiran
2010
S. Shankar
Sun Pictures
₹289 crore (US$45 million)
[98]

5
I
2015
S. Shankar
Aascar Films Pvt.Ltd
₹240 crore (US$37 million)
[99]

6
Vishwaroopam
2013
Kamal Haasan
Raaj Kamal Films International
₹220 crore (US$34 million) #+
[100]

7
Dasavathaaram
2008
K. S. Ravikumar
Aascar Films Pvt.Ltd
₹200 crore (US$31 million)
[101][102]

8
Vivegam
2017
Siva
Sathya Jyothi Films
₹160 crore (US$25 million)
[103]

9
Theri
2016
Atlee
V. Creations
₹156.23 crore (US$24 million)
[104]

10
Lingaa
2014
K. S. Ravikumar
Eros International
₹154 crore (US$24 million)
[105]

text: Telugu

text: Telugu cinema, also known by its nickname "Tollywood" is a part of Indian cinema producing films in the Telugu language, in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and is centered in the Hyderabad neighbourhood of Film Nagar.[106]

text:
Rank
Title
Year
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Ref(s)

1
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2017
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works
₹1,700 crore (US$270 million) #+
[6]

2
Baahubali: The Beginning
2015
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works
₹650 crore (US$100 million) #+
[9]

3
Srimanthudu
2015
Koratala Siva
G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
Mythri Movie Makers
₹200 crore (US$31 million)
[107][108][109]

4
Khaidi No. 150
2017
V. V. Vinayak
Konidela Production Company
₹164 crore (US$26 million)
[110][111]

5
Gabbar Singh
2012
Harish Shankar
Parameswara Art Productions
₹150 crore (US$23 million)
[112]

Magadheera
2009
S. S. Rajamouli
Geetha Arts
₹150 crore (US$23 million)
[113]

7
Janatha Garage
2016
Koratala Siva
Mythri Movie Makers
₹135 crore (US$21 million)
[114]

8
Attarintiki Daredi
2013
Trivikram Srinivas
Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra
₹131 crore (US$20 million)[115]–₹187 crore (US$29 million)[116]
[115][116]

9
Sarrainodu
2016
Boyapati Srinu
Geetha Arts
₹127.6 crore (US$20 million)
[115]

10
Eega
2012
S. S. Rajamouli
Varahi Chalana Chitram
₹125 crore (US$19 million) #+
[117]

text: Highest-grossing films by year

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Year
Title
Director
Studio(s)
Worldwide gross
Language
Source

1940
Zindagi
P. C. Barua
New Theatres
0181 ! ₹55 lakh (equivalent to ₹181 crore or US$27 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 2]

1941
Khazanchi
Moti B. Gidwani
Pancholi Art Pictures
0235 ! ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹235 crore or US$35 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
Punjabi
[n 4]

1942
Basant
Amiya Chakrabarty
Bombay Talkies
0235 ! ₹80 lakh (equivalent to ₹235 crore or US$35 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 5]

1943
Kismet
Gyan Mukherjee
Bombay Talkies
0269 ! ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹269 crore or US$40 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 7]

1944
Rattan
M. Sadiq
Gemini Pictures
0275 ! ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹275 crore or US$41 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 9]

1945
Zeenat
Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
Eastern Pictures
0188 ! ₹70 lakh (equivalent to ₹188 crore or US$28 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 10]

1946
Anmol Ghadi
Mehboob Khan
Mehboob Productions
0249 ! ₹1 crore (equivalent to ₹249 crore or US$37 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 12]

1947
Jugnu
Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
Shaukat Art Productions
0363 ! ₹50 lakh (equivalent to ₹363 crore or US$54 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 14]

1948
Shaheed
Ramesh Saigal
Filmistan
0336 ! ₹75 lakh (equivalent to ₹336 crore or US$50 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 16]

1949
Barsaat
Raj Kapoor
R. K. Films
0269 ! ₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹269 crore or US$40 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 18]

1950
Samadhi
Ramesh Saigal
N/A
0188 ! ₹1.35 crore (equivalent to ₹188 crore or US$28 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 19]

1951
Awaara
Raj Kapoor
R. K. Films
0739 ! ₹5.75 crore (equivalent to ₹739 crore or US$110 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 22]

1952
Aan
Mehboob Khan
Mehboob Productions
0356 ! ₹2.8 crore (equivalent to ₹356 crore or US$53 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 23]

1953
Anarkali
Nandlal Jaswantlal
Filmistan
0296 ! ₹2.35 crore (equivalent to ₹296 crore or US$44 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 24]

1954
Nagin
Nandlal Jaswantlal
Filmistan
0363 ! ₹2.9 crore (equivalent to ₹363 crore or US$54 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 25]

1955
Shree 420
Raj Kapoor
R. K. Films
0618 ! ₹4.94 crore (equivalent to ₹618 crore or US$92 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 27]

1956
Jagte Raho
Sombhu Mitra
Amit Maitra
R. K. Films
0477 ! ₹4.44 crore (equivalent to ₹477 crore or US$71 million in 2016)
Hindi
Bengali
[n 30]

1957
Mother India
Mehboob Khan
Mehboob Productions
0961 ! ₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹961 crore or US$143 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 31]

1958
Madhumati
Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy Productions
0470 ! ₹4 crore (equivalent to ₹470 crore or US$70 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 32]

1959
Char Dil Char Rahen
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Naya Sansar
0591 ! ₹5.27 crore (equivalent to ₹591 crore or US$88 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 34]

1960
Mughal-e-Azam
K. Asif
Sterling Investment Corporation
1256 ! ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹1,256 crore or US$187 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[n 35]

1961
Gunga Jumna
Nitin Bose
Citizen Films
1250 ! ₹11.27 crore (equivalent to ₹1,250 crore or US$186 million in 2016)
Hindi
Bhojpuri
[n 38]

1962
Bees Saal Baad
Biren Nag
Geetanjali Pictures
0179 ! ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹179 crore or US$28 million in 2016)
Hindi
[157]

1963
Mere Mehboob
H. S. Rawail
Rahul Theatre
0348 ! ₹6 crore (equivalent to ₹348 crore or US$54 million in 2016)
Hindi/Urdu
[158]

1964
Sangam
Raj Kapoor
Mehboob Studio
0410 ! ₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹410 crore or US$64 million in 2016)
Hindi
[159]

1965
Waqt
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Films
0280 ! ₹6 crore (equivalent to ₹280 crore or US$44 million in 2016)
Hindi
[160]

1966
Phool Aur Patthar
O. P. Ralhan
Ralhan Productions
0847 ! ₹17.17 crore (equivalent to ₹847 crore or US$128 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 41]

1967
Hamraaz
B. R. Chopra
United Producers
0759 ! ₹13.33 crore (equivalent to ₹759 crore or US$113 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 44]

1968
Ankhen
Ramanand Sagar
Sagar Art International
0235 ! ₹6.5 crore (equivalent to ₹235 crore or US$37 million in 2016)
Hindi
[163]

1969
Aradhana
Shakti Samanta
United Producers
0805 ! ₹17.85 crore (equivalent to ₹805 crore or US$121 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 48]

1970
Johny Mera Naam
Vijay Anand
Mehboob Studios
0276 ! ₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹276 crore or US$43 million in 2016)
Hindi
[165]

1971
Haathi Mere Saathi
M. A. Thirumugam
Devar Films
0611 ! ₹16.35 crore (equivalent to ₹611 crore or US$92 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 52]

1972
Seeta Aur Geeta
Ramesh Sippy
Sippy Films
0692 ! ₹19.53 crore (equivalent to ₹692 crore or US$103 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 56]

1973
Bobby
Raj Kapoor
R. K. Films
1155 ! ₹30.24 crore (equivalent to ₹1,155 crore or US$172 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 61]

1974
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
Manoj Kumar
Filmistan
0304 ! ₹10.5 crore (equivalent to ₹220 crore or US$34 million in 2016)
Hindi
[173]

1975
Sholay
Ramesh Sippy
United Producers
1068 ! ₹30 crore (equivalent to ₹1,068 crore or US$159 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 63]

1976
Barood
Pramod Chakravorty
Jugnu Enterprises
0591 ! ₹19.32 crore (equivalent to ₹591 crore or US$88 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 68]

1977
Amar Akbar Anthony
Manmohan Desai
Hirawat Jain & Co.
0304 ! ₹15.5 crore (equivalent to ₹304 crore or US$47 million in 2016)
Hindi
[176]

1978
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Prakash Mehra
Prakash Mehra Productions
0447 ! ₹26.89 crore (equivalent to ₹447 crore or US$69 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 72]

1979
Suhaag
Manmohan Desai
Sharma Cine Associates
0180 ! ₹10 crore (equivalent to ₹180 crore or US$28 million in 2016)
Hindi
[178]

1980
Qurbani
Feroz Khan
F.K. International
0296 ! ₹12 crore (equivalent to ₹296 crore or US$44 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 74]

1981
Kranti
Manoj Kumar
V.I.P. Films
0286 ! ₹20 crore (equivalent to ₹286 crore or US$45 million in 2016)
Hindi
[180]

1982
Disco Dancer
Babbar Subhash
B. Subhash Movie Unit
1240 ! ₹99.12 crore (equivalent to ₹1,240 crore or US$185 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 75]

1983
Coolie
Manmohan Desai
Aasia Films
0213 ! ₹18 crore (equivalent to ₹213 crore or US$33 million in 2016)
Hindi
[183]

1984
Jagir
Pramod Chakravorty
Pramod Films
0181 ! ₹15.79 crore (equivalent to ₹181 crore or US$27 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 79]

1985
Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Raj Kapoor
R. K. Films
0197 ! ₹19 crore (equivalent to ₹197 crore or US$31 million in 2016)
Hindi
[185]

1986
Karma
Subhash Ghai
Mukta Arts
0133 ! ₹14 crore (equivalent to ₹133 crore or US$21 million in 2016)
Hindi
[186]

1987
Hukumat
Anil Sharma
N/A
0096 ! ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹96 crore or US$15 million in 2016)
Hindi
[187]

1988
Tezaab
N. Chandra
N/A
0128 ! ₹16 crore (equivalent to ₹128 crore or US$20 million in 2016)
Hindi
[188]

1989
Maine Pyar Kiya
Sooraj Barjatya
Rajshri Productions
0222 ! ₹28 crore (equivalent to ₹222 crore or US$33 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 80]

1990
Dil
Indra Kumar
Maruti International
0128 ! ₹18 crore (equivalent to ₹128 crore or US$19 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 81]

1991
Saajan
Lawrence D'Souza
Eros Entertainment
0109 ! ₹18 crore (equivalent to ₹109 crore or US$17 million in 2016)
Hindi
[191]

1992
Beta
Indra Kumar
Maruti International
0127 ! ₹23.5 crore (equivalent to ₹127 crore or US$20 million in 2016)
Hindi
[192]

1993
Aankhen
David Dhawan
Chiragdeep International
0128 ! ₹25.25 crore (equivalent to ₹128 crore or US$20 million in 2016)
Hindi
[193]

1994
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
Sooraj Barjatya
Rajshri Productions
0756 ! ₹135 crore (equivalent to ₹756 crore or US$120 million in 2016)
Hindi
[n 82]

1995
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Aditya Chopra
Yash Raj Films
0509 ! ₹122 crore (equivalent to ₹509 crore or US$79 million in 2016)
Hindi
[194]

1996
Raja Hindustani
Dharmesh Darshan
Cineyug
0390 ! ₹76.34 crore (equivalent to ₹390 crore or US$58 million in 2016)
Hindi
[198][196]

1997
Dil To Pagal Hai
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Films
0257 ! ₹71.87 crore (equivalent to ₹257 crore or US$40 million in 2016)
Hindi
[199]

1998
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Karan Johar
Dharma Productions
0337 ! ₹106.74 crore (equivalent to ₹337 crore or US$52 million in 2016)
Hindi
[200]

1999
Hum Saath Saath Hain
Sooraj Barjatya
Rajshri Productions
0246 ! ₹81.71 crore (equivalent to ₹246 crore or US$38 million in 2016)
Hindi
[201]

2000
Mohabbatein
Aditya Chopra
Yash Raj Films
0260 ! ₹90.01 crore (equivalent to ₹260 crore or US$41 million in 2016)
Hindi
[202]

2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Karan Johar
Dharma Productions
0378 ! ₹135.53 crore (equivalent to ₹378 crore or US$59 million in 2016)
Hindi
[203]

2002
Devdas
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Red Chillies Entertainment
0267 ! ₹99.87 crore (equivalent to ₹267 crore or US$42 million in 2016)
Hindi
[204]

2003
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Nikhil Advani
Dharma Productions
0222 ! ₹86.09 crore (equivalent to ₹222 crore or US$35 million in 2016)
Hindi
[205]

2004
Veer-Zaara
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Films
0242 ! ₹97.64 crore (equivalent to ₹242 crore or US$38 million in 2016)
Hindi
[206]

2005
No Entry
Anees Bazmee
SK Film Entertainment
0176 ! ₹74.14 crore (equivalent to ₹176 crore or US$28 million in 2016)
Hindi
[207]

2006
Dhoom 2
Sanjay Gadhvi
Yash Raj Films
0340 ! ₹151.39 crore (equivalent to ₹340 crore or US$53 million in 2016)
Hindi
[208]

2007
Om Shanti Om
Farah Khan
Red Chillies Entertainment
0317 ! ₹149.87 crore (equivalent to ₹317 crore or US$49 million in 2016)
Hindi
[209]

2008
Ghajini
A. R. Murugadoss
Geetha Arts
0390 ! ₹200 crore (equivalent to ₹390 crore or US$61 million in 2016)
Hindi
[210][211]

2009
3 Idiots
Rajkumar Hirani
Vinod Chopra Films
0688 ! ₹390.9 crore (equivalent to ₹688 crore or US$110 million in 2016)
Hindi
[212]

2010
Enthiran
S. Shankar
Sun Pictures
0454 ! ₹289 crore (equivalent to ₹454 crore or US$71 million in 2016)
Tamil
[98]
[better source needed]

2011
Bodyguard
Siddique
Reel Life Productions
0338 ! ₹234.39 crore (equivalent to ₹338 crore or US$53 million in 2016)
Hindi
[213]

2012
Ek Tha Tiger
Kabir Khan
Yash Raj Films
0422 ! ₹320 crore (equivalent to ₹422 crore or US$66 million in 2016)
Hindi
[214]

2013
Dhoom 3
Vijay Krishna Acharya
Yash Raj Films
0696 ! ₹585 crore (equivalent to ₹696 crore or US$110 million in 2016)
Hindi
[215]

2014
PK
Rajkumar Hirani
Vinod Chopra Films
0886 ! ₹792 crore (equivalent to ₹886 crore or US$140 million in 2016)
Hindi
[216]

2015
Baahubali: The Beginning
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works
0687 ! ₹650 crore (equivalent to ₹687 crore or US$110 million in 2016)
Telugu
Tamil
[9]

2016
Dangal
Nitesh Tiwari
Aamir Khan Productions
UTV Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios
1979 ! ₹1,979 crore (US$310 million)
Hindi
[5]

2017
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
S. S. Rajamouli
Arka Media Works
1905 ! ₹1,700 crore (US$270 million)
Telugu
Tamil
[6]

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text: The Krrish film series is the first franchise to gross over ₹100 crores. Baahubali is the only franchise to collect over ₹ 2,000 crores at the box office and the only franchise where its films have grossed more than ₹ 500 crores worldwide.

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Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§]
(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)

Rank
Series
Total worldwide box office (in crores)
No. of films
Average of films (in crores)
Highest-grossing film (gross in INR(₹) crores)

1
[show]Baahubali
₹2,555
2
₹1,278
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (₹1,905)

1
The Conclusion (2017)
₹1,905

2
The Beginning (2015)
₹650

2
[show]Dhoom
₹807.5
3
₹269
Dhoom 3 (₹585[217])

1
Dhoom 3 (2013)
₹585

2
Dhoom 2 (2006)
₹150

3
Dhoom (2004)
₹72.5

3
[show]Krrish
₹511
3
₹170
Krrish 3 (₹291[218])

1
Krrish 3 (2013)
₹291

2
Krrish (2006)
₹117

3
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
₹103

4
[show]Housefull
₹500
3
₹167
Housefull 3 (₹195[219])

1
Housefull 3 (2016)
₹195

2
Housefull 2 (2012)
₹186

3
Housefull (2010)
₹119

5
[show]Dabangg
₹464
2
₹232
Dabangg 2 (₹249[220])

1
Dabangg 2 (2012)
₹249

2
Dabangg (2010)
₹215

6
[show]Singham (Hindi)
₹355
2
₹178
Singham Returns (₹215[221])

1
Singham Returns (2014)
₹215

2
Singham (2011)
₹140

7
[show]Golmaal
₹337.9
3
₹113
Golmaal 3 (₹160[222])

1
Golmaal 3 (2010)
₹160

2
Golmaal Returns (2008)
₹108

3
Fun Unlimited (2006)
₹69.9

8
[show]Don
₹321
2
₹161
Don 2 (₹215[223])

1
Don 2 (2011)
₹215

2
Don (2006)
₹106

9
[show]Dulhania
₹301.6
2
₹151
Badrinath Ki Dulhania (₹191.6[224])

1
Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)
₹191.6

2
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
₹110

10
[show]Singam (Tamil)
₹300
3
₹100
Singam II (₹125[225])

1
Singam II (2013)
₹125

2
Si3 (2017)
₹110

3
Singam (2010)
₹65

11
[show]Tanu Weds Manu
₹299
2
₹150
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (₹243[226])

1
Returns (2015)
₹243

2
Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
₹56

12
[show]Race
₹268
2
₹134
Race 2 (₹162[227])

1
Race 2 (2013)
₹162

2
Race (2008)
₹106

13
[show]Welcome
₹256
2
₹128
Welcome Back (₹136[228])

1
Welcome Back (2015)
₹136

2
Welcome (2007)
₹120

14
[show]Gabbar Singh
₹250
2
₹125
Gabbar Singh (₹150[112])

1
Gabbar Singh (2012)
₹150

2
Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016)
₹100

15
[show]Jolly LLB
₹234.3
2
₹117
Jolly LLB 2 (₹197.3[229])

1
Jolly LLB 2 (2017)
₹197.3

2
Jolly LLB (2013)
₹37

16
[show]Raaz
₹210.6
4
₹53
Raaz 3 (₹97[230])

1
Raaz 3 (2012)
₹97

2
Reboot (2016)
₹42.1

3
Raaz (2002)
₹37

4
The Mystery Continues (2009)
₹34.5

17
[show]ABCD
₹206
2
₹103
ABCD 2 (₹130[231])

1
ABCD 2 (2015)
₹130

2
Any Body Can Dance (2013)
₹76

18
[show]Muni
₹203.7
3
₹68
Kanchana 2 (₹120[232])

1
Kanchana 2 (2015)
₹120

2
Muni 2: Kanchana (2011)
₹68.7

3
Muni (2007)
₹15

19
[show]Baby
₹199.1
2
₹100
Baby (₹143[233])

1
Baby (2015)
₹143

2
Naam Shabana (2017)
₹56.1

20
[show]Masti
₹187.8
3
₹63
Grand Masti (₹142[234])

1
Grand Masti (2013)
₹142

2
Masti (2004)
₹26.8

3
Great Grand Masti (2016)
₹19

21
[show]Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
₹186.2
2
₹93
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (₹94.5[235])

1
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
₹94.5

2
Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (2013)
₹91.7

22
[show]Dhamaal
₹159.3
2
₹80
Dhamaal (₹88.8[236])

1
Dhamaal (2007)
₹88.8

2
Double Dhamaal (2011)
₹70.5

23
[show]Kahaani
₹158.8
2
₹79
Kahaani (₹104[237][238])

1
Kahaani (2012)
₹104

2
2: Durga Rani Singh (2016)
₹54.8

24
[show]Munna Bhai
₹150.4
2
₹75
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (₹120[239])

1
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
₹120

2
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
₹30.4

25
[show]Murder
₹147.6
3
₹49
Murder 2 (₹100[236])

1
Murder 2 (2011)
₹100

2
Murder 3 (2013)
₹25.1

3
Murder (2004)
₹22.5


document_title: Shah Rukh Khan

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text: Shah Rukh Khan

text: Early life and family

text: Khan was born on 2 November 1965 in a Muslim family in New Delhi.[2] He spent the first five years of his life in Mangalore, where his maternal grandfather, Ifthikar Ahmed, served as the chief engineer of the port in the 1960s.[8][9][b] According to Khan, his paternal grandfather, Jan Muhammad, an ethnic Pashtun, was from Afghanistan.[11][12] Khan's father, Meer Taj Mohammed Khan, was an Indian independence activist in Peshawar, British India (present-day Pakistan). As of 2010, Khan's paternal family was still living in Shah Wali Qataal area of Peshawar's Qissa Khawani Bazaar.[11] Meer was a follower of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan,[13] and affiliated with the All Indian National Congress.[11] He moved to New Delhi in 1948 after the partition of India.[14] Khan's mother, Lateef Fatima, was the daughter of a senior government engineer.[15][c] His parents were married in 1959.[18] Khan described himself on Twitter as "half Hyderabadi (mother), half Pathan (father), [and] some Kashmiri (grandmother)".[19] His paternal cousins in Peshawar claim that the family is of Hindkowan origin from Kashmir, not Pashtun, and also contradict the claim that his grandfather was from Afghanistan.[11][20]

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text: Khan grew up in the Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood of Delhi.[21] His father had several business ventures including a restaurant, and the family lived a middle-class life in rented apartments.[22] Khan attended St. Columba's School in central Delhi where he excelled in his studies and in sports such as hockey and football,[23] and received the school's highest award, the Sword of Honour.[22]  In his youth, he acted in stage plays and received praise for his imitations of Bollywood actors, of which his favourites were Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Mumtaz.[24] One of his childhood friends and acting partners was Amrita Singh, who became a Bollywood actress.[25] Khan enrolled at Hansraj College (1985–88) to earn his bachelor's degree in Economics, but spent much of his time at Delhi's Theatre Action Group (TAG),[26] where he studied acting under the mentorship of theatre director Barry John.[27] After Hansraj, he began studying for a master's degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia, but left to pursue his acting career.[28] He also attended the National School of Drama in Delhi during his early career in Bollywood.[29] His father died of cancer in 1981,[d] and his mother died in 1991 from complications of diabetes.[32] After the death of their parents, his older sister, Shahnaz Lalarukh, born in 1960,[33]  fell into a depressed state and Khan took on the responsibility of caring for her.[30][34] Shahnaz continues to live with her brother and his family in their Mumbai mansion.[35]

text: Although Khan was given the birth name Shahrukh Khan, he prefers his name to be written as Shah Rukh Khan, and is commonly referred to by the acronym SRK.[1] He married Gauri Chibber, a Punjabi Hindu, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 25 October 1991, after a six-year courtship.[36][37] They have a son Aryan (born 1997) and a daughter Suhana (born 2000).[28] In 2013, they became parents of a third child named AbRam,[38] who was born through a surrogate mother.[39] According to Khan, while he strongly believes in Islam, he also values his wife's religion. His children follow both religions; at home the Qur'an is situated next to the Hindu deities.[40]

text: Acting career

text: 1988–1992: Television and film debut

text: Khan's first starring role was in Lekh Tandon's television series Dil Dariya, which began shooting in 1988, but production delays led to the 1989 series Fauji becoming his television debut instead.[41] In the series, which depicted a realistic look at the training of army cadets, he played the leading role of Abhimanyu Rai.[42][43] This led to further appearances in Aziz Mirza's television series Circus (1989–90) and Mani Kaul's miniseries Idiot (1991).[44] Khan also played minor parts in the serials Umeed (1989) and Wagle Ki Duniya (1988–90),[44] and in the English-language television film In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989).[45] His appearances in these serials led critics to compare his look and acting style with those of the film actor Dilip Kumar,[46] but Khan was not interested in film acting at the time, thinking that he was not good enough.[44][47]

text: Khan changed his decision to act in films in April 1991,[48] citing it as a way to escape the grief of his mother's death.[49] He moved from Delhi to Mumbai to pursue a full-time career in Bollywood, and was quickly signed to four films.[48] His first offer was for Hema Malini's directorial debut Dil Aashna Hai,[29][42] and by June, he had started his first shoot.[50] His film debut was in Deewana, which was released in June 1992.[51] In it he starred alongside Divya Bharti as the second male lead behind Rishi Kapoor. Deewana became a box office hit and launched Khan's Bollywood career;[52] he earned the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for his performance.[53] Also released in 1992 were Khan's first films as the male lead, Chamatkar, Dil Aashna Hai, and the comedy Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, which was his first of many collaborations with the actress Juhi Chawla.[54] His initial film roles saw him play characters who displayed energy and enthusiasm. According to Arnab Ray of Daily News and Analysis, Khan brought a new kind of acting as he was "sliding down stairs on a slab of ice, cartwheeling, somersaulting, lips trembling, eyes trembling, bringing to the screen the kind of physical energy ... visceral, intense, maniacal one moment and cloyingly boyish the next."[55]

text: 1993–1994: Anti-hero

text: Among his 1993 releases, Khan garnered the most appreciation for portraying villainous roles in two box office hits: an obsessive lover in Darr, and a murderer in Baazigar.[56] Darr marked the first of Khan's many collaborations with filmmaker Yash Chopra and his company Yash Raj Films. Khan's stammering and the use of the phrase "I love you, K-k-k-Kiran" were popular with audiences.[57] For Darr he received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role, also known as the Best Villain Award, but lost to Paresh Rawal for Sir.[58] Baazigar, in which Khan played an ambiguous avenger who murders his girlfriend, shocked Indian audiences with an unexpected violation of the standard Bollywood formula.[59] In The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture, Sonal Khullar called the character "the consummate anti-hero".[60] His performance in Baazigar, which would be his first of many appearances with actress Kajol, won Khan his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[61] In 2003, the Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema stated that Khan "defied the image of the conventional hero in both these films and created his own version of the revisionist hero".[61] Also in 1993, Khan performed a nude scene with Deepa Sahi in Maya Memsaab, although parts of it were censored by the Central Board of Film Certification.[62] The ensuing controversy prompted him to eschew such scenes in future roles.[63]

text: In 1994, Khan played a love-struck musician in Kundan Shah's comedy-drama film Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa opposite Deepak Tijori and Suchitra Krishnamurthy, which he later professed was his favourite role. His performance earned him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, and in a retrospective review from 2004, Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com referred to it as Khan's best performance, saying "He is spontaneous, vulnerable, boyish, mischievous and acting straight from the heart."[64] Also in 1994, Khan won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role as an obsessive lover in Anjaam, co-starring Madhuri Dixit and Deepak Tijori.[61] At the time, playing antagonistic roles was considered risky to a leading man's career in Bollywood. Ray subsequently credited Khan for taking "insane risks" and "pushing the envelope" by choosing to play such characters, through which he established his career in Bollywood.[55] The director Mukul S. Anand called him "the new face of the industry" at the time.[49]

text: 1995–1998: Romantic hero

text: Khan starred in seven films in 1995, the first of which was Rakesh Roshan's melodramatic thriller Karan Arjun. Co-starring Salman Khan and Kajol, it became the second-highest-grossing film of the year in India.[65] His most significant release that year was Aditya Chopra's directorial debut, the romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, in which he played a young Non-resident Indian (NRI) who falls in love with Kajol's character during a trip across Europe. Khan was initially reticent to portray the role of a lover, but this film is credited with establishing him as a "romantic hero".[66] Lauded by both critics and the public, it became the year's highest grossing production in India and abroad and was declared an "all time blockbuster" by Box Office India,[65][67] with a gross of over ₹1.22 billion (US$18 million) worldwide.[68] It is the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema; it is still showing at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai after more than 1000 weeks as of early 2015.[69][70] The film won ten Filmfare Awards, including the second of Khan's Best Actor Awards.[61] The director and critic Raja Sen said, "Khan gives a fabulous performance, redefining the lover for the 1990s with great panache. He's cool and flippant, but sincere enough to appeal to the [audience]. The performance itself is, like the best in the business, played well enough to come across as effortless, as non-acting."[71]

text:
In 1996, all four of Khan's releases failed critically and commercially,[72] but the following year, his starring role opposite Aditya Pancholi and Juhi Chawla in Aziz Mirza's romantic comedy Yes Boss earned him accolades that included a Filmfare Best Actor nomination.[58] Later in 1997, he starred in Subhash Ghai's diasporic-themed social drama Pardes,[73] portraying Arjun, a musician facing a moral dilemma. India Today cites it as one of the first major Bollywood pictures to succeed in the United States.[74]
Khan's final release of 1997 was a second collaboration with Yash Chopra in the popular musical romance Dil To Pagal Hai. He portrayed Rahul, a stage director caught in a love triangle between Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor. The film and his performance met with critical praise, winning Khan his third Best Actor Award at Filmfare.[61]

text: Khan performed the lead role in three films and made one special appearance in 1998. In his first release of the year, he played a double role opposite Juhi Chawla and Sonali Bendre in Mahesh Bhatt's action comedy Duplicate, the first of his many collaborations with Yash Johar's production company Dharma Productions. The film was not well received,[75] but India Today lauded Khan for his energetic performance.[76] The same year, Khan won critical praise for his performance as an All India Radio correspondent who develops an infatuation for a mysterious terrorist (Manisha Koirala) in Dil Se..,[77] the third instalment of Mani Ratnam's trilogy of terror films.[78][79] In his final release of the year, he portrayed a college student in Karan Johar's romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, in which he was involved in a love triangle along with Kajol and Rani Mukerji. The writer Anjana Motihar Chandra has referred to the picture as the blockbuster of the 1990s, a "pot-pourri of romance, comedy, and entertainment."[80] Khan won the Best Actor award at the Filmfare Awards ceremony for the second consecutive year,[61] although he and several critics believed his performance to have been overshadowed by that of Kajol.[81]

text: The roles in this phase of his career, and the series of romantic comedies and family dramas that followed, earned Khan widespread adulation from audiences, particularly teenagers,[82] and according to author Anupama Chopra, established him as an icon of romance in India.[83][84] He continued to have frequent professional associations with Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra, and Karan Johar, who moulded his image and made him into a superstar.[85] Khan became a romantic leading man without ever actually kissing any of his co-stars,[83] although he broke this rule in 2012, after strong urging by Yash Chopra.[86]

text: 1999–2003: Career challenges

text: Khan's only release in 1999 was Baadshah, in which he starred opposite Twinkle Khanna. Although the film underperformed at the box office,[87] it earned him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role, which he lost to Govinda for Haseena Maan Jaayegi.[58] Khan became a producer in 1999 in a collaboration with the actress Juhi Chawla and the director Aziz Mirza for a production company called Dreamz Unlimited.[88] The company's first production, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000), starring Khan and Chawla, was a commercial failure.[89] It was released one week after Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, starring Hrithik Roshan, then a newcomer, who critics believed overshadowed Khan.[90] Swapna Mitter of Rediff.com spoke of Khan's predictable mannerisms, saying "Frankly, it's high time he innovated his act a little."[91] Khan did a supporting role in Kamal Hassan's Hey Ram (2000), which was made simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi. He thereby made his Tamil debut by playing the role of an archaeologist named Amjad Khan.[92] He performed free of charge as he wanted to work with Kamal Haasan.[93][94] On Khan's performance, T. Krithika Reddy of The Hindu wrote, "Shah Rukh Khan, as usual comes up with an impeccable performance."[92]

text: In 2001, Dreamz Unlimited attempted a comeback with Khan portraying the title role in Santosh Sivan's historical epic Aśoka, a partly fictionalised account of the life of emperor Ashoka. The film was screened at the Venice Film Festival and the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival to a positive response,[95] but it performed poorly at Indian box offices.[96] As losses continued to mount for the production company,[90] Khan was forced to close srkworld.com, a company that he had started along with Dreamz Unlimited.[97] In December 2001, Khan suffered a spinal injury while performing an action sequence for a special appearance in Krishna Vamsi's Shakti: The Power.[98] He was subsequently diagnosed with a prolapsed disc, and attempted multiple alternative therapies. None of these provided a permanent solution to the injury, which caused him severe pain while shooting several of his films.[98][99] By the beginning of 2003, his condition had worsened to the point that he had to undergo anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery at Wellington Hospital, London.[100][101][102] Khan resumed shooting in June 2003, but he reduced his workload and the number of film roles he accepted annually.[99]

text: Successes during this time included Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein (2000), and Karan Johar's family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001),[89][103] which Khan cites as a turning point in his career.[104] Both films co-starred Amitabh Bachchan as an authoritarian figure, and presented ideological struggles between the two men.[105][106] Khan's performances in the films were met with wide public appreciation, and he was awarded his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for Mohabbatein.[58][107] Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... remained the top-grossing Indian production of all time in the overseas market for the next five years.[68]

text: In 2002, Khan played the title role as a rebellious alcoholic opposite Aishwarya Rai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period romance Devdas. At a cost of over ₹500 million (US$7.5 million), it was the most expensive Bollywood film ever made at the time,[108] yet recovered its costs, earning ₹840 million (US$13 million) worldwide.[68] The film earned numerous accolades including 10 Filmfare Awards, with Best Actor for Khan,[53] and a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.[109] Khan next starred in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), a comedy-drama written by Karan Johar and set in New York City, which became the second-highest-grossing film domestically and the top-grossing Bollywood film in external markets that year.[103][110] Co-starring with Jaya Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta, Khan received critical praise for his portrayal of Aman Mathur, a man with a fatal heart disease, with critics praising his emotional impact upon audiences.[111] Conflict broke out between Khan and the other partners of Dreamz Unlimited over the failure to cast Juhi Chawla in their 2003 production of Aziz Mirza's Chalte Chalte, and they parted ways, despite the film's success.[112]

text: 2004–2009: Resurgence

text: 2004 was a critically and commercially successful year for Khan. He transformed Dreamz Unlimited into Red Chillies Entertainment, adding his wife Gauri as a producer.[113] In the company's first production, he starred in Farah Khan's directorial debut, the action comedy masala film Main Hoon Na. A fictionalised account of India–Pakistan relations, it was viewed by some commentators as a conscious effort to move away from the stereotypical portrayal of Pakistan as the constant villain.[114] Khan then played an Indian Air Force pilot who falls in love with a Pakistani woman (Preity Zinta) in Yash Chopra's romance film Veer-Zaara, which was screened at the 55th Berlin Film Festival to critical praise.[115] It was the highest earning film of 2004 in India, with a worldwide gross of over ₹940 million (US$14 million), and Main Hoon Na was the second-highest earner with ₹680 million (US$10 million).[68][116]

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In his final release of 2004, Khan starred as a NASA scientist who patriotically returns to India to rekindle his roots in Ashutosh Gowariker's social drama Swades (meaning "Homeland"), which became the first Indian picture to be shot inside the NASA research centre at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.[117]
Film scholar Stephen Teo refers to the picture as an example of "Bollywoodised realism", displaying a transcendence in conventional narrative and audience expectation in Hindi cinema.[118] In December 2013, The Times of India reported that Khan found filming the picture such an emotionally overwhelming and life-changing experience that he had still not viewed the film.[119] Derek Elley of Variety found Khan's performance "unsettling" as "a self-satisfied expatriate determined to bring Western values to poor Indian peasants",[120] but several film critics, including Jitesh Pillai, believed it to have been his finest acting to date.[121][122] He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for all three of his 2004 releases and eventually won the award for Swades.[53][58] Filmfare later included his performance in the 2010 issue of Bollywood's "Top 80 Iconic Performances".[123]

text: In 2005, Khan starred in Amol Palekar's fantasy drama, Paheli. The film was India's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards.[124] He later collaborated with Karan Johar for the third time in the musical romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), the story of two unhappily married people in New York City who begin extramarital affairs. The film, which featured an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Kirron Kher, emerged as India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market,[103] earning more than ₹1.13 billion (US$17 million) worldwide.[68] Both his roles in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and the action film Don, a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, earned Khan Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards,[125] despite his performance as the titular character in Don being negatively compared to that of Amitabh Bachchan in the original film.[126][127]

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"Such great things have happened to such a normal guy like me. I am a nobody who shouldn't have been able to do all this but I have done it. I tell everyone that there's this myth I work for; there is this myth called Shahrukh Khan and I am his employee. I have to live up to that ... I'll do it, I am an actor. But I can't start believing in this myth."

—Khan reflecting in 2007 on his position as the Hindi film industry's top star[128]

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In 2007, Khan portrayed a disgraced hockey player who coaches the Indian women's national hockey team to World Cup success in Yash Raj Films' semi-fictional Chak De! India. Bhaichand Patel notes that Khan, who had a background in the sport playing for his university's hockey team,[129] essentially portrayed himself as a "cosmopolitan, liberal, Indian Muslim".[130] Faring well in both India and abroad,[68][131] Khan garnered another Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance,[53] which Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN considers to have been "without any of his typical trappings, without any of his trademark quirks", portraying Kabir Khan "like a real flesh-and-blood human being".[132] Filmfare included his performance in their 2010 issue of the "Top 80 Iconic Performances".[133] In the same year, Khan starred
alongside Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone and Shreyas Talpade in Farah Khan's reincarnation melodrama Om Shanti Om, portraying a 1970s junior artiste who is reborn as a 2000s era superstar. The film became the highest grossing Indian motion picture of 2007, both domestically and abroad.[103][134] Om Shanti Om earned Khan his second nomination of the year for Best Actor at Filmfare.[135] Khalid Mohammed from Hindustan Times wrote, "the enterprise belongs to Shah Rukh Khan, who tackles comedy, high drama and action with his signature style—spontaneous and intuitively intelligent".[136]

text: Khan collaborated for the third time with Aditya Chopra on the romantic drama Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) opposite Anushka Sharma, at that time a newcomer. He played Surinder Sahni, a shy man with low self-esteem, whose love for his young arranged wife (Sharma) causes him to transform himself into Raj, a boisterous alter-ego. Rachel Saltz of The New York Times believed the dual role to have been "tailor-made" for Khan, giving him the opportunity to display his talents,[137] although Deep Contractor from Epilogue thought Khan displayed greater strength in the role of Surinder and weakness in the role of monologue-prone Raj.[138] In December 2008, Khan suffered a shoulder injury while filming a small role in Mudassar Aziz's Dulha Mil Gaya. He underwent extensive physiotherapy sessions at the time but the pain left him almost immobile and he had arthroscopic surgery in February 2009.[139][140] He performed an extended, special appearance in the 2009 film Billu, playing Bollywood superstar Sahir Khan—a fictionalised version of himself, wherein he performed musical item numbers with actresses Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Deepika Padukone.[141] As head of the film's production company, Red Chillies, Khan made the call to change the title of the film from Billu Barber to Billu after hairdressers across the country complained that the word "barber" was derogatory. The company covered up the offending word on billboards that had already been installed with the original title.[142]

text: 2010–present: My Name Is Khan and beyond

text: After refusing the role that subsequently went to Anil Kapoor in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Khan began shooting My Name Is Khan (2010), his fourth collaboration with director Karan Johar and his sixth with Kajol.[143] The film is based on a true story and set against the backdrop of perceptions of Islam after the 11 September attacks. Khan plays Rizwan Khan, a Muslim suffering from mild Asperger syndrome who sets out on a journey across America to meet the country's president, in a role that film scholar Stephen Teo sees as a "symbol of assertive rasa values" and another example of Khan representing NRI identity in global Bollywood.[144] To provide an accurate portrayal of a sufferer without disparagement, Khan spent several months researching his role by reading books, watching videos and talking to people affected by the condition.[145][146] Upon release, My Name is Khan became one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of all time outside India,[68][103] and earned Khan his eighth Filmfare Award for Best Actor,[53] equalling the record for the most wins in the category with actor Dilip Kumar.[147] Jay Wesissberg from Variety noted how Khan portrayed the Asperger's sufferer with "averted eyes, springy steps, [and] stuttered repetitions of memorized texts", believing it to have been a "standout performance sure to receive the Autism Society's gold seal of approval".[148]

text: In 2011, Khan starred alongside Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor in Anubhav Sinha's science fiction superhero film Ra.One, his first work in this genre, as a favour to his children.[149] The film follows the story of a London-based videogame designer who creates a villainous character who escapes into the real world. It was billed as Bollywood's most expensive production; it had an estimated budget of ₹1.25 billion (US$19 million).[150][151] Despite negative media coverage of the film's box office performance, Ra.One was a financial success with a gross of ₹2.4 billion (US$36 million).[152][153] The film, and Khan's portrayal of a dual role, received mixed reviews; while most critics praised his performance as the robotic superhero G, though they criticised his portrayal of the videogame designer Shekhar.[154] Khan's second release of 2011 was Don 2, a sequel to Don (2006).[155] To prepare for his role, Khan exercised extensively and performed most of the stunts himself.[156] His performance earned him positive reviews from critics; Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India said, "Shah Rukh remains in command and never loses his foothold, neither through the dramatic sequences nor through the action cuts".[157] The year's highest grossing Bollywood production abroad,[158][159] it was showcased at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.[160]

text: Khan's only release in 2012 was Yash Chopra's last picture,[161] the drama Jab Tak Hai Jaan, which saw him once again in a romantic role, starring opposite Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. CNN-IBN considered the overall performance by Khan to have been one of his finest to date, but believed that Khan's first screen kiss of his career with Katrina Kaif, twenty years his junior, was an awkward one.[86][162] Jab Tak Hai Jaan  was a moderate financial success earning over ₹2.11 billion (US$31 million) worldwide.[163][164] The film was showcased at the 2012 Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco, along with Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., Veer-Zaara, and Don 2.[165] At the following Zee Cine Awards, Khan performed a tribute to the late Yash Chopra along with Kaif, Sharma, and several of Chopra's other past heroines.[166]

text: In 2013, Khan starred in Rohit Shetty's action comedy Chennai Express for Red Chillies Entertainment, a film which earned mixed critical reviews and a fair amount of criticism for its perceived disparagement of South Indian culture, although the film included a tribute to Tamil cinema star Rajinikanth.[167] The critic Khalid Mohamed thought that Khan overacted in the film and criticised him for "re-rendering every old trick in the acting book".[168] Despite the criticism, the film broke many box office records for Hindi films in both India and abroad, surpassing 3 Idiots to briefly become the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time, with a gross of almost ₹4 billion (US$60 million) in worldwide ticket sales.[169][170] On 7 March 2013—a day before International Women's Day—The Times of India reported that Khan had requested a new convention with the name of his lead female co-stars appearing above his own in the credits. He claimed that the women in his life, including his co-stars, have been the reason for his success.[171] In 2014, the actor was featured in Farah Khan's ensemble comedy Happy New Year, which co-starred Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Boman Irani; his third collaboration with the director.[172] Although Khan's unidimensional character was criticised,[173] the film became a major commercial success grossing ₹3.8 billion (US$57 million) worldwide.[174][175][176]

text: Khan next appeared alongside Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon in Rohit Shetty's comedy-drama Dilwale (2015). The film garnered negative reviews, though it was financially profitable with a gross of ₹3.7 billion (US$55 million).[177] Namrata Joshi of The Hindu commented, "With Dilwale, Rohit Shetty goes hopelessly wrong despite much that he had at his disposal, including a power-packed cast and producer". Joshi also felt that the attempt to repackage Khan and Kajol had backfired.[178] He then took on dual parts of a superstar and his doppelgänger fan in Maneesh Sharma's thriller Fan (2016). Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian considered the film to be "exhausting, bizarre yet watchable" and thought that Khan was aptly "creepy" as the obsessive admirer.[179] The film underperformed at the box office, and trade journalists attributed this failure to the film's non-conformity to mainstream formula.[180] Later that year, Khan portrayed the supporting part of a therapist to an aspiring cinematographer (played by Alia Bhatt) in Gauri Shinde's coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi.[181]

text: In Rahul Dholakia's crime-drama film Raees (2017), Khan took on the part of the titular anti-hero—a bootlegger turned mobster in 1980s Gujarat. In a typical mixed review, Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph thought Khan's performance to be "inconsistent, intense and power-packed at times, but often slipping out of character into his usual mix of stock mannerisms".[182] Commercially, the film was a modest success, earning over ₹2.6 billion (US$39 million) worldwide.[183] Khan returned to the romantic genre with the role of a tourist guide who falls in love with a traveller (played by Anushka Sharma) in Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017). Writing for Mint, Uday Bhatia criticised Khan's pairing with Sharma, 22 years his junior, writing that Khan had performed "similar gestures of love decades ago to actors his own age".[184] The film proved to be a box office flop.[185] Khan will next reunite with Sharma and Katrina Kaif in Aanand L Rai's comedy-drama Zero, in which he plays the part of a dwarf.[186][187][188]

text: Other work

text: Film production and television hosting

text: Khan co-produced three films from 1999 to 2003 as a founding member of the partnership Dreamz Unlimited.[88] After the partnership was dissolved, he and Gauri restructured the company as Red Chillies Entertainment,[113] which includes divisions dealing with film and television production, visual effects, and advertising.[189] As of 2015, the company has produced or co-produced at least nine films.[190] Either Khan or Gauri are usually given production credits, and he has appeared in most of the films, either in the lead role, or in a guest appearance. Khan was involved in several aspects of the making of Ra.One (2011). Aside from acting, he produced the film, volunteered to write the console game script, dubbed for it, oversaw its technical development, and wrote the digital comics based on the film's characters.[191][192] Khan has occasionally done playback singing for his films. In Josh (2000) he sang the popular song "Apun Bola Tu Meri Laila". He also sang in Don (2006) and Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012).[193] For Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011), which was produced by Red Chillies, Khan participated in the lyrical composition.[194]

text: In addition to his early television serial appearances, Khan has hosted numerous televised awards shows, including the Filmfare, Zee Cine, and Screen Awards.[195][196][197] In 2007, he replaced Amitabh Bachchan for one season as the host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,[198] and a year later, Khan began hosting Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?, the Indian version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.[199] In 2011, he returned to television, appearing on Imagine TV's Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout, the Indian version of Wipeout; scenes featuring Khan were shot at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai.[200] Contrary to his earlier television anchoring jobs, Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout performed poorly. It aired for only one season and became the lowest rated show hosted by a Bollywood star.[200] In 2017, Khan began hosting TED Talks India Nayi Soch, a talk show produced by TED Conferences, LLC which started aired on STAR Plus.[201]

text: Stage performances

text: Khan is a frequent stage performer and has participated in several world tours and concerts. In 1997, he performed in Asha Bhosle's Moments in Time concert in Malaysia, and returned the following year to perform with Karisma Kapoor for the Shahrukh–Karisma: Live in Malaysia concert.[202] The same year, he participated in The Awesome Foursome world tour across the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States along with Juhi Chawla, Akshay Kumar and Kajol, and resumed the tour in Malaysia the following year.[203][204] In 2002, Khan featured with Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta, and Aishwarya Rai in the show From India With Love at Manchester's Old Trafford and London's Hyde Park; the event was attended by more than 100,000 people.[205] Khan performed alongside Rani Mukherji, Arjun Rampal and Ishaa Koppikar in a 2010 concert at the Army Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[206] The next year he joined Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the Friendship Concert, celebrating 150 years of India–South Africa friendship in Durban, South Africa.[207]

text: Khan started an association with the "Temptations" series of concert tours by singing, dancing, and performing skits alongside Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, and other Bollywood stars in Temptations 2004, a stage show that toured 22 venues across the world.[208] The show played to 15,000 spectators at Dubai's Festival City Arena.[209] In 2008, Khan set up Temptation Reloaded, a series of concerts that toured several countries, including the Netherlands.[210] Another tour was held with Bipasha Basu and others in 2012 in Jakarta,[211] and in 2013 another series of concerts visited Auckland, Perth and Sydney.[212] In 2014, Khan performed in SLAM! The Tour in the US, Canada, and London,[213] and also hosted the Indian premiere of the live talent show, Got Talent World Stage Live.[214]

text: Ownership of IPL cricket team

text: In 2008, Khan, in partnership with Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta, acquired ownership rights for the franchise representing Kolkata in the Twenty20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) for US$75.09 million, and named the team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).[215] As of  2009[update], KKR was one of the richest teams in the IPL, with a brand value of US$42.1 million.[216] The team performed poorly on the field during the first three years.[217] Their performance improved over time, and they became the champions for the first time in 2012[217] and repeated the feat in 2014.[218] The Knight Riders hold the record for the longest winning streak by any Indian team in T20s (14).[219]

text: Khan performed alongside Sunidhi Chauhan and Shriya Saran at the opening ceremony of the 2011 season, where they danced to Tamil songs.[220] He appeared again in 2013 alongside Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Pitbull.[221] In May 2012, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) banned him from the Wankhede Stadium for five years for getting into an argument with the security staff after a match between KKR and The Mumbai Indians.[222] Khan had, however, stated that he acted only after children, including his daughter, were being "manhandled" by the security staff[222][223] and that the officials were extremely high-handed and aggressive in their behavior[224], he had been abused with communal indecent comment[223]. Later MCA officials had accused him of being drunk in one version of the story, hitting the guard and of completely uncharacteristically abusing a female supporter of Mumbai Indians after the match in another version of the story, which Khan had maintained it was done to support their action and for cheap publicity.[223][225][226] Wankhede guard later contradicted MCA officials' claim and said Shah Rukh Khan had not hit him.[223] Khan later apologized to his fans after his team won the final match.[227] MCA revoked the ban in 2015[228] and in 2016, Mumbai Police informed that no 'cognisable offence' was made out against Khan and they had come to the conclusion that Shah Rukh Khan was not drunk and did not use abusive language before minors at the Wankhede Stadium in 2012.[225][226]

text: In the media

text: Shah Rukh Khan receives a considerable amount of media coverage in India, and is often referred to as "King Khan", "The Baadshah of Bollywood", or "The King of Bollywood".[229][230][231] Anupama Chopra cites him as an "ever present celebrity", with two or three films a year, constantly running television ads, print ads and gigantic billboards lining the streets of Indian cities.[232] He is the object of a sometimes fanatical following, with a fan base estimated to exceed one billion.[233] In 2011 he was declared "the biggest movie star you've never heard of...perhaps the world's biggest movie star, period" by Steven Zeitchik of the Los Angeles Times[e][235] and has been called the world's biggest movie star in other international media outlets.[6][229][235][236] According to a popularity survey, 3.2 billion people around the world know Shah Rukh Khan, more than who know Tom Cruise.[4] Khan is one of the wealthiest celebrities in India, topping the Forbes India's "Celebrity 100 list" in 2012, 2013 and 2015.[237][238][239] He was named by Newsweek as one of their fifty most powerful people globally in 2008,[7][240] and his wealth has been estimated at US$400–600 million.[5][241] Khan owns several properties in India and abroad, including a GB£20 million apartment in London,[242] and a villa on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.[243]

text: Khan frequently appears on listings of the most popular, stylish and influential people in India. He has regularly featured among the top ten on The Times of India's list of the 50 most desirable men in India,[244][245] and in a 2007 poll by the magazine Eastern Eye he was named the sexiest man in Asia.[246] Khan is often referred to as "Brand SRK" by media organisations because of his many brand endorsement and entrepreneurship ventures.[247][248] He is one of the highest paid Bollywood endorsers and one of the most visible celebrities in television advertising, with up to a six per cent share of the television advertisement market.[249][250] Khan has endorsed brands including Pepsi, Nokia, Hyundai, Dish TV, D'decor, LUX and TAG Heuer.[250][251] Books have been published about him,[252][253] and his popularity has been documented in several non-fiction films, including the two-part documentary The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan (2005),[254] and the Discovery Travel & Living channel's ten-part miniseries Living with a Superstar—Shah Rukh Khan (2010).[249] In 2007, Khan became the third Indian actor to have his wax statue installed at London's Madame Tussauds museum, after Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan.[255][256] Additional versions of the statue were installed at Madame Tussauds' museums in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, New York and Washington.[257]

text: Khan has been brand ambassador of various governmental campaigns, including Pulse Polio and National AIDS Control Organisation.[251] He is a member of the board of directors of Make-A-Wish Foundation in India,[258] and in 2011 he was appointed by UNOPS as the first global ambassador of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.[259] He has recorded a series of public service announcements championing good health and proper nutrition, and joined India's Health Ministry and UNICEF in a nationwide child immunisation campaign.[260] In 2011, he received UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award for his charitable commitment to provide education for children, becoming the first Indian to win the accolade.[261] In 2014, Khan became the ambassador for Interpol's campaign "Turn Back Crime".[262] In 2015, Khan received a privileged degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.[263] In 2018, Khan was honoured by the World Economic Forum with their annual Crystal Award or his leadership in championing children’s and women’s rights in India.[264][265]

text: Awards

text: Khan is one of the most decorated Bollywood actors.[53] He has received 14 Filmfare Awards from 30 nominations and special awards,[266][f] including eight for Best Actor; he is tied for the most in the category with Dilip Kumar.[147] Khan has won the Filmfare Best Actor award for Baazigar (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Devdas (2002), Swades (2004), Chak De! India (2007) and My Name Is Khan (2010). At times, he has garnered as many as three of the five total Filmfare Best Actor nominations.[58] Although he has never won a National Film Award,[267] he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2005.[53] The Government of France has awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2007),[268] and its highest civilian honour, the Légion d'honneur (2014).[269]


document_title: I'm in Love with a Church Girl

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text: I'm in Love with a Church Girl

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text: Wealthy drug dealer Miles Montego meets a nice Christian girl, Vanessa Leon, at a mutual friend's house, and the two hit it off and start a relationship. Miles tells Vanessa that he used to be a drug dealer, but now wants to change his life. At first she is reluctant, but accepts it, assuming that he will start having faith in God. However, unknown to Miles, a few DEA agents are watching him and his friends and plan on taking them down.

text: Miles' mother dies from an illness, and he proposes to Vanessa on an airplane. After a car accident, Vanessa enters a coma. As he waits in the hospital, Miles starts to restore his faith in God, praying to him to make Vanessa wake up and saying that she shouldn't have to pay for his sins. Vanessa recovers and the two marry. He writes to his friends, who are now in jail, and tells them that he misses them. He also sends them Bibles and tells them that they better stay out of trouble since they're going to be uncles.

text: The film ends with a look at three years later, showing Vanessa, her family, Miles' dad and their daughter in church, where Miles is now the pastor.

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Jeff 'Ja Rule' Atkins as Miles Montego
Adrienne Bailon as Vanessa Leon
Stephen Baldwin as Jason McDaniels
Vincent Pastore as Nicholas Halston
Toby Mac as T
T-Bone as Martin De LaFuente
Michael Madsen as Frank Harris

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text: Production[edit]

text: The film, which was written by Galley Molina is based on his own experience. Molina wrote it during his time in prison. He initially wanted to tell his story in a book but it was eventually developed into a film. He chose Bailon and Baldwin for the film because of their "strong Christian backgrounds and for their talents".[3] Molina sought financing on his own for the project so that he could retain more creative control. He refused an offer of a major studio because  they wanted to glamorize his drug-dealing days.[4] Singer Israel Houghton, who Co-Executive produced the film, contributed four original songs to the soundtrack.[5]

text: The film was produced by Sean Dinwoodie, Galley Molina, Michael K. Race, & Steve Race.[6]

text: The film was shot in San Jose, California [4] and was completed in November 2010.[7]

text: Release[edit]

text: The trailer for the film was released on July 15, 2013. The film opened on October 18, 2013.[8]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The film has been panned by critics; it holds a 6% approval rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 3/10, based on 17 reviews.[9] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 23, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10] In 2013, Matt Barone of complex.com, shared his thoughts on the film in article titled "The Most Unintentionally Hilarious Movie Scene of 2013 Stars Ja Rule (Yes, That Ja Rule)".[11][further explanation needed]

text: Christian response[edit]

text: The film had a slightly more positive reception among Christian publications. Christianity Today gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, saying: "Church Girl tries to pack too many messages (about conversion, about faith, about drugs, about romance, about tragedy, about church, and more) into a movie that just isn't wide enough to hold it all." The magazine gave positive marks to Ja Rule's acting, calling it "good" and "believable".[12] Crossmap from the Christian Post praised the production and the performances, which they described as "convincing, despite the mediocre script". It concluded stating the film "has a heartfelt Christian message that many will enjoy".[13] The Dove Foundation summarized the film as "the story of a man that falls in love with a woman and one of a man realizing that God loves him. This movie is timely, contemporary, yet shares a wonderful old message: God can change people’s lives! It features fine actors and a terrific theme centering on God's forgiveness and love as well as the love between a man and a woman."[14] Ryan Duncan of Crosswalk.com wrote: "Though the movie still suffers from a few trademark flaws that mar faith-based films, it succeeds in telling a story that will resonate with Christian and secular audiences alike." Duncan further applauded the actors' performances describing them as "powerful" and highlighting the chemistry between the two main characters. However, Duncan also noted that the story at times can be tedious and boring. "As for the Christian message, viewers will be happy to know it is delivered with authenticity and respect."[15]

text: Box office[edit]

text: In its first weekend, the film opened in 457 locations in North America. It finished the weekend at fifteenth place and earned $1,025,000, with a per screen average of $2,243.[16][17] The film performed above expectations, as it was forecast that "it would be surprising if this averaged above $1,000 per theater."[18]

text: Home media[edit]

text: Cinedigm Entertainment released the film to DVD and Blu-ray on January 14, 2014.[19]