Chennai Express
Chennai Express, initially titled Ready Steady Po. The film garnered favorable reviews from reviewers, and it broke multiple box office records in India and elsewhere, becoming the fastest picture to gross 1 billion rupees (US$17.07 million) in India. Chennai Express earned seven nominations at the 59th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Shetty), Best Actor (Khan), and Best Actress (Padukone).
Don 2
Khan plays the title character in the sequel to Don (2006). Five years after the events of the last film, Don (Shah Rukh Khan), a cunning international drug lord, plots to take control of the European drug cartel. This is where the tale of the new movie begins. Don 2 won two prizes for Best Action and Best Sound Design in addition to five other honors at the 57th Filmfare prizes, including Best Film, Best Director (Farhan), and Best Actor (Khan).
Happy New Year
A 2014 Indian heist comedy film with the working title Happy New Year, directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan. Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, and Jackie Shroff are among the ensemble cast members in the movie. By earning 44.97 crore, Happy New Year broke the previous record and became the first Bollywood movie to do so in a single day. It made 25 crore (US$4.1 million) on its first day of business in India and a total of 394 crore (US$64.56 million) overall.
Dear Zindagi
Gauri Shinde wrote and directed the 2016 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age drama film Dear Zindagi. Dear Zindagi garnered great reviews from critics, with special mention given to Bhatt and Khan’s performances.
Devdas
Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed the 2002 Indian Hindi-language historical love drama film Devdas. Devdas premiered in the Out of Competition section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2002, and distributed internationally on July 12, 2002. With a budget of 500 million (US$10.29 million), it still is one of the most expensive Indian films ever shot.
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepak Tijori star in Kundan Shah’s coming-of-age romance comedy Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, released in 1994 in Hindi. Suchitra Krishnamurthy made her Hindi cinema debut in it as well. A dreamer falls in love with a woman who is already in a relationship and attempts to sever the relationship between the woman and the man she adores.
Kal Ho Na Ho
Naina Kapur is a stunning introvert who tends to isolate herself. When she makes friends with her jovial and cheerful neighbor Aman Mathur, her life quickly changes. Naina chooses to tell Aman she loves him after falling in love with him. His deceit conceals a sinister truth. “A Story of a Lifetime… In a Heartbeat” was the promotional tagline for the 28 November 2003 release of Kal Ho Naa Ho. The movie was well-received by critics and was financially successful; it made 860.9 million rupees ($18.8 million), making it the highest-grossing Indian movie of the year.
Veer Zara
“Veer-Zaara” is a love story about isolation, bravery, and sacrifice. A love story that will go on as a legend for all time. Veer-Zaara released during the Diwali celebration on November 12, 2004. The film grossed more than 105 crore globally, making it the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. Veer-Zaara was named Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 52nd National Film Awards. The film got a record 15 nominations and won four prizes at the 50th Filmfare prizes, including Best Film and Best Story
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Karan Johar wrote and directed the 1998 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which was made by Dharma Productions. Along with Salman Khan making a cameo appearance, it features the well-known on-screen trio of Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukerjee as the film’s main cast. Sana Saeed plays a supporting role as well. Two love triangles that occurred years apart are combined in the plot. The second half of the book relates the tale of a young widower’s daughter who wants to reconnect her father with his former best friend. The first half of the book is about friends on a college campus. This was Johar’s first film as a filmmaker, and it was shot in Scotland, India, and Mauritius. Setting a new standard for style in the movie was one of his objectives. Setting a new standard for style in Hindi film was one of his objectives for the picture. The soundtrack, which was the year’s top sale, was written by Jatin-Lalit. Hindi movie. The soundtrack, which was the year’s top sale, was written by Jatin-Lalit.
Darr
Darr is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language psychological romance thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his brand Yash Raj Films. The title was proposed to Chopra by his younger son Uday Chopra (who also served as an associate director on the project) and star Hrithik Roshan. Critics and fans alike praised Khan’s portrayal of an obsessed lover.
Dil Se
Mani Ratnam wrote and directed the 1998 Hindi-language romantic suspense thriller film titled Dil Se. The movie based on the Assamese insurgency, stars Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta in a supporting part. Six million copies of the A. R. Rahman-composed soundtrack record for the movie were sold in India.
The movie had a mediocre domestic box office performance, but it was a huge hit abroad. It’s gross was $975,000 in the US and £537,930 in the UK. It went on to become the first Indian movie to reach the top 10 in the UK box office charts.
Chakde
Screenwriter Jaideep Sahni was inspired by a brief article about the successful women’s team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games to make a movie about the Indian women’s hockey team. Shahrukh plays Kabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women’s National Hockey Team, in the movie, who dreams of leading his all-girls team to victory against all odds. The movie made 102 crore ($27.05 million) globally by the conclusion of its theatrical run.
Baazigar
The romantic thriller movie Baazigar was produced in 1993 in India and was directed by Abbas-Mustan. This was Khan’s breakthrough performance as the only protagonist (his first as an anti-hero), Kajol’s first financial hit, and Shetty’s feature film debut. It was released on November 12, 1993, just in time for the Diwali celebration. Despite having a $40 million budget, Baazigar ended up making 320 million dollars globally.
Pathaan
Siddharth Anand is the director of the 2023 Hindi-language action thriller movie Pathaan (pronounced [phan]). In the movie, exiled RAW agent Pathaan (Khan) teams up with ISI agent Rubina Mohsin (Padukone) to stop Jim (Abraham), a former RAW agent who wants to use a deadly virus to harm India. The first Indian movie to debut in the cutting-edge ICE theater format was Pathaan.The movie was shown on 8000 screens around the world, 5000 of which were for the Hindi version and 450 for the Tamil and Telugu versions within India. The movie has earned a total of 1,050.3 crore (US$130 million) as of 6 April 2023, including 654.28 crore (US$82 million) in India and 396.02 crore (US$50 million) elsewhere. It was the second-highest-grossing Hindi picture, the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film, the fourth-highest-grossing movie in the domestic market, and the highest-grossing movie of Khan’s career as a result.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), a timeless fairy tale love story, opened the path for Indian Cinema in an unforgettable style and offered the world one of the most cherished masterpieces. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was the highest-earning Indian film of 1995 and one of the most profitable Indian films in history, grossing an estimated total of 2 billion ($60 million) worldwide. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is one of just three Hindi films in the reference book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, and it has been ranked tenth on the British Film Institute’s list of the top Indian films of all time. The film has been named one of the British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound 1000 best films of all time in 2012 by critics Rachel Dwyer and Sanam Hasan. It is the longest-running film in Indian cinema history because it is still being screened in the Maratha Mandir Theatre in Mumbai as of 2023.
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