Five films of different budgets, including Rishav Shetty's 'Kantara', 'Chhawa' and 'Sayaara', achieved historic financial success in Bollywood in 2025.
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Of the Indian films released in 2025, 5 films dominated the box office.
The total earnings of these five films have reached 3,742 crores. Director Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara Chapter 1' became one of the most successful and iconic films of this year.
This mythological action film made on a budget of 125 crores has done a business of 900 crores worldwide. Similarly, the historical film 'Chhawa' based on the life of the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, Sambhaji, also did excellent business.
The film Dhurandhar is close to the thousand crore club. Fans are praising Ranveer Singh and Rishi Kapoor's performances in the film.
This film, starring Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles, collected 809 crores. Based on the novel by Shivaji Sawant, this film was made on a budget of 130 crores.
Not only big budget films in Bollywood this year, small budget films also made record earnings. One of them is ‘Saiyaar’. This musical romantic film made with an investment of Rs 45 crore by Yash Raj Films did a business of Rs 579 crore.
The film starred newcomers Ahan Pandey and Aneet Padda in the lead roles. The other is ‘Mahavataar Narasimha’. This animated film also performed well at the box office.
This film made with a low budget of Rs 40 crore managed to collect Rs 325 crore.
Overall, 2025 was a year of high return on investment for the Indian film industry.
