 "Not Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt or Priyanka Chopra, THIS actress inaugurated the Rs 1000 crore club at the box office")
Over the years, we have seen the Indian cinema making its mark across the globe and registering humongous numbers at the box office. From inaugurating the Rs 100 crore club to achieving the 1000 crore mark, the journey of films from across the country has indeed turned out to be an exceptional one.
While many Indian films have crossed the 1000 crore mark at the global box office, the club was inaugurated by SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2 aka Baahubali: The Conclusion . During its theatrical run, it became the first Indian film to enter the thousand crore club and went on to earn around Rs 1800 crore. However, Aamir Khan’s Dangal shattered its record after it released in China and ended its lifetime collection with around Rs 1970 crore.
While Prabhas emerged as a pan-India star with his titular portrayal in the movie, it was Anushka Shetty’s fiery character of Devasena, which made a special place in everyone’s hearts.
After the film’s release, during the Facebook interaction, Anushka said, “The toughest challenge for me was to play the love interest of Amarendra Baahubali and also the mother to Mahendra Baahubali. But for Rajamouli, I would not have been able to pull off this challenge.”
Baahubali 2 also featured Rana Daggubati, Nassar, Ramya Krishnan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sathyaraj and others in prominent roles.
Apart from Baahubali 2 and Dangal, Indian films, which earned over Rs 1000 crore globally are RRR, KGF 2, Jawan and Pathaan.
On the professional front, Anushka Shetty was last seen in Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty, which was directed by Mahesh Babu Pachigolla. Made on a budget of Rs 15 crore, it went on to earn around Rs 50 crore at the global box office. The slice-of-life romantic dramedy also featured Naveen Polishetty, Jayasudha, Nassar, Murali Sharma and others in prominent roles.