It was less than two decades ago that the 100-crore club was established when Aamir Khan’s Ghajini became the first Indian film to collect ₹100 crore net domestically. Since then, close to 150 Indian films have crossed that milestone, some big, many small. Many actors have multiple films in the club, a testament to their sustained success. And while stars like the Khans, Rajinikanth, Vijay, and Kamal Haasan all feature multiple times in the list, only one star has 20 entries in the 100-crore club.
Actor with the most ₹100-crore hits
With Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla crossing the ₹100-crore mark at the Indian box office, Akshay Kumar now has 20 films that have earned over ₹100 crore net in India. This is the most by any lead star, ahead of Salman Khan’s 18. What is interesting is that of these 20, six have come post-pandemic, showing that the actor has continued to churn out money-making films even as fewer audiences are going to theatres. The success of Bhooth Bangla, followed by Housefull 5 and Kesari 2, also marks a revival for Akshay, who saw a tough time immediately after the lockdowns, with the back-to-back failures of films like Samrat Prithviraj, Ram Setu, Bachchhan Paandey, and Raksha Bandhan.