List of highest-grossing Indian films
Rank Film Year Director Studio ( s ) Worldwide gross
1 Sairat 2016 Nagraj Manjule Essel Vision Productions , Aatpat Production ₹ 110 crore ( US $ 15 million )
2 Sachin : A Billion Dreams 2017 James Erskine 200 NotOut Productions ₹ 76 crore ( US $ 11 million ) # +
3 Natsamrat 2016 Mahesh Manjrekar Fincraft Media & Entertainment & Great Maratha Entertainment ₹ 50 crore ( US $ 7.0 million )
4 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali 2015 Subodh Bhave Essel Vision Productions ₹ 40 crore ( US $ 5.6 million )
4 Timepass 2 2015 Ravi Jadhav Essel Vision Productions ₹ 40 crore ( US $ 5.6 million )
4 Lai Bhaari 2014 Nishikant Kamath Mumbai Film Company ₹ 40 crore ( US $ 5.6 million )
7 Timepass 2014 Ravi Jadhav Zee Talkies ₹ 33 crore ( US $ 4.6 million )
8 Duniyadari 2013 Sanjay Jadhav Dreaming 24/7 Productions ₹ 30 crore ( US $ 4.2 million )
9 Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy 2009 Santosh Manjrekar Everest Entertainment ₹ 25.5 crore ( US $ 3.6 million )
10 Ventilator 2016 Rajesh Mapuskar Purple Pebble Pictures ₹ 25 crore ( US $ 3.5 million )
Highest-grossing films by language -- Marathi
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 . [ 107 ] It is sometimes known by the nickname `` M-town '' by media . # + Implies that the film is a bilingual and the gross collection figure includes the worldwide collection of the other simultaneously filmed version .
This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes films from various languages based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by reputable sources. There is no official tracking of domestic box office figures within India, and Indian sites publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their domestic box office estimates. Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century. As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened. During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theaters and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released, which led to a large increase in the box office collections. The majority of highest-grossing Indian films are Bollywood (Hindi) films. As of 2014, Bollywood represents 43% of the net box office revenue in India, while Tamil and Telugu cinema represent 36%, and other regional industries constitute 21%. See List of highest-grossing films in India for domestic gross figures and List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets for overseas gross figures.