Akshay Kumar & Hrithik Roshan: Bollywood’s 100 Cr Club Hopefuls

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Bollywood’s Rs. 100 Crore Club

In our continuing series of guest blog posts, Koimoi.com brings to you the analysis of the Rs. 100 crore club by our reader, who has tried to explain how and which films have entered into this elite club. Read on….

What is the Rs. 100 crore club?
What factors decide if a film should enter the Rs. 100 crore club?

Bollywood’s Rs. 100 crore club, which has became too popular in the recent times, was practically unheard of till five years back. When blockbusters like Welcome, Om Shanti Om, Partner and Taare Zameen Par became instant money spinners, they did not enter the Rs. 100 crore club due to the simple fact that their collections did not cross the Rs. 100 crore threshold.

Rs. 100 Crore Club: Ghajini First Off The Block

The club opened with a blockbuster from our perfectionist actor, Aamir Khan. His Ghajini was the first film to cross the Rs. 100 crore landmark. Now, many of us might feel that the films listed above were better than Ghajini in some respects, but one needs to understand that with time, the audience’s mindset and the scale of revenues coming in from multiplexes have changed. Ghajini grossed Rs. 100 crore in 16 days, which was indeed a landmark at that time.

Rs. 100 Crore Club: Star Power

What factors determine if a film can enter the Rs. 100 crore club? If someone asks you whether Ek Tha Tiger will enter the Rs. 100 crore club, I am sure you wouldn’t even think for a second and say ‘yes’. The reason, of course, is the deadly combination of Eid & Salman Khan. Most of us would agree that the star power is one of the most powerful factors that improves the chances of a film entering into the coveted club. And as far as star power is concerned, the three Khans absolutely rule it. Presence of stars like Salman Khan (who is considered the king of Rs. 100 crore club), Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgan will most likely ensure that a film has very good chances of entering the club.

Rs. 100 Crore Club: Content

The other, and perhaps equally important, factor is the content of the film. A film could be considered to be either a ‘mass’ film or a ‘class’ film. At the moment, most of the movies in the Rs. 100 crore club are mass movies.

Mass movies work big time in single screen theatres and stars like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi are considered as big stars of single screen cinemas. Ajay Devgan is a star in 100 crore club whose films did not jump into 100 crore club like the Khans. Both Golmaal 3 and Singham had quality mass content, and thus Singham grossed 100 crore after 36 days of its release.

Since Devgan’s next release after Singham, Rascals, flopped at the box-office it only proves just star power is not enough to enter the 100 crore club. Stars need strong scripts too.

Rowdy Rathore and Agneepath Movie Posters

The Rs. 100 Crore Club Hopefuls

Rs. 100 Crore Club: Who next?

The stars most likely to enter club in 2012 are Akshay Kumar & Hrithik Roshan. Akshay Kumar has much-awaited releases like Housefull 2 and Rowdy Rathore which are strong contenders, while Hrithik Roshan is riding high after Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and his Agneepath is all set to take a great opening after the trailers and Chikni chameli song have been liked by the audiences.

Daud Irfan is an 18-year-old Bollywood buff who studies at the Cambridge High School, Dubai.

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18 Comments

  • Santu chakraborty
    140 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    Comment Akshay kumar is the best. The All Rounder superstar , No 1

  • Akshay
    366 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    akshay u r rockssss!!!!back 2 back two 100(hf2 n rr).u r real king of box office ,m waiting 4 u r 100′s hat-trick with u r upcoming film joker n khiladi786 congradulation!!!!shake boxoffice

  • sangram thakur
    369 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    akshay is y idol

  • pawan dubey
    397 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    akshay kumar enter already 100 crore movie houseful2 grossed in india 112 crore net collection beat don2 singham golmal3

  • shashank
    448 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    the khiladi is comming back in his action avtarrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • ASGHER
    463 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    may be Salman Khan and Hritik will posssible.
    EK THA TIGER & KRISHH 3

  • HUSSEIN THE KING
    502 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    THE KING

  • Neetin kumar
    504 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    AKKI is the best in the world and i am sure this would the year belonged by AKKI

  • pankaj
    508 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    akshay wl defintly cross 100crores ,,,akki rockssssss

  • sachin
    515 days ago | Permalink | Reply

    i think akshay is the real king of bollywood and he dont want to prove that he is the king bcoz sher kabhi har nahi manate

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