10 Bollywood Movies That Became Highest Grossers In The Decade Of 70’s
You can get out of the 70’s but you can’t get the 70’s out of you! The colorful, vivid, vibrant and eventful picture that Bollywood drew in the most commercial era was something else. The decade that has not only given us some of the biggest blockbusters but also delivered entertainment in abundance is a favorite of millions around the world.
However, while we keep talking about how 70’s dominated box office with its commercial appeal, we never really discuss the numbers. Therefore, we dug out some numbers from the past to present the highest grossing hit every year in the 70’s. Here we go:
1970
Highest Grossing Movie – Johny Mera Naam
Cast – Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Pran
Director – Vijay Anand
Collections – 8 Crores
1971
Highest Grossing Movie – Haathi Mere Sathi
Cast – Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja
Director – M.A. Thirumugam
Collections – 16.25 Crores
1972
Highest Grossing Movie – Seeta Aur Geeta
Cast – Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra
Director – Ramesh Sippy
Collections – 19.53 Crores
1973
Highest Grossing Movie – Bobby
Cast – Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia
Director – Raj Kapoor
Collections – 27.24 Crores
1974
Highest Grossing Movie – Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
Cast – Manoj Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman
Director – Manoj Kumar
Collections – 10.5 Crores
1975
Highest Grossing Movie – Sholay
Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Amjad Khan
Director – Ramesh Sippy
Collections – 30 Crores
1976
Highest Grossing Movie – Barood
Cast – Rishi Kapoor, Shoma Anand
Director – Pramod Chakravarty
Collections – 19.32 Crores
1977
Highest Grossing Movie – Amar Akbar Anthony
Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Shabana Azmi
Director – Manmohan Desai
Collections – 15.5 Crores
1978
Highest Grossing Movie – Muqaddar Ka Sikander
Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Rakhi
Director – Prakash Mehra
Collections – 26.89 Crores
1979
Highest Grossing Movie – Suhaag
Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Amjad Khan, Rakhi
Director – Manmohan Desai
Collections – 10 Crore
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