Biggest Indian Blockbusters Streaming on Netflix

Netflix has some of the biggest Indian blockbusters in Bollywood history available to stream right now.

Netflix has some of the biggest Indian blockbusters in Bollywood history available to stream right now.

Kathy Gibson ·

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September 30th, 2024 – 3:48 pm ET Pictured: RRR (center) and another major Indian blockbuster that can streamed on Netflix. Some of India’s all-time most significant box office hits are streaming on Netflix. Though Netflix has built an impressive catalog of Original Indian movies over the years, most of its Indian collection is still made of theatrical acquisitions. Among those theatrical releases are some of the highest-earning Indian films of all time. Based on Wikipedia’s “List of highest-grossing Indian films“—which is regularly updated based on worldwide box office collections—Netflix currently has the streaming rights to 15 of the 50 biggest Indian global hits. The list includes movies originally made in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu. Yet, for almost every non-Hindi film on the list, Netflix only paid for the streaming rights to the Hindi-dubbed versions of the films, while the original language versions stream elsewhere. Global box office information isn’t always available (or reliable), so many of the figures cited in the Wikipedia list are ranges of earnings rather than hard numbers. The ranges themselves can be pretty broad, so know that these totals are approximations. We’ve converted the amounts from Indian rupees to US dollars based on the current exchange rate, rounding to the nearest million. Here are the biggest Indian box office hits streaming on Netflix. Rank: 3
Worldwide gross: $142-143 million
Languages available: Hindi, English, Portuguese, Spanish, & Turkish
Cast: Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt
Director: S. S. Rajamouli Picture: RRR – DVV Entertainment The epic period drama RRR — which imagines what could have happened had two famed Indian revolutionaries teamed up to fight British colonizers — became a global sensation thanks to its inventive action sequences and its catchy signature track “Naatu Naatu,” which won an Oscar for Best Original Song. Its Netflix debut on May 20, 2022 helped to create enough demand that the film re-released in theaters in multiple countries for those who missed their first chance to see it on the big screen. There really is nothing else quite like RRR. Rank: 5
Worldwide gross: $137-139 million
Languages available: Hindi, Tamil, & Telugu
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
Director: Atlee Picture: Jawan – Red Chillies Entertainment Demand for Shah Rukh Khan’s vigilante action flick Jawan was so high that it crashed ticketing sites when it released in theaters. It premiered on over 10,000 screens worldwide. The film itself is totally over-the-top and a ton of fun, especially since it features Khan in a double role as a pair of father and son corruption fighters. Picture: Kalki 2898 AD – Vyjayanthi Movies Rank: 7
Worldwide gross: $123-143 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan
Director: Nag Ashwin The dystopian sci-fi flick Kalki 2898 AD was the first Indian film to be presented at Comic-Con in San Diego. It became the fastest Indian film to cross $1 million in advanced ticket sales in the United States. A sequel to the star-studded film is in the works but won’t be out for a few years. Picture: Animal – Bhadrakali Pictures Rank: 8
Worldwide gross: $110 million
Languages available: Hindi, English, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, & Telugu
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga Animal topped the global box office the weekend it opened, and it ranked in the Top 10 in 17 countries in its second week on Netflix. Ranbir Kapoor’s revenge drama about a son’s unhealthy obsession with his father was divisive for its graphic violence and misogyny, but that didn’t stop it from spawning a sequel (due in 2027 at the earliest). Picture: PK – Rajkumar Hirani Films Rank: 12
Worldwide gross: $90-92 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt
Director: Rajkumar Hirani Director Rajkumar Hirani’s hilarious satire about a stranded alien trying to make sense of conflicting human religious customs was the first Indian movie to earn more than $100 million worldwide. PK was also the first Hindi film shot in Belgium! Picture: Salaar – Hombale Films Rank: 15
Worldwide gross: $74-84 million
Languages available: Telugu, English, Kannada, Malayalam, & Tamil
Cast: Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruthi Haasan
Director: Prashanth Neel This is the second dystopian action flick starring Prabhas to appear on the list (the other being Kalki 2898 AD). Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire is the rare film where Netflix purchased all of the streaming rights except for the Hindi-dubbed version. Part 2 is expected sometime in 2025. Picture: Leo – Seven screen Studio Rank: 19
Worldwide gross: $71-74 million
Languages available: Tamil, Hindi, & Telugu
Cast: Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj This Leo is based on the David Cronenberg thriller A History of Violence and is not to be confused with the Netflix Original animated flick Leo starring Adam Sandler. Picture: Sanju – Fluiidmask Studios Rank: 20
Worldwide gross: $69-70 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal
Director: Rajkumar Hirani Sanjay Dutt features in three of the movies already listed above (including a cameo in Jawan), but this biographical film is actually about him! The weekend Sanju opened in Dubai, the local government allowed theaters to stay open 24 hours in order to help with crowd management. Picture: Dunki – Jio Studios Rank: 25
Worldwide gross: $56 million
Languages available: Hindi, Portuguese, & Spanish
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani
Director: Rajkumar Hirani Dunki is the first collaboration between director Rajkumar Hirani and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, both of whom appear on this list multiple times. Before the comedy-drama about immigration even opened in theaters, it had already earned almost twice its budget in deals for its streaming, satellite, and music rights. Picture: Saaho – UV Creations Rank: 30
Worldwide gross: $50-52 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Jackie Shroff
Director: Sujeeth Saaho was filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, marking Prabhas’s first time acting in Hindi and Shraddha Kapoor’s first time acting in Telugu. Netflix has the streaming rights to the Hindi version of this action flick about undercover officers hunting a master thief. Picture: Kantara – Hombale Films Rank: 35
Worldwide gross: $47-48 million
Languages available: Hindi & English
Cast: Rishab Shetty, Kishore Kumar G., Achyuth Kumar
Director: Rishab Shetty Director and star Rishab Shetty’s movie about the conflict between humans and nature was such a hit when it released in its original Kannada that dubbed versions in a host of other Indian languages — including the Hindi version streaming on Netflix — were added to theaters weeks after its debut. Kantara was the first Kannada film to release in Vietnam. Picture: Kabir Singh – Cine1 Studios Rank: 37
Worldwide gross: $45 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Suresh Oberoi
Director: Sandeep Reddy Varma Animal director Sandeep Reddy Varma’s previous Hindi hit Kabir Singh is a Hindi remake of his problematic Telugu romantic drama Arjun Reddy. Picture: Dilwale – Red Chillies Entertainment Rank: 38
Worldwide gross: $44-$45 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan
Director: Rohit Shetty This rom-com action flick about sibling rivalry—which pairs Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol for the seventh time onscreen—remains the highest-grossing Indian movie in Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, the West Indies, and South Africa. Picture: Adipurush – RKB Creative Rank: 45
Worldwide gross: $42 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan Like Prabhas’s 2019 film Saaho, the mythological action film Adipurush was also filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi. Netflix has the streaming rights to the Hindi version. Picture: Happy New Year – Red Chillies Entertainment Rank: 49
Worldwide gross: $41-46 million
Language available: Hindi
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani
Director: Farah Khan Ten years after its debut, the heist comedy Happy New Year is still the highest-grossing Indian movie in Lebanon. With steamy dance numbers like “Lovely,” can you blame them? Which of these Indian blockbusters is your favorite? Which are you excited to check out? Let us know in the comments below! ‘Lonely Planet’ Review: Should You Watch The Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth Romance Movie? 10 Best Spooky Netflix Originals To Binge For Halloween 2024 ‘It’s What’s Inside’: Why You Should Watch Netflix’s New Body Swapping Horror Movie All 155 Movies and Series Blocked in The Advertising Tier of Netflix: October 2024 new Netflix releases this week Coming Soon to Netflix / K-Dramas New K-Dramas on Netflix in November 2024 K-Dramas / Netflix News and Previews ‘Mr. Plankton’ Netflix K-Drama Rom-Com Sets November 2024 Release Netflix News and Previews Iconic ‘Stranger Things’ Location Destroyed Following Season 5 Filming What’s New on Netflix New Releases on Netflix & Top 10 Movies & Series This Week: October 11th, 2024 Netflix News and Previews ‘Ladies First’ Casts Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen in New Netflix Comedy What To Watch on Netflix ‘Lonely Planet’ Review: Should You Watch The Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth Romance Movie? Netflix News and Previews ‘Peaky Blinders’ Netflix Movie: Production Underway & 5 Returning Cast Members Netflix News and Previews Netflix is Producing a ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Television Adaptation What’s New on Netflix United Kingdom (UK) What’s New on Netflix UK This Week: October 11th, 2024 Netflix News and Previews ‘Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld’ Netflix Animated Series: December 2024 Release & What We Know So Far What’s on Netflix is not owned by or affiliated with Netflix or any of its partners in any capacity. The authors of this site also have no affiliation with Netflix. All promotional material including but not limited to trailers, images and videos are all copyright to their respective owners. Netflix is a registered trademark of Netflix, Inc. What’s on Netflix is a trading name of the UK company Posterity Information Technology LTD (GB07645255)© 2013-2024 What’s on Netflix – All Rights Reserved.

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