Bollywood blockbusters: Indian film industry’s meteoric rise

Box office collections can often be used a broad metric of people’s spending patterns.

Box office collections can often be used a broad metric of people’s spending patterns.

The Indian film industry’s meteoric rise has coincided with the reforms programme. The correlation is unmistakable.

Charting box office collection of Indian films. (Shutterstock)

The following chart shows some of the top grossing Indian films from 1991-2015. Hover-over the chart to know the exact film and year.

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Charts by Harry Stevens, Research by HT Business Desk