Hrithik Roshan’s War dominated the box office that year.
The Hindi film industry generated revenue of almost 44% at the box office in 2019.
Every year, Bollywood produces some of the highest-grossing films in the country. As per reports, in 2019, the industry generated revenue of almost 44% at the box office. The record-breaking collection that year was given by Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s film War, which was released on October 2. The film was directed by Siddharth Anand and emerged as one of the biggest hits of the year. As per reports, it crossed the earnings of Sultan and Padmaavat’s collection. War became the seventh highest grosser (domestic) of 2019. The film almost earned Rs 292.7 crore at the box office. The audience showered the action film with love. War turned out to be one of the best films in Tiger Shroff’s career. Let’s take a look at the other Hindi films that emerged as the highest-grossers of 2019.
Kabir Singh: Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani, Kabir Singh was released on June 20, 2019. This film earned almost Rs 278 crore and emerged as one of the highest-grossing films in the year 2019. Kabir Singh also turned out to be a major comeback for Shahid Kapoor, as his career received momentum with this film after his previous flops.
URI: The Surgical Strike: Directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Vicky Kaushal, Mohit Raina, and Paresh Rawal in lead roles, the film almost earned Rs 244 crore at the box office. Vicky Kaushal marked his identity through this film and emerged as a prominent star after URI.
Kesari: The story is based on true events from the Battle of Saragarhi, in which Sikhs fought against Afghans. The film was directed by Anurag Singh and starred Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles. The film was released on March 21, 2019, and earned almost Rs 151.87 crore at the box office. The same year, Akshay Kumar’s Housefull 4 was released, which earned approximately Rs 205 crore but failed to impress the critics.
Bharat: The film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in prominent roles was released on June 5, 2019. It earned almost Rs 197.3 crore at the box office.